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I think I remember reading that this was the site of a pub. It's turned into a bit of a nature reserve recently. I hope they make a little park out of it, but I guess that's just a dream.
@kamitsu23524 ай бұрын
For anyone interested this plot now STILL sits empty, a wasteland reclaimed by nature, abandoned right in the centre of the town. I'm pretty sure it floods and creates a pond every half a year, a fense has been kicked in ,and you sometimes see the odd homeless tent pitched up in there. shame, you'd think someone would want to preserve/develop the land.
@rjlchristie5 ай бұрын
7 to 10 % of total population, well today the neoliberal paradigm ensures that a good 50 % are trapped in low-wage slavery.
@abQUINTON111 ай бұрын
Thanks for uploading! Pity the audio is so poor. - Nevermind, the poor audio was just the intro.
@maeve46862 ай бұрын
@abQUINTON1 Thanks for the extra info on audio. I almost turned Neil off, due to that... I'm a true TT fan from California (in the Redwoods) & just heard about Time Signs & found this from another TT admirer who put this all on YT. A great spot is Reijer Zaaijer's channel and he has all 20 seasons, plus the failed US attempt, the TT Extra by Robin Bush, Tony's shows, Mud Men...etc. Love intelligent shows like this. Wish I could do a new life & have a career in Archaeology & Paleontology. I'm a rockhound & love digging in the dirt...lol. Cheers !
@TopRomanFacts Жыл бұрын
Great lecture!
@CotswoldArchaeology Жыл бұрын
Great to hear you found it interesting!
@fuggedupmess2 жыл бұрын
I'm currently watching a program about this castle and I can't help but think it is actually on top of an older structure given the location on top of a huge almost pyramid style hill. I would be interested in learning if there are researchers who have entertained the same idea.
@CotswoldArchaeology2 жыл бұрын
Hi Edward, great question! The huge mound that Clare Castle stands on was built to take the castle in the late 11th century. It is particularly tall but typical of the early motte and bailey castles of the time, where soon after settling themselves in England the Barons built large mounds with wooden keeps on top, as a symbol of power and to maintain control. There is an image of a motte and wooden keep just having been constructed on the Bayeux Tapestry. It is quite possible that it is built on older remains, but we don’t as yet have any evidence that the earthworks themselves are anything other than Norman. The possibility that the pre-Norman, late Saxon town had some defensive earthworks cannot be ruled out…but whether they were any of these is unknown. There are other notable sites, e.g. Thetford Castle, that was built on an Iron Age defended site, but as yet no evidence for that at Clare.
@michaelhussey4402 жыл бұрын
Great work. Wish I had found this earlier.
@megankeates25682 жыл бұрын
Anna's favourite site find is a sherd turned spindlewhorl, which is pretty cool!
@CotswoldArchaeology2 жыл бұрын
Can't argue with her! 😊 Megan - you're in the draw! 🎄🎁🎅
@josephlongbone42552 жыл бұрын
Why are they called corn dryers? Corn wouldn't arrive in Europe for another thousand years? I have done some research but I can't find an explanation for this?
@CotswoldArchaeology2 жыл бұрын
Hi Joseph! Corn is just a generic UK term for cereal grains (wheat, oats, barley etc), as opposed to the American direct meaning of corn. The main species in this corn dryer was spelt wheat (the predominant species of wheat in this part of Britain during the Roman period). Wheat was cultivated as a crop in Britain from the early Neolithic and the earliest dated spelt wheat in Britain is likely from Thanet, where it was dated to the end of the Early Bronze Age (Barclay et al. 2011; Martin et al. 2012). Hope that helps explain! :)
@josephlongbone42552 жыл бұрын
@@CotswoldArchaeology very helpful thank you Kama because I was reading some literature on Roman cooking and it was talking about salad corn and corn dryers, so I looked into it and couldn't find anything.
@sauvageaux2 жыл бұрын
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@Petestleger3 жыл бұрын
Well that brought back a lot of memories of working on those sites. Nice one.
@CotswoldArchaeology3 жыл бұрын
Pleased you enjoyed it Pete 😊👍
@kevinron75593 жыл бұрын
Isn't technology brilliant.
@CotswoldArchaeology3 жыл бұрын
It's making so much difference at the moment, in particular. Being able to share models like this at least in some way makes up for not being able to get people onto site! If you like this sort of thing, you may enjoy our SketchFab page: sketchfab.com/cotswoldarchaeology - Rosanna
@chiseldrock3 жыл бұрын
Miss you Yoda Mick
@elliefl12015 жыл бұрын
Great job lake
@pb34595 жыл бұрын
Brilliant lecture- thank you.
@CotswoldArchaeology5 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Paul - great to hear you enjoyed it!
@WestCountryClegg5 жыл бұрын
Wow Simon, You'll have to give us a dendro date on those timbers when you get them. I'm trying to organise a test pit to be put in a field over a possible (Norman) Manor House. I had it Geophyised by Tony from Archeoscan, but he said nothing was there. So I bought my own Geophyis machine (wow they are expensive) and found something. So I thought if your rapping up your excavations and could spare a digger?? It's near Yate.
@aleksca98775 жыл бұрын
Oh wow, that's amazing :D
@CotswoldArchaeology5 жыл бұрын
Thank you! :D
@davidwilcox59165 жыл бұрын
How do these sites always get buried under so much earth? And then they are usually in very good condition when uncovered.???
@CotswoldArchaeology5 жыл бұрын
Hi David! Because hypocausts were underground (the floor was on top), once they fell out of use they quickly got buried - either deliberately filled in with rubbish or just filled up with natural products like earth, decayed plants etc. So could be quite well preserved when found by archaeologists. - Rosanna
@laurancerobinson6 жыл бұрын
So glad that this video was uploaded. Learnt a lot. Really interesting.
@CotswoldArchaeology6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Laurance, pleased to hear that! We're intending to post more lectures in the future, so keep an eye out :) - Rosanna
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I think I remember reading that this was the site of a pub. It's turned into a bit of a nature reserve recently. I hope they make a little park out of it, but I guess that's just a dream.
For anyone interested this plot now STILL sits empty, a wasteland reclaimed by nature, abandoned right in the centre of the town. I'm pretty sure it floods and creates a pond every half a year, a fense has been kicked in ,and you sometimes see the odd homeless tent pitched up in there. shame, you'd think someone would want to preserve/develop the land.
7 to 10 % of total population, well today the neoliberal paradigm ensures that a good 50 % are trapped in low-wage slavery.
Thanks for uploading! Pity the audio is so poor. - Nevermind, the poor audio was just the intro.
@abQUINTON1 Thanks for the extra info on audio. I almost turned Neil off, due to that... I'm a true TT fan from California (in the Redwoods) & just heard about Time Signs & found this from another TT admirer who put this all on YT. A great spot is Reijer Zaaijer's channel and he has all 20 seasons, plus the failed US attempt, the TT Extra by Robin Bush, Tony's shows, Mud Men...etc. Love intelligent shows like this. Wish I could do a new life & have a career in Archaeology & Paleontology. I'm a rockhound & love digging in the dirt...lol. Cheers !
Great lecture!
Great to hear you found it interesting!
I'm currently watching a program about this castle and I can't help but think it is actually on top of an older structure given the location on top of a huge almost pyramid style hill. I would be interested in learning if there are researchers who have entertained the same idea.
Hi Edward, great question! The huge mound that Clare Castle stands on was built to take the castle in the late 11th century. It is particularly tall but typical of the early motte and bailey castles of the time, where soon after settling themselves in England the Barons built large mounds with wooden keeps on top, as a symbol of power and to maintain control. There is an image of a motte and wooden keep just having been constructed on the Bayeux Tapestry. It is quite possible that it is built on older remains, but we don’t as yet have any evidence that the earthworks themselves are anything other than Norman. The possibility that the pre-Norman, late Saxon town had some defensive earthworks cannot be ruled out…but whether they were any of these is unknown. There are other notable sites, e.g. Thetford Castle, that was built on an Iron Age defended site, but as yet no evidence for that at Clare.
Great work. Wish I had found this earlier.
Anna's favourite site find is a sherd turned spindlewhorl, which is pretty cool!
Can't argue with her! 😊 Megan - you're in the draw! 🎄🎁🎅
Why are they called corn dryers? Corn wouldn't arrive in Europe for another thousand years? I have done some research but I can't find an explanation for this?
Hi Joseph! Corn is just a generic UK term for cereal grains (wheat, oats, barley etc), as opposed to the American direct meaning of corn. The main species in this corn dryer was spelt wheat (the predominant species of wheat in this part of Britain during the Roman period). Wheat was cultivated as a crop in Britain from the early Neolithic and the earliest dated spelt wheat in Britain is likely from Thanet, where it was dated to the end of the Early Bronze Age (Barclay et al. 2011; Martin et al. 2012). Hope that helps explain! :)
@@CotswoldArchaeology very helpful thank you Kama because I was reading some literature on Roman cooking and it was talking about salad corn and corn dryers, so I looked into it and couldn't find anything.
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Well that brought back a lot of memories of working on those sites. Nice one.
Pleased you enjoyed it Pete 😊👍
Isn't technology brilliant.
It's making so much difference at the moment, in particular. Being able to share models like this at least in some way makes up for not being able to get people onto site! If you like this sort of thing, you may enjoy our SketchFab page: sketchfab.com/cotswoldarchaeology - Rosanna
Miss you Yoda Mick
Great job lake
Brilliant lecture- thank you.
Thanks, Paul - great to hear you enjoyed it!
Wow Simon, You'll have to give us a dendro date on those timbers when you get them. I'm trying to organise a test pit to be put in a field over a possible (Norman) Manor House. I had it Geophyised by Tony from Archeoscan, but he said nothing was there. So I bought my own Geophyis machine (wow they are expensive) and found something. So I thought if your rapping up your excavations and could spare a digger?? It's near Yate.
Oh wow, that's amazing :D
Thank you! :D
How do these sites always get buried under so much earth? And then they are usually in very good condition when uncovered.???
Hi David! Because hypocausts were underground (the floor was on top), once they fell out of use they quickly got buried - either deliberately filled in with rubbish or just filled up with natural products like earth, decayed plants etc. So could be quite well preserved when found by archaeologists. - Rosanna
So glad that this video was uploaded. Learnt a lot. Really interesting.
Thanks Laurance, pleased to hear that! We're intending to post more lectures in the future, so keep an eye out :) - Rosanna
Hi Simon :D