Blog post from Chris Jones, Portalis volunteer<\/p>\n
\u201cI signed up for the Portalis dig having no experience of archaeology and only the most superficial understanding of the Mesolithic period. I expected to be simply carrying buckets!<\/p>\n
Instead, from day one, it\u2019s felt like I was part of a team of friendly and enthusiastic people. I\u2019ve cut turf, trowelled trenches, marked and plotted finds, helped carry out a geophysical survey, measured levels and documented records.<\/p>\n
All the while I\u2019ve been picking up tit-bits of knowledge about landscapes, geology, anthropology, the earliest technologies and so much more!<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve been fascinated by the discussions concerning the planning and execution of the dig, and all the possible interpretations of what we\u2019ve found.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been a fantastic experience far from my normal, everyday routine!\u201d<\/p>\n
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Postiad blog gan Chris Jones, gwirfoddolwr Portalis<\/p>\n
\u201cYmunais \u00e2 chloddiad Portalis heb unrhyw brofiad o archaeoleg a dim ond y ddealltwriaeth fwyaf arwynebol o’r cyfnod Mesolithig. Roeddwn i’n disgwyl mai cario bwcedi yn unig y byddwn i! Yn lle hynny, o\u2019r diwrnod cyntaf, cefais y teimlad fy mod yn rhan o d\u00eem o bobl cyfeillgar a brwdfrydig.<\/p>\n
Rwyf wedi torri tywyrch, trywelu ffosydd, marcio a phlotio darganfyddiadau, helpu i gynnal arolwg geoffisegol, mesur lefelau a dogfennu cofnodion.<\/p>\n
Ar hyd yr amser rydw i wedi bod yn casglu darnau o wybodaeth am dirweddau, daeareg, anthropoleg, y technolegau cynharaf a llawer mwy!<\/p>\n
Cefais fy swyno gan y trafodaethau ynghylch cynllunio a chyflawni\u2019r cloddiad, a\u2019r holl ddehongliadau posibl o\u2019r hyn rydym wedi\u2019i ddarganfod.<\/p>\n
Mae wedi bod yn brofiad gwych, profiad oedd yn gwbl wahanol i fy nhrefn bywyd arferol bob dydd!\u201d<\/p>\n
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