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Short Description:
Fill of pit [7014]
Issued to
Ben Bazeley | 14/07/2013
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Interpretation

    • Fill of skeleton pit. Articulated dog skeleton lies in a possibly stone lined pit deliberately cut through mortar (so likely to be later than abbey structure)
      • Ben Bazeley
    • 14-7-2013
    • Mid orange brown clayey sand, poorly sorted, containing articulated canine skeleton with grave cut edged with large cobbles. Recorded in step 3.
      • Kezia Evans
    • 5-12-2014

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Description

  • Loosely compacted
  • Mid orange brown
  • Clay sand
  • Frequent articulated animal bone, occasional flint and tile Containing articulated canine skeleton. Grave cut edged with large cobbles.
  • width: 0.60 length: 0.87 depth: 0.26
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  • Dry and sunny with a chance of heatstroke

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Animal Bone
Stone

Feature

  • Feature: LA_701
    • Animal grave feature

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