Saturday 26 April 2014

"And now, the end is here and so we face the final curtain...."

Where has the last year gone?????

The last 2 workshops are under our belt (publication and archiving) and the finds and paper work are just about to go into storage at the Warwick Museum.

Both workshops were more interesting than I thought they would be and they provoked a lot of discussion and group work.




However, for me the crux of the day was the unveiling of the geo-physics report. When it was first sent to me at work, I opened it and screamed!!!!!! Well more of a loud squeak actually, but it got heads turning.
Now......look at the picture below and see why.......


It's going to take a while to sort out this little lot, but it seems we have a previously unknown Iron-Age site with lots of other interesting features. The report can be found on our website under BAIT:

www.covarch.co.uk

But the project is not over just yet......

We are still working on the school's pack. I've seen a draft and it looks absolutely great. It will be given to the 3 schools in the area.

Also, you may recall me already saying, the work at Broadwell coincides with the British Museum exhibition currently on tour at the moment - Roman Empire: Power & People. This exhibition consists of 160 objects from the BM, supplemented, as it tours, with additional artifacts from the locality, and we were very honoured to be asked to take part in the exhibition. We will have a display case of artifacts from the site, including flue tiles, roof tiles, painted plaster, examples of local and imported pottery and coins.
The exhibition opens on Saturday 17th May and you can find out more details at the Herbert website

And of course we have to have an end of project party. So, for the volunteers out there, keep an eye on your email for the details.