Update.

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Final photos.

The final photos of this excavation , and a short report on this years work at the site will be up on here over the next day or two.

Bird Bones.

Some bird bones have been discovered under some flint tumble , first impression suggest a wading type bird. More photos on site use link below. Double click any photo to enlarge, copyright Rodney Gunner.

Thuesday 26th August.

Over the past few days we have been able to catch up with the work, a larger area of the bathhouse has been uncovered.This layout of the bathhouse is similar to the one at Barcoombe Roman Villa.

More photo's have been posted on the photo hosting site, click here.

First week.

Pottery shown is Samiam , information is as follows.
ALBVCANUS (2) Production area LEZOUX.
PERIOD : 140- 190 AD.

The first week of our current excavation at Walberton has not progressed as well as we would have liked, mainly due to the wet weather.
Today Sunday we had to abandon the site as it was far too wet to do any work, so a day lost, but even if the rain stopped we would not have been able to get on site till later in the day.

The first week pictures of the site are now up for you to look at, descriptions will be added as soon as possible. Click this link to view all the photos.


Lots more photos including last years digs click link.

Blacksmiths Corner, day one.August 2008.

Digger prepairing the site.
Walls being exposed.


Today was spent locating and preparing the site, last years walls were easily re located, using the total station.

Nothing new to report.

Parham Park excavation.

Over the weekend of the 23rd/26th May trail trenches were put in over geophysics's results around the church at Parham.

The aim being was to locate any possible remains of the village of Parham that has been over the period of time always assumed to be within this area.

Early results of the trails are sugesting that perhapes the village was not as large as being reported by many recorders over the years.

The geophysics results are confusing , and more interpretation is needed to try and understand them.

There has been an interesting find, this being a tomb lid, period 15th century, and a part of the early floor of the church, this contains holes where it has been suggested the rood screen would have been set in. See attached photos, double click to enlarge.