Roman wickers found with ladders in Norfolk – History

Archaeologists have discovered a well-preserved Roman made of wicker woven wickers that still contain the remains of what appears to be a step ladder.

Oxford archaeology has been digging out larger Roman agricultural settlements. This is one of several wells they have found so far, it is very complete, it is an organic material preserved from anaerobic water-containing conditions.

The well is made by cutting the axially down to the waterline and then weaving the wicker wall intricately to create a basically large, bottomless basket with sails (posts) weaving into the weaver horizontally. The gap between the wicker and the cutting shaft is filled with large wood, which archaeologists believe is Arachid.

The possible ladder consists of only one track, tilted with the top of the wicker, and a step on the top of the rail. It lacks a second rail and its other steps, which is why archaeologists cannot conclude decisively that this is a step, but this seems to be the most likely.

The well is still being excavated and archaeologists hope to find a large number of remains at the bottom of the well. Valued objects, important depths of intentionally stored in the ceremony or simply lost, organic remains, broken pottery, kitchen garbage, murder victims – you never know what you might find at the bottom of an ancient well preserved one.

Meanwhile, the top of the wells that have been excavated so far have been 3D scanned and a model has been created to allow people to carefully observe the complex weaving of the wicker structure.