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Short Description:
Upper fill of ditch [6009]
Issued to
Magnus Lewis | 13/09/2019
925

Interpretation

    • Upper fill of ditch [6009]
      • Alexander Rome-Griffin
    • 14-9-2019
    • Upper fill of ditch [6009]. Likely accumulated relatively gradually following the intentional dumping of waste/domestic refuse of basal fill (6010)=(6011), which sealed by large stones.
      • Josh Hogue
    • 15-9-2019

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Firm
  • 10 YR 3/4 dark yellowish brown
  • Silty clay loam
  • 1-2% bone, ceramics, charcoal (note no shells)
  • Length - 0.75 m Width - 1.60 m Thickness - 0.40 m
  • Soil description same as (6004), but defined as a seperate context because it appears to fill a cut
  • Hand excavated

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Animal Bone 22 89 Animal, fish and bird (Year 2019)
Pot 10 96 Some with evidence of burning (Year 2019)
Stone 1 31 Burnt (Year 2019)

Feature

  • Feature: LDF_602
    • E-W aligned ditch and associated fills

Site Photos

  • Photo: LDF_193664
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    • Trench 6, Glebe Field, west-facing section of ditch [6009], looking north, 1 m scales

Record Details

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  • Magnus Lewis 13-9-2019
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