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Highly sensitive balance for weighing samples before and after being in the furnace Volunteers were being trained By Dr Jeff Blackford at Manchester University Geography department in techniques and undertaking preparation and analysis of samples. Mesolithic soil preparations
TAS will be providing training and practical experience on site. This has been funded by the NLDC as part of the Tameside Council Learning group.
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The new friends of Castleshaw group have been formed to drive through further evaluations in the area. Norman Redhead is providing the archaeological support. Keep your eyes out on the new web site for digs in the future. They are looking for more members to help with the projects, so do volunteer. On the website they have already started collecting documentation on previous archaeology of the area which makes a good read.
TAS have indicated their support for the new group and in future archaeology. There are strong archaeological links with Tameside such as the prehistory upland areas and the Romano British Activity.
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The news has spread quickly re the news release. Several TAS members have been across and volunteered or been working on the site. Also there has been geophysical survey work by TAS and further work to complete at the end of the present dig. TAS members will be able to visit the site at the end of the excavations.
Last week I was excavating a series of small posts around the post that was dated for the BBC programme!
Substantial wall foundation and footpath entrance to the rightThe building appears to the largest we have found in the six years excavating the village. So far it looks to be 15m * 5m in size with a central entrance way.
A very worn coin, a 1/2 penny George III (1770-1775) was discovered in the constuction layer of a track that TAS is trying to date.
Star find of a George III coin
An area of green fields is now going to be assessed for geophysical anomalies.
Excavation of a trench across a probable ancient track is near completion.
The next plase of resisitivity asssement oppposite the site of Eastwood hall has been completed. There is no evidence of a trackway but some interesting areas now warrant further assessment with a gradiometer. This next phase will take place over the next few months.
Also as part of the succcessful funding by the Cooperative community fund will enable bore samples to be taken around Cheethams park.
Geophysics in the foreground and excavations under the trees for Eastwood Hall
Check back in a few weeks for initial evaluation of two days o building surveying, geophysics and of course the all important excavation. Many thanks to all those volunteers over the weekend.
Area of geophysics results which was excavated
Evidence for a cellar, cut stone beam supported on two stone columns.
Probable ground floor foundation for a partition wall and to the wright possible base of a fireplace
