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Prof
Michael
Fulford
Professor of Archaeology
School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science
University of Reading
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Context Number: | 1173 |
Description: | Outer wall of House 1 on southern edge. |
Notes: | Butts against 1700 which indicates an entrance or opening in the SE wall. Context has not been removed. |
Composition: | Made up of flint nodules CBM; River cobbles; 1 unrounded yellow translucent quartz. Large flints of 20cm x 25cm, 10cm-15cm - the lowest 2 courses of freshly quarried(?) irregular flints (chalk still adhering) were intricately laid. Flints with very little clay packing 0.1-0.5m; CBM measuring 10cm. Flints are roughly faced and 2 courses deep up to 25cm. 640cm long x 40cm wide. Within the packing there were a few small fragments of charcoal, a mussel shell, a burnt flint (1cm) Clear edge definition. |
Fill of: | 3993 |
Above: | 4111 |
Below: | 4585 |
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