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Short Description:
Clay floor
Issued to
Eleanor Blackwoid | 23/07/2015
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Interpretation

    • Clay floor of interior room of building. Found in previous 1985 excavation.
      • Matthew Juddery
    • 26-7-2015

Sketch Photo

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Description

  • Compact
  • Light yellowish grey
  • Silty clay
  • Frequent small chalk inclusions with occasional medium to large chalk inclusions, very occasional rounded Flint
  • Length – 4.10m+ Width – 1.8m+
  • Heavily truncated and damaged by modern ploughing or sub-soiler
  • Not excavated - variable conditions sunny to wet.

Finds

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Feature

  • Feature: LA_1904
    • Clay floor

Site Photos

  • Photo: LA_150455
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    • Trench 19 - Mid-Excavation: clay floor

Plan

  • Plan: LA_29
    • Multi-context post-excavation plan of Trench 19: (19021) (19012) (19015) (19011)
    • Roger Ferrand
    • 28-7-2015

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