Excavation of the Botanic Cottage site.

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Now we’re getting somewhere

Looks like the foundations

Through the keyhole

Mechanical to begin with

The trench

How deep?

I think I need a bigger bucket!

What’s this?

More being revealed

Foundations perhaps?

Now we’re getting somewhere

At least it’s not raining

Any idea what this was?

A coin

And it’s still not raining

Part of a shoe

Found a bowl for a pipe

??

Careful

Any ideas?

Bones

Assorted crockery

Overview of the site

Discussing the finds

Discussing the finds

Arial view

Sample of the earth

Sample of the earth

Workers

Arial view

And more

Size matters

More pottery

Pottery shards