Short Description:
Shelly initial tipping fill of recut ditch [2505] F707.
Issued to
Caroline Beason | 22/09/2023
Interpretation
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- This material filled the base and eastern edge of recut ditch 2505 F707. The frequency of Oyster shells and Whelks outlines the context and is visible as a discreet tipping line originating from the eastern edge of the ditch. It seems that when the ditch was recut, its early use may have been for the dumping of refuse associated with a marine/seafood based diet. Some animal bone and charcoal was also present, representing an array of refuse being discarded in the ditch. Samples were taken of both the shell and the animal bone for C14 dating (SF516 and SF517) to refine the chronology of the ditch recut.
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- Ben Swain
- 29-9-2023
Sketch Photo
- No Files Attached
Description
- Moderately compact/friable
- Mottled mid to dark grey/yellowish brown
- Clayey silt
- Very frequent shell inclusions (Oysters/whelks and other maritime shell), charcoal flecks.
- L - W - T -
- Hand ex/damp
Finds
Feature
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Feature: LDF_707
- NW-SE aligned linear ditch visible in the base of a slot against the eastern baulk of TR2(W)
Samples
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Sample: LDF_318
- Caroline Beason
- 22-9-2023
Record Details
- Not set
- Caroline Beason 22-9-2023
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