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Short Description:
Fill of grave 2517 containing SK2515
Issued to
Ben Swain | 15/09/2023

Interpretation

    • Fill of a grave containing SK2515. This is likely the intentional backfill of the grave with a material very similar in its matrix to graveyard soil 2134.
      • Ben Swain
    • 19-9-2023

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Description

  • moderately compact/friable
  • dark orangey brown
  • silty clay
  • occasional small pieces of degraded sandstone/mudstone. Charcoal flecks
  • L - 1.67 W - 0.45 T - 0.15
  • difficult to distinguish from graveyard soil
  • Hand ex/damp

Finds

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Feature

  • Feature: LDF_732
    • Grave containing skeleton SK2515 with the skull truncated by the limekiln

Samples

  • Sample: LDF_305
    • Ben Swain
    • 16-9-2023
  • Sample: LDF_306
    • Ben Swain
    • 16-9-2023

Record Details

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  • Ben Swain 15-9-2023
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