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Simon Verdegem
@SimonVerdegem
Battlefield archaeologist, WW1 archaeology - works for @WillaertRuben - co-founder @skylarcs - head archaeologist @DigHill80
May 14, 2020 • 8 tweets • 12 min read
About 6 years ago we were in the final phase of the excavation between the Pilckem Road, Lancashire Farm and Fusilier Farm. We were able to excavate a vast British trench system before the land was turned into an industrial area.

#FWW #Archaeology #History #WW1 ImageImageImageImage Within the excavation area we expected to find parts of the support line (Headingley Lane) with a series of shelters, the reserve line (X-Line) and some of the communication trenches (Argyle Street) connecting these trench systems.

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Apr 12, 2020 • 11 tweets • 13 min read
8 yrs ago, I started my 1st #FWW dig, as lead archaeologist, on new sewage collectors around the town of Messines. Trench maps from the desktop-study indicated we would cross several war-related features, but we discovered much more. I'll give an overview in the following days First feature we encountered was a German communication trench named Blauer Graben (Oyster Avenue). Only the bottom 30cm was preserved, but in a rather good condition. It was about 40cm wide and metal U-frames were used to support the floor and wall timbers.

#FWW #Archaeology