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Short Description:
Dark grey silty clay layer with charcoal inclusions in ditch [1006]
Issued to
Susan Wilson | 25/06/2019
19

Interpretation

    • Primary silting event infilling ditch. Ceramic dating suggests late 2nd to 3rd century date.
      • Scott Williams
    • 6-7-2019
    • Pottery assement dates the ditch to 3rd-4th century.
      • Indie Jago
    • 1-10-2020

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Firm, plastic
  • Dark grey
  • Silty clay
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  • Width - 1.4m Thickness - 0.50m
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  • Mattock, trowel. Dry conditions.

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Pot 2 36 Handmade - ?Iron Age?. Prehistoric tradition. (Year 2019)
Pot 2 9 Samian ware. Body sherd , mortarium, AD170-230. (Year 2019)
Pot 1 5 Nene Valley colour coated ware, rim of beaker, AD150-410. (Year 2019)
Pot 1 8 Cream ware flange (?Mancetter-Hartshill). Romano-British. (Year 2019)
Pot 4 25 Greyware. Romano-British. (Year 2019)
Pot 6 29 Roman (mixed). (Year 2019)
Slag 2 2 (Year 2019)
Ferrous Object 1 1 Iron crumbs, unidentifiable, heavily corroded (Year 2019)

Feature

  • Feature: EPR_105
    • Enclosure ditch

Samples

  • Sample: EPR_4
    • Carl Hood
    • 26-6-2019

Objects

  • Find: EPR_9
    • Iron object

Record Details

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  • Susan Wilson 25-6-2019
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