Back Yard Test Pit No.3 - Widen...

CRUSADER · Mar 22, 2015

I spent most of the day doubling the size of the hole to this Roman rubbish pit. It turned out to be the biggest hole I have dug, & bottomed out on gravel at about 5.5ft from the surface.
Although I only got 1 good pot today, it was still a blast.
As well as the usual bones I got a few Cow horns as well!
No metal found other than the nails & lead. :sadsmiley:

The Patriot · Mar 23, 2015

Sounds like fun...will have to find a site I can do that with...got a few in mind! thanks for sharing

CRUSADER · Mar 23, 2015

DeadheadDigger said:
No brainer thats a banner

How did you pinpoint the pit?

Pure luck. It was our 3rd random hole. Its a 1 in 100 chance in this area. Good area in the centre of a Roman Town.

Back-of-the-boat · Mar 23, 2015

DigIron2 said:
Only got one good pot?Man that pot looks museum quality.I don't know allot about roman relics ,but I know they are very old.That thing is killer.Let us know when you get to china

We will know when Cru hits China he will show us Ming vases then. :laughing7:

metalev4 · Mar 23, 2015

That pot is really nice. I would rather dig a trash pit than anything else. Great post and find.

BuckleBoy · Mar 23, 2015

That is a fantastic pot. Do you have many complete examples in your collection?

Cheers,

Buck

CRUSADER · Mar 24, 2015

BuckleBoy said:
That is a fantastic pot. Do you have many complete examples in your collection?

Cheers,

Buck

Never found a complete one, so these are the closest.

Bill D. (VA) · Mar 24, 2015

That looks very familiar Cru. Here's a shot of my old partner Chuck taking his turn in an early pit we dug a few years ago that contained many artifacts including a near complete 1580-1640 delftware plate. Definitely looks like a gravedigger. And BTW - awesome find with that little pot!