Matthew Burnett with offcuts of the mediaeval wood
Posted on 07/28/2008 9:51:09 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
The latest summer season at one of the longest-running and most important archaeological excavations in the north-east has ended on a high note, with the uncovering of mediaeval woodwork.
Peat-rich soil around the site of a lost bishop's palace, just outside Kemnay, has preserved sections of centuries-old carpentry in remarkable condition.
Saw marks are visible on one piece and another has been turned and decorated on a primitive lathe by a skilled craftsman...
The finds have been preserved in water and will go for microcarbon dating that could pinpoint when the timber was felled...
Also found over recent weeks was a further piece of high-status Venetian glass, dating from the wealthy Leslie family's centuries of ownership of Fetternear. Their stately mansion was reduced to a roofless shell following a fire in 1919.
Another excavation will go ahead at Fetternear next summer.
A search for funding from corporate and academic sponsors is already going on to continue work on the massive complex and preserve the latest finds.
(Excerpt) Read more at pressandjournal.co.uk ...
Matthew Burnett with offcuts of the mediaeval wood
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