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Short Description:
Silty Layer with rubble, beneath rubble layer 4004 (inside the building). Soft mid greyish brown sandy silt with 20% small - medium limestone rubble including thin longer potential roof tiles.
Issued to
Ben Swain | 08/04/2021
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Interpretation

    • Layer of silty rubble inside L shaped structure. Same as 4008. This silting likely occurred after the demolition and abandonment of the site
      • Ben Swain
    • 12-4-2021

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

Description

  • Soft
  • Mid greyish brown
  • Sandy silt
  • 20% small to medium worked limestone rubble
  • Length; 8.10 Width; 2.00 Thickness; 0.14
  • Same as 4008 Width - 2.00m slot
  • Hand ex/ dry

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Animal Bone 23 90 (Year 2021)
Ferrous Object 1 4 (Year 2021)
Pot 9 106 (Year 2021)

Feature

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Site Photos

  • Photo: MDC_211613
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    • Photo of a fragmentary piece medieval green glaze pot MDC21_21-04-09_CAM02_IMG084616.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211614
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    • Photo of Ben looking North holding a piece medieval green glaze pot MDC21_21-04-09_CAM02_IMG084649.jpg

Plan

  • Plan: MDC_7
    • Plan of trench 4 with rubble 4004 removed and outline of walls properly exposed. 1:50. Sheet#9
    • Ben Swain
    • 7-4-2021
  • Plan: MDC_8
    • Mid Ex plan of trench 4 including 2m slot through middle of trench. 1:50. Sheet#10
    • Ben Swain
    • 12-4-2021
  • Plan: MDC_20
    • Post Ex Plan of Trench 4. 1:50. Sheet#13
    • David Wallace
    • 22-4-2021

Record Details

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  • Ben Swain 8-4-2021
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