Sheffield Castle dig finishes: '˜Best discovery' points to earlier Norman stronghold
'We've got the whole story, from the modern period right back to the medieval,' says Dinah Saich of the South Yorkshire Archaeology Service, standing near one of 11 deep trenches that have been dug at the site of Sheffield's lost castle. Â
A two-month excavation programme on the vast space cleared when the city centre's indoor market moved to The Moor has unearthed many finds '“ medieval pottery, tiles, and even an ancient '˜ear scoop' among them.
But principal archaeologist Dinah believes the plot is '“ locally at least '“ uniquely comprehensive for the way its early underground layers have been preserved.
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