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hey everyone...

Its been a while since ive been on here, and my goodness its grown!, Looking forward to making some new friends!

Just a quick blog to let u all know how im gettin on at uni. Which to be honest im a little dissapionted with the course. I expected there to be more of an emphasis on actual archaeology and excavation, but so far all we've really done is the history of archaeology, which i apprieciate is a very importent componant of building an education in archaeology. Although im… Continue

well well well, there has been some very interesting stuff this season!
the most interesting being the discovery of Iron Age pottery in trench 65, a mass of flint debatage, a full base of a quern stone, roman pottery, and the continuation of the inner ditch!

so very interesting post hole assemblages, and last but not least, we now have a hearth for a roundhouse!

I will update you more as the dig comes to an end and hopefully there is yet more to come.

Its the open weekend this weekend, so if… Continue

hey good news i passed my archaeology A level!

heres a run down of the results and units.

Unit 1 - survaying and excavation A
Unit 2 - Post excavation Analysis A
unit 3 - Ritual and Religion A
Unit 4 - Settlement and Social Orginisation A
Unit 5 - Material Culture E (ran out of time!! Ouch!)
Unit 6 - Personal Study E (over 1000 words over word count - was expecting this one!)


Unit 1,2 and 3 are As level with an overall grade of A
Unit 4,5, and 6 are A2level with an overall grade of B

I just… Continue

My archaeology coursework is all done!

it's titled " a Landscape study into the area surrounding St Thomas church in Mellor and its settlement."

I have to admit im rather proud of it, even though i was well over word count by about 1000 words, but i couldnt go under word count without jepodising my typological anylsis and my pottery anylsis.

If any one is interested in a taster please let me know!

Kirsty

my local senior archaeodude, just emailed me saying......

Ive booked you on the site, every teusday till you've finnished college.
hope thats ok, send you the details later!

How random, but i take it thats a good sign! lol

I'll update you all on the site when i can, its a Cairn, previsouly excated (poorly) by ametures in the 1980's, they didnt even fill it properly when they where done, evidence ranging back to the mesolithic, so it should be interesting!


Kirst