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Short Description:
Gravelly rubble layer, natural silting up in the south of trench 3. Loose grey brown sandy silt with occasional charcoal flecks, gravel, moderate small to medium sub angular/ angular rubble, degraded limestone flecks.
Issued to
Nat Jackson | 23/03/2021
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Interpretation

    • Gravelly rubble layer, natural silting up, accumulation of material under the topsoil and potentially masking any underlying features. Probably the same as (3001)(3002)(3003) in the north of the trench.
      • Jen Scott
    • 13-4-2021

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Loose
  • Grey brown
  • Sandy silt
  • Occasional charcoal flecks, moderate small to medium sub angular/ angular rubble, degraded limestone flecks, occasional gravel
  • Length; 6.00 Width; 4.00 Thickness; 0.07
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  • Hand ex / sunny

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Animal Bone 5 50 Includes 1 tooth. (Year 2021)
Animal Bone 5 308 (Year 2021)
Ferrous Object 3 17 (Year 2021)
Pot 3 8 (Year 2021)
Stone 2 30 (Year 2021)
Ceramic Building Material 1 76 Glazed tile. (Year 2021)

Feature

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

Site Photos

  • Photo: MDC_211714
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    • Photo of lead object SF51 MDC21_2021-03-30_CAM05_IMG5593.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211715
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    • Other side of lead object SF51 MDC21_2021-03-30_CAM05_IMG5594.jpg

Objects

  • Find: MDC_51
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    • Lead object
    • Lead

Record Details

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  • Nat Jackson 23-3-2021
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