The Silchester Project: Roman Town Insula IX The Development of an Urban Property c. AD 40-50 - c. AD 250
Amanda Clarke, Michael Fulford, Michael Rains, 2007. https://doi.org/10.5284/1000259. How to cite using this DOI
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Query - Results
Full Record for Context Number 5861
| Context Number: | 5861 |
| Description: | Tile spread / possible small hearth |
| Notes: | Tile spread / possible small hearth. The tiles are partially discoloured, indicating some level of burning. The oxidation of the tiles occurs mainly in the front tiles on the north west side. The general assumption therefore could be that these tiles are the remains of a secondary hearth within the building annexe of the north east house. This is a small and subsiding hearth in the corner of the annexe and is possibly there as a heating tool, because the large hearth 4234 is the primary functional utilitarian structure. There is limited evidence of these tiles being a floor surface as they do not extend out of the corner and there is no evidence of appropriate wear. Strat below (3178). Strat above (5889). Fill / part of [6048]. Completely removed in 2005. Plan no: 29.254, 29.256 Accuracy rating - 4 |
| Composition: | Ceramic floor tiles measuring between 0.005m-0.5m; The largest tile is 0.5m x 0.3m x 0.03m The tiles were laid flat and bonded by silty clay Extent: 1m x 1m; Thickness: 0.03m |
| Small Finds: | 43619 53611 53618 53619 |
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