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Short Description:
Charnel gravel deposit with skeletons - NW slot
Issued to
Joshua Harry | 09/09/2021
1989

Interpretation

    • Charnel cemetery with large stone inclusions and gravel. Likely continuation of Norman cemetery
      • Joshua Harry
    • 21-9-2021

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

Description

  • Firm
  • Mid orangey brown
  • Sandy silt
  • 60% disticulated skeleton remains 40% rounded quartz pebbles 10% small-medium sub-rectangular stone.
  • Length - 4.47m Width: 2.00m Depth: 0.37m
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  • Hand ex/dry

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Animal Bone 1 3 (Year 2021)
Ferrous Object 4 26 (Year 2021)
Other (add to description) 5 258 Fossils. (Year 2021)
Human bone 5777 42908 Re interred on site September 2021 (Year 2021)
Human bone 5 15 (Caffell, A. (2022). (Year 2021)
Slag 2 120 (Year 2021)
Pot 1 6 (Year 2021)
Shell 100 271 Mainly Oyster; 1 whelk. (Year 2021)
Stone 2092 30937 Quartz pebbles. DISCARDED. (Year 2021)
Stone 6 700 (Year 2021)

Feature

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Site Photos

  • Photo: LDF_214936
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    • NE looking photo after removing (7003) revealing gravel channel (7005). 2m scale
  • Photo: LDF_214937
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    • NE looking photo after removing (7003) revealing gravel channel (7005). 2m scale
  • Photo: LDF_214939
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    • E looking photo after removing (7003) reviling gravel channel (7005). 2m scale
  • Photo: LDF_215264
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    • N looking mid ex photo of (7005). 2m scale
  • Photo: LDF_215267
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    • N looking mid ex photo of (7005). 2m scale
  • Photo: LDF_215539
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    • S looking post-ex photo of trench 7. 1m scales
  • Photo: LDF_215542
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    • N looking post-ex photo of trench 7. 1m scales

Plan

  • Plan: LDF_47
    • Post ex plan of trench 7. 1.20. Sheet 33. Drawn by Harmony and Azra. Supervised by DW
    • Joshua Harry
    • 19-9-2021

Objects

  • Find: LDF_236
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    • Carved stone - namestone?
    • Stone
  • Find: LDF_240
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    • Fe object - appears to be bent over
    • Iron
  • Find: LDF_241
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    • Potential carved stone - a stone cross arm
    • Stone
  • Find: LDF_252
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    • Fe nail with rivet
    • Iron
  • Find: LDF_255
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    • Fe nail with a poss rivet corroded with it
    • Iron

Record Details

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  • Joshua Harry 9-9-2021
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