Day 8
Sunday 22nd August 2021
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We had a great final day of the Kids Dig at Ramsey Rural Museum....
We had a great final day of the Kids Dig at Ramsey Rural Museum....
Over 40 children aged 2 to 13 years turned up at the site. At first it rained but soon the dark clouds passed and the sky cleared. Once again, the sandpit treasures proved very popular .
Over 40 children aged 2 to 13 years turned up at the site. At first it rained but soon the dark clouds passed and the sky cleared. Once again, the sandpit treasures proved very popular .
Across in the main pits there was some serious team work going on. Three young archaeologists scraped away the soil around a large object. Finally, it was loosened and they were able to bring it to the surface.
It was brushed clean and although it looked like any old piece of stone, Roger ( lead archaeologist) was able to tell everyone gathered around that it was in fact a piece of carboniferous limestone probably from Barnack and most probably dating from the 12th century when the king declared that stone from Barnack was not just to be used for Peterborough but could be used for Ramsey Abbey. WOW! that was quite a discovery
Team work scraping away the soil in the pit.
Out of the pit
Cleaning the stone
Here is the piece of stone being held by one of the young archaeologists on site.
Watch out for a final report from the team.
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