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Short Description:
Layer around large stone in SW corner of Tr2E
Issued to
Emily Woolhouse | 18/09/2021
2134

Interpretation

    • Potentially fill inserted in cut made for stone?
      • Aimee Parker
    • 23-9-2021

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Relatively compact
  • Light reddish brown
  • Sandy clay
  • Frequent white chalky sediment and limestone Rare pinkish sandstone sediment Rare small stones/pebbles Rare lenses of loose dark brown sandy silt
  • Length - 1.21m Width - 0.89m Depth - 0.28m
  • Possibly associated with large stone on west-facing section of slot at SW corner of T2E. Potentially fill inserted in cut made for stone? The density of rubble underneath stone 2348 is greater
  • Hand excavated in dry conditions

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Human bone 3 1 Adult; 1 incisor; skull fragment (Caffell, A. (2022). (Year 2021)
Shell 9 5 Oyster and snail (?). (Year 2021)
Stone 1 4 Quartz pebble. DISCARDED. (Year 2021)

Feature

  • Feature: LDF_705
    • Large roughly hewn stone with rubble foundations

Site Photos

  • Photo: LDF_215910
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    • N looking photo of S facing section through slot at SW corner of trench 2 E. Showing natural (2334) and layer (2328). 1m x 0.3m scale
  • Photo: LDF_215914
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    • N looking photo of S facing section through slot at SW corner of trench 2 E. Showing natural (2334) and layer (2328). 1m x 0.3m scale

Plan

  • Plan: LDF_29
    • Plan of tr 2 E (SW corner), with stone lined burial. 1:20. Sheet 32. Drawn by Jasmine and Isobel, Supervised by Indie
    • Jasmine Regan Feldman
    • 17-9-2021

Objects

  • Find: LDF_262
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    • Cuthbersts bead
    • Stone

Record Details

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  • Emily Woolhouse 18-9-2021
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