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Short Description:
subsoil
Issued to
Elizabeth Tutty | 17/06/2016
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Interpretation

    • Subsoil
      • Elizabeth Tutty
    • 17-6-2016

Sketch Photo

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Description

  • Firm
  • Mid orange brown
  • Silty sand
  • Moderate charcoal inclusions with moderate cobbles and small angular pebbles
  • Length - 10.00 m Width - 4.00 m Depth - 0.12 m
  • Inclement weather Doesn’t include subsoil from trench 2’s extension
  • By machine

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Other (add to description) 1
  • 0
  • 105
  • 105
  • 105
  • 105
  • 105
possible name stone fragment
Lead Object
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 9
  • 9
  • 9
Clay Tobacco Pipe
  • 16
  • 16
  • 35
  • 35
Glass 2
  • 18
  • 18
Pot 18 117 Mixed assemblage (1150>1900). 3 pieces not pot - burnt clay/daub/stone. (Andrew Sage, 2017)
Ferrous Object 4 70
Bone 153 274
Human bone 161 476 possible human animal mix
Shell 18 28 (Year 2017)
Human bone 17 257 (Year 2017)
Glass 1 30 (Year 2017)
Ferrous Object 22 333 (Year 2017)
Copper Alloy Object 4 1 (Year 2017)
Bone 0 (Year 2017)
Other (add to description) 255 3843 White quartz pebbles (Year 2017)
Human bone 4 8 Teeth (Year 2017)
Bone 2 Teeth (Year 2017)
Pot 126 1109 (Year 2017)
Clay Tobacco Pipe 135 306 (Year 2017)
Bone 33 374 Probably animal (Year 2017)
Stone 2 12 Perfectly rounded pebbles (Year 2017
Bone 767 1264 Human/Animal (Year 2017)
Other (add to description) 5 85 Fossil/Coral (Year 2017)
Other (add to description) 11 82 Coal (Year 2017
Wood 3 10 Broom Stick (Year 2017)
Bone 64 702 Animal (Year 2017)
Bone 1 4 Butchered (Year 2017)
Ceramic Building Material 24 348 1 burn t brick (Year 2017)
Animal Bone 3 40 (Year 2019)
Bone 10 55 (Year 2019)
Other (add to description) 3 5 Shale (Year 2019)
Human bone 2 3 Teeth (Year 2019)
Human bone 7 47 (Year 2019)
Pot 3 33 (Year 2019)
Clay Tobacco Pipe 1 5 Clay pipe bowl (part) (Year 2019)
Stone 1 13 Degraded quartz pebble. Discarded. (Year 2019)
Stone 91 1193 Quartz pebbles. Discarded (Year 2019)

Feature

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Site Photos

  • Photo: LDF_160487
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    • Trench 2 mid-excavation, facing South.
  • Photo: LDF_160488
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    • Trench 2 mid-excavation, facing North.
  • Photo: LDF_160489
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    • Trench 2 mid-excavation, facing South West.
  • Photo: LDF_160490
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    • Trench 2 mid-excavation, facing North East.
  • Photo: LDF_160967
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    • Trench 2 stone assemblage, facing West
  • Photo: LDF_160968
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    • Trench 2 stone assemblage, facing South
  • Photo: LDF_160969
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    • Trench 2 stone assemblage, facing North
  • Photo: LDF_160970
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    • Trench 2 stone assemblage, facing East
  • Photo: LDF_160971
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    • Trench 2 stone assemblage, facing South West
  • Photo: LDF_179377
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    • Pre-ex. shot of east half of Trench 2, looking north, 2m scales
  • Photo: LDF_179379
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    • Pre-ex. shot of west half of Trench 2, looking north, 2m scales
  • Photo: LDF_179381
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    • Pre-ex. shot of west half of Trench 2, looking south, 2m scales
  • Photo: LDF_216547
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    • E looking photo of W facing section of Tr2W

Plan

  • Plan: LDF_5
    • Pre ex plan trench 2
    • Elizabeth Tutty
    • 23-6-2016
  • Plan: LDF_13
    • Pre-ex plan (NE) of trench 2. Sheet 1.
    • Anna Roik
    • 13-7-2017
  • Plan: LDF_14
    • Pre-ex plan (SE) trench 2. Sheet 2.
    • Indie Jago
    • 13-7-2017
  • Plan: LDF_19
    • Post-ex plan West Trench 2. Sheet 8.
    • Megan Lillington
    • 25-7-2017

Objects

  • Find: LDF_26
    • An undiagnostic copper alloy lump
    • Copper
  • Find: LDF_27
    • Two handmade iron nails found together, potentially related to coffins.
    • Iron
  • Find: LDF_28
    • Badly corroded copper coin
    • Copper Alloy
  • Find: LDF_29
    • Small ferrous object, potentially parts of a fragmented nail(s)
    • Iron
  • Find: LDF_30
    • Corroded ferrous object, potentially fragmented nail pieces
    • Iron
  • Find: LDF_31
    • Fragment of thin stained window glass, possibly painted, most likely deriving from the medieval priory
    • Glass
  • Find: LDF_32
    • Fragment of thin stained window glass most likely deriving from the medieval priory
    • Glass
  • Find: LDF_33
    • Fragment of thin stained window glass, from the sub soil, most likely deriving from the medieval priory
    • Glass
  • Find: LDF_34
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    • Undiagnostic copper alloy object
    • Copper Alloy
  • Find: LDF_94
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    • Heavily corroded iron nail
    • Iron
  • Find: LDF_129
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    • Unidentifable copper alloy coin
    • Copper Alloy
  • Find: LDF_131
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    • Glass tafl gaming piece dating to AD700-900 found by Heather Casswell
    • Glass
  • Find: LDF_420
    • St cuthberts bead

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