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    David Quick
    • May 17, 2018
    • 1 min

    CM418 - a guided tour of the site

    Something a bit different - an overview by drone of the Colemore dig site at lunchtime today.
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    CM418 - 12-14 May progress
    David Quick
    • May 16, 2018
    • 5 min

    CM418 - 12-14 May progress

    Today is our weekly day off and my chance to catch up on downloading photos from my camera and drone, as well as update this blog. I...
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    CM 418 - Young visitors and digging deep
    David Quick
    • May 11, 2018
    • 4 min

    CM 418 - Young visitors and digging deep

    We are getting to that mid-stage of the Dig where the finds are coming thick and fast, some of the trenches are getting very deep,...
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    CM418 - Sunshine and heat
    David Quick
    • May 7, 2018
    • 4 min

    CM418 - Sunshine and heat

    So far this week I have been on site on 5 and 7 May, and what a difference a few days has made with the weather. Only a few days ago we...
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    CM 418 - Sunshine and lots of progress
    David Quick
    • May 4, 2018
    • 3 min

    CM 418 - Sunshine and lots of progress

    We are well into the Spring dig at Colemore now and after some appalling weather at the beginning of this week that caused us to cancel...
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    CM418 - 23 April (St George's Day)
    David Quick
    • Apr 24, 2018
    • 3 min

    CM418 - 23 April (St George's Day)

    I arrived early on site on Monday to refill the petrol containers, only to discover that the temperature difference was so great from...
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    The area of focus of CM917
    David Quick
    • Sep 23, 2017
    • 2 min

    The area of focus of CM917

    This post is just to explain what we are focusing on during this CM917 autumn dig. The above image is taken from our geographical...
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    Colemore dig CM917 Day 1- some  photos
    David Quick
    • Sep 23, 2017
    • 1 min

    Colemore dig CM917 Day 1- some photos

    Here are some photos taken by Arthur Mills on the first day of our autumn dig at our regular Colemore site:
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    CM917 - Set-up Day
    David Quick
    • Sep 22, 2017
    • 2 min

    CM917 - Set-up Day

    After yesterday's heavy rain, today's weather could hardly be a greater contrast. The sun was out and there was a drying wind. Some of...
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    David Quick
    • Sep 21, 2017
    • 1 min

    The autumn dig at Colemore

    It is that time of year again where I dust off my wellies, pack the car with equipment and head off down the narrow country lanes to our...
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    CM517 - sunshine and barbecue
    David Quick
    • May 20, 2017
    • 2 min

    CM517 - sunshine and barbecue

    What a delight it was this morning, arriving on site in brilliant sunshine after yesterday's miserable weather. As I was filling up the...
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    CM517 - thunder & lightning
    David Quick
    • May 19, 2017
    • 3 min

    CM517 - thunder & lightning

    It all started off quite well; the weather was quite sunny, the finds were almost all up to date, Carl kindly reminded me that I had left...
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    CM517 Day 17 - rain stopped play
    David Quick
    • May 17, 2017
    • 2 min

    CM517 Day 17 - rain stopped play

    Although it was quite bright when we arrived on site this morning, we knew the forecast was fairly dire. There was not too much water in...
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    CM517 - a hectic couple of days
    David Quick
    • May 13, 2017
    • 3 min

    CM517 - a hectic couple of days

    I think David Pink is off sick at the moment so yesterday and today have been enjoyably busy. Yesterday we had two school visits - one...
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    CM 517 Day 12 - Showers and Sparsholt
    David Quick
    • May 11, 2017
    • 2 min

    CM 517 Day 12 - Showers and Sparsholt

    I wasn't supposed to be on site today but called by after lunch with some updated membership lists and drone photos of the trench for...
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    CM517 Day 11 and it was scorching
    David Quick
    • May 11, 2017
    • 1 min

    CM517 Day 11 and it was scorching

    Back at the Trench after our Tuesday rest day and the weather was wonderful, positively scorching. It was also fairly hectic. First,...
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    CM517 Days 7 & 8 - and it is starting to get interesting
    David Quick
    • May 6, 2017
    • 3 min

    CM517 Days 7 & 8 - and it is starting to get interesting

    Arriving on site at 0830 on Friday morning it was not exactly cold but you certainly felt the effects of the strong breeze blowing across...
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    CM517 - a cold and rainy Day 5
    David Quick
    • May 3, 2017
    • 1 min

    CM517 - a cold and rainy Day 5

    Today we had a smaller team on site but what we lacked in numbers we made up for in productivity. From the outset it was quite a chilly...
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    CM517 Day 4 - May Day
    David Quick
    • May 1, 2017
    • 2 min

    CM517 Day 4 - May Day

    I was not on site yesterday, so no photos I'm afraid. However, Juliet had been approached by one of the nearby homeowners and asked...
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    Colemore Spring Dig - Day 2
    David Quick
    • Apr 29, 2017
    • 1 min

    Colemore Spring Dig - Day 2

    The weather was again kind to us today and with a big team we started by cutting and piling the turf lifted by the mini-digger yesterday....
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