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Short Description:
The upper fill of a pit [3006], a moderately compact friable grey brown silty clay with frequent gravel and charcoal inclusions.
Issued to
Nat Jackson | 01/04/2021
217

Interpretation

    • The upper fill of a large pit in the centre of trench 3. It is likely the same as (3001) and is the capping fill of the feature.
      • Nat Jackson
    • 23-4-2021

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Moderately compact friable
  • Grey brown
  • Silty clay
  • Frequent gravel, occasional charcoal flecks,
  • Length; 5.50+ Width; 5.20 Thickness; 0.08
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  • Hand ex / blowy

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Animal Bone 48 276 Highly fragmented, many in poor state of preservation. 3 teeth. (Year 2021)
Animal Bone 32 (Year 2021)
Ceramic Building Material 1 4 (Year 2021)
Ceramic Building Material 9 352 (Year 2021)
Ferrous Object 2 12 (Year 2021)
Ferrous Object 1 14 (Year 2021)
Pot 1 8 (Year 2021)
Shell 1 4 Cockle. (Year 2021)
Slag 5 152 (Year 2021)

Feature

  • Feature: MDC_303
    • Large pit in the centre of Tr3

Site Photos

  • Photo: MDC_211175
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    • North looking photo of south facing section of large pit 3006 in the centre of trench 3. 1m scale.
  • Photo: MDC_211180
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    • East looking photo of West facing section of large pit 3006 in the centre of trench 3. 1m scale.
  • Photo: MDC_211183
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    • East looking photo of West facing section of large pit 3006 in the centre of trench 3. 1m scale.
  • Photo: MDC_211184
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    • South looking photo of large pit in the centre of trench 3 showing how it cut through the bedrock. 1m scale.
  • Photo: MDC_211187
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    • South looking photo of large pit in the centre of trench 3 showing how it cut through the bedrock. 1m scale.

Samples

  • Sample: MDC_3
    • Nat Jackson
    • 1-4-2021

Record Details

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  • Nat Jackson 1-4-2021
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