Contexts at Pontefract Castle

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Short Description:
Light brown/ yellowish brown sandy layer under 1070
Issued to
Nat Jackson | 02/11/2019
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Interpretation

    • Silting layer in drawbridge pit
      • Indie Jago
    • 6-11-2019

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Soft
  • Light brown/ yellowish brown
  • Silty sand
  • Occasional degraded sandstone pieces
  • Thickness - 0.10m
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  • Hand ex

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Animal Bone 11 75 Year 2019
Shell 8 8 Year 2019
Animal Bone 19 31 Year 2020
Ceramic Building Material 2 141 Year 2020 - Two bricks, one thinner than other
Ferrous Object 9 19 Year 2020
Pot 2 1 Year 2020
Shell 1 1 Year 2020

Feature

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Site Photos

  • Photo: PON_190791
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    • Micro-morphology samples 23-31 from drawbridge pit. 1m scale. Looking E.

Samples

  • Sample: PON_24
    • Indie Jago
    • 3-11-2019
  • Sample: PON_25
    • Indie Jago
    • 3-11-2019
  • Sample: PON_26
    • Indie Jago
    • 3-11-2019
  • Sample: PON_36
    • Chris Casswell
    • 27-7-2020

Record Details

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  • Nat Jackson 2-11-2019
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