Archaeology and me
Jul. 1st, 2007 10:41 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lizwilliamsI'll be posting more info on the Tara campaign as and when it comes in. dianora2 points out that this has been covered in the NYT, so if you're interested and in the US, it might be worth checking that out as well.
This hasn't really come up on this LJ before, but archaeology is an interest of mine. Years ago, I worked for several summers as a volunteer on a hill fort in Gloucestershire (Crickley, if anyone knows it). It was a long dig, run by Phil Dixon from Nottingham Uni, and a very layered site, dating from the Neolithic through to Roman times (Gloucester was a settlement for retired legionnaries). On my last summer there, someone found a beautiful Roman belt buckle in the shape of a sea horse. I also did some rescue archaeology near Cirencester. I've never worked in Ireland, but the preservation of ancient sites is obviously at the forefront of my mind. It's fascinating, back-breaking work (anyone who's ever dug out a post hole will empathise, I suspect).
dianora2 points out that this has been covered in the NYT, so if you're interested and in the US, it might be worth checking that out as well. This hasn't really come up on this LJ before, but archaeology is an interest of mine. Years ago, I worked for several summers as a volunteer on a hill fort in Gloucestershire (Crickley, if anyone knows it). It was a long dig, run by Phil Dixon from Nottingham Uni, and a very layered site, dating from the Neolithic through to Roman times (Gloucester was a settlement for retired legionnaries). On my last summer there, someone found a beautiful Roman belt buckle in the shape of a sea horse. I also did some rescue archaeology near Cirencester. I've never worked in Ireland, but the preservation of ancient sites is obviously at the forefront of my mind. It's fascinating, back-breaking work (anyone who's ever dug out a post hole will empathise, I suspect).
