Contexts at Leiston Abbey

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Short Description:
Lower Fill of feature 2801
Issued to
Caroline Hoyes | 21/09/2016
1801

Interpretation

    • as with context 28006 this layer (while clearly being a sepereate event to 28006) represents a period of infilling of feature 28001. This was not for the purpose of depositing a coherent midden as the material culture is far too diffuse for such a deposit. This can be compared to context 28014 which does appear to be a coherent period of depositing solely refuse.
      • Ed Caswell
    • 26-9-2016

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Soft
  • Reddish brown
  • Sandy silt
  • 1% Flecks of charcoal, occasionally pebbless, flecks of cbm, mud brick debutage
  • Length – Width – Depth –
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  • upper surface was troweled back before heavy mattocking of the remaining fill. This occurred during periods of light broken cloud with a slight breeze and mild temperature

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Animal Bone 86 709
Animal Bone 3 2 Fish
Animal Bone 2 5 Burnt
Ceramic Building Material 1 58 Tile
Ceramic Building Material 2 28 Brick
Ferrous Object 3 35 2 nails
Shell 30 438 Oyster
Shell 10 72 Whelk
Shell 34 89 Cockle
Shell 7 9 Snail
Shell 8 15 Mussel
Shell 1 3 Winkle
Wood 1 1 Burnt
Ceramic Building Material 6 186 Tile (discarded)

Feature

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Samples

  • Sample: LA_92
    • Alan Hitchcock
    • 21-9-2016

Objects

  • Find: LA_141
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    • An irregular piece of lead (Pb)
    • Lead
  • Find: LA_142
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    • The rim of a ceramic vessel
    • Ceramic

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