Exploring the legacy of Ethelburga – a community project focused on the Anglo-Saxon heritage of Lyminge, a village in the Elham Valley in East Kent.
Because of the bad weather over night, Day 29 was a wash-out so far as digging was concerned. We did however manage to get in our standard half day on Saturday, when we continued with excavating the burials in the chancel of the Anglo-Saxon church. At the moment, we have no reason to think these … Continue reading Day 30 – Round-up on a revelatory 5 weeks of digging
For the first dry site tour since the dig began, it was great to see 55 people crowding the viewing gallery to hear Gabor Thomas explain where we have got to so far. We are now half way through the dig and we have been thrilled at how much has come to light. We have … Continue reading Day 24 – Half way through the dig
This is real-time archaeology. Ideas come and ideas go when more evidence comes to light. So yesterday we were quite convinced that there was a wall between the chancel and the nave of the Anglo-Saxon church. Today we know otherwise. The fragment of wall with the tell-tale pink mortar, that yesterday we thought proved there … Continue reading Day 17 – The Chancel triple arcade is revealed
