by Richard | Nov 9, 2021 | November
Archaeologists hate the word ‘treasure’. It conveys an image of jolly digging at the end of a day’s quest, or *shudder* metal-detecting. If doing work in a public place, odds are an archaeologist will get asked if they ‘have found any...
by Richard | Aug 23, 2021 | August
With much sniffling and through misted eyes I can announce that the Port Arthur Convict Workshops Archaeological Excavation (TM) is drawing to a close. Actually, I lie. There are no tears on my part (I cannot speak for Sylvana). I, for one, am quite pleased that it is...
by Richard | Jul 21, 2021 | July
I know, I know, it’s been a while since our last update (bar some crowing about recent media appearances). That’s because we’ve been busy. Obviously. Stop asking. We’re busy because we’re in the final stages – the death throes...
by Richard | Jun 4, 2021 | June
Oh my goodness! Another month has gone by! And what do we have to show for it? Well, there’s a fresh mound of excavated dirt on the spoil heap and a pile of artefacts sitting in the lab. More of the foundry has been pared away in our relentless destructive...
by Richard | May 17, 2021 | May
So, as we kick off National Archaeology Week, we’d like to share with you one of the more interesting finds so far. As the title is a bit of a giveaway, I’ll cut straight to the chase. No teasing. We found an anvil. You don’t get more blacksmithery...
by Richard | May 14, 2021 | May
We’re well and truly getting into it now. For the last few weeks attention has turned to the western portion of the site, where a layer of clay and some patches of burning indicated that we were getting close to (or indeed on) deposits associated with the...
