We have now reached Test Pit 24! We have also nearly finished the We Dig Community project in Bainbridge, as we will finish at the end of July.
The test pits have been placed in a variety of locations around Bainbridge, including the Village Green, resident’s gardens, and local fields. Test pit 24 was dug at Sycamore Hall, and residents were able to come out and see us in action and ask us questions.
Photo credit: John Buglass
These test pits have varied in their abundance of finds. However, we have found a range of artefacts. This has included late medieval pottery, parts of a possible rotary quern, and a whole host of post-medieval finds like fragments of pottery, clay pipes, building material. One of the most interesting finds to date has been a small bone domino.
Many children have descended on Bainbridge during this project to find out about archaeology and have a go at digging. The Young Archaeologists Club have come back and done another day digging. Test pits have been dug at Bainbridge Primary School by the Key Stage 2 pupils of the Bainbridge, Askrigg and West Burton Federation of Schools. Unfortunately it was too wet on the days Hawes primary school were going to come and dig, and we were very sad to have to cancel their outing.
Don’t forget that this Sunday we are having an Open Day. This is in celebration of the We Dig project so far as well as the Festival of Archaeology.
