The Dig So Far

1. 2019

   Before the dig

2. Desk-based assessment

   The study of the Glebe Field that the dig grew from. Updated in March 2026 for the University of Bristol.

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   2019

3. 2021

   531 finds from 6 trenches

4. The first trenches

   The group opens its first trenches in the Glebe Field.

   The dig report

   May 25 2021

5. 2022

   508 finds from 10 trenches

6. The first 3D model

   Photogrammetry of the trench: the first of the models on Sketchfab.

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   Jun 22 2022

7. Saxon and Roman metalwork

   A harness cheek piece and a Roman coin written up as Top Finds, days after the strap end.

   

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   Oct 18 2022

8. 2023

   519 finds from 15 trenches

9. Dig Report 1 published

   The first of the group’s dig reports.

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   Mar 4 2023

10. Digging for Britain films the dig

    The Roman fibula brooch turned up on filming day.

    

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    Aug 29 2023

11. 2024

    526 finds from 18 trenches

12. A medieval padlock

    One of the year’s small finds.

    

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    Sep 1 2024

13. 2025

    433 finds from 22 trenches

14. A Venetian coin

    A soldino of Michele Steno, Doge of Venice, 1400 to 1413.

    

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    Apr 11 2025

15. On BBC iPlayer

    Digging for Britain features Siston.

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    Jul 13 2025

16. The game changer in TR46

    An 800 mm wall on a rubble foundation, inside the mound.

    

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    Oct 11 2025

17. 2026

    156 finds from 4 trenches

18. The University of Bristol comes to Siston

    Field schools in the Glebe Field in 2026 and 2027.

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    Mar 13 2026

19. A human tooth

    Confirmed by a dentist among hundreds of animal teeth.

    

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    Aug 26 2026

20. A medieval barbed arrowhead

    Found at the end of the day as the trenches were tidied.

    

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    Oct 16 2026

Finds are counted by the date they were found; trenches are the numbered trenches with finds that season.