Roman tile and iron age coin mold discoveries
Time frame: Mid January - early February 2014
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Wardell Armstrong Archaeology is currently excavating at Blackfriars in Leicester, where Watkin Jones are developing the site for student accommodation.
Images courtesy of Adam Slater.
The first site artefact: The image at the top of the page shows a fragment of Roman tile with an animal print.
Fragment of an Iron Age coin mold
Another notable discovery:- a fragment of an Iron Age coin mold (above).
Preparing the site prior to beginning the investigation
Investigating possible features during site stripping
Removing the overburden and preparing the site for excavation
The archaeological excavation begins…
The archaeological excavation begins - cleaning and tidying up
The archaeological excavation begins - final preparation before detailed analysis
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Watkin Jones who are developing the site for student accommodation, are funding the excavation and in agreement with the City Archaeologist will be sending out regular updates on the progress of the excavation and on the finds which are being recovered via
The aim is to ensure that information on the excavation is put into the public domain and that the local community, as well as the wider public, have an opportunity to share in this interesting archaeological project.
