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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: | 6048 |
Description: | Hearth cut containing (5889) and (5861) |
Notes: | Rectangular cut through the opus signinum floor of the north east house addition. This cut was most likely made so that the hearth would be level with the floor. The hearth tiles (5861) had been pressed into the green clay (5889) that formed another high status floor surface on top of the opus signinum floor (5880). Strat below (5889). Cuts (5880). Plan no: 29.302 Accuracy rating - 4 |
Composition: | Rectangular in plan, measuring 1m x 0.7m with a depth of 0.08m Break of slope (top & base): sharp Box-shaped profile with straight sides and a mostly flat base (concave in the centre) Orientation: NE-SW Contains (5889) and (5861) |