Sompting: Malthouse Field

Malthouse Field at Sompting has been under examination by WAS for several years.

Photo Blog of The 2022 Excavation

  • Malthouse Field 16th August 2022 – Surveying and marking out trenches.
  • Malthouse Field 16th August 2022 – Surveying and marking out trenches.
  • Malthouse Field 16th August 2022 – Surveying and marking out trenches.
  • Malthouse Field 16th August 2022 – Surveying and marking out trenches.
  • Malthouse Field 17th August 2022 – Phill the digger driver taking off the turf.
  • Malthouse Field 18th August 2022 – Erecting the finds sorting tent.
  • Malthouse Field 18th August 2022 – Erecting the finds sorting tent.
  • Malthouse Field 19th August 2022 – Further preparation.
  • Malthouse Field 19th August 2022 – The local resident sheep, Annie.
  • Malthouse Field 19th August 2022 – Further preparation
  • Malthouse Field 20th August 2022 – Getting to know the local resident.
  • Malthouse Field 20th August 2022 – Getting to know the local resident.
  • Malthouse Field 20th August 2022 – Initial find.
  • Malthouse Field 20th August 2022.
  • Malthouse Field 20th August 2022.
  • Malthouse Field 20th August 2022 – Initial find, back view.
  • Malthouse Field 20th August 2022.
  • Malthouse Field 21st August 2022 – Annie decided she didn’t understand how to use the total station!
  • Malthouse Field 21st August 2022.
  • Malthouse Field 21st August 2022.
  • Malthouse Field 21st August 2022.
  • Malthouse Field 21st August 2022.
  • Malthouse Field 21st August 2022.
  • Malthouse Field 21st August 2022 – Taking a break.
  • Malthouse Field 22nd August 2022.
  • Malthouse Field 22nd August 2022.
  • Malthouse Field 22nd August 2022.
  • Malthouse Field 23rd August 2022 – Despite the drizzle, digging continued today . Plenty of worked flint and pottery of all periods coming up, including some nice diagnostic medieval types.
  • Malthouse Field 23rd August 2022 – Despite the drizzle, digging continued today . Plenty of worked flint and pottery of all periods coming up, including some nice diagnostic medieval types.
  • Malthouse Field 23rd August 2022 – Despite the drizzle, digging continued today . Plenty of worked flint and pottery of all periods coming up, including some nice diagnostic medieval types.
  • Malthouse Field 23rd August 2022 – Despite the drizzle, digging continued today . Plenty of worked flint and pottery of all periods coming up, including some nice diagnostic medieval types.
  • Malthouse Field 24th August 2022 – Finds processed on site.
  • Malthouse Field 24th August 2022 – Finds processed on site.
  • Malthouse Field 24th August 2022 – Finds processed on site.
  • Malthouse Field 24th August 2022 – Finds processed on site.
  • Malthouse Field 24th August 2022 – Finds processed on site.
  • Malthouse Field 24th August 2022 – Finds processed on site.
  • Malthouse Field 24th August 2022 – Bone handled knife.
  • Malthouse Field 24th August 2022 – Nit comb.
  • Malthouse Field 27th August 2022
  • Malthouse Field 27th August 2022
  • Malthouse Field 27th August 2022
  • Malthouse Field 27th August 2022
  • Malthouse Field 27th August 2022
  • Malthouse Field 27th August 2022 – Clay pipe bowl.
  • Malthouse Field 27th August 2022 – Finds processed on site.
  • Malthouse Field 27th August 2022 – Finds processed on site.
  • Malthouse Field 29th August 2022
  • Malthouse Field 29th August 2022
  • Malthouse Field 29th August 2022
  • Malthouse Field 29th August 2022
  • Malthouse Field 29th August 2022 – Oh you are awful but I like ewe.
  • Malthouse Field 31st August 2022
  • Malthouse Field 31st August 2022
  • Malthouse Field 31st August 2022 – A super posthole in T25 found by new member Chris.
  • Malthouse Field 1st September 2022
  • Malthouse Field 1st September 2022
  • Malthouse Field 1st September 2022 – Annie rearranged Theresa’s planning frames.
  • Malthouse Field 1st September 2022 – possible flue tile found by Mark and Julian.
  • Malthouse Field 2nd September 2022 – Last day of the main dig.
  • Malthouse Field 2nd September 2022 – Last day of the main dig.
  • Malthouse Field 2nd September 2022 – Last day of the main dig.
  • Malthouse Field 2nd September 2022 – Last day of the main dig.
  • Malthouse Field 2nd September 2022 – Last day of the main dig.
  • Malthouse Field 2nd September 2022 – Last day of the main dig.

More Photos of the Dig

Publications

Malthous Field, Sompting Paddocs, Worthing Intermediate Flint Report SPW. 17, SPW. 18 & SPW. 19 by Andrew Bell, Theresa Griffiths & Jacqueline Lake, November 2021Download