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Short Description:
Fill of grave [2451] containing SK2434
Issued to
Ben Swain | 11/10/2022

Interpretation

    • Fill of a grave containing SK2434 and very regular pieces/patches of burning likely representing the intense heat of the limekiln truncating from above to just a few centimetres above the skeleton.
      • Ben Swain
    • 18-10-2022

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Description

  • Moderately loose
  • very dark greyish brown
  • clayey silt
  • very regular small to medium sized sub rounded sandstone/limestone chunks and cobbles
  • L - 1.45 W - 0.26 T - not determinable
  • Only top few centimetres of fill above the bones of SK2434 survives - grave heavily truncated by limekiln F217 above
  • hand ex/dry

Finds

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Feature

  • Feature: LDF_718
    • E-W aligned burial containing individual SK2434 beneath the base of limekiln F217 - partially burnt by the heat of the limekiln.

Record Details

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  • Ben Swain 11-10-2022
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