Archeolological &

Historical Association

by Kit Heald'

TRENCH Foot is not a very common condition nowadays but our speaker, Mr S Askew, from the University of Manchester Archaeology Unit, developed it while carrying out an excavation on a waterlogged site in Nantwich town centre which is of national importance.

It was a rescue dig following the purchase of the land by a property developer and in the year they were on site, only a fraction of what is there was excavated.

The site was connected with the salt industry - important even in Roman times. Artefacts in excellent condition were dug out - Samian ware, Roman coarse ware, patera, coins, salt worker's paddles and even a wooden toilet seat. Leather shoes were found in one pit and even animal remains.

The AGM, and the last meeting of the current session, is on Monday, April 18, at Friars Green Independent Methodist Church, Cairo Street at 7.30pm. A video of the society's 40th anniversary dinner will be shown.

For details about the new sessions starting in September, call Miss A Podmore on 813669.