Short Description:
A fairly soft mid brown sandy silt layer with rubble in it in the southern half of trench 3 under (3004)
Issued to
Jen Scott | 12/04/2021
Interpretation
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- A probable silting layer in the south of trench 3 overlying some of the walls in the area including walls 3022 and 3025.
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- Nat Jackson
- 26-4-2021
Sketch Photo
Description
- Fairly soft
- Mid brown
- Sandy silt. Particularly sandy where sitting above remains of mortared wall and degraded rubble core of 3021.
- Frequent large angular and sub angular stones, occasional small pebbles, frequent small mortar chunks, and occasional small fragments of wall plaster. Very occasional small shells and small flecks of charcoal.
- Length; 4.50 Width; 3.00 Thickness; 0.14
- Hand ex with mattock. Sunny and dry conditions.
Finds
| Findtype | Quantity (No. fragments) | Weight (g) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Bone | 26 | 348 | (Year 2021) |
| Ceramic Building Material | 2 | 72 | (Year 2021) |
| Ferrous Object | 3 | 20 | (Year 2021) |
| Other (add to description) | 5 | 61 | Mortar. (Year 2021) |
| Pot | 8 | 149 | (Year 2021) |
| Shell | 5 | 62 | Oyster (n=4, 60g), Snail (n=1, 2g). (Year 2021) |
| Stone | 3 | 51 | (Year 2021) |
| Ceramic Building Material | 1 | 25 | Glazed tile. (Year 2021) |
Feature
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Feature: MDC_309
- Rubble/gravel layer overlying all features in Tr3
Site Photos
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Photo: MDC_210665
- South looking photo of south of trench 3 mid excavation after the removal of (3004). 2m scale
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Photo: MDC_210670
- North looking photo of south of trench 3 mid excavation after the removal of (3004). 2m scale.
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Photo: MDC_211766
- Nat holding heat affected stone in trench 3 MDC21_2021-04-14_CAM05_IMG5772.jpg
Plan
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Plan: MDC_15
- Mid Ex plan of Trench 3 showing (3019) possible wall in NW corner of trench. Also showing extent of (3016) in SW corner. Scale 1:50 Sheet#4
- Jen Scott
- 12-4-2021
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Plan: MDC_16
- Mid Ex plan of Trench 3 showing bedrock in NW corner after removal of 3019 and showing 3023 after removal of 3016. Scale 1:50 Sheet#5
- Jodie Hannis
- 16-4-2021
Record Details
- Not set
- Jen Scott 12-4-2021
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