Contexts at Elmswell Farm

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Short Description:
Fill of posthole in West of trench 10 excavated by Ros Cheetham
Issued to
Rosalind Cheetham | 23/08/2019
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Interpretation

    • A post hole possibly disturbed by ploughing
      • Rosalind Cheetham
    • 25-8-2019

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Very compacted
  • Mid greyish brown
  • Silty clay
  • Occasional chalk flecks
  • Width 0.38 Height 0.32m Thickness 0.18
  • The top of the fill contained tile (CBM) and a round granite type stone. Two pieces of pottery also found within the fill
  • Trowel - sunny dry conditions

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Ceramic Building Material 1 73 Tessera. (P Mills, February 2020). (Year 2019)
Ceramic Building Material 14 790 Mixed assemblage. Brick/Tile (9pcs=17g), Flat tile (3pcs=434g), Imbrex (2pcs=337g). (P Mills, February 2020). (Year 2019)
Pot 3 43 Roman. A small group including sherds of grey ware; 3rd century AD+. (IM Rowlandson, February 2020). (Year 2019)
Stone 1 1888 ? Rubbing stone (Year 2019)

Feature

  • Feature: ELM_1004
    • Post hole in SW of trench 10 excavated by Ros Cheetham

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