“Diggery-Do” at Elton, 02 July 2011
On the first weekend of July 2011, MidNAG joined with the Elton Historical Society to carry out a Time Team style “Big Dig”, that the children of Elton called “Diggery-Do”. 18 families and individuals dug 1m² test pits in their gardens and on the village greens, with help from MidNAG members. A follow-up session to assess the finds is to be arranged.
Gallery
![Digging in the flower beds](i/tn-elton-dig-01.jpg)
![An iron plate is exposed at the base of the topsoil](i/tn-elton-dig-03.jpg)
![A pit full of pottery is cut by the corner of the trench](i/tn-elton-dig-04.jpg)
![A stash of well-preserved bottles](i/tn-elton-dig-05.jpg)
![The detritus of a couple of hundred years of occupation](i/tn-elton-dig-06.jpg)
![A short dig in a former farmyard](i/tn-elton-dig-07.jpg)
![A shallow trench though though the cobbles of a former farmyard onto damp sand and gravel (river terrace deposits)](i/tn-elton-dig-08.jpg)