Short Description:
Raised Layer below topsoil on North-East end of trench 4
Issued to
Matthew Rowley | 19/08/2018
Interpretation
- No Interpretations
Sketch Photo
Description
- Firm
- Mid reddish brown
- Silty clay
- 5% sub-angular stones poorly sorted
- Length: 7.00 Width: 10.00 Depth: 0.10
- Mattocks/sunny
Finds
| Findtype | Quantity (No. fragments) | Weight (g) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone | 3 | 182 | Quartz |
| Ceramic Building Material | 1 | 16 | Tessera - 1 sherd (14g) 4 corners. 20 x 20 x 15 mm. Roman. (Dr P Mills January 2019) |
| Animal Bone | 13 | 63 | Pig - part of right mandible containing deciduous teeth. Sheep/goat - near complete right pelvis. (Dr Hannah Russ, January 2019) |
| Stone | 3 | 18 | Chalk |
| Pot | 9 | 47 | Roman. A small group including a sherd from a grey ware lipped bowl and an oxidised sherd. AD120+. (IM Rowlandson and HG Fiske, January 2019) |
| Pot | 12 | 40 | Prehistoric . Body sherds from miscellaneous vessels. (IM Rowlandson and HG Fiske, January 2019). |
| Pot | 1 | 2 | Samian Ware. A single body sherd (Central Gaulish). AD120+ (IM Rowlandson and HG Fiske, January 2019). |
| Flint | 15 | 66 | 2 blades (9.1g; 1 complete, 1 edge damage, 1 patinated; Mesolithic/ early Neolithic). 1 blade-like flake (4.7g ; Mesolithic/early Neolithic). 1 chunk (2.9g; edge damage and patinated). 8 flakes (63.5g; 5 complete; 5 edge damage; 3 patinated: mixed periods). 1 invasively-retouched knife (12g edge damage and patinated); Invasively flaked on the ventral surface and has also been flaked on the opposing surface forming abifacial edge along the right margin. it is missing the distal edge and appears likely to have been broken during retouching. Retains a thin buff-coloured cortex on the dorsal surface (>36.4 x 28.4 x 8.8mm; early Neolithic). 1 micro-denticulated bladelet (1.7g; complete and patinated); made on a narrow blade and has a micro-denticulated retouch the entirety of both lateral margins. It is missing the butt end, which appears to have been broken off prior to being retouched. It is lightly patinated and made on a mottled grey flint with speckled inclusions (>39.3 x 12.2 x 6.1mm; Mesolithic/ early Neolothic). 1 single-platform bladelet core (9.9g complete and patinated); sub-pyramidal. It has an abrasion at the striking platform edge and broadly sub-parallel bladelet removals; Made on a dark grey flint with speckeld and light grey mottled inclusions. Retains a thin battered pebble cortex similar to the colour of interior of the raw material on the back of the core. (30.1 x 24.7 x 15.1 mm; Mesolithic) (Dr JT Hogue December 2018) |
| Ferrous Object | 1 | 2 | Nail |
| Animal Bone | 3 | 27 | teeth |
| Stone | 5 | 22 | Flint - 5 pieces naturally broken/unmodifed material (21.8g). (Discarded). (Dr JT Hogue December 2018) |
