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Short Description:
Pebbly layer underneath rubble outside the building. Mid greyish brown silty sand with 80% poorly sorted angular stone inclusions (15cm), rounded gravel and pebbles (8cm) and degraded sandstone.
Issued to
John Cauchi | 20/08/2019
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Interpretation

    • Probable cobbled courtyard surface exterior to the building. Located in the area to the north and east of the structure. Overlays a gravelly deposit (1014),
      • Chris Scott
    • 28-8-2019

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Soft
  • Mid greyish brown
  • Silty sand
  • Poorly sorted 80% angular stones (15cm) rounded gravel and rounded pebbles (8cm) Poorly sorted (Degraded) sandstone
  • D: 0.11m L: 7m exceeding LOE W:2.6m exceeding LOE
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  • Sunny/ Overcast Trowel Mattock

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Animal Bone 14 42 1 tooth (Year 2019)
Pot 6 28 Medieval, 2 green glazed (Year 2019)
Ceramic Building Material 8 291 Tile, 2 green glazed (Year 2019)
Ferrous Object 1 3 Nail (Year 2019)
Other (add to description) 2 31 Mortar (Year 2019)
Slag 17 1011 (Year 2019)

Feature

  • Feature: MDC_11
    • Pebbled courtyard (1011)

Site Photos

  • Photo: MDC_194288
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    • Pebbled courtyard surface exterior to building. Scale 1 x 1 m, 1 x 2 m
  • Photo: MDC_194301
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    • Foundation of earlier building within Trench 1. Scale 1 x 1 m
  • Photo: MDC_194302
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    • Foundation of earlier building within Trench 1. Scale 1 x 1 m
  • Photo: MDC_194316
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    • Area to the east of wall (1003), facing north. Scale 1 x 1 m

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