The dig discovered evidence of early ploughing as well as a great deal of medieval pottery. The remains of the timber building were discovered on what would have been the outskirts of town due to the noxious smell of the tannery.
Medieval road mapping project reveals 12th century tannery
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2008/09/24 - 07:30.
A team of experts working on a project to map Norman and Saxon roads through central England failed to find them in Wallingford, but instead unearthed a 12th to 13th century tannery.
The dig discovered evidence of early ploughing as well as a great deal of medieval pottery. The remains of the timber building were discovered on what would have been the outskirts of town due to the noxious smell of the tannery. |
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