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Short Description:
Fill of ditch [7007] running e west in trench 7
Issued to
Chris Paul | 23/06/2018
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Interpretation

    • Fill of the ditch
      • Ruth McTighe
    • 30-6-2018
    • Secondary fill
      • Brendon Wilkins
    • 13-11-2018

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

Description

  • Moderately compacted
  • Mid yellowish-brown
  • Silty clay
  • Occasional charcoal less than 10% Moderately sorted angular and sub-angular stone 25%
  • L - 3.22 W: 1.11m D: 0.39m
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  • Mattock and trowel in overcast but dry conditions

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Animal Bone 81 841 Mixed assemblage - Equid, cattle, Red Deer (2), Fallow Deer (1), pig, sheep/goat, fox (2), large and small ungulates, unclassified large and medium sized mammals and goose (2). (Dr Hannah Russ, December 2018)
Animal Bone 1 11 jaw with teeth
Animal Bone 12 193 teeth
Other (add to description) 3 10 charcoal
Pot 1 15 glazed pottery
Pot 3 39
Stone 2 823 1 fragment of red clay brick = 283g; 1 fragment of dressed red stone = 540g
Stone 1 7 quartz pebble

Feature

  • Feature: COL18_702
    • East-west aligned enclosure ditch

Site Photos

  • Photo: COL18_180284
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    • Pre-excavation photo of ditch [7005], looking northwest, 1m scale
  • Photo: COL18_180742
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    • East-facing section of enclosure ditch F702, looking west, 2m and 1m scales

Objects

  • Find: COL18_3
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    • Ceramic material
    • Ceramic

Record Details

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  • Chris Paul 23-6-2018
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