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Short Description:
Sandy rubble dump excavated in SW corner of slot 1
Issued to
Nicola Fuentes | 24/05/2018
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Interpretation

    • Deposit likely to have accumulated as dump whilst structure was upstanding, potentially dumped through first floor opening (visible on contemporary photograph).
      • Marty Brotzge
    • 25-5-2018

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • surface moderately compact, loose once excavated
  • Mid whitish grey
  • Sandy ruble
  • 25-50% inclusions Angular and Sub-Angular Poorly Sorted
  • Length - 5.44m Width - 3.43m Depth - 1m (extended 5.7m from southeast to northwest corner, due to process of accumulation in corner of cellar structure)
  • Soil was loosely compacted, but a shovel and mattock was used to break it up. Then a trowel was able to come behind and break up the soil underneath that very easily.
  • Method- Mattocks, shovel, trowel, removal of large boulders by tractor Days 1, 3, 4-Sunny Day 2 Rainy

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Pot 27 292 Slot 1- pot sherds, stoneware
Metal 61 396 Slot 1 - metal finds, nails
Ceramic Building Material 28 46 Slot 1 -building materials, mortar
Animal Bone 5 27 Slot - asstd. animal bone fragments
Pot 12 88 Slot 1 - assorted pot sherds, earthenware, whiteware
Glass 1 36 Slot 1 - brown glass bottle
Metal 239 238 Slot 1 - assorted metal objects
Glass 200 1485 Slot 1 - assorted glass sherds
Glass 200 1761 Slot 1 - assorted glass sherds
Glass 263 730 Slot 1 - assorted glass sherds
Glass 180 1309 Slot 1 - assorted glass sherds
Metal 59 1552 Slot 1 - assorted metal objects
Animal Bone 4 22 Slot 1-animal bone fragments
Metal 1 459 Slot 1 -long metal spike
Other (add to description) 7 13 Slot 1 - plastic 'shower' cap and assorted plastic finds
Stone
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  • 3
530 Slot 1- slate roof tile
Glass
  • 192
  • 192
1644 Slot 1- assorted glass shards, bottle necks and fragments

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Site Photos

  • Photo: DGD_180029
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    • Full extent of (3003) in southeast corner of Grid 3 excavation, Slot 1, looking southeast, 2m scale
  • Photo: DGD_180032
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    • Full extent of (3003) in southeast corner of Grid 3 excavation, Slot 1, looking southeast, 1m and 0.5m scales
  • Photo: DGD_180081
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    • Slot 1-Assorted pottery sherds, stoneware, terra cotta, and transferware.
  • Photo: DGD_180100
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    • Slot 1 - Metal, nails
  • Photo: DGD_180101
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    • Slot 1 - Building Material, Mortar

Objects

  • Find: DGD_48
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    • Bone, tusk and jaw fragment
    • Bone
  • Find: DGD_52
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    • Slot 1 - clay tobacco pipe
    • Ceramic
  • Find: DGD_138
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    • Shrader valve stem for bike
    • Metal

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