Short Description:
Turf and topsoil in trench 4. Moderately loose dark greyish brown silt with occasional small to medium sized sub angular sandstone chunks.
Issued to
Nat Jackson | 23/03/2021
Interpretation
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- Topsoil - mixed silting material including modern and medieval finds. Likely accumulated due to silting and disturbed by minor agricultural activity.
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- Ben Swain
- 30-3-2021
Sketch Photo
Description
- Moderatlely loose
- Dark greyish brown
- Silt
- Occasional small to medium sized sub angular sandstone chunks
- Length; 8.10 Width; 7.10; Depth; 0.20
- Trench dimensions approx 7.10m square with 1.00m extension into part of the southern LOE.
- Hand Ex/windy!
Finds
| Findtype | Quantity (No. fragments) | Weight (g) | Notes |
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| Animal Bone | 57 | 564 | Mixed species. Some fragments show cut/chop marks. 8 teeth/tooth fragments including 1 Equus molar. (Year 2021) |
| Ceramic Building Material | 57 | 3798 | (Year 2021) |
| Clay Tobacco Pipe | 2 | 5 | (Year 2021) |
| Ferrous Object | 19 | 494 | Mixed assemblage including nails and knife blade fragment. (Year 2021) |
| Ferrous Object | 23 | (Year 2021) | |
| Glass | 5 | 54 | (Year 2021) |
| Lead Object | 1 | 4 | Amorphous piece. (Year 2021) |
| Metal | 7 | 46 | Components of clockwork mechanism; mixed metals. (Year 2021) |
| Pot | 19 | 188 | (Year 2021) |
| Slag | 1 | 6 | Clinker. (Year 2021) |
Feature
- No records attached.
Site Photos
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Photo: MDC_210008
- West looking photo of trench 4 pre-excavation after deturfing and topsoil removal (3000). 2x2m scale.
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Photo: MDC_210010
- North looking photo of trench 4 pre-excavation after deturfing and topsoil removal (3000). 2x2m scale.
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Photo: MDC_210012
- East looking photo of trench 4 pre-excavation after deturfing and topsoil removal (3000). 2x2m scale.
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Photo: MDC_210015
- South looking photo of trench 4 pre-excavation after deturfing and topsoil removal (3000). 2x2m scale
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Photo: MDC_211593
- North facing photo of trench 4 with David in background MDC21_21-03-30_CAM02_IMG085952.jpg
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Photo: MDC_211609
- Photo of lambs and sheep close to trench 4 MDC21_21-04-08_CAM02_IMG083349.jpg
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Photo: MDC_211626
- Lambs and sheep near to trench 4 MDC21_21-04-19_CAM02_IMG103707.jpg
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Photo: MDC_211671
- Ben deturfing trench 4 MDC21_21-03-18_CAM04_IMG153824.jpg
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Photo: MDC_211672
- Nat deturfing trench 4 MDC21_21-03-18_CAM04_IMG154005.jpg
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Photo: MDC_211674
- Ben and Nat getting ready for photogrammetry after detufing trench 4 MDC21_21-03-24_CAM04_IMG081452.jpg
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Photo: MDC_211686
- Lambs close to trench 4 MDC21_21-04-09_CAM04_IMG144419.jpg
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Photo: MDC_211687
- Lambs close to trench 4 MDC21_21-04-09_CAM04_IMG144429.jpg
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Photo: MDC_211688
- Lambs close to trench 4 MDC21_21-04-13_CAM04_IMG081040.jpg
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Photo: MDC_211704
- Nat watching digger backfill trench 4 MDC21_21-04-23_CAM04_IMG104640.jpg
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Photo: MDC_211711
- Photo looking north of trench 4 mid excavation MDC21_2021-03-29_CAM05_IMG5586.jpg
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Photo: MDC_211727
- Jodi, Ben and David close to trench 4 after deturfing MDC21_2021-03-31_CAM05_IMG5626.jpg
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Photo: MDC_211728
- Jodi, Ben and David close to trench 4 after deturfing MDC21_2021-03-31_CAM05_IMG5627.jpg
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Photo: MDC_211737
- Bishop Middleham sign at the entrance of the site showing a possible layout of structures MDC21_2021-04-06_CAM05_IMG5657.jpg
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Photo: MDC_211738
- Bishop Middleham sign at the entrance of the site showing a possible layout of structures MDC21_2021-04-06_CAM05_IMG5659.jpg
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Photo: MDC_211784
- Northern shot of trench 4 with lambs in the background post excavation
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Photo: MDC_211785
- Lambs close to trench 4
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Photo: MDC_211786
- Eastern shot of trench 4 post excavation
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Photo: MDC_211805
- Lamb close to trench 4
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Photo: MDC_211806
- Digger backfilling trench 4
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Photo: MDC_211807
- Digger finishing backfilling trench 4
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Photo: MDC_211808
- Sheep and lambs standing on top of backfilled trench 4
Record Details
- Not set
- Nat Jackson 23-3-2021
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