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Short Description:
A rubble layer in NW corner of trench 3, it was a loose mid grey brown clayey silt with frequent medium to large angular rubble, occasional charcoal flecks, occasional small shells and occasional small to medium pebbles.
Issued to
Jodie Hannis | 01/04/2021
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Interpretation

    • Mix of intentional rubble and rubble collapse, it went from being poorly sorted to well sorted by a potential wall in the north west corner that is yet to be investigated, that feature is likely to be within this layer.
      • Jen Scott
    • 13-4-2021

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Loose
  • Mid grey brown
  • Clayey silt
  • Frequent medium to large angular rubble, occasional charcoal flecks, occasional small shells, occasional small to medium pebbles
  • Length;1.90 Width; 1.85 Thickness; 0.23
  • Within this fill was SF
  • Hand ex/ blowy

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Animal Bone 7 40 (Year 2021)
Ferrous Object 5 32 (Year 2021)
Pot 3 19 (Year 2021)

Feature

  • Feature: MDC_304
    • Possible blocking or levelling event in the NW corner of Tr3

Site Photos

  • Photo: MDC_210066
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    • East looking photo of (3013) a rubble layer/deposit in North West corner of trench 3. 1m scale.
  • Photo: MDC_210069
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    • South looking photo of (3013) a rubble layer/deposit in North West corner of trench 3. 1m scale.
  • Photo: MDC_210100
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    • South East looking photo of potential architectural fragment in NW corner tr3 within context (3013). 0.40m scale.
  • Photo: MDC_210144
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    • South looking photo of (3013) mid excavation showing the well sorted rubble next to possible crude wall (3019) in North West corner of tr3. 1m scale.
  • Photo: MDC_211719
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    • Close of wall in trench 3 3005 3013 MDC21_2021-03-31_CAM05_IMG5607.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211720
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    • Close of wall in trench 3 3005 3013 MDC21_2021-03-31_CAM05_IMG5609.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211721
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    • Close of wall in trench 3 3005 3013 MDC21_2021-03-31_CAM05_IMG5611.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211723
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    • Close up of wall in trench 3 3005 3013 MDC21_2021-03-31_CAM05_IMG5616.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211724
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    • Close up of wall in trench 3 3005 3013 MDC21_2021-03-31_CAM05_IMG5619.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211739
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    • Photo of Jen with architectural fragment SF54 MDC21_2021-04-06_CAM05_IMG5660.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211740
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    • Photo of Jen with architectural fragment SF54 MDC21_2021-04-06_CAM05_IMG5663.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211741
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    • Photo of Jen with architectural fragment SF54 MDC21_2021-04-06_CAM05_IMG5666.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211742
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    • Photo of Jen with architectural fragment SF54 MDC21_2021-04-06_CAM05_IMG5668.jpg

Objects

  • Find: MDC_54
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    • Architectural fragment
    • Stone

Record Details

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  • Jodie Hannis 1-4-2021
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