nickatomMar 13, 20191 min readMesolithic Fish Traps on the Severn Estuary?I trudge past these wooden structures in the mud and often wonder if there were part of an old boundary fence. Turns out they could be,...
nickatomMar 11, 20191 min readRoman Roof and Mosaic Floor Tiles?We walk past the site of the Roman villa pretty much every weekend. The field is ploughed regularly as it is a working farm field so that...
nickatomFeb 27, 20191 min readDevil's Toenails / GryphaeaInteresting info here: https://www.britannica.com/animal/Gryphaea "Gryphaea. Gryphaea, extinct molluskan genus found as fossils in rocks...
nickatomFeb 5, 20191 min readMudlarking: Pottery, Metal and an intact bottle Quick scavenge this lunch time. Picked up more fragments of pottery, a bit chunk of metal that looks like some kind of clamp (how it got...
nickatomFeb 5, 20191 min readAlien LandscapesBenefit of working from home is a lunch time walk ... in the mud and the red beach. There are areas of the Severn Estuary that look more...
nickatomFeb 3, 20191 min readIt aint preciousFound two heavy fragments of metal in December on the shore of the #severnestuary. Cleaned one up a bit and drilled hole to see what it...
nickatomFeb 3, 20191 min readMore Pottery More MudQuick pootle in the mud in the #severnEstuary led to a few more finds. Not sure the hit rate can continue. Today we found: - More Devils...
nickatomJan 20, 20191 min readRock, Fossils and StuffSome more bits of bobs. Amongst the devils toe nail fossils we found, possibly, some old stone tools. Got proper muddy as per usual. The...
nickatomJan 16, 20191 min readMessing around in the mudWhen the Severn estuary is at low tide mysteries of the past are revealed. Getting muddy is obligatory if you want to access shards or...