Holyrood Archaeology 2023 – Day 13
Today we had another busy day on Dunsapie, with many of the trenches finishing for the season and hosting our final Open Day. It was great to show the public the progress of our trenches, and share our season finds – over our two open…
Holyrood Archaeology 2023 – Day 12
We’re getting close to the end of the 2023 season, and the students are hard at work finishing the final tasks and aims of their trenches. For some, this included cleaning and taking final photos and photogrammetry, whilst others continue to expose sections of rampart….
Holyrood Archaeology 2023 – Day 11
Trench 3 – Paulina It’s the start of our last week in trench 3! Our goal for the day was to continue cutting a slot into the outer rampart on the Western side of our trench. Through this process, we managed to uncover an inner…
Holyrood Archaeology 2023 – Day 10
It’s the last day of week 2, and students have made fantastic progress! As tomorrow is our first open day, the students took some time to prepare the site for visitors – ensuring the trenches were clean and ready for the public to view. They…
Holyrood Archaeology 2023 – Day 9
Today the students were visited by Trevor Cowie, who shared with them the discovery of bronze age axe heads found at the site in 1996. Find out what the students have learnt and how their trenches have progressed! Trench 3 – Caitlin Our main objective…
Holyrood Archaeology Day 8 2023
Today the students were making great progress across all trenches! Read about their experiences here. Trench 3 – Paulina Tabachnikova It’s our sixth day in trench 3, and we spent a good part of the day creating a hand-drawn plan of our trench, specifically of…
Holyrood Archaeology 2023 Day 7
We had a variety of activities happening across each of our trenches, all with the aim to help answer our research questions for the dig. Whilst some trenches recorded deposits, others mattocked through rubble rampart and bank material, to define edges. Students used their keen…
Holyrood Archaeology Day 6
It’s the start of week 2 on the Holyrood Field School, and the students were quick to work, building on the skills they learnt last week. Throughout the day we welcomed lots of visitors to Dunsapie, including the first of our school visits. School Visits…
Holyrood Archaeology Day 5
Today marked the end of week 1 of the Holyrood Archaeology field school, and we have made fantastic progress in all of our trenches. All of our students have gained experience in many different archaeological skills and are becoming more confident in identifying archaeological features….
Holyrood Archaeology 2023 – Day 4
The sun was shining on Dunsapie hillfort today, as the students went to work removing the final topsoil layers and cleared onto the new layers below. Read all about the work in each of the trenches below and the experiences of the students! Trench 3…