Short Description:
Topsoil
Issued to
Aaliyah Maynard | 21/08/2019
Interpretation
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- Topsoil/ploughsoil
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- Alan Foster
- 21-8-2019
Sketch Photo
Stratigraphic Matrix
Equal To
No Linked Records
Description
- Loose
- Mid greyish brown
- Sandy silt
- Occasional small rounded pebbles, rare flecks of chalk
- Thickness - 0.38m
- Machine in sunny conditions
Finds
| Findtype | Quantity (No. fragments) | Weight (g) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ceramic Building Material | 1 | 616 | Modern brick & mortar. (P Mills, February 2020). (Year 2019) |
| Ceramic Building Material | 3 | 44 | Tesserae. (P Mills, February 2020). (Year 2019) |
| Ceramic Building Material | 24 | 741 | Mixed assemblage. Brick/Tile (19pcs=195g), Brick (1pc=408g), Imbrex (3pcs=90g), Tegula (1pc=48g). (P Mills, February 2020). (Year 2019) |
| Ferrous Object | 9 | 75 | 8 nails and 1 unidentified (Year 2019) |
| Flint | 1 | 5 | Primary flake. Complete. (5.1g). Early Neolithic to Late bronze Age / Iron Age. Mode of percussion = Hard hammer. Made on boulder flint/ glacial derived raw material. (Dr JT Hogue, February 2020). (Year 2019) |
| Lead Object | 2 | 20 | (Year 2019) |
| Other (add to description) | 7 | 33 | Chalk - sample of floor surface. Tesserae (L=25mm, W=20mm). (P Mills, February 2020). (Year 2019) |
| Pot | 1 | 10 | Base; modern stone ware. (IM Rowlandson, February 2020). (Year 2019) |
| Pot | 1 | 2 | Samian pot sherd. (IM Rowlandson, February 2020). (Year 2019) |
| Pot | 4 | 6 | 3 body sherds of miscellaneous grey wares (5g). 1 body sherd scrap of calcite-gritted fabric (1g). Roman. (IM Rowlandson, February 2020). (Year 2019) |
| Shell | 2 | 1 | Edible Oyster (Dr Hannah Russ, November 2019). (Year 2019) |
| Ceramic Building Material | 1 | 8 | Tessera. Basalt/lava. (P Mills, February 2020).(Year 2019) |
Feature
- No records attached.
Site Photos
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Photo: ELM_190008
- Pre ex, trench 10, looking NE
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Photo: ELM_190013
- Pre ex, trench 8, looking SW
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Photo: ELM_190019
- Pre ex, trench 8, looking NE
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Photo: ELM_190286
- Post-ex of trench 8, 1m scale, facing NE
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Photo: ELM_190289
- Post-ex of trench 8, 1m scale, facing SW
Objects
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Find: ELM_61
- Roman copper alloy coin with a suggested date of 300 to 410 AD.
- Copper Alloy
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Find: ELM_62
- Late Iron age or Roman (100BC-100 AD) copper alloy dumbell toggle
- Copper Alloy
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Find: ELM_63
- Mesolithic / early Neolithic flint blade-like flake
Record Details
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- Aaliyah Maynard 21-8-2019
- 2-10-2019
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