Test Pits at Paxton, 10-13 November

After the success of our lithics workshops and test pit excavations at Paxton earlier this year, we are offering several more excavation days between Monday 10th-Thursday 13th November. 

As part of our ongoing investigation of the prehistory of Paxton we will be undertaking test pitting along the field margins to see if we can identify any new lithics and record their location. We completed most of one of the field verges back in April, getting some interesting results, so plan to expand our coverage into the next field to get more data.

The test-pitting will take place on 4 days: Monday 10th, Tuesday 11th, Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th November, 10am-3pm.  

We will be heading out to excavate small test pits at Paxton and looking to record new lithics findspots. By mapping distributions and densities of the finds we aim to locate any concentrations of lithics which could indicate the presence of underlying features or archaeological sites.

Come along to the excavation for an introduction to excavation and lithic identification, training will be provided. You can come for one day for a taster to see what it’s all about or book in for all four!

Please use the Book Now button to reserve your spot.

This event is part of Uncovering the Tweed, the archaeology strand of Destination Tweed. Uncovering the Tweed is made possible by funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Historic Environment Scotland and The Fallago Environment Fund.