NO THRILL LIKE DIGGING

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6841, 23 April 1932, Page 9

NO THRILL LIKE DIGGING

GIRL ARCHAEOLOGIST

Britain’s youngest woman archaeologist is Miss Rosalind Winbolt, the daughter of Mr S. E. Winbolt, who has added considerably to the knowledge of Roman history, particularly by excavations at Pulbnrough (England), which revealed new light on the direction of the‘ancient Static Street. “Girls looking for thrills might do worse than try a little digging,” said Miss Winbolt. “There is no thrill quite like finding these ancient relics in the soil. All sorts of people gather round and watch. Small boys and old , men wait patiently for hours in the hope that something will come to light, and very often they are rewarded. There is usually a cry of excitement and handclapping when an ancient coin, a portion of a Roman villa, a mill, stone, or any other of the countless relics of preChristnn days are found.” Mr Winbolt, who was a master of Christ's Hospital, is very proud of his daughter. In 19211 he and his daughter got their biggest thrills when they dug out a Roman station at Alfoldcan, in mid-Sussex. The next year they dug out a British and Roman villa site in East Cliff, Folkestone, where the yield to the two archaeologists was hidden treasure.