Coldwaterjohn's photos with the keyword: Excavations at Clarkly Hill Iron Age Site

Over there, there are the remains of more iron age roundhouses

Over there, there are the remains of more iron age…

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18 Sep 2013 203
A quiet corner to write up her notes.

A quiet corner to write up her notes.

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18 Sep 2013 160
Excavating inch by inch.

Excavating inch by inch.

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18 Sep 2013 155
Dr Fraser Hunter, Principal Curator, Iron Age and Roman Collections at the National Museum of Scotland, explaining the site to his audience.

Dr Fraser Hunter, Principal Curator, Iron Age and…

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18 Sep 2013 679
When working on your knees becomes too painful...

When working on your knees becomes too painful...

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18 Sep 2013 174
Iron ore slag, found in significant quantities at Clarkly Hill Excavations.

Iron ore slag, found in significant quantities at…

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18 Sep 2013 286
"This is an important Iron Age site..."

"This is an important Iron Age site..."

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18 Sep 2013 200
but in three days time it will all be re-buried and planted in fir trees, and will be lost to research for another generation or so. One of the major frustrations of archaeology is that limited funding does not allow for years to be spent on excavations. Landowners also want to be able to continue their livelihoods eventually!