Contexts at Elmswell Farm

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Short Description:
Fill of ditch
Issued to
Maiya Pina-Dacier | 18/08/2017
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Interpretation

    • Another fill of ditch
      • Chris Brown
    • 19-8-2017

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Firm
  • Mid brown
  • Clayey sand
  • 15% sub-angular chalk stones
  • Length – 2.00m Width – 1.47m Depth – 0.23m
  • Could be same context as 3006
  • Method - mattock Conditions - bright

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Animal Bone 11 430 Bone and tooth
Pot 15 53 Beverley 1 ware (1) E/MC12th-EC13th; Beverley 1 ware type (5 body sherds from 2 different hollow ware vessels) E/MC12-EC13th; Chalk-tempered Sandy ware (1) LC11th-EC13th: Hand-made Sandy ware (1) MC11th-C12th?; Reduced Chalky ware (1) LC11th-E/MC12th; Reduced Gritty ware (1) Medieval; Staxton/Potter-Brompton (4) E/MC13th-EC14th; Yorkshire gritty ware (1) MC11th-LC13th. (Dr CG Cumberpatch, September 2017)
Ceramic Building Material 1 231

Feature

  • Feature: ELM_302
    • Ditch aligned east to west

Site Photos

  • Photo: ELM_176722
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    • East facing section of ditches [3009] and [3013] , looking west, 2m and 0.4m scales
  • Photo: ELM_176754
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    • Trench 3, post-ex., looking south, 1m scales
  • Photo: ELM_176758
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    • Trench 3, post-ex., looking north, 1m scales

Objects

  • Find: ELM_23
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    • A medieval chalk spindle whorl
    • Stone

Record Details

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  • Maiya Pina-Dacier 18-8-2017
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