2016 Season begins!

We are well into cleaning the trenches and revealing our familiar features as well as some tantalising new features.  The inner and outer ditches look great as does the palisade and the ring of palisade postholes.  We have one small sherd of Late Roman Amphora so far from cleaning. 


The students and volunteers not to mention the staff are looking forward to the next few weeks of back breaking labour, banter and careful trowelling.  Rhynie Woman is providing the best lunches for us EVER (ah, the cakes!).


Most of us are heading to the Prize Bingo tonight and there will be tours tomorrow during Rhynie Gala. Meet near the Gala tents in the village during the afternoon!

Drone shot of our trenches 2016.

Rhynie Village Meeting: Great Success!

Last night Dr G gave a talk at Rhynie village to around 120 community folks on a cold November evening. The latest results of the project were outlined and amazing new X-ray images of the Rhynie artefacts were on show.

Most importantly though the village pulled out all the stops and made Rhynie Men gingerbread! Not only was this the tastiest gingerbread on the planet, it was made with an amazing cookie cutter specially made by the Scottish Sculpture Workshop.

Delicious home-made Rhynie Men!

Thanks to everyone attending. I can't decide though whether to keep my last Rhynie Man biscuit as an icon worthy of museum preservation or to have it will a nice cup of tea for elevenses....

 - Gordon

The REAP 2012 Season

The REAP 2012 field season has begun! The archaeologists arrived on the 16th of June and the trench is now open and we are working hard - despite the rain!
There will be more updates to come from both staff and students on the training dig - including pictures.