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Short Description:
Orangey yellow sandy layer - foundation/levelling layer for wall 2359
Issued to
Ben Swain | 01/10/2022

Interpretation

    • This material represents the initial levelling layer laid down before the foundations of wall 2359 were constructed. It is very similar in nature to the orange foundation/levelling layer encountered beneath the other walls in the NE part of TR2W and is likely the same layer. However, this deposit was kept separate to ensure that all material sampled for dateable material was securely recovered from directly beneath the foundations of wall 2359, preventing potential contamination of the sample with later material from elsewhere.
      • Ben Swain
    • 15-10-2022

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Stratigraphic Matrix

Description

  • Moderately compacted
  • light orangey yellow
  • sand
  • regular small degraded/crushed sandstone pieces, very occasional fleck of charcoal
  • L - 0.56+ W - 0.7 T -
  • probably the same as (2431) - kept separate for sampling purposes
  • Hand Ex/dry

Finds

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Feature

  • Feature: LDF_722
    • Approx E-W aligned segment of mudstone wall in TR2W

Samples

  • Sample: LDF_263
    • Ben Swain
    • 1-10-2022

Record Details

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  • Ben Swain 1-10-2022
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