Short Description:
Upper fill of large pit at northeast of excavation
Issued to
Josh Hogue | 19/10/2018
Interpretation
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- Dark brown colour suggests relatively high quantity of organic material. Backfill or secondary use as refuse pit? Possibly, same as basal fill with differences between reflecting post-depositions size-sorting, weathering and rooting.
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- Josh Hogue
- 22-10-2018
Sketch Photo
Description
- Firm
- Dark greyish brown
- Sandy clay
- Occasional angular greenstone fragments
- Thickness - 0.17m
- Hand excavated with mattock and shovel
Finds
| Findtype | Quantity (No. fragments) | Weight (g) | Notes |
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| Animal Bone | 2 | 22 | teeth with bone (2018) |
| Pot | 2 | 14 | prehistoric (2018) |
| Animal Bone | 18 | 73 | (2018) |
| Animal Bone | 1 | 23 | teeth (2018) |
Feature
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Feature: WIT_129
- Large storage pit at northeast of excavation
Site Photos
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Photo: WIT_180094
- West-facing section of large pit at northeast of excavation, looking east, 1.0m horizontal scale, 0.4m vertical scale
Record Details
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- Josh Hogue 19-10-2018
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