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Digging up Jane Austen's house Part II (opens the original)
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Following on from Digging up Jane Austen's house Part I where we explored the Steventon digs, this post uncovers how archaeology can help tell us what Austen’s birthplace may have looked like.Uncovering what Steventon rectory looked like before it was demolished seems like such an easy, straightforward question to answer. Yet, like the elusive writer herself, you have to dig deep and appearances can be misleading.What did Austen’s house really look like?It’s all too easy to cloud our impressions
Digging up Jane Austen's house Part I (opens the original)
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Usually the famous field in Steventon where Jane Austen’s home originally stood is a vast expanse of green, dotted with the odd tree and maybe a handful of sheep. But when I arrived one windy June morning, a different sight greeted me. A large open trench had been unearthed, a small white marquee erected in one corner, and a group of people near their cars were busy pulling on waterproof trousers and tying up sturdy boots. It was a second dig at Steventon.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-
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