Town Dig, Tipping Street, Stafford
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Town Dig, Tipping Street, Stafford
Image: © Liz Taylor Taken: Unknown
Before the County Council went ahead with transforming a central car park to their new office blocks, the archaeologists were able to dig a little below the tarmac. The Victorian/Georgian layers were soon dispensed with and the older layers were uncovered, a domestic kiln and a sealed bottle containing a liquid concoction to ward off evil spirits were found, amongst other items.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6256841/Archaeologists-unearth-17th-century-bottle-used-to-scare-off-witches.html
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Image Location
Latitude
52.804677
Longitude
-2.115214