Dig99
St Marys Headland,
Seaham,Co.Durham, UK
Archeological
Dig - August 1999
These pages are intended to allow Seaham Harbour
folk word-wide to follow the development of an archaeological dig, commissioned
by Durham County Council, on the headland surrounding the ancient Church
of St Mary the Virgin, Seaham, Co. Durham UK.
The major project sponsors are Mr Tom Maxfield
owner of Seaham Hall Hotel & Conference Centre, Durham County Council,
Seaham Town Council and Easington District Council. This web site
is being donated by Seaham-based Dalton Internet and written and designed
by Ed Mason.
The work commenced on Monday, 16th August
1999 and follows an earlier
dig in the garden of Seaham Hall Lodge which revealed a human
burial site dating back to 660AD - 880AD.
Our intention is to provide a pictorial
record of the dig, to describe the whole process of a typical dig for educational
purposes and to feature those involved in the process and their approach
to the work they are carrying out.
The Site:
St Mary's Headland, Seaham, Co.Durham
Site of Archaeological Dig, August 1999
The dig begins at Location A on the photograph. This is a small area just
south of Seaham Hall Lodge and within a few metres of the garden fence.
The Team:
Naill Hammond, Chief Archaeologist for Durham County Council
leads the team of archaeologists and volunteer helpers.
Deborah Anderson, Assistant Archaeological Officer, Bowes Museum.
Fiona Mcdonald, Archaeology Department, Durham County Council.
Phil Abramson, Jo Higgins and Jim Parry from Northern Archaeological
Associates are other professional members of the team.
The volunteer members of the team are:
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Trevor Charlton, Chairman of the Story of Seaham History Group
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Elizabeth Harwood, Headteacher, Parkside Infants School, Seaham
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Claire MacRae, Seaham. Studying Geology, History, IT and General
Studies At St Anthony's School, Sunderland
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John Hunt, Seaham, Studying 'A'-Level Archaeology at Bede College,
Sunderland
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Jamie Scott, Final Year,studying BA Archaeology at Durham University.
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Lynn Gatland, a qualified Solicitor and Magistrate
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Jenny Parker from Durham (second week).
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Sgt Ivan Sharplin from Catterick who has just returned from Army
service in Pristina, Kosovo.
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Jessica Kemp, Newcastle
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Katy Cardownie, Newcastle
Follow the dig by clicking on the days/dates in the table below. We
hope you enjoy it.
Day
1
16 Aug 1999 |
Day
2
17 Aug 1999 |
Day
3
18 Aug 1999 |
Day
4
19 Aug 1999 |
Day
5
20 Aug 1999 |
Rest Day
21 Aug 1999 |
Rest Day
22 Aug 1999 |
Day
6
23 Aug 1999 |
Day
7
24 Aug 1999 |
Day
8
25 Aug 1999 |
Day
9
26 Aug 1999 |
Day
10
27 Aug 1999 |
Rest Day
28 Aug 1999 |
Rest Day
29 Aug 1999 |
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