Tintagel Dig

The latest from @EnglishHeritage and Cornwall Archaeological Unit's Tintagel dig 2017.

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This weekend on BBC Two, @theAliceRoberts takes an exclusive look at our archaeological dig at Tintagel Castle – revealing what life was really like in early medieval Britain. Tune into ‘King Arthur’s Britain: The Truth Unearthed’ on Sunday evening, 9pm. https://t.co/C2d6MLjTkv

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Rare ancient writing found on medieval Cornish stone https://t.co/KGANiqcfA5

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A stone inscribed with letters, words and symbols has been discovered at Tintagel Castle, dating back 1300 years. Find out more about this 'rare and important' find, or see it on display at the castle from Saturday 16 June: https://t.co/nZSxYeOGtc #archaeology

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These images show the amazing work which has been done over the last five weeks, excavating buildings unseen for a millennium #tintageldig

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Who was King of #Tintagel? Excavations reveal "really posh" 5th Century settlement with links to north Africa @EHTintagel @EnglishHeritage

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It’s the final day of the #tintageldig so here's one of our star finds. This blue bead, which might be Egyptian, was found in the last week.

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It’s been a media frenzy on the penultimate day of the dig! @BBCSpotlight have just filmed a piece about the work over the last five weeks.

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Lovely to see the dig inspiring budding young archaeologists! #TintagelDig https://t.co/RYLViN376R

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Part of the recording process is sifting through environmental samples. Items like charcoal & seeds are separated out with a flotation tank.

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It’s the final week & the focus is now on measuring the
site. Here James is using a Total Station EDM which uses lasers to take measurements

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Museum staff helping out at the @TintagelDig. We have a collection of artefacts from earlier excavations on display in our gallery! https://t.co/iCncbMYxP0

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A new blog all about the #TintagelDig. Follow the story so far, as we approach our last week at this remarkable site https://t.co/9wLLtArh74

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Had a wonderful visit to the excavation at Tintagel. Amazing stone-walled structures. Great work by @TintagelDig

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View of the #TintagelDig this morning. Let’s hope the weather is kinder to us today!

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More finds from the #TintagelDig. Here's a big piece of amphora (storage bottle for olive oil or wine) and more glass – all 5th-6th century.

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Some great 3D models by Matt Clark. Take a tour around the early medieval buildings discovered so far… https://t.co/Jk6nlDra2a #TintagelDig

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Happy Day of Archaeology! We’re now more than half way through the #TintagelDig and look at what progress we’ve made… #dayofarch

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@shortyblueyes5 Artefacts found here suggest it was an important settlement. There's evidence of wealth, fine dining and trade with the Mediterranean.

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@NanSheppard Yes! We're digging until the 11th August - every day except Saturdays. Visitors to the castle are welcome to come and see the excavations.

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Keen to find out more about the project? We have a Tintagel Dig webpage here: https://t.co/5kd17s8KIH #TintagelDig