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Short Description:
Sub soil of trench 2 extension
Issued to
Michael Eden | 08/09/2018
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Interpretation

    • Subsoil
      • Hannah Kirby
    • 18-9-2018

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

Description

  • Soft
  • Medium orangey brown
  • Sandy clay
  • 10% charcoal inclusions 20% mixed stone types ranging in size from 1cm - 15cm sub angular to sub rounded poorly sorted
  • Length-7.70m Width-7.75m Depth-0.05m
  • Small finds 2020: 189 StoneObject x1190g Triangular (like pizza piece), 65mm wide at widest point, 11mm wide at narrowest point, 100mm long, 30mm thick, light brown, smooth surface, bottom surface mostly flat with two very shallow dimples, pad of finger/thumb size
  • Trowelled in overcast conditions

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Animal Bone 8 74 Teeth (Year 2018)
Bone 190 704 (Year 2018)
Clay Tobacco Pipe 3 10 (Year 2018)
Ferrous Object 2 10 (Year 2018)
Human bone 8 35 6 not defined (27g), 2 teeth (8g) (Year 2018)
Other (add to description) 2 23 Burnt clay (Year 2018)
Other (add to description) 10 24 Charcoal (Year 2018)
Pot 6 31 Mix of glazed and unglazed (Year 2018). Mixed types. (1200>1900). (Andrew Sage, 2019)
Shell 6 22 3 Oyster (11g), 3 Winkle (11g) (Year 2018)
Stone 15 188 Quartz pebbles (Year 2018)
Stone 1 193 Worked stone (Year 2018)
Bone 5 1 ? Fish bone (Year 2019)
Bone 8 5 (Year 2019)
Other (add to description) 22 14 Charcoal (Year 2019)

Feature

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Site Photos

  • Photo: LDF_204450
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    • Caroline drawing section in Trench 2 W

Objects

  • Find: LDF_80
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    • Anglo Saxon 9th century coin of the Northumbrian King Aethelred II
    • Copper Alloy
  • Find: LDF_85
    • Iron nail head
    • Iron
  • Find: LDF_125
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    • Two fragments of medieval window lead
    • Lead
  • Find: LDF_130
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    • Honing stone found in extension of west side of trench 2
    • Stone
  • Find: LDF_132
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    • Unidentifiable lead object
    • Lead
  • Find: LDF_189
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    • Triangular worked stone fragment
    • Stone

Record Details

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  • Michael Eden 8-9-2018
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