Wednesday 17th August - Day 3

An exciting find – a hammered bronze coin has been identified as a Nuremberg jetton. These were trade tokens originating from Germany and in use during the 1500s. Interestingly this provides more evidence of trade between Germany and the Staveley area during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, along with the imported German stoneware pottery found last year and coming up again this season.

The webcam is up and running – here is a digger’s eye view. No slacking

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Mike is cleaning the top of a stone-lined drain. Is this part of the hall’s drainage system?

Work starts in Trench 9, beginning to clean and define a cobbled roadway. The front driveway to the hall?

A view of Trench 8 from the top of the spoilheap. More and more walls, drains and other structures are becoming visible.

More of the drainage system is being revealed.