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Short Description:
Fill of Plough Furrow [19003]
Issued to
Anna Roik | 16/07/2015
1405

Interpretation

    • Subsoil that has been deposited into the furrow over time likely by subsequent ploughing.
      • Anna Roik
    • 16-7-2015

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Description

  • Loose
  • Light grey brown
  • Sandy clay
  • 5% - chalk, flint; 1% CBM, shell
  • Length – 10.0m+ Width – 0.24m Depth – 0.10m
  • Feature excavated to assess impact of farming regime on buried archaeology. Modern plough furrow.
  • Trowel. Light rain to Sun.

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Ceramic Building Material 5 26
Ferrous Object 2 8 nails
Other (add to description) 1 15 possible vitrified glass with pattern
Pot 1 6 Late Hedingham-type Ware (P327) - mid 14th - 15th C.
Shell 0 0
Animal Bone 0 0

Feature

  • Feature: LA_1905
    • Plough furrows

Objects

  • Find: LA_116
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    • burned glass
    • Glass

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