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Short Description:
Layer of compacted clay
Issued to
Jules Hynam | 23/07/2015
1420

Interpretation

    • may have once been the mortaring for a floor, heavily destroyed and warped by ploughing
      • Ben Bazeley
    • 4-8-2015
    • Possible surface feature. May have been spread by ploughing.
      • Jules Hynam
    • 23-7-2015

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Description

  • loosely compacted
  • mid grey yellow
  • Mixed clay with mortar inclusions and some CBM
  • CBM. Flint.
  • Length - 1.80m Depth - 2.04m
  • Layer has been gouged by ploughing .
  • Mattock. Trowelled. Brush.

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Site Photos

  • Photo: LA_150829
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    • Trench 16 - Post-Excavation: compacted mortar layer

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