After quite some time I’ve finally managed to add some galleries of images from the Archdiggers project, it’s taken a while to replace the early ASP.net site that had galleries but recent updates of the site to current versions of PHP and WordPress have enabled me to finally attach the galleries (see sidebar links) hopefully I will be adding more in future on a regular basis. The first new gallery 1993 Essendon
ArchDiggers Manifesto
Introduction statement from first the ArchDiggers site
“My aim was to provide an alternative view of diggers to the back of the head normally reproduced in most archaeological texts. I should say at once that there are many good archaeological photographers out there and sometimes you do have to photograph the backs of peoples heads however this project is my attempt to redress the balance and show some of the ‘faces’ involved in archaeology.”
Full “Manifesto” at ArchDiggers Manifesto
Para Boots
Anybody remember these “Para” boots from the 80’s 90’s they were almost standard foootwear on archaeological excavations until the widespread implementation of H&S and the requirement of steel toecaps led to their demise – any memories I’m looking for more quotes forthe page –Para Boots
Addenbrookes 2004-2016
Portraits from 2004-2016 from various sites in the Addenbrookes area – report on excavations “Cattle, community and place: the archaeology of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus” at https://repository.cam.ac.uk/collections/53d9b001-264d-44c1-9f90-143ecaea19e0 – more pics on facebook Archdiggers page at https://facebook.com/Archdiggers
More images from Addenbrookes on the Gallery page Addenbrookes 2004-2016
What Next
After twenty two years with the CAU (Cambridge Archaeology Unit) and a lot longer with various other units and museums I’ve finally got round to retiring. Although this means I won’t have as many opportunities to continue the “Archdiggers” project I still have a large backlog in the archives to deal with. The do What Next
Diggers in Time of Covid
The Onset of the Covid epedemic brought a lot of changes to the usual working practises although compared to many working enviroments the outdoor enviroment offered fewer restrictions. Visits to sites has been greatly reduced during this period and diggers have had to put up with all sorts of restrictions particularly at the start of the crisis. Diggers in Time of Covid
Orange PPE
Whilst being fully in favour of anything that makes our working enviroment safer I have to admit orange PPE (Personal Protective Equipment ) drives me to despair, its not the fact that it reduces you to a bright orange blob on site but its the tonal qualities of the material used and how they reproduce in black and white (my preferred medium) – have a look at the following example.
Must Farm 2015-16
If you followed the link from the Must Farm diary page these are a few of the Must Farm “Archdiggers” images from the 2015-16 season of excavation, I’ll add a few images in the following days, there are also further images on Facebook and on Flickr – I’m still hoping to get the Archdiggers page re-launched but there are still problems in web design to iron out and a lack of time available.
https://www.facebook.com/Archdiggers/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/archivewebb/albums/72157691411933733
Recent Images
These are some of the images from Cambridge Universities Archaeology Departments training dig north of Cambridge, dig went well despite the tough ground (clay) and occasional downpour they kept on singing.
Whilst I’m setting up the galleries I’ve posted some of these images on Flickr at the following; https://www.flickr.com/photos/archivewebb/albums/72157691411933733
Return to Archdiggers
After a long absence I’m returning to Archdiggers, the pages will take a slightly different format for the present, most new work will be presented via this blog and hopefully I’ll soon have galleries up and running
