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Short Description:
Uppermost fill of ditch [2311] running NW-SE into Eastern bulk of trench 2 west within slot against eastern baulk
Issued to
Clive Marshall | 12/09/2021
1974

Interpretation

    • Likely silting fill of a linear ditch. Very compacted and predominantly clay very similar to the material into which it is cut - this could indicate backfilling not long after being dug - perhaps a relatively short lived feature? Being cut by NE-SW aligned graves, this represents probably the earliest feature on site as of the 2021 season
      • Ben Swain
    • 24-9-2021
    • Upon further excavation in the 2022 season, it was revealed that this fill is the uppermost of a series of fills, the full depth and sequence of which has not yet been excavated with the base and eastern edge of the ditch remaining elusive.
      • Ben Swain
    • 15-10-2022

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Very compacted
  • Mid orangey brown
  • Silty clay
  • 10-15% inclusions of small sub angular limestone and sandstone pieces
  • Within LOE: Length - 3.10m Width - not visible, at least 1.80m Thickness - 0.38+m
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  • Hand Ex/dry

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Animal Bone 27 Not yet weighed. (Year 2022)
Shell 109 Not yet weighed. Cockle (n47); Oyster (n11); Winkle (n51). (Year 2022)
Slag 20 Not yet weighed. (Year 2022)
Stone 2 12 Quartz pebbles. DISCARDED. (Year 2022)
Bone 5 Mixed human/animal. (Year 2021)
Bone 1 1 Fish vertebra. (Year 2021)
Shell 83 21 (Year 2021)
Stone 9 43 Quartz pebbles. DISCARDED. (Year 2021)

Feature

  • Feature: LDF_707
    • NW-SE aligned linear ditch visible in the base of a slot against the eastern baulk of TR2(W)

Site Photos

  • Photo: LDF_215393
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    • N looking photo of slot through graveyard soil (2163), showing context (2312) in plan. 1m scale
  • Photo: LDF_215395
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    • E looking photo of slot through graveyard soil (2163), showing context (2312). N end of slot. 1m scale
  • Photo: LDF_215397
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    • E looking photo of slot through graveyard soil (2163), showing context (2312). S end of slot. 1m scale
  • Photo: LDF_215425
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    • E looking photo of slot through (2163) (E side TR2W), revealing possible natural and (2312) (S end). 2m scale
  • Photo: LDF_215428
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    • E looking photo of slot through (2163) (E side TR2W), revealing possible natural and (2312) (centre of the slot). 2m scale
  • Photo: LDF_215429
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    • E looking photo of slot through (2163) (E side TR2W), revealing possible natural and (2312) (N end of the slot). 2m scale
  • Photo: LDF_215432
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    • N looking photo of slot through (2163) (E side TR2W), revealing possible natural and (2312). 2m scale
  • Photo: LDF_215433
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    • W looking photo of slot through (2163) (E side TR2W), revealing possible natural and (2312) (centre of the slot). 2m scale
  • Photo: LDF_215434
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    • W looking photo of slot through (2163) (E side TR2W), revealing possible natural and (2312) (N end of the slot). 2m scale
  • Photo: LDF_215457
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    • N looking photo of slot through (2163) (E side TR2W), revealing possible natural and (2312). 2m scale
  • Photo: LDF_215458
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    • S looking photo of slot through (2163) (E side TR2W), revealing possible natural and possible cut linear feature (2312). 2m scale

Record Details

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  • Clive Marshall 12-9-2021
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