indy Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Archaeologist and Historian James Balme is well known for his many discoveries of ancient artefacts from the Prehistoric period through to the Roman occupation of Britain. But now join James as he explains how anyone can search their own land for evidence left behind in the soils from ancient times right through to the Victorians and even the 20th century. Watch as James excavates a square metre test pit on his own land to demonstrate how anyone can research the place where they live and find artefacts that lay just below the surface providing datable finds that can reflect previous use of the land from previous generations. ... Follow the link below for more ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 Modern builders tip all of the clag and left over waste from their sites onto the back plots and then turf over the top..... if you tried this in Westbrook or Kingswood; you would have enough bricks to build a small garage from a square metre of grass.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy Posted July 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 Yes and guess what even in Roman times the builders did much the same !!!!!! Proves that nothing really changes ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rifles Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 I found 2 pipes whilst gardening at my fathers. One was a normal clay pipe although the stem was broken off. The other was fully intact and is in the shape of a head. Not really sure but it looks and feels like bone...perhaps ivory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy Posted July 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 The pipes are made of white clay and can become highly polished after being in the ground for a long time. Probably dating from the early Victorian period upto around the early 1900's the bigger the diameter of the hole in the clay pipe the older it is .... as manufacturing became more precise the easier to make a smaller bore in the pipe. A complete pipe is quite impressive .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 A complete pipe is quite impressive .... Especially if you're a smoker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 I guess in the future that garden explorers will find lots of fag butts; seeing as that is the place that most people smoke these days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rifles Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 Until the government stop that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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