Archaeology at Govan Old Church
Today, I attended an archaeological excavation, as a volunteer, at Govan Old Church burial ground which is three miles west of Glasgow in S.W. Scotland. Govan Old Church My blog of March 11th reported on this historic site which dates back about 1500 years and for which reason has been assigned the highest ranked 'Category A' status which is reserved for sites/buildings of national or international importance, either architectural or historic. On these sites archaeological investigations are closely regulated and controlled by the relevant government authority. The work at Govan Old Church is connected with a 're-vamp' of the town centre infrastructure and facilities and will continue to end of March. I may well return (as a volunteer) later in the month. The authorisation for the archaeology at Govan restricts excavations to a maximum depth of 60 cm/24 inches which, in context of the antiquity of this site, literally just scratches the surface. My in...