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Short Description:
Subsoil - western side of structure
Issued to
Anna Engles | 25/05/2018
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Interpretation

    • Bank deposit, back filled against the western cellar wall, folllowing original construction, similar in composition to (3005) recorded along eastern wall of the structure
      • Brendon Wilkins
    • 4-6-2018

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • moderately firm
  • Dark greyish brown to light pinkish brown
  • Silty sand to clayey sand
  • 25% Angular, sub-angular Moderately sorted
  • Length - 5m+ Width - 0.5m+ Depth - 0.3m+
  • Used shovel, and mattocks to dig through the dirt layers Dirt was compacted
  • Used shovel, mattocks and trowel

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Metal 1 39 West Area- sardine tin
Other (add to description) 8 44 glass fragments
Glass 44 1002 glass shards, window glass, bottle fragments
Stone 3 889 Slate roof tile
Animal Bone 5 136 animal bones and shell
Metal 24 10469 metal, handcut nails, can
Glass 1 9 glass shard

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Objects

  • Find: DGD_35
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    • Wtritig implement, made out of slate
    • Stone
  • Find: DGD_37
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    • Blue and white ceramic fragments
    • Ceramic
  • Find: DGD_89
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    • Pottery sherds, stoneware
    • Ceramic
  • Find: DGD_95
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    • glass bottle neck
  • Find: DGD_96
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    • strap fastener
    • Metal
  • Find: DGD_101
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    • Ceramic Sherds
    • Ceramic
  • Find: DGD_102
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    • Wooden Button
    • Wood
  • Find: DGD_103
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    • Animal Bone
    • Bone
  • Find: DGD_104
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    • nail
    • Iron

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