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New skeletons unearthed at towns Roman era dig site |
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Written by DeadGirl
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Friday, 16 July 2004 |
THE EXTRAORDINARY human remains found on Worksop's Raymoth Lane were on display for an excited public at the excavation site open-day on Friday.
Notts County Council's archaeology team were keen to give the people of Worksop the chance to experience their history first hand.
But on Wednesday there was yet more excitement on the site when ANOTHER skeleton was uncovered, this time an adult.
That now leaves the total of human remains as one adult, four babies and the child of around eight, Alex.
"We have been very pleased by the response," said Ursilla Spence, the council's senior archaeological officer. "We had over 100 people visiting before the first hour was through. I have seen lots of smiling faces going away."
Unearthed items were displayed in a cabin on-site, along with the array of pottery discovered.
Site manager Chris Robinson was glad to report they had been busy with groups all day. He said: "We've been guiding them round, showing them what has been going on and trying to tell them something about the story of the site."
Excavation was a team effort between the council archaeologists, Priories Historical Society, students and volunteers.
"It has been great for us at the council," added Mr Robinson. "It has been hard work but very rewarding and something we would like to do again."
It was a unique experience for most of those taking the tours.
Joe Pearson, of Aston, said: "You do not come across these things in real life very often. You can only usually watch these digs on programmes like Time Team."
Visitor Shirley Smith said: "I think it is great. The tour was very informative and it has been really interesting to have this going on where we live."
Throughout the dig, the archaeologists were inundated with volunteers from all ages and walks of life. The youngest was a six-year-old girl who unearthed a piece of iron-age pottery.
Professionals commended metal detecting enthusiast Mel Greasley who had helped out at the site everyday since the work began.
For the students on-site it was a chance to put a year of theory into practice.
Heather Whitworth, studying history and heritage studies at Nottingham Trent University, said: "It is a much bigger site than what I would have thought."
"It has been hard work but has been worth it."
Jason Holland, an archaeology student at Nottingham University, said: "Just watching it slowly evolve over time and seeing the features building up has been great.
"As well as the skeleton we have had some really nice finds."
Some, though, were disappointed that the open day was on a Friday when people who work could not attend. The site received many calls asking for extended viewings.
Worksop man Andrew White said: "Apparently Notts County Council archaeologists first spotted the site's potential back in 1970."
"Yet, as with everything else this council does, it could not organise a well-advertised open day so all the local population had a fair chance to visit."
On the following Monday, all 399 pupils at St John's School, also on Raymoth Lane took a tour of the site. Elaine Willett, archaeology assistant with the council took the children around the site in year groups along with staff and parents.
Year six teacher Sue Worsley said: "It was something out of the ordinary and many of the children wanted to find out more."
"We hope to invite Elaine to school in the new term to show the pupils more of what was found. The children thoroughly enjoyed it. We even have some budding archeologists in our midst."
- On Friday, Barratt Homes announced that in the light of the latest discoveries at Raymoth Lane, urgent talks had been called with both Pre-Construct Archaeology and Notts County Council about how the site should move forward.
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Taphophilia?
taphophilia (taf′ō-fil′ē-ă)
ORIGIN:
From the Greek words taphos, meaning "tomb" or "sepulcher" and philia, meaning "attraction or affinity to something, in particular the love or obsession with something"
DEFINITION: 1. An excessive interest in graves and cemeteries. 2. A love or fondness for funerals, graves, and cemeteries. 3. In psychiatry, a morbid attraction to graves and cemeteries
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“Come lovely and soothing death, Undulate round the world, serenely arriving, arriving, In the day, in the night, to all, to each, Sooner or later, delicate death.” #NAME?
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