Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:51 pm    Post subject: WAS and where and when

Wigan Archaeological meeting Wednesday 7:30 Email for directions. This months talk Egypt .
[email protected]

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 8:53 pm    Post subject:

You never know might be able to make this one – where is it held again?

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 5:33 pm    Post subject:

The Scout building, in Greenhough St Wigan .Its at the bottom of the hill near the traffic lights. So easy to find, even Humus found it!

Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 8:18 pm    Post subject:

Well nearly made it – got stuck in traffic jam and then diversions that it was past 8pm when I got to Wigan but did manage to find the building really easily – oh well maybe next time.

Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 8:20 pm    Post subject:

Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 8:56 pm    Post subject:

I know you don’t have to say anything – something was bound to go wrong

Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 7:30 am    Post subject:

Sue, you should have gone in anyway,

Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 9:37 pm    Post subject:

Have the whole room turn and look at me

Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 7:55 pm    Post subject:

I went in late at Warrington,and got the turned heads only to be followed 5 minutes later by a certain big scouser, but I’m too polite to name him.

Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:45 pm    Post subject:

put the steel tipped boots on and hold your head up high!!_________________

:=>

Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:14 pm    Post subject:

To be honest Apathamus the real reason I didn’t go in was my belly was by then screaming for something to eat so wandered across the traffic lights to Tesco’s

Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2005 9:32 pm    Post subject:

Thought I might post this here to any Wiganers out there – the January talk at the Warrington Archaeological & Historical Society on the 16th January is on recent Wigan excavations. It starts at 7.30 pm at the Friars Green Methodist Church on Cairo Street. If you want anymore info then please let me know.

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:51 pm    Post subject: WAS and where and when

Wigan Archaeological meeting Wednesday 7:30 Email for directions. This months talk Egypt .
[email protected]

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 8:53 pm    Post subject:

You never know might be able to make this one – where is it held again?

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 5:33 pm    Post subject:

The Scout building, in Greenhough St Wigan .Its at the bottom of the hill near the traffic lights. So easy to find, even Humus found it!

Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 8:18 pm    Post subject:

Well nearly made it – got stuck in traffic jam and then diversions that it was past 8pm when I got to Wigan but did manage to find the building really easily – oh well maybe next time.

Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 8:20 pm    Post subject:

Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 8:56 pm    Post subject:

I know you don’t have to say anything – something was bound to go wrong

Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 7:30 am    Post subject:

Sue, you should have gone in anyway,

Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 9:37 pm    Post subject:

Have the whole room turn and look at me

Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 7:55 pm    Post subject:

I went in late at Warrington,and got the turned heads only to be followed 5 minutes later by a certain big scouser, but I’m too polite to name him.

Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:45 pm    Post subject:

put the steel tipped boots on and hold your head up high!!_________________

:=>

Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:14 pm    Post subject:

To be honest Apathamus the real reason I didn’t go in was my belly was by then screaming for something to eat so wandered across the traffic lights to Tesco’s

Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2005 9:32 pm    Post subject:

Thought I might post this here to any Wiganers out there – the January talk at the Warrington Archaeological & Historical Society on the 16th January is on recent Wigan excavations. It starts at 7.30 pm at the Friars Green Methodist Church on Cairo Street. If you want anymore info then please let me know.

Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 9:39 pm    Post subject: Big Roman Dig – HELP!!!

I wonder if anybody can help with a little problem encountered on a BRD over the w/end.

I have been helping to find the Roman Road from Manchester to Ribchester but the trench is very confusing

The following photos show the current bottom of the main trench which is like a reddish shale type deposit. Now one opinion is it may be natural as there is apparently a quarry a mile away where there is a similar looking strata BUT the onsite archaeologist reckons it may possibly be a deposit from a mine that was located nearby. Can anybody enlighten us?? Has anybody come across a similar thing anywhere else?

The darker band is a vertical face. The trowel is for scale.

The following is a ‘flake’ of the deposit

I’m backing the Natural theory btw

Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 9:45 pm    Post subject:

Could it be something to do with natural iron deposits, Phil?

Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 9:55 pm    Post subject:

Looks very much like natural shale to me.

Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 9:57 pm    Post subject:

That’s one of the reasons I think the Archy thinks it’s a deposit melter. Crushed ore or summat like that (Didn’t quite understand her logic ) It’s extremely flaky, brushing it could take a few layers off.

That’s what I thought Pam

Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 11:03 pm    Post subject:

I’m with Pam on this one, and I would think the fact that it’s flaky backs up the shale theory.

But then, if you can’t grow spuds in it, what do I know?

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Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 9:26 pm    Post subject:

I’m popping over to the site after work tomorrow so I’ll tell peeps what has been said.

Thanks all