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Short Description:
Late Medieval plough soil?
Issued to
Magnus Lewis | 13/09/2019
924

Interpretation

    • Possibly just the lower part of the plough soil
      • Karen Milek
    • 14-9-2019
    • Interface between plough soil (6002) and natural (6006)=(6007). May reflect mixing of ploughsoil with underlying natural.
      • Josh Hogue
    • 15-9-2019

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Firm
  • 10YR 3/4 dark yellowish brown
  • Silty clay loam
  • 1-2% bone, ceramics, charcoal (note, no shells)
  • Length - 4.00 m Width - 0.75 m Thickness - 0.40 m
  • Structure - fine to medium sub-angular blocky and a minor of crumb There is a slight depression where (6003)/[6008] was cut into it.
  • Hand excavated

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Animal Bone 48 36 Fish (Year 2019)
Animal Bone 10 18 Teeth (Year 2019)
Bone 30 35 (Year 2019)
Other (add to description) 6 3 Charcoal (Year 2019)
Pot 14 58 Medieval (Year 2019)
Shell 1 1 Oyster (Year 2019)
Shell 4 7 Winkles (Year 2019)

Feature

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Site Photos

  • Photo: LDF_192731
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    • Mid-ex of ditch [6004]. Looking W. 1m scale.
  • Photo: LDF_193664
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    • Trench 6, Glebe Field, west-facing section of ditch [6009], looking north, 1 m scales
  • Photo: LDF_193666
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    • Trench 6, Glebe Field, west-facing section of ditch [6008], looking north, 1 m and 0.4 m scales

Record Details

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  • Magnus Lewis 13-9-2019
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