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Short Description:
Fill of grave in the middle of the east trench
Issued to
Hannah O'Toole | 21/07/2017
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Interpretation

    • Fill of grave
      • Chris Casswell
    • 28-7-2017

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Medium
  • Mid orange brown
  • Sandy silt
  • Poorly sorted stones, 10%, sub-angular
  • Length - 1.20 m Width - 0.75 m Depth - 0.20 m
  • At least 7 Quartz pebbles recovered from around the skull and chest cavity. 4 pebbles found around and under the skull when removing it. 2 pebbles found either side of the spine at the waist.
  • Wooden tools and trowel. Windy mild day.

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Stone
Other (add to description) 9 61 White quartz pebble (Year 2017)
Pot 1 2 (Year 2017)

Feature

  • Feature: LDF_205
    • Articulated supine burial in the east side of Trench 2

Samples

  • Sample: LDF_27
    • Ed Caswell
    • 21-7-2017
  • Sample: LDF_32
    • Rosie O'Toole
    • 25-7-2017

Objects

  • Find: LDF_58
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    • St. Cuthbert's bead fossil
    • Stone
  • Find: LDF_59
    • St. Cuthbert's bead fossil
    • Stone

Record Details

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  • Hannah O'Toole 21-7-2017
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