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Original filename

piggottbx29im070.tif

Title

Piggott Box 29

Credit

Unknown

Holder

Institute of Archaeology, University of Oxford

Location

England, Dorset, Dudsbury

Date

29 October 13 @ 11:34

Source

Scanned Negative

Image size

2602x2581

Caption

Piggott: England: Dudsbury Barrow, Dorset 1934 excavation

Keywords

Piggott, negative, people, excavation, barrow, dig, ditch, instarch, lost vista, pinstripe trouser

Excavated by Colonel Charles Drew before demolition of mound - the excavation was reported in The Times, April 25th, 1935

Comments from Martin Rush 12/03/2024 via Facebook:

"Amazingly shiny shoes for a dig. But the jacket's pretty ragged at the elbow."

"In the 1950s-1960s our local farmers still worked in tweed jackets and cords. Photos of workers on the docks and in construction show similar."
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