30th July 2011, 05:48 PM
Thats what they seem to have done at Marne Barracks, two parallel rows of posts but in radial slots rather than parallel trenches or seperate postpits - probably makes the posts more stable, in 3 directions at least. Slots a bit short for a modern shovel but probably spot-on using ancient digging equipment, eg. cow scapula? Mine are probably re-cuts into an earlier continuous linear trench, but look remarkably similar (although I haven't got any post-pipes so can't prove that's what they are).
Archie - don't know what your subsoil is but you could also try out/compare different digging gear, eg afore-mentioned scapulae, digging-sticks, wooden shovels etc - might be fun/instructive activity for the students making them in the first place?
Archie - don't know what your subsoil is but you could also try out/compare different digging gear, eg afore-mentioned scapulae, digging-sticks, wooden shovels etc - might be fun/instructive activity for the students making them in the first place?