Up bright and early, not too stiff, just a little writers cramp from recording all those small finds.
As I have said previously Sam and I worked together last year on the Big Dig, and while I’ve got the suggested plunge pool with a myriad of finds, Sam has been digging, down and down and down, into what has been suggested is a drain. And I think it’s safe to say that this area “hasn’t really troubled the small finds experts” 
I let slip that I was writing this diary (on the Other Place) and Sam will be looking in again tonight . What I can say is that her “feature” was cleaned and tidied up immaculately for drawing and recording.
It does always worry me when the female archaeologist is asked to tidy a trench or a feature. I have visions of stones and pot and bits of wall being placed in drawers never to be seen again. (ducks and runs 
). I always fear the dreaded words from my wife “I’ve tidied up your study” which is roughly translated as “all the stuff you knew you could put your hand on immediately, you will never, ever see again” 
Still I don’t suppose it helps when I shout across to Sam, “another bit of glass”, “hey Sam, you seen this huge Black Burnished ware rim”
A beautiful tiled, floor surface was uncovered today with what looks to be a semi-circular alcove. I got some shots but will take more when it is fully cleaned up.
Various post holes keep appearing and seem to have been cut into many features. These have been suggested as being evidence of a Saxon building over the top of the roman. A bit early for interpretation yet, but I’ll keep all you Anglo-Saxon experts “posted” (Ooooh!!)
Anyway to really hack Sam off :p – my star find today in Trench six was a piece of wall plaster with what looks like a deliberate attempt to decorate with an impressed sea shell. Interesting because of the plunge pool theory. Bryn Walters was on site and reckons we still have a metre to go before we reach the floor but it is slow going because of the wealth of finds (Sorry Sam)
More tomorrow.