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Short Description:
Upper fill of enclosure ditch
Issued to
David Bowles | 20/06/2019
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Interpretation

    • Gradual infill of the enclosure ditch over time. Ceramic assessment suggests a date of early 3rd century
      • Scott Williams
    • 6-7-2019
    • Pottery assement finds pottery within this context date roughly between 100-250/400 AD.
      • Indie Jago
    • 1-10-2020

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Soft
  • Mid yellowish brown
  • Silt
  • Limited small stones <5%. Random sorting.
  • Length - Width - 2.05m Thickness -
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  • Hand ex, sunny conditions

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Ceramic Building Material 6 29 (Year 2019)
Pot 7 37 Samian ware - broken. Flange and partial body. either Dressel 38 bowl (Ad140-230) or ?Curle 21 mortarium or mortaria-like bowl (AD150-200). (Year 2019)
Flint 1 3 (Year 2019)
Human bone 1 2 Burnt (Year 2019)
Pot 6 48 Greyware. Small jar/beaker; upper body with shoulder groove. (Year 2019)
Pot 1 20 Large, good quality body sherd with incised linear decoration. (Year 2019)
Pot 19 0 Roman (mixed). (Year 2019)
Pot 6 6 (Year 2019)
Pot 9 61 Slot 1a. Some oxidised, on greyware rim. (Year 2019)
Ferrous Object 1 2 Slot 1a. Iron crumbs, unidentifiable, heavily corroded (Year 2019)

Feature

  • Feature: EPR_105
    • Enclosure ditch

Site Photos

  • Photo: EPR_193884
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    • W facing photo of intersection of road side ditch and enclosure ditch
  • Photo: EPR_193906
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    • W facing photo of soot through enclosure ditch [1006] through cobbled surface (1021)

Samples

  • Sample: EPR_1
    • Stephen Hutchinson
    • 21-6-2019

Objects

  • Find: EPR_3
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    • Rim of mortira pot with makers stamp
    • Ceramic
  • Find: EPR_8
    • Pottery, possibly later used as spindle whorl

Record Details

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  • David Bowles 20-6-2019
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