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Short Description:
Upper fill of vallum re-cut [6012] at western end of Trench 6
Issued to
Morag Driscoll | 22/06/2018
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Interpretation

    • The re-cut appears to have been filled by low energy filtration and therefore gradually silted up
      • Brendon Wilkins
    • 12-11-2018

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Firm
  • Light brownish-grey
  • Silty sand
  • Very occasional small sub-rounded stones 2 bones with possible butchery marks probably cattle
  • Length - 2.00m Width - 1.80m Depth - 0.35m
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  • Hand excavated

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Animal Bone 263 3749 Mixed assemblage - Equid, cattle, Red Deer (1), pig, sheep/goat, Bovid, large and small ungulate, both large and medium sized unclassified mammals and chicken (2). Dr Hannah Russ, December 2018)
Animal Bone 4 42 teeth
Ferrous Object 1 45
Slag 3 87
Other (add to description) 2 26 mortar

Feature

  • Feature: COL18_606
    • Possible vallum ditch

Site Photos

  • Photo: COL18_180721
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    • Southeast-facing section photo of vallum ditches, looking north, 1m scale

Samples

  • Sample: COL18_4
    • Siobhan Paul
    • 23-6-2018

Objects

  • Find: COL18_10
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    • Bone with possible butcher mark
    • Bone
  • Find: COL18_11
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    • Bone with possible butcher mark
    • Bone

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