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Cookham Dig24

I created artwork and led creative workshops onsite amongst the archaeologists as they continued to excavate Cookham Abbey for 6 weeks during the summer. All the artworks below were developed during Cookham Dig24.

Trench 1 the many different colours of earth reveal the archaeology, providing evidence of pits, post holes and water channels. Significant finds, including a turned wooden bowl, were discovered submerged in water at the bottom of the well, which was lined with a very large tree trunk.

Trench 2 is an Anglo Saxon Christian burial ground. There were further discoveries of burial cuts and human remains. These were carefully revealed and respectfully excavated.

Phyllida Shelley

Friends of Cookham Abbey

Artist in Residence