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Mausoleum cottage dig final day

Posted on 8th August 2016 by Ruiha Smalley

Thanks to everyone who helped on the Mausoleum cottage dig over the past two weeks! Above we have a snapshot of some of the volunteers who bravely stayed around to back fill on the last day.

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Mausoleum cottage dig: some finds

Posted on 7th August 2016 by Ruiha Smalley

Metal lids found at the back of building 2 mixed in with the brick and tile demolition material: Lid marked St Martin Marmalade was manufactured by the St Martin Preservation Co Ltd. The company was formed in 1937 on the … Continue reading →

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Latest finds at the cottage dig

Posted on 2nd August 2016 by Ruiha Smalley

These two have come out of the ground recently:

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The Cobham and cricket connection

Posted on 1st August 2016 by Ruiha Smalley

During the first week on the Mausoleum cottage dig we uncovered a number of small finds, including the ceramic base of what might be a mug (vase?). The decoration on the mug seems to show the bottom half of a … Continue reading →

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Day of Archaeology 2016

Posted on 31st July 2016 by Ruiha Smalley

Click here to see an article on the Day of Archaeology website about the CLD summer dig: Day of Archaeology article

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