transport scotland

Dig Diary Week 32 (31 Mar - 4 Apr 2008)

6 May 2008

The site is now into its final two weeks. Most of the areas are fully excavated and are ready to be backfilled in preparation for the motorway to be constructed.

kiln final 2
Fully excavated kiln

Over the course of the excavation, a number of interesting finds have been recovered. A particularly significant discovery was different forms of money boxes. Until this excavation, the pottery was believed to have made stoneware items for commercial trade. However with the discovery of the money boxes, it shows the pottery was producing a variety of vessels and items.

money boxes
Money boxes
bottle finds
Bottle fragment

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