When I started the Archdiggers site it was an attempt to reduce the anonymity of diggers who all you would see was the odd back of the head shot in site photographs. While much of the public can name members of the time Team or other media celebrities and some have even read popular tomes on the subject, the bulk of the skilled teams of diggers who work in all conditions remain blurred figures in the background. Unfortunately we have lost one of our colleagues Nick Plunkett who although not a media star should be celebrated, he was one of the most skilled flint Knapper’s I have ever come across and always had time to share his skill and knowledge, most of the Wessex diggers had their own examples of Nicks work copies of prehistoric flint made as jewellery. It was not just Nicks skill with flint but that he always had time to explain things, share his knowledge, work out problems on site, he was just one of the nicest guys you could work with on site. Nick’s knowledge and love for archaeology that he shared with others will hopefully be passed on and remembered by those who worked with him, he will be missed by all his colleagues at Wessex and by his friends and family, my condolences to all who knew him.
Nick and rest of team at Rock Common 1997