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Short Description:
Discrete area of blackened silt material containing cremation urn
Issued to
Erin McDonald | 28/06/2019
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Interpretation

    • Discreet area of charcoal rich/ashy soil containing a cremation urn. Tentative investigation suggested the possibility of more cremation deposits and therefore further investigation was halted.
      • Scott Williams
    • 6-7-2019

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

Description

  • Loose
  • Very dark grey
  • Silt
  • Charcoal
  • See EDM plan
  • Feature was rectangular in plan shape. Not excavated beyond initial strip and clean. (1024) is a duplicate of this context.
  • Trowel

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Human bone 5 3 Cremated. (Year 2019)
Pot 4 30 Roman and possibly Bronze Age. (Year 2019)

Feature

  • Feature: EPR_103
    • Spread related to cremation urn

Site Photos

  • Photo: EPR_193905
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    • Area blackening associated with cremation urn

Record Details

  • Not set
  • Erin McDonald 28-6-2019
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