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Short Description:
Layer of degraded sand stone underneath rubble. Dark greyish brown silty sand with 90% inclusion of poorly sorted angular stones (ranging 6-50cm), pebbles, and lime mortar.
Issued to
Lesley Jacobs | 21/08/2019
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Interpretation

    • Possibly represents a sub-floor within the interior of the structure
      • Chris Scott
    • 28-8-2019

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Medium
  • Dark greyish brown
  • Silty Sand
  • 90% inclusion of poorly sorted angular stones (ranging 6-50cm), pebbles, and lime mortar
  • D 0.13m L 2.80m W 1.50m
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  • Sunny/Overcast Trowel

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Animal Bone 35 275 (Year 2019)
Ferrous Object 8 48 Iron nails (Year 2019)
Ceramic Building Material 1 5 (Year 2019)
Glass 1 509 slag (Year 2019)
Lead Object 1 4 Small piece of lead (Year 2019)
Other (add to description) 79 300 Plaster and/or mortar (Year 2019)
Stone 1 486 Stone with mortar (Year 2019)
Slag 8 43 (Year 2019)

Feature

  • Feature: MDC_19
    • Interior floor surfaces contemporary with structure F14

Record Details

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