Prescot Dig

Mausoleum

Tags: burials, construction, roman

Glossary definition of mausoleum

A heady mixture

Tags: burials, construction, cremation, cut, prescot street, roman, urn

David Ross has an interesting feature.

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David Ross |
65 days ago

Disturbing cremations..

Tags: bone, burials, coins, construction, cremation, evidence, excavation, feature, pit, quarry pit, roman, site staff, work

David Ross writes about his last days actvities.

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David Ross |
88 days ago

Video Episode 1 - Introduction to Excavations

Posted under: galleries >> Video Tags: construction, digital project, evaluation, excavation, georgian, horn core, horn core pit, medieval, pit, post-medieval, roman, soak-away, victorian, website

Episode 1 of our new video series. This film introduces the site and gives a flavour of work on the site

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Anies Hassan |
129 days ago

Field Officer's report for 21st April 2008

Posted under: journal >> Reports Tags: aggregates, construction, cremation, cut, dating, deposits, evidence, excavation, feature, fill, georgian, horn core, horn core pit, organic material, pit, post-medieval, quarry pit, soak-away, south tenter street

Field Officer’s report for 21st April 2008

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Chaz Morse |
139 days ago

Fergal's Soak Aways

Tags: construction, cut, deposits, digital project, drain, excavation, feature, fill, horn, horn core, horn core pit, hornworking, organic material, photo diary, pit, post-medieval, soak-away, south tenter street, victorian

A first journal post from Fergal O’Donoghue about the soak away he is digging.

Photo diary for 25th March 2008

Tags: building materials, cellar, construction, context, cut, fill, foundations, georgian, horn core, photo diary, pit, post-medieval, prescot street, soak-away, south tenter street, website, well, work

25th March 2008

12 Photos

Photo diary entry for 25th March 2008.

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Guy Hunt |
166 days ago

Why is archaeological work being done at Prescot Street?

Posted under: learning >> FAQ Tags: aims, construction, development, documentary sources, evaluation, evidence, excavation, prescot street, south tenter street, work

An article about the work being done at Prescot Street and how this fits into the planning process.

Why did people in the past live underground?

Posted under: learning >> FAQ Tags: archaeology and education, basement, building materials, cellar, construction, deposits, evidence, excavation, foundations, layer, stratigraphy

An article about why it seems like people lived underground in the past. The article explains that people didn’t live underground, but that modern ground levels are much higher than in the past.

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