These produced a remarkable assemblage of Roman pottery, such as stamped Samian vessels, and six Roman coins in excellent condition - among them a 2nd century sestertius, a late 3rd century radiate, and a 4th century silver coin!

Other features in this area included boundary ditches, watering holes, pits, and postholes, many containing Roman and Iron Age pottery.

In another area, remains of a Roman settlement were revealed, including two boundary ditches rich in artefacts.

The first kiln was exceptionally well preserved, with large sections of the lower oven lining still in situ. In the flue area, we recovered 19 kg of pottery along with a substantial quantity of broken kiln plates, providing valuable insights into local pottery production.

In one area, we identified an Iron Age and Roman settlement with earlier Middle Bronze Age cremations also present - two in urns and eight un-urned. Among the most exciting finds were two keyhole shaped Roman pottery kilns.

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Hosted by the Greater Manchester Archaeology Advisory Service (GMAAS), the event takes place at Peel Hall, the University of Salford, from 9:30am – 5pm, Saturday 29th November. Tickets are still available to buy online and can also be bought on the door.

We’ll be there in the afternoon, where we’ll be discussing the results of the evaluation and excavation we undertook over the summer with ECF at Sir James Farmer Norton & Co's Adelphi Works in Salford.

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In the absence of grave goods, the charcoal samples collected for radiocarbon dating and the portable optically stimulated luminescence (pOSL) samples will be crucial in determining their date, though they would typically date to the Beaker period.

...the shadow of crouched skeletons surrounded by stones was still visible in several graves and some skull fragments were found still surviving in another.

It’s interesting to note that this distinctive grave contained the vague remains of a rectangular wooden coffin, suggesting the interment of a possible high-status individual. Although the human remains were poorly preserved due to soil acidity...

Three of these burial pits were partially enclosed by a semi-circular ditch, while the remaining four were arranged in a line running northwest to southeast. The oval pits were generally oriented north–south, except for one burial aligned east–west.

By taking environmental samples from specific features, such as a cremation, we’re able to ensure we recover as much archaeological information from a site as possible, whether from plant remains such as cereal grains and charcoal, or amazing finds such as this flint tool.

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One such discovery occurred recently during the flotation of a human cremation sample from one of our sites, where our geoarchaeologist discovered a beautiful, retouched flint blade! As you can see from the photo, the blade is in perfect condition and remains sharp to this day.

However, we also take soil samples to try and retrieve any small, delicate finds that our on-site archaeologists may have missed due to their size, soil conditions and poor preservation of the artefact.