Short Description:
Topsoil
Issued to
Anna Van Nostrand | 25/07/2015
Interpretation
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- Topsoil layer, mixed finds
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- Anna Van Nostrand
- 25-7-2015
Sketch Photo
Description
- medium
- grey brown
- sandy clay
- chalk, charcoal, CBM. roots throughout due to presence of adjacent hedge.
- length - 4.83m width - 2.00m Depth - 0.00-0.22m
- Vegetation needed to be removed in advance of excavating this trench as it was flush up against the boundary of the site. Pottery: 1 piece of Raeren/Aachen Stoneware (P406), 5 pieces of Glazed Red Earthenware (P425) - 16th - 19th Century and 4 pieces of Miscellaneous 19th - 20th Century ware (P1000)
- Excavated by hand, wet and windy conditions
Finds
| Findtype | Quantity (No. fragments) | Weight (g) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Bone | 6 | 58 | |
| Ceramic Building Material | 39 | 1124 | |
| Clay Tobacco Pipe | 1 | 4 | |
| Pot | 14 | 178 | mostly modern, P 405, P425, P1000 |
| Glass | 1 | 14 | |
| Other (add to description) | 15 | 58 | Coal? |
| Slag | 2 | 239 | |
| Ferrous Object | 12 | 66 | |
| Lead Object | 1 | 27 | |
| Metal | 1 | 1 | top of a needle |
| Flint | 13 | 68 | |
| Shell | 7 | 54 |
