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Short Description:
Dense rubble patch in the north of trench 3. Moderately loose mid greyish brown silty clay with frequent angular and sub-angular rubble, occasional gravel and charcoal flecks.
Issued to
Nat Jackson | 23/03/2021
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Interpretation

    • A dense rubble patch in the north of trench 3, after excavation its thought to be likely the same as (3001) and (3002). The denser concentration of rubble possibly indicates a wall collapse in the local area, maybe to do with a wall just north of the trench.
      • Jodie Hannis
    • 13-4-2021

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Moderately loose
  • Mid greyish brown
  • Silty clay
  • Frequent angular and sub-angular rubble, occasional gravel, occasional charcoal flecks
  • Length; 6.00+ Width; 4.00+ Thickness; 0.13
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  • Hand ex with a mattock / dry and windy

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Animal Bone 23 274 Several with cut/chop marks. (Year 2021)
Ferrous Object 25 117 (Year 2021)
Pot 5 21 (Year 2021)
Shell 1 12 Oyster. (Year 2021)

Feature

  • Feature: MDC_309
    • Rubble/gravel layer overlying all features in Tr3

Site Photos

  • Photo: MDC_211681
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    • South looking photo of trench 3 MDC21_21-03-29_CAM04_IMG155433.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211709
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    • Photo of trench 3 rubble 3003 3002 looking south MDC21_2021-03-29_CAM05_IMG5583.jpg

Record Details

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  • Nat Jackson 23-3-2021
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