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Short Description:
Subsoil cleaning layer
Issued to
Brendon Wilkins | 15/06/2016
245

Interpretation

    • At a level equivalent to 3004 and 3006
      • Brendon Wilkins
    • 18-6-2016

Sketch Photo

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Description

  • Firm silty sand
  • Mid. Orange brown
  • Silt sand
  • Charcoal small pebbles shell
  • Length 7.20m Width 1.00m Depth 0.20m
  • Depth varies 0.20m deepest
  • Mattock and trowel in variable weather

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Pot 164
  • 1048
  • 1048
Small quantity of post medieval (no late reduced green ware). Medieval element appears to be late 13th>mid 14th century. Mixed condition with some elements highly fragmented. (1150>1900). (Andrew Sage, 2017)
Ferrous Object 5 63
Shell 205 795
Animal Bone 309 1247
Ceramic Building Material 1 71
Glass 1 2
Copper Alloy Object 1 3
Lead Object 1 20

Feature

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Site Photos

  • Photo: LDF_160048
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    • Encrusted iron fish hook, finds ref LDF_1.

Plan

  • Plan: LDF_3
    • Pre ex plan of trench 3
    • David Hazel
    • 22-6-2016

Objects

  • Find: LDF_1
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    • Fishing Hook: Partially damaged. Barbed point visible on X-ray. D. of shank 4.1mm; Length 24mm
    • Iron

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