The Grey Friars Dig Part 2 - Blog
It's sad to be locking the gate for the last time today
Posted on 28 July 2013 by Mathew Morris - Fieldwork director and archaeologist at ULAS
Well, this is it. Our four weeks on site at Greyfriars are officially over.
"How many arms did Richard III have?"
Posted on 25 July 2013 by Charlotte Barratt - Richard III Outreach Officer
I began to notice that there were some regulars appearing on the platform as well, getting their daily update.
Lifting the lid
Posted on 23 July 2013 by Charlotte Barratt - Richard III Outreach Officer
Today was the day we lifted the lid on the stone coffin. The rain overnight had created a series of pools around the dig site, so it was a good job a tent had been put up over the coffin otherwise it would have been surrounded by pools of water!
A levelling experience
Posted on 22 July 2013 by Charlotte Barratt - Richard III Outreach Officer
Archaeology is full of techniques I had never heard of prior to blogging about this dig! Levelling is the latest technique that I have been exposed to.
Time flies when you're having fun?!
Posted on 22 July 2013 by Claire - University of Leicester Intern
Unbelievably it's the end of my third week on the Greyfriars 2 dig. I have absolutely no idea where the time has gone, but don't they say time flies when you're having fun?!
Archaeology isn't always high tech
Posted on 20 July 2013 by Charlotte Barratt - Richard III Outreach Officer
Now that the site has been cleaned, marked into grids and measured, the drawing can begin.
Who's in the stone coffin?
Posted on 18 July 2013 by Mathew Morris - Fieldwork director and archaeologist at ULAS
One of the key findings from the previous dig was this 600-year-old stone coffin that should contain a high status burial.
Hosing down in the heat
Posted on 17 July 2013 by Charlotte Barratt - Richard III Outreach Officer
Today, like the last few days has been hot, so the dig site has been increasing dusty.
Deep excavations
Posted on 16 July 2013 by Charlotte Barratt - Richard III Outreach Officer
Following the visit from Dr Larry Conyers last week, we have had some more interesting visitors to the dig site.
Overseas expertise
Posted on 15 July 2013 by Charlotte Barratt - Richard III Outreach Officer
Professor Larry Conyers from the University of Denver visits the Greyfriars Car Park and surveys it with ground penetrating radar.
About the blog
Keep up to date with the progress of the Grey Friars Dig Part II throughout July 2013 via regular updates on this site. The body of King Richard III was discovered here in 2012 – who and what else lies beneath this now-famous car park?
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