Today, our JCB driver arrived with his toothless bucket and stripped both trenches revealing loads of interesting archaeology, including last year’s Iron Age enclosure ditch. The team took turns machine-watching and marking out features in the clay before it dried out and they disappeared. Trench C (40m x 2m) unveiled an unexpected number of features which surprised James, our site director.

Cleaning up the sections of trench C © The Lufton Project

Lucy and Dave spent the afternoon with Andy setting out the site grid whilst Danni, Johanna, Mary and Dave then spent some time cleaning up the archaeological limits of excavation in trench C and the rest of the team started trowelling back trench B (15m x 15m).

Lucy and Andy setting out the site grid © The Lufton Project

The team excavating trench B © The Lufton Project

Cubby found the base of an late Iron Age vessel, and a bit of Black Burnished Ware was discovered on the spoil heap.

Cubby and his Iron Age vessel © The Lufton Project