This is the calendar from the 2013 season at Basing House. We’ll publish the 2014 calendar in June.
There’s so much happening while we’re digging at Basing House, that we’ve had to make a calendar!
Daily Events
These activities are happening everyday. So there will always be something to see when you visit our dig.
- Artist-in-Residence – Open Studio in the Learning Centre
- Building Survey of the Standing Remains
- Geophysical Survey of Basingstoke Common
- Finds Hut Open to Visitors – Finds identification and recording. Including our Digitisation Project
- Excavation News on Display in the Visitor Centre
Special Events
We have also planned a few special events, to coincide with the Festival of British Archaeology.
| Date | Excavation |
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Sunday 21st July 2013 |
Skeleton team mark out grid for the trench. |
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Monday 22nd July 2013 |
Students first day on site. Opening the trench begins |
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Tuesday 23rd July 2013 |
Volunteers first day on site. Opening the trench continues |
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Wednesday 24th July 2013 |
Festival of British Archaeology Open Day 11-3 |
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Thursday 25th July 2013 |
Festival of British Archaeology Open Day 11-3 |
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Friday 26th July 2013 |
Basing House closed to the public. |
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Saturday 27th July 2013 |
Young Archaeologists Club visiting excavation. |
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Sunday 28th July 2013 |
No digging on site |
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Monday 29th July 2013 |
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Tuesday 30th July 2013 |
Festival of British Archaeology Open Day 11-3 |
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Wednesday 31st July 2013 |
Festival of British Archaeology Open Day 11-3 |
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Thursday 1st August 2013 |
Meg Davis visiting the excavation to test the use of touchscreen tablets for recording excavation data. |
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Friday 2nd August 2013 |
Basing House closed to the public. |
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Saturday 3rd August 2013 |
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Sunday 4th August 2013 |
No digging on site |
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Monday 5th August 2013 |
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Tuesday 6th August 2013 |
Festival of British Archaeology Open Day 11-3 |
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Wednesday 7th August 2013 |
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Thursday 8th August 2013 |
Bones Identification Day & Festival of British Archaeology Open Day 11-3 |
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Friday 9th August 2013 |
Basing House closed to the public. |
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Saturday 10th August 2013 |
University of Southampton students’ last day on site. The team will begin covering the trench. |
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Sunday 11th August 2013 |
Trench covering continues. |
