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Short Description:
Fill of shelly pit - mix of oyster and other shell
Issued to
Isobel Gillam | 11/09/2021
1990

Interpretation

    • Possible shell dump within Chanel
      • Isobel Gillam
    • 12-9-2021

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Soft
  • Mid brownish grey
  • Sandy silt
  • 80% full of shell inclusions: oyster, whelk, clam/ mussel
  • L - 0.40m W - 0.28m D - 0.11m
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  • Hand ex/ moist

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Human bone 6 11 Mostly adult; pathology. (Caffell, A. (2022)). (Year 2021)
Shell
Stone 3 12 Quartz pebbles. DISCARDED. (Year 2021)

Feature

  • Feature: LDF_701
    • Pit full of shell in SE corner of trench 7

Site Photos

  • Photo: LDF_214963
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    • N looking photo of shelly pit (7007). 0.3m scale
  • Photo: LDF_214964
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    • N looking photo of shelly pit (7007). 0.3m scale

Plan

  • Plan: LDF_27
    • Plan of shallow pit filled with shell. 1:20. Sheet 32. Drawn by Isobel Gillam, supervised by David Wallace.
    • Isobel Gillam
    • 12-9-2021

Samples

  • Sample: LDF_180
    • Isobel Gillam
    • 11-9-2021

Record Details

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  • Isobel Gillam 11-9-2021
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