{"id":560,"date":"2017-08-09T12:00:55","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T11:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/?p=560"},"modified":"2018-06-07T14:39:21","modified_gmt":"2018-06-07T13:39:21","slug":"a-damp-but-promising-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/2017\/08\/09\/a-damp-but-promising-start\/","title":{"rendered":"A Damp but Promising Start"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s been an excellent start to our big summer excavation season. Machining at the Little London Tile Kiln site has confirmed the geophysics results, and more, with a number of large burnt clay and brick structures starting to emerge.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s clear evidence of Roman activity already! Meanwhile at the Silchester Temple site, Prof. Fulford rallied the troops under cover of a beautiful timber framed barn while topsoil stripping started outside in the monsoon.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-560 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/20170809_091300-1-e1502285808898-225x300-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/20170808_092317-300x225-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We cant wait for blue skies so we can begin digging in earnest!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s been an excellent start to our big summer excavation season. 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