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Short Description:
Upper silting fill of large sub circular pit [4176]
Issued to
Kathleen French | 15/08/2021
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Interpretation

    • Upper silting fill of possible roman pit
      • Ben Swain
    • 20-8-2021

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Moderately compact
  • Dark yellowish brown
  • Clayey silt
  • 20-30% chalk and charcoal flecks. Occasional small rounded pebbles
  • Length - 1.57m Width - 0.73m within slot Thickness - 0.34m
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  • Hand Ex/dry

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Shell 1 19 Oyster. (Year 2021)
Slag 1 11 (Year 2021)
Flint 1 3 (Year 2021)
Ferrous Object 7 36 Includes 4 nails. (Year 2021)
Bone 3 1 (Year 2021)
Pot 6 117 1 piece of Samian. (Year 2021)
Ceramic Building Material 3 15 (Year 2021)

Feature

  • Feature: ELM_456
    • Large Pit in NW corner of trench 4

Objects

  • Find: ELM_154
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    • Worked flint
    • Flint

Record Details

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  • Kathleen French 15-8-2021
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