Blog: Daily Dig Diary - Thirlestane Barrows
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OSL Dating Results now available
Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating of an appropriate soil sample provides a measure of time from when the sediment grains in the soil sample were
Schools Packs now available
We are pleased to present the Schools Packs which have just been produced. There are two available, one created by GUARD Archaeology and the other
Day 10 – Thirlestane Barrows – Final Day Excavations – Trench 5 Wrapped Up
It was a cold, wet and blustery start to the final day in Trench 5 at Thirlestane Barrows, but as that blew through, we were
Day 9 – Thirlestane Barrows – Full of Surprises
Trench 5 was so full of surprises that the dreich weather went completely unnoticed. The first surprise was the reappearance of Charlie. Watching progress on
Day 8 – Thirlestane Barrows – Packaged Up
A wet Wednesday morning with stormy skies and strong winds blowing the rain sideways over the landscape (and us!). In Trench 5 we continued digging
Day 7 – Thirlestane Barrows – Trench 5 Trowelling
Today the weather was positively beautiful and there was a partial eclipse of the sun! It felt like an auspicious start today and we were
Day 6 – Thirlestane Barrows – Day 1 of Trench 5 – Early Revelations
A misty morning greeted us at the Thirlestane Barrows site this morning. Quite a difference to this time last week when we were all stood
Day 5 – Thirlestane Barrows – Trench 4 Excavated – A Rectilinear Barrow in the Scottish Borders
A lovely dry day to balance everything out! We all arrived eager to get started. Charlie was given the task of recording the ditches and
Day 4 – Thirlestane Barrows – Claggy Cleaning
After driving through some pretty heavy showers with splendid splashes through floods and puddles to get on site this morning, the rain stopped and blessed
Day 3 – Thirlestane Barrows – Archaeology Appearing
‘Glowering’ is the only word that can describe what the weather on the horizon was like – we just didn’t know what to expect! It
Day 2 – Thirlestane Barrows – Hoe Hoe Hoe!
A clear start. Everyone arrived kitted out in full warm waterproof attire after yesterday’s dreich offerings, but it wasn’t long before the layers were being
Day 1 – Thirlestane Barrows – Geophysics Survey
Back for our second archaeological dig with GUARD Archaeology, here at Thirlestane Barrows – fields we’d seen from our first dig at Tinnis Hill Fort!
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Background Photo: Volunteers hoeing hard!
