Unexploded ordnance is an ever present site hazard.
(ERIC FLAMAND)
The archaeological excavation at Wijtschate gets underway.
(ERIC FLAMAND)
Each orange stake marks the position of a set of human remains.
(ERIC FLAMAND)
IN 2015, during test trenching, a team of archaeologists discovered a well- preserved German strongpoint at a ridge top near the village of Wijtschate (also known as Wytschaete – or ‘Whitesheet’ to the British) and this discovery has now led to the commencement of extensive archaeology as Simon Verdegem, Peter Doyle, Robin Schäfer report.
