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Short Description:
Backfill - Fill of post-medieval rubbish pit [9016]
Issued to
Matthew Juddery | 17/07/2014
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Interpretation

    • Fill of post-medieval rubbish pit
      • Matthew Juddery
    • 21-7-2014
    • Fill of pit [9016]. Filled with firm mid yellow-brown silty clay with moderate inclusions of small-medium CBM flecks and sub-angular chalk clasts. Floor and roof tile fragments recovered from this context dated between medieval and early post medieval periods.
      • Kezia Evans
    • 5-12-2014

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Description

  • Firm
  • Mid yellow brown
  • Silty clay
  • Moderate small-medium CBM flecks, moderate sub-angular chalk clasts
  • 1.80+ x 1.40+ x 0.80
  • Mixed finds, consistent with interpretation as fill of post-medieval rubbish pit Pottery consists of 2 pieces of Late Hedingham type Ware (P327) - Mid 14th to 15th Century, 4 pieces of Surrey Whiteware (P356), 26 pieces of Late Medieval Transtional Ware LMTI & LMTII (P401 & P402) - ca. 1400 - 1600, 3 pieces of Raeren/Aachen Stoneware (P405) - Late 15th - mid 16th Century and 2 pieces Low Countries Redware - 15th - 17th century
  • Trowel, mattock, shovel, dry sieve, sunny and hot

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Animal Bone 22 540
Ceramic Building Material 7500 2 Bags
Pot 37 1269 L15thC. P327, P356, P401, P402, P404, P405, P406
Copper Alloy Object 1 Small find 49
Shell 24 175

Feature

  • Feature: LA_904
    • Post-medieval rubbish pit

Plan

  • Plan: LA_4
    • Multi-context post-ex plan of trench 9 drawn at 1:20
    • Matthew Juddery
    • 22-7-2014

Objects

  • Find: LA_49
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    • Cu-alloy Jetton
    • Copper Alloy
  • Find: LA_50
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    • Cu-alloy object
    • Copper

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