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One of the nicer finds from the Alton Big Dig was an unusual clay pipe bowl seen below. What is unusual about this pipe bowl is that it...

Some final views from above of the dig site in the Public Gardens, followed by the team filling in the test pits and relaying the turf.

The last fortnight seems to have gone very quickly and sadly today was the last day of the Alton Big Dig - for this year anyway. ...

Just a short blog post this evening because I was only on site until 2.45 pm today before going to my new neighbours' housewarming party....

Before I forget, thanks Carl for your lovely home-baked cake! We found a child's or baby's chain bracelet while digging a few days ago. ...

Before I say anything about the rest of the day I just want to say thank you and well done to Tina in particular, and also to Jordan of...

Right from the start today was scorching, especially for anyone digging in a hole in the ground or cleaning and recording finds. We were...

I have been offsite much of the day today - this morning helping Carl with geophysics in a garden in Lenten Street and this afternoon...

Juliet and I having been interviewed on Wey Valley Radio yesterday, it was our turn today to appear on That's TV: David Graham, the...

The more observant amongst you will have noticed that I missed a day yesterday, for which I apologise. We were so busy with visitors, it...

I'm looking after my 2-year old grandson Ted for 3 days while his parents are visiting Singapore and my wife is at the Tatton Park flower...

I was quite surprised when I got up this morning to see that it was raining hard enough for me to have to wear a coat while walking...

For the diggers it must be quite tedious at the moment because we are still in the early stages of this dig, the soil is quite hard and...

I was not on site most of today because of looking after my 2-year old grandson but turned up for morning brief and then twice during the...

One of the best things for me about this Dig in Alton is the number of new members it has attracted - probably about 30 so far. So at...

We arrived at the Gardens this morning just as everyone was tidying up after yesterday's 'Last Night of the Proms' and the first couple...

Today Keith, Juliet and I knocked on doors all along the northern side of Lenten Street to ask for permission to dig test pits in...

In preparation for our digs we usually try to take some survey photos beforehand with one of our drones, partly to see if there are any...

Here is the link to the article in the Herald about the Town Council giving permission for the 'Big Dig'.