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Short Description:
Fill of posthole [11016]
Issued to
Matthew Tellier | 12/07/2014
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Interpretation

    • fill of posthole 11016 packing material in situ
      • James Earley
    • 19-7-2014
    • Fill of posthole [11016]. Filled with loose mid-brownish grey silty clay with stone and flint inclusions. Roof tile fragments were dated to the medieval period.
      • Kezia Evans
    • 5-12-2014

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Description

  • Loose
  • Mid brownish grey
  • Silty clay
  • See comments
  • 0.53 length, 0.35 depth
  • Two large stones flint approx .09 x .09. Hard chalk approx .14 x .12. Below flint two smaller stones first red second white. These stones form a v shaped void as packing around the post ( missing). Above flint is a small flint in the section and protruding above the excavated level.
  • Trowel. Fill damp. Weather wet.

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Bone 1 26
Ceramic Building Material 19 290
Metal 3 10 Sample 37
Flint 1 2 Sample 37
Ceramic Building Material 71 Sample 22
Ceramic Building Material 214 2 Bags Sample 22
Bone 11 2 Sample 22
Bone 14 11 2 Bags Sample 37

Feature

  • Feature: LA_1106
    • Posthole

Samples

  • Sample: LA_22
    • Matthew Tellier
    • 12-7-2014
  • Sample: LA_37
    • Chris Brown
    • 15-7-2014

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