Contexts at Elmswell Farm

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Short Description:
Upper ditch fill to east of wall 4163
Issued to
Malcolm Thomas | 14/08/2021
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Interpretation

    • Upper, more rubbly, fill of ditch [4160]
      • Ben Swain
    • 16-11-2021

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

Description

  • Moderately compact
  • Mid grey brown
  • Sandy clay
  • Occasional (20%) medium sized angular limestone rubble chunks, very occasional gravel and limestone flecks, minimal charcoal inclusions, very occasional degraded sandstone
  • L: 1.10m W: 0.80m Thickness: 0.06m
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  • Hand ex with trowel on overcast day

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Daub 14 161 (Year 2021)
Flint 1 1 (Year 2021)
Animal Bone 94 151 Some teeth (Year 2021)
Pot 113 1257 (Year 2021)
Lead Object 2 9 (Year 2021)
Ferrous Object 9 11 (Year 2021)
Shell 3 43 2 oyster (42g); 1 mussel (1g). (Year 2021)

Feature

  • Feature: ELM_465
    • N-S aligned roman ditch at the eastern end of trench 4

Record Details

  • Not set
  • Malcolm Thomas 14-8-2021
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