Tumps of tunnelling moles reveal the past
by Claire Stares from Environment | The Guardian on (#2K27T)
The Trundle, West Sussex Ramparts' busy archaeologists send forth iron age pottery, shells and bones as they excavate
As we walked the perimeter of the ramparts, we noticed that the cropped turf-covered contours below were heavily tracked with molehills. We came across an area of fresh tumps, the newly excavated soil still damp and dark like coffee grounds.
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