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Basic Information

  • Iron Age storage pit in the north east of tr.5

Contexts

  • Context: WIT_5059
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    • Cut of sub circular pit located to the east of the trench, truncates small pit/post hole [5061]
    • Nat Jackson
    • 7-11-2019
  • Context: WIT_5060
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    • Fill of sub circular pit [5059] located to the east of the trench, truncates small pit/post hole [5061]
    • Nat Jackson
    • 7-11-2019
  • Context: WIT_5130
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    • Light grey fill of pit 5059
    • David Wallace
    • 14-11-2019
  • Context: WIT_5131
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    • Dark fill of pit 5059
    • David Wallace
    • 14-11-2019
  • Context: WIT_5132
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    • Slump fill of pit 5059
    • David Wallace
    • 14-11-2019

Narrative

    • An Iron Age pit in the north west of trench 5, this pit was part of a cluster in that area. It cut a small pit F#531. It had a length of 1.81 meters, a width of 1.80 meters and a depth of 0.85 meters. The pit contained four fills. The first (5132 )was a small deposit at the base and to the east of the pit, it was a compact light grey silty clay with frequent chalk inclusions, it was probably a slumping event. The primary fill (5131) was a soft dark brownish grey silty clay, the secondary fill (5133) was a soft light greyish brown silty clay with small stone inclusions and the tertiary fill (5060) was soft mid brownish grey silty clay. The cut was sub circular with a steep near vertical south eastern side and moderate sloping north western side with a flat base.
      • Nat Jackson
    • 2-4-2020

Dating Narrative

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