Archaeology

When I came out of my house this morning, a chap had just parked on the road outside, and was putting on his yellow reflective jacket and looking in the boot. Very politely, he asked if it was okay to park there, and we got talking, especially when I saw the sign "Monmouth Archaeology" in the front windscreen of his car.
Work is going ahead with the new drain, that's going along Wyeford Road and around the outside of the medieval town walls on the English side of Hay. There was a town gate there originally, and the chap from Monmouth Archaeology has the watching brief.
These days an archaeologist has to be on hand to keep an eye on contractors who are digging around near sensitive archaeological areas, and the town gates is one such place. They've already uncovered stone masonry, and not reached the bottom of it yet - the only problem they're having is that they haven't found any pottery yet, which is important for dating the masonry.
It's all rather exciting, and he's promised to keep me updated with any new discoveries!