Below is a selection of photographs and 3D models from the April 2018 community dig at Oakham Castle.
Excavation gallery:
Work begins with the digger removing the topsoil from Trench 1
Work begins with the digger removing the topsoil from Trench 2
The first day and volunteers begin clearing the loose soil and rubble from Trench 1
Part of a substantial stone wall, first discovered by Time Team, is found beneath a thick layer of rubble left behind following the building’s demolition.
Volunteers and members of the Leicestershire YAC excavate Trench 1
Members of Leicestershire Young Archaeologists’ Club help excavate Trench 1
The remains of an animal, probably a small carnivore like a dog or badger, is carefully uncovered in Trench 1
The walls of the building in Trench 1 are carefully uncovered
The walls of the building in Trench 1 are carefully uncovered
Time Team’s wall, at the northern end of Trench 2, is found again
Members of Leicestershire Young Archaeologists’ Club help excavate Trench 2
Volunteers busy excavating walls and floor surfaces in Trench 2
New walls were turning up in Trench 2 on the final weekend of the dig
Wet weather means that it is time to wash all the finds
There were a lot of finds to wash
Project complete, Trench 2 is carefully backfilled to protect the archaeology
Artefact gallery:
Part of the lid of a Crosse & Blackwell Anchovy Paste jar c.1839, found in Trench 1
A post-medieval bone knife handle found in Trench 1
Post-medieval copper alloy buttons found in Trench 1
Unfired lead pistol shot found in Trench 1
Decorated medieval green glaze pottery found in Trench 2
Part of a medieval glazed ridge tile with a decorative crest, found in Trench 1
Part of a medieval glazed ridge tile with a decorative crest, found in Trench 2
A piece of whetstone found in Trench 2
Medieval copper alloy dress pins found in Trench 2
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