Interpretation
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- Firmly compacted layer - appeas to level out slumped pavement. Probably alluvial soil washed into slumped area.
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- Mark Perks
- 23-7-2007
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- abandonment of Building I room 3
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- Caroline Goodson
- 18-1-2008
Site Photo
- No records attached.
Description
- composition, compaction, color
- trowel, pick
- N-S: 5.20 m max; E-W: 1.90 m max
- sandy-clay plus clay
- dark brown
- firm
- good
- man-made
- frequent small to medium stones
- gray charcoal flecks, occasional animal bone, occasional human bone (bagged as 4058)
- frequent pottery, occasional iron nails
- Foot bones found when cleaning section. Appears articulated. View of end of tibia in section. Alightment appears to be NW to SE. Firmly compacted layer made up of 2 different types of soil. Both firmly compacted. Lower level of fine sandy/clay of dark brown-yellow color with orange hue. upper level of dark brown clay.
- probably truncated by LOE to north and west
- moderate
Ceramic Inventory
| Total fragments | |
|---|---|
| 13 | |
| 21 | |
| 6 | |
| 22 | |
| 92 | |
| 1 |
