Contexts at Elmswell Farm

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Short Description:
Fill of ditch [9003]
Issued to
Rosalind Cheetham | 21/08/2019
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Interpretation

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Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Firm
  • Mid brown
  • Silty clay
  • Very frequent small to medium angular and sub angular chalk. Occasional large angular chalk.
  • Thickness - 0.14m
  • Ditch slopes downwards towards western edge.
  • Hand / sunny

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Animal Bone 2 2 Teeth. Ungulate. (Dr Hannah Russ, November 2019). (Year 2019)
Human bone 1 1 A small fragment of cortical bone probably from the anterior tibia but not identifiable with certainty. (Natasha Powers, January 2020) (Year 2019)
Ceramic Building Material 6 33 Brick/Tile. (P Mills, February 2020). (Year 2019)
Flint 1 1 Chip (0.6g). (Dr JT Hogue, February 2020). (Year 2019)
Other (add to description) 5 20 Chalk - sample of floor surface . Tessera (L=23mm,W=19mm). (P Mills, February 2020).(Year 2019)
Other (add to description) 1 1 Charcoal (Year 2019)
Pot 4 5 Small scraps of pottery, probably of Roman date. (IM Rowlandson, February 2020). (Year 2019)
Stone 9 9 Flint - Naturally broken / unworked (8.6g). (Discarded). (Dr JT Hogue, February 2020) (Year 2019)

Feature

  • Feature: ELM_901
    • NE-SW aligned ditch

Site Photos

  • Photo: ELM_190021
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    • Post ex of NE-SW linear ditch in Trench 9
  • Photo: ELM_190022
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    • North east facing section of [9003] Looking towards south west. No scales.

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