Another exciting aspect of the project this year is our work on constructing a 3-d model of St Peter's Church. This model is being constructed using Google Sketch-Up and will include the interior of the church, the entire graveyard, and the underground vaults. When completed it will allow the user to explore the landscape from a first person point of view. One of the larger goals of our continuing work on St Georges is to integrate this particular site into a 3-D 17th century landscape and beyond. The photo above is an example of our early efforts.
After two weeks of digging our time at Whitehall has come to an end. While our time here was cut short by both our dig schedule and some logistical hiccups we learned much of the phasing of the site over the last four centuries. Of greatest import for this project are the several layers of sealed 17th (possibly early 18th century) deposits filled with artefacts, most notably a large quantity of of tinglazes from both England and the Low Countries. Future investigations of the property will hopefully shed more light on these layers and how they related to the larger 17th century landscape of St. George's.
Next week includes the Cup-Match Holiday which is a cricket match between St George's (East-End) and Somerset (West-End) created in celebration of Emancipation Day in Bermuda 1 August 1834. So during the first portion of the week we will be digging at Ming House an early 18th century on Duke of York Street (the main thoroughfare in St George's). It is of interest for this project due to its location directly abutting St Peters boundary wall. These excavations will shed light on the construction phases for the church wall. More Soon, brf
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