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Short Description:
Topsoil deposit
Issued to
Ben Swain | 10/07/2014
523

Interpretation

    • Top soil deposit/vegetation removed by hand
      • Hugh Fiske
    • 10-7-2014
    • Layer of loose mid grey-black topsoil.
      • Kezia Evans
    • 5-12-2014
    • Top soil
      • Matthew Juddery
    • 21-7-2014

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Loose
  • Mid grey-black
  • Top soil
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  • 3.00+ x 3.00+ x 0.27 m
  • Mixed finds, consistent with expectations from topsoil layer Pottery: 3 pieces of Late Medieval Transitional Ware LMTII (P402) ca. 1400-1600, 2 pieces of Langerwehe Stoneware (P404) Late 14th - to late 15th Century
  • Mattock, shovel, hand sieved

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Ceramic Building Material 13 5659
Ferrous Object 9 514
Pot 5 35 L15thC P402, P404
Bone 43 325
Other (add to description) 7 186 Glazed Ceramic
Shell 2 7
Glass 4 7

Feature

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Site Photos

  • Photo: LA_0103
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    • Trench 9 pre-ex; pointing N

Objects

  • Find: LA_10
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    • Crisp Packet

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