?nail, ?rolled strip.
" "SF",2130,"C","X-ray no: CX670" "SF",2136,"D","Small cylinder bead of opaque blue glass, square section with pinched ends.
[N.Crummy 18/05/06]
" "SF",2136,"C","Deselected
[N.Crummy 18/05/06]
" "SF",2447,"D","Fragment
" "SF",2447,"C","X-ray no: CX660" "bf",25491,"D","Roman including Samian 1 bag 2001" "bf",25491,"D","Roman including Samian 2 bags 2003" "bf",25494,"D","Nails 1 bag 2001" "bf",25494,"D","Slag 1 bag, Nails 250g 2003" "bf",25495,"D","Roman 1 bag 2001" "bf",25495,"D","Roman 1 bag 2003" "bf",25498,"D","Animal 1 bag 2001" "bf",25498,"D","Animal including teeth. 1250g 2003" "bf",25500,"D","Charcoal 1 bag 2001" "bf",25500,"D","Charcoal 1 bag 2003" "SF",2284,"D","Fragment of Millefiori glass from vessel with ribbed decoration (pillar moulded). Colours: black , white, olive, purple & faint blue marble effect. (See D. Allen. 1998 Fig 12)" "SF",2289,"D","?Iron strip with copper alloy binding held in place by 3 rivets
" "SF",2289,"C","X-ray no: CX 668" "SF",2613,"D","Slightly bent shaft fragment, tip present. [sig:08/01/2003 KTOOTELL]
Plain shaft, tip curved, from pin needle, etc.
[N.Crummy 18/05/06]
" "SF",2613,"C","COLEM: C030260. Date in: 31-03-03. Date finished: 22-04-03. Treatment: Removed corrosion/soil - small handtools. Degreased - acetone. Stabilised - BTA, 3% in IMS under vacuum.. Rinsed - IMS. Dried - air. Laquered - Incralac, 50% in toluene. " "SF",2634,"D","Iron buckle tongue. [sig:09/01/2003 KTOOTELL]" "SF",2953,"D","Rectangular fragment of cu alloy. No obvious markings or form. [sig:16/07/2003 SWILLIAMS]
Small fragment of strip
[N.Crummy 18/05/06]
" "SF",2953,"C","Deselected
[N.Crummy 18/05/06]
" "SF",2974,"D","Rim of Mortaria? with partial stamp FECIT? - counterstamp - Ref: Tyers pg. 132." "SF",2983,"D","Sheet of lead, in a triangular shape, folded over at the corners. An off-cut. On plan 17.91 [sig:28/07/2003 SWILLIAMS]
Lead sheet fragment.
[N.Crummy 18/05/06]
" "SF",2983,"C","Deselected
[N.Crummy 18/05/06]
" "SF",2984,"D","Square section. Wide at the top, tapering out towards the bottom. Possible iron brooch fragment? On plan 16.139 [sig:28/07/2003 SWILLIAMS]
Nail shank fragment
[N.Crummy 18/05/06]
" "SF",2984,"C","Deselected
[N.Crummy 18/05/06]
" "SF",2963,"D","'Claudius I' counterfeit.
[sig:24/11/2003 KTOOTELL]
Claudius I, as, irregular but a big 'early' one, a bit worn (E.Besly 22.06.06)
COLEM: C040646. Date in: 03-08-04. Date finished: 17-08-04. Condition: Fair. Covered with thick amorphous corrosion and gritty soil. Roughened, dark surface beneath retaining worn but legible detail. Surface is very fragile and has sustained some small areas of loss, particularly to the edges, which has exposed pits of pale turquoise powdery corrosion (active). Obverse disrupted also by area of ingrained gritty corrosion that could not be removed completely. Treatment: Removed corrosion - small handtools. Degreased - acetone. Stabilised - BTA, 3% in IMS under vacuum. Rinsed - IMS. Dried air. Laquered - Incralac, 50% in toluene " "BF",25674,"D","Nails 1 bag <477> 2001" "BF",25675,"D","Roman 1 bag <477> 2001" "BF",25680,"D","Charcoal 1 bag <477> 2001" "BF",25711,"D","Roman 1 bag 2001" "BF",25881,"D","Roman 1 bag 2001" "BF",25884,"D","Nails 1 bag 2001" "BF",25888,"D","Animal 1 bag 2001" "BF",25891,"D","Roman 1 bag <487> 2001" "BF",25894,"D","Nail 1 bag <487>, Other 1 bag <487> 2001" "BF",25898,"D","Animal including teeth 1 bag <487> 2001" "SF",2212,"D","Rounded piece of Samian gaming counter" "BF",25941,"D","
Roman 1 bag <494> 2001
Roman pottery 150g 2005, Other 1 bag <494> 2001"
"BF",25945,"D","1 bag <494> 2001"
"BF",25948,"D"," Animal 1 bag <494> 2001 Animal bone 10g 2005 2001"
"SF",2220,"D","Worked flint"
"SF",2237,"D"," Fragment. Half an ivory ring found in environmental sample 588. Possibly part of a necklace(?). [sig:10/01/2003 KTOOTELL] Curved bone strip, ?part of stud or cap. [30/05/06 N.Crummy] 8 fragments of an iron strap. Largest fragment is curved. Very corroded. On plan. [sig:16/07/2003 SWILLIAMS] Fragment of curved strip or collar. [01/06/06 N.Crummy] Goad
Strip fragment, probably from a hinge or strap-fitting. [28/06/2006 N Crummy]
Very corroded. Possible wine strainer. Thin sheet of cu alloy with small holes visible in some places. Only half visible. Rim may be present. On plan number 10.25. [sig:28/07/2003 SWILLIAMS]
The strainer-plate (only) from a strainer bowl, found within the posthole, but now in many fragments as much of the metal has perished. Bowls with similar strainer-plates come from: A) the Welwyn Garden City rich burial of the late C1st BC (Stead 1967, 25), B) the Crownthorpe hoard (unpublished), C) the Stanway Doctor burial (Crummy et al, forthcoming), D) Alchester fortress ditch (E. Sauer, pers. comm), and E) a well at Blain, Loire-Atlantique (S. Corson, pers comm). B-E all date to c 40-55 AD. A peltate foot, like those on C) has also been found in the same Object (50046). Foot and plate may well be from a carinated bowl like B-E, and together with D from Alchester define a western limit to the form, which also occurs in pottery among the Trinovantes/Catuvellauni.
[01/06/06 N.Crummy]
" "SF",2958,"C","COLEM: C060157. Date in: ---03-06. Date finished: 19-05-06. Condition: Embedded in soil block. Appears to have been folded as are two layers separated by soil, with evidence of crushing/crumpling at some edges. The majority is completely mineralised and consists of powdery pale green corrosion stain on the soil surface, with faint semi-circular imprint surviving in soil around the upper folded half, delineating the edge. Has more intact fragments at edges of lower section, which retain some traces of metal in their core. These have a roughened friable grey metallic surface, but are pitted with pale friable turquoise corrosion and are extremely fragile. Cracks and splits run between each perforation and they have no structural intregity; the sheet having disintegrated in the block. Various small fragments randomly in surrounding soil. Has a layer of dark compacted organic material against each fragment, and traces of this layer run, with some discontinuation, throughout the entire soil block.
Only some fragments were strong enough to remove and stabilise. Treatment: Removed from soil - small handtools. Degreased - acetone. Stablised - BTA, 3% in vacuum. Rinsed - IMS. Dried - air. Lacquered - Incralac, 50% in IMS.
COLEM: C030244. Date in: 31-03-03. Date finished: 28-04-03. Condition: Surface obscured by compacted crust of powdery corrosion and soil. Roughened, mid-green patina beneath with localised areas of bulkier corrosion. These have caused losses and slight pitting, exposing a paler friable layer beneath. Some active corrosion.Treatment; Removed corrosion/soil - small handtools. Degreased - acetone. Stabilised - BTA, 3% in IMS under vacuum.. Rinsed - IMS. Dried - air. Laquered - Incralac, 50% in toluene. " "SF",3230,"D","Small round black glass gaming counter. On plan 23.80" "BF",27311,"D","Roman 1 bag <442> 2001" "BF",27314,"D","Nail 1 bag, Other 1 bag <442> 2001" "BF",27315,"D","Roman 1 bag 2001" "BF",27320,"D","Charcoal 2 bags <442> 2001" "SF",2080,"C","X-ray no: CX670." "SF",2080,"D","
Fragment, possibly from a strap-fitting. Not yet X-rayed.
[28/06/2006 N Crummy]
Nauheim derivative brooch, part of spring and pin missing. Wire bow.
" "SA",685,"D","Mortar sample." "SA",685,"D","Mortar sample from wall 1150. Exposed for minutes only." "BF",6512,"D","Cutaway type B - 1 piece, C - 2 pieces. Date range: (B) 100-180, (C) 160-260 (Warry)
Pin from bow brooch, large
[N.Crummy 18/05/06]
" "SF",2756,"C","COLEM: C030295. Date in: 31-03-03. Date finished: 28-04-03. Condition: Slightly bent. Surface encrusted with thin layer of powdery corrosion compacted with soil. Has smooth pale green patina beneath disrupted by localised areas of pitting and other surface loss. Not actively corroding. Treatment: Removed corrosion/soil - small handtools. Degreased - acetone. Stabilised - BTA, 3% in IMS under vacuum. Rinsed - IMS. Dried - air. Laquered - Incralac, 50% in toluene." "SF",2773,"D","Partial Samian stamp - illegible. [sig:13/01/2003 KTOOTELL]
Samian base with stamp (1998)
[N.Crummy 18/05/06]
" "SF",1460,"C","Deselected
[N.Crummy 18/05/06]
" "BF",17331,"D","1 bag" "BF",17334,"D","2 bags" "BF",17337,"D","1 bag" "BF",17332,"D", "BF",17664,"D","1 bag from 1999" "BF",17662,"D", "BF",17841,"D","Roman 1 bag 2001" "BF",17846,"D","1x Dolomite Cementstone tessera, 2g 2001Front- and back-plates of a narrow belt-plate wirh two rivet holes for attachment
[N.Crummy 18/05/06]
" "SF",2355,"C","COLEM; C210617. Date in: 06-12-01. Date finished: 15-01-02. Condition: Surface obscured by layer of burial deposits mixed with powdery corrosion. Beneath, the surface has remains of a dark green irregular patina. This exists on one side only; the other being a paler green surface consisting of compacted corrosion products. This is not active, although the whole is embrittled. Treatment: Removed corrosion/ burial deposits - small handtools. Degreased - acetone. Stabilised - BTA, 3% in IMS under vacuum. Rinsed - IMS. Air dried. Lacquered - Incralac, 50% in toluene. " "SF",2382,"D","Nail, most of shank missing
" "SF",2382,"C","Deselected
" "BF",19561,"D","Roman including Samian 1 bag 2001" "BF",19564,"D","Nails 1 bag 2001" "BF",19565,"D","Roman 1 bag 2001" "BF",19566,"D","1x Earthy Dolomite Cementstone tessera, 2g 2001Straight-sided, points missing
" "SF",1711,"C","Deselected
Spindlewhorl made from Black Burnished ware base sherd with concentric grooves. Spindle hole worn.
[N.Crummy 18/05/06]
" "SF",1805,"C","Deselected
[N.Crummy 18/05/06]
" "BF",21871,"D","1 bag, 2000" "BF",21874,"D","1 bag, 2000" "BF",21901,"D","1 bag, 2000" "BF",21908,"D","1 bag, 2000" "BF",24071,"D","Roman 1 bag, 2000" "BF",24078,"D","1 bag, 2000" "BF",24231,"D","Roman pottery, 75g 2006Roman 1 bag 2001
Roman pottery including Samian 5350g 2005Nails 1 bag, Other 1 bag <478> 2001
Fe nails 2005
" "SF",3295,"D","?Black glass gaming counter. Quite worn with the underside very rough." "SF",3740,"D","Circular iron ring, complete but fairly corroded. The ring has a bulbous protrusion on it. Circular in section. Very similar to SF3722" "SF",3815,"D","Colchester B Brooch. Complete but in two pieces. Bow and half the spring and pin, and remainder of spring. Very good preservation. Crest running down to bow with the ridge running down the length of the bow and decorated with a zig-zag pattern. Ref: Crummy p.12 Fig. 6.52 (identical) [sig:S Williams 1/3/2006] Colchester B Derivative brooch, complete, but spring mechanism in pieces and separate. Spring mechanism in different alloy to bow. Five incised zigzag on bow. [25/04/2006 N.Crummy]" "SF",3815,"C","COLEM: C050950. Date in: 21-09-05. Date finished: 26-01-06. Condition: In good condition and complete, but fragmentation of the spring has detached the pin. All covered with thin hardened crust of compacted green corrosion and gritty soil. Main body of brooch has a smooth mid-green patinated surface, more uneven upon underside. Pin has a darker bronze patina surface with some slight pitting.Treatment: Removed corrosion/soil - small handtools. Degreased - acetone. Stablised - BTA, 3% in IMS under vacuum. Rinsed - IMS. Dried - air. Lacquered - Incralac, 50% in toluene." "SF",3827,"D","Iron hobnail. Quite corroded but complete. Head of hobnail quite flattened and bent. Shaft circular in section. [sig:S Williams 1/3/2006]" "SF",3829,"D","Stump of Y-shaped object, possibly casting waste. [sig:22/09/2005 NCRUMMY] Y-shaped copper alloy object. Quite heavy and well preserved. Top is slightly damaged, the arms of the 'Y' having broken off. Both sides slope down. Broken at base also. No actual decoration but several 'ripples' are visible, created during ?manufacture. [sig:S Williams 1/3/2006]" "SF",3829,"C","Deselected." "SF",3975,"D","Very corroded iron fibula/brooch. Remains of spring at top of brooch, appears to be broken on one side. A possible fragment of the pin may be associated with the brooch. Found during finds processing - unstratified. [sig:Sandie Williams 21.3.2006]" "BF",25338,"D","Animal bone including teeth 30g 2005COLEM: C210575. Date in: 06-12-01. Date finished: 28-01-02. Condition: Overlain by thin layer of powdery corrosion and burial deposits, with some localised areas of hard bulky corrosion, particularly upon the ear scoop. Beneath, all the components have a mid-green patina, variously disrupted by slight losses and pitting. This has exposed a paler friable surface beneath, overlying an embritttled metal core. Extreme fragility caused the suspension loop to snap during cleaning. Treatment: Removed burial deposits / corrosion - small handtools. Degreased - acetone. Stabilised - BTA, 3% in IMS under vacuum. Rinsed - IMS. Air dried. Lacquered - Incralac, 50% in toluene. " "SF",2079,"D","Set composed of tweezers, nail-cleaner and ear-scoop. Tweezers: plain, flared blades. Nail-cleaner: plain, flared blade, square-cut top. Ear-scooComplete, slightly bent; two horizontal lines inscribed either side of the eye. See Crummy, 1976. p.66. [sig:05/06/2003 SWILLIAMS]
Spatulate-headed needle, shaft bent. Long rectangular eye with fine double grooves above and below it. [Possible interpretation - stylus]
[30/05/06 N.Crummy]
" "SF",2477,"C","COLEM: C030241. Date in: 31-03-03. Date finished: 28-04-03. Condition; Good. Surface overlain by thin crust of powdery corrosion and soil. Has smooth pale turquoise patina beneath. Very small area of loss to corner of spatulate head. Treatment; Removed corrosion/soil - small handtools. Degreased - acetone. Stabilised - BTA, 3% in IMS under vacuum.. Rinsed - IMS. Dried - air. Laquered - Incralac, 50% in toluene." "BF",25426,"D","2x Dolomite Cementstone tesserae, 2.515g 2002Two fragments of a bar that bifucates near one end; probably part of a flesh-hook.
Length is combined measurement of both fragments. Width measurement includes hook.
" "SF",2211,"C","X-ray no: CX663
X-ray no: CX684
" "SF",2213,"D","Possibly a small fragment of glazed pottery." "SF",2214,"C","COLEM: C210592. Date in: 06-12-01. Date finished: 18-01-02. Condition: Very fragile. Metal is split at one end and has small pin-sized hole towards the other end. Surface is covered with thin layer of powdery burial deposits with some areas of bulky, crystalline corrosion. The area around the split retains a mid-green patina but this is missing elsewhere, and a pitted core is exposed. Not actively corroding. Treatment: Removed burial deposits / corrosion - small handtools. Degreased - acetone. Stabilised - BTA, 3% in IMS under vacuum. Rinsed - IMS. Air dried. Lacquered - Incralac, 50% in toluene" "SF",2214,"D","Strip fragment, split at one end.
[N.Crummy 18/05/16]
" "SF",2217,"D","Short damaged fragment
" "SF",2217,"C","X-ray no: CX672" "SF",2219,"D","Glazed pot fragment - early Roman?" "SF",3457,"D","Single nail associated with a timber beam slot." "BF",27578,"D","Animal Bone 12.30g 2004" "BF",27591,"D","Roman including Samian 1 bag <517> 2001" "BF",27593,"D","Tesserae 1 bag <517> 2001" "BF",27594,"D","Nails 1 bag <517>, Slag 1 bag 2001" "BF",27595,"D","Roman 1 bag 2001" "BF",27598,"D","Animal including teeth 1 bag <534> 2001" "BF",27600,"D","Charcoal 1 bag 2001" "SF",2304,"D","Small furniture nail with globular head
[N.Crummy 18/05/06]
" "SF",2304,"C","COLEM: C210610. Date in: 06-12-01. Date finished: 26-01-02. Condition: Poor. Nail has remains of a compact surface overlying an exposed metallic core. This is overlain by a layer of pale powdery corrosion. The remains of the overlying layer has ingrained burial deposits and some powdery corrosion in the surface. This compacted layer is extremely fragile and most of it has been lost since excavation, the rest being found crumbled in the container with the object. Treatment: Removed burial deposits where possible - small handtools. Degreased - acetone. Stabilised - BTA, 3% in IMS under vacuum. Rinsed - IMS. Air dried. Lacquered - Incralac, 50% in toluene. " "BF",27601,"D","Roman including Samian 1 bag 2003 [sig:29/10/2003 SWILLIAMS]
Roman pottery including Samian 450g 2005Animal Bone 10g 2003 [sig:29/10/2003 SWILLIAMS]
Animal Bone including teeth 140g 2005Taken for XRF analysis to look for metallurgy in the floors of the timber building on the site of House 1." "SA",1269,"D","Taken for XRF analysis to look for metallurgy in the floors of the timber building on the site of House 1." "BF",27604,"D","Fe nails 2005COLEM: C210600. Date in: 06-12-01. Date finished: 15-01-02. Condition: Object has mixture of powdery corrosion and burial deposits ingrained in surface. This consists of dark brown patina which has suffered some slight losses. This has exposed areas of a rough metallic surface. No active corrosion but the patinated layer is fragile. Treatment: Removed corrosion/burial deposits where possible - small handtools. Degreased - acetone. Stabilised - BTA, 3% in IMS under vacuum. Rinsed - IMS. Air dried. Lacquered - Incralac, 50% in toluene. " "BF",27631,"D","
Roman 1 bag 2003 [sig:29/10/2003 SWILLIAMS]
Roman pottery 450g 2005Nails 10g 2003 [sig:29/10/2003 SWILLIAMS]
Fe nails 2005Taken for XRF analysis to look for metallurgy in the floors of the timber building on the site of House 1."
"SA",1271,"D","Taken for XRF analysis to look for metallurgy in the floors of the timber building on the site of House 1."
"SF",4082,"D","Unidentifiable lump of iron covered in stones and earth. Slight presence of a green matter on a slightly visible ?nail - may be copper alloy staining. Sandie Williams 13.2.2006 Stout iron shank driven into stone. Possibly part of a large nail, or perhaps of a bolt, or well-hook, or a similar structural fitting. [25/04/2006 N.Crummy]"
"SF",4082,"C","X-ray no: CX1084"
"SF",4062,"D","Small annular bead of translucent green glass, with paler streaks showing the junction of the ends of the piece of glass used to make it. [11/04/2006 N.Crummy]"
"BF",27635,"D","Roman glass 2005 2001"
"BF",27663,"D","Flat Brick (scored) 1 bag <518> 2001"
"BF",27664,"D","Nails 1 bag, Other 1 bag <518> 2001"
"BF",27670,"D","Charcoal 1 bag <518> 2001"
"BF",27671,"D","Roman including Samian 1 bag 2001"
"BF",27674,"D","Nails 1 bag 2001"
"BF",27680,"D","Charcoal 1 bag 2001"
"BF",27683,"D","1 bag <508> 2001"
"BF",27684,"D","Other 1 bag <506> 2001"
"BF",27686,"D","6x pale grey medium-grained Mesozoic quartz sandstone tesserae, 12g 2001 Knife blade fragment. Nail-cleaner from chatelaine brooch with geometric enamelled motif above blade. See Crummy, 1983. p 62, fig 67, no 1941. [sig:08/01/2003 KTOOTELL] Toilet instrument from chatelaine brooch, tip of round shaft missing - therefore not necessarily a nail-cleaner. [N.Crummy 18/05/06]
2001"
"SF",2348,"D","Base of a grey-ware ?jar with the junction between wall and base trimmed to a fairly consistent height. The use of pottery counters is far from certain, particularly when they are, like this one, much larger than bone or glass board-game counters. Various ideas have been put forward (Crummy 1983, 93-4): a) tally counters - a relief from Trier supports this idea as it shows a man moving discs on a tray, interpreted as counters on a reckoning board (MacGregor 1978, 33; Chardron-Picault 2004, figs 15-16); b) mats for hot pots (very large and thick ones made from tile or dolium sherds are ideal for this purpose); c) lids for narrow-mouthed jars - a few examples have been found in situ (H. Major, pers. comm); d) counters for a game comparable to merrels played on 'boards' scratched in the earth; e) a set with the pieces graded in diameter found in Colchester has been identified as a child's stacking toy (Colchester Archaeologist 11, 34); f) work in France has noted that they are often concentrated on sanctuary sites and in urban workshop zones, raising the possibility that they were produced as a secondary product by artisans who sold them to worshippers for use as votive offerings (Tuffreau-Libre 1994, 128-37; Chardron-Picault 2004, 335-7); g) some, of course, were pierced and used as spindlewhorls - Roman sherds were often selected for this purpose in the Migration Period; roughly-shaped counters may therefore be unfinished spindlewhorls. Given the diversity in size and finish of the counters, and the diversity in their archaeological context and associations, it seems most likely that different sizes, with different degrees of finish, were used in different ways. Their inclusion under the Keyword 'Recreation' is therefore a matter of convenience, rather than accurate identification of function. [N Crummy, 11/03/06] References P. Chardron-Picault, 'Les rondelles en terre cuite mises au jour dans le quartier artisanal du 'Lycee Militaire' a Augustodunum (Autun, Saone-et-Loire)' in Societe Francaise d'Etude de la Ceramique Antique en Gaule, Actes du Congres de Vallauris 20-23 mai 2004, 329-340 Colchester Archaeologist - magazine of The Colchester Archaeological Trust N. Crummy 1983, The Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester 1971-9, Colchester Archaeological Report 2 A. MacGregor 1978, Roman finds from Skeldersgate and Bishophill, The Archaeology of York 17/2 M. Tuffreau-Libre 1994, 'La ceramique dans les sanctuaires gallo-romains', in Les sanctuaires de tradition indigene en Gaule romaine, Actes du colloque d'Argentomagus de 1992"
"BF",27741,"D","Roman 1 bag 2001"
"BF",27744,"D","Nail 1 bag 2001"
"BF",27748,"D","Animal 1 bag 2001"
"BF",27751,"D","Roman 1 bag 2001"
"BF",27753,"D","Tesserae 1 bag 2001"
"BF",27756,"D","1x pale grey medium-grained Mesozoic quartz sandstone, 2g 2001
22,5 litres of soil processed in 2002. Sample exposed for one year, contaminated with wind-blown dust. Glass, nails, pottery have been removed. Sample taken from crushed tile floor."
"BF",27771,"D","Roman including Samian 1 bag 2001"
"BF",27778,"D","Animal 1 bag 2001"
"BF",27781,"D","Roman 1 bag 2001"
"BF",27788,"D","Animal 1 bag 2001"
"BF",27790,"D","Charcoal 1 bag 2001"
"SF",2371,"D","Red painted mortar - 2 fragments"
"SF",2466,"D","2 fragments of red wall plaster. Originally numbered as SF02370 but given this new number as that one was already allocated to a Samian stamp and had obviously been double-numbered."
"BF",27811,"D","Roman including Samian 1 bag 2001"
"BF",27813,"D","Pawprint 1 bag 2001"
"BF",27814,"D","Nails 1 bag 2001"
"BF",27815,"D","Roman 1 bag 2001"
"SF",2313,"D","Very dark cobalt blue/black board-game counter. [11/04/2006 N.Crummy]"
"SF",2343,"D","
Amorphous fragment.
Fragmenting hollow object, probably iron-working debris.
This object was analysed at Bradford University, Dept of Archaeological Science, using XRF. The only metal present was iron.
Bradford University results from the XRF analysis of a small piece of possible crucible.
The date of the sherd is presumed to be Roman, and would therefore be expected to contain traces of copper alloy if it was indeed a fragment from a crucible. The sherd was analysed using XRF (x-ray fluoresence) for the presence of copper, tin, lead and other alloying agents such as zinc. Energy dispersive x-ray analysis (EDAX) determined that none of these elements were present, with no characteristic peak at 8.0 Kev visible for copper. The peaks visible are those for iron Ka at 6.4 Kev, iron Kb at 7.06 Kev, the peak at just over 3 KEV, which is probably calcium, and the peak at 16 Kev which is from the equipment's screen. It must therefore be concluded that the pottery sherd is not from a crucible, albeit not one that has been used in the copper alloy process.
" "SF",2824,"D","Dome-shaped boss. [sig:14/01/2003 KTOOTELL]
Convex boss with flange
[N.Crummy 18/05/06]
" "SF",2824,"C","COLEM C030311. Date in: 31-03-03. Date finished: 22-04-03. Condition: Surface concreted with thick encrustration of bulky white corrosion mixed with gritty soil and traces of iron corrosion. Surface beneath has a smooth turquoise patina but has suffered considerable losses. Completely mineralised and extremely fragile. Treatment: Removed corrosion/soil - small handtools. Degreased - acetone. Stabilised - BTA, 3% in IMS under vacuum. Rinsed - IMS. Dried - air. Laquered - Incralac, 50% in toluene." "SF",2995,"D","Green sandstone. Top piece of rotary quern fragment." "SF",3017,"D","Cu alloy object with a hooked end and a raised hollow section in the centre. [sig:11/08/2003 SWILLIAMS]
Fragment from edge of sheet metal object, broken across a perforation.
[01/06/6 N.Crummy]
" "SF",3017,"C","COLEM: C060152. Date in: ---03-06. Date finished: 29-03-06. Condition: Distorted. Initially covered with thin friable layer of corroson and soil. Underlying surface has a roughened dark patina, disrupted by surface loss. This has exposed further friable corrosion in the core, although this does not appear to be active. Treatment: Removed soil/corrosion - small handtools. Degreased - acetone. Stabilised - BTA, 3% in vacuum. Rinsed - IMS. Dried - air. Lacquered - Incralac, 50% in IMS." "SF",3018,"D","
Half of a large Melon Bead. [sig:11/08/2003 SWILLIAMS]
Fragment of melon bead.
[N.Crummy 17/05/06]
" "SF",3018,"C","Deselected
[N.Crummy 18/05/06]
" "BF",28135,"D","Roman glass 1 bag 2003" "BF",28135,"D","Glass, 5.88g 2004" "SF",3363,"D","Point missing, mouldings on shaft: in two pices.
" "SF",3363,"C","C050355. Date in: 15-04-04. Date finished: 11-05-05. Condition: Was in pieces in the packaging but break appears recent. Has been partially cleaned which has caused some slight scratching to surface and has compacted soil into recesses of design. Rest of surface still covered with thin crust of powdery corrosion and soil. This overlies a smooth dark green patina. Small areas of localised surface loss have exposed paler friable corrosion beneath, but this does not appear to be active. Treatment: Removed remaining corrosion/soil - small handtools. Degreased - acetone. Stabilised - BTA, 3% in IMS under vacuum. Rinsed - IMS. Dried - air. Lacquered - Incralac, 50% in toluene." "SF",3543,"D","Very corroded iron pin - possibly a thick brooch pin. Square in section so could also be a long, bent nail with both ends broken. [sig:31/10/2004 SWILLIAMS]
Short length of iron wire
[N.Crummy 18/05/06]
" "SF",3543,"C","Deselected
[N.Crummy 18/05/06]
" "BF",28132,"D","Discarded CBM 2006[N.Crummy 18/05/06]
" "SF",2353,"C","Deselected
[N.Crummy 18/05/06]
" "BF",28471,"D","Roman including Samian 1 bag 2001" "BF",28476,"D","Tesserae 1 bag 2001" "BF",28478,"D","Animal 1 bag 2001" "BF",28501,"D","Roman 1 bag 2001" "BF",28504,"D","Nails 1 bag 2001" "BF",28511,"D","Roman 1 bag 2001" "BF",28514,"D","Nails 1 bag, Other 1 bag 2001" "BF",28515,"D","Roman 1 bag 2001" "BF",28518,"D","Animal 1 bag 2001" "BF",28520,"D","Charcoal 1 bag 2001" "BF",28531,"D","Roman including Samian 1 bag 2001" "BF",28534,"D","Nails 1 bag 2001" "BF",28538,"D","Animal 1 bag 2001" "BF",28601,"D","Roman including Samian 1 bag 2001" "BF",28604,"D","Nails 1 bag 2001" "BF",28605,"D","Roman 1 bag 2001" "BF",28651,"D","Roman including Samian 3 bags 2001" "BF",28653,"D","Tile with cut-out 1 bag 2001" "BF",28654,"D","Nails 1 bag, Slag 1 bag 2001" "BF",28655,"D","Roman 1 bag 2001" "BF",28657,"D","Lava 1 bag 2001" "BF",28658,"D","Teeth 1 bag 2001" "BF",28660,"D","Charcoal 1 bag 2001" "SF",2235,"D","Smith's bar or blank fragment; the iron very dense and heavy.
" "SF",2235,"C","X-ray no: UBAS2;
X-ray no: UBAS4;
X-ray no: UBAS3
" "SF",2258,"D","Worked flint - 2 grooves in bottom side (look like animal legs)" "SF",2315,"D","Bifurcated with small knobbed end and slot." "SF",2315,"C","COLEM: C210612. Date in: 06-12-01. Date finished: 15-01-02. Condition: Surface obscured by layer of gritty burial deposits mixed with powdery and bulky corrosion products. Beneath is a dark compact surface but this is rough and ingrained with the remains of the overlying corrosion and soil. It is also brittle and has suffered various areas of loss. This has revealed a layer of paler green, friable corrosion overlying a partially exposed metallic core. It no longer appears to be actively corroding. Treatment: Removed corrosion/burial deposits - small handtools. Degreased - acetone. Stabilised - BTA, 3% in IMS under vacuum. Rinsed - IMS. Air dried. Lacquered - Incralac, 50% in toluene. " "SF",2325,"D","Spike of dense iron with bent and broken upper end; possibly an offcut from a smith's blank.
" "SF",2325,"C","X-ray no: CX677" "SA",657,"D","Sample exposed for about 5 years. Contaminated with worms, insects, roots. Topsoil, dark silts and clay (3365) removed. Sample taken for micromorphology, to compare with early (pre/2nd deposits. Section 472, micromorph blocks 1-9." "SA",658,"D","Sample exposed since 1998. Contaminated with worms, insects, roots. Ropsoil, clays, silts removed. Bulk samples, c. 300g for particle size analysis, mag. sus. for comparison with pre/second deposits." "BF",28671,"D","Roman including Samian 1 bag 2001" "BF",28674,"D","Nails 1 bag, Slag 1 bag 2001" "BF",28675,"D","Roman 1 bag 2001" "BF",28676,"D","1x Dolomite Cementstone tessera, 2g 2001Rounded terminal or heavily corroded clenched nail.
" "BF",28751,"D","Roman 1 bag 2001" "BF",28751,"D","Roman 1 bag 2003" "SF",2380,"D","Small pellet, possibly the head of a nail or stud shank, possibly metal-working debris or debris from burnt object. [11/04/2006 N.Crummy]" "SF",2924,"D","Green glass/faience gaming counter (opaque). [sig:16/07/2003 SWILLIAMS] Opaque (turquoise) blue glass counter. [11/04/2006 N.Crummy]" "BF",28754,"D","Nails 10g 2003" "BF",28755,"D","Roman glass 1 bag 2003" "BF",28758,"D","Animal including teeth 150g 2003" "BF",28761,"D","Roman 1 bag 2001" "SF",2856,"D","Tongue from a buckle. [sig:14/01/2003 KTOOTELL] Made from a single strip coiled over at one end. May instead be from a penannular brooch. [11/04/2006 N.Crummy]" "SF",2856,"C","COLEM: 030317. Date in: 31-03-03. Date finished: 22-04-03. Condition: Poor. Surface very deteriorated. Traces of a compact surface overlain by soil but most of this is missing, exposing a friable layer of compacted corrosion. This has worn away around the tip exposing a denuded metallic core. Still actively corroding. Treatment: Removed corrosion/soil - small handtools. Degreased - acetone. Stabilised - BTA, 3% in IMS under vacuum. Rinsed - IMS. Dried - air. Laquered - Incralac, 50% in toluene. " "BF",28791,"D","Roman 1 bag 2003 Closed Context" "BF",28794,"D","Nails 15g 2003 Closed Context" "BF",28821,"D","Roman 1 bag 2001" "BF",28828,"D","Animal 1 bag 2001" "SF",2635,"D","Half a bead - possibly turquoise frit. Turquoise on the outside and white/yellow on the inside (Ref: Crummy, pg.30, fig. 32). Late 1st century. [sig:09/01/2003 KTOOTELL] Fragment of a turquoise frit melon bead. [11/04/2006 N.Crummy]" "SF",2642,"D","Complete, miscellaneous type,with mouldings below a globular head, with depression probably for a setting;deliberately bent. Allied to Cool, 1990. Group 21." "SF",2642,"O","COLEM:C030267. Date in: 31-03-03. Date finished: 28-04-03. Condtion: Bent from burial. Complete but surface in very poor condition. No original surface left; some flakes of a soil and corrosion covered compacted surface being loose and fragmentary in the packaging. Exposed surface consists of very deteriorated and pitted metal, overlain by areas of powdery corrosion. This does not appear to be actively corroding. Treatment: Removed corrosion/soil - small handtools. Degreased - acetone. Stabilised - BTA, 3% in IMS under vacuum.. Rinsed - IMS. Dried - air. Laquered - Incralac, 50% in toluene. " "BF",28831,"D","Roman 1 bag 2001" "BF",28838,"D","Animal 1 bag 2001" "BF",28841,"D","Roman including Samian 1 bag <537> & <513> 2001" "BF",28843,"D","Floor-tiles with scratch marks 1 bag <513> & <541> & <537> 2001" "BF",28844,"D","Nails 1 bag <513>, Other 1 bag <512> 2001" "BF",28850,"D","Charcoal 1 bag <537> & <513> & <541> 2001" "SF",3381,"D","Fragment with decorative grooves.
" "SF",3381,"C","COLEM: C050394. Date in: 15-04-05. Date finished: 10-05-05. Condition: Has been allowed to dry out; is delaminating and has split into three fragments. Surface still encrusted with gritty soil which is ingrained in the surface. Treament: Removed soil - small handtools, brush. Readhered fragments - HMG Paraloid B72 adhesive (methyl ethacrylate/ethyl methacrylate copolymer)." "BF",28854,"D","Fe nails, 30g 2004" "BF",28855,"D","Glass, 1.63g 2004" "BF",28858,"D","Animal Bone 11.51g 2004" "BF",28859,"D","Glass slag 30.41g 2004" "BF",28861,"D","Roman 1 bag 2001" "BF",28891,"D","Roman including Samian 1 bag 2001" "BF",28901,"D","Roman including Samian 1 bag 2003" "BF",28904,"D","Nails 10g 2003" "BF",28906,"D","2x Dolomite Cementstone tesserae, 4g 2002(3?)Fragment of Samian ware with complete stamp CRESTIO. La Graufesenque; Claudio-Vespasian - c.43-81AD. On Plan. [sig:16/07/2003 SWILLIAMS]
Long-handled toilet spoon with round dished scoop. Spiralled groove just above scoop.
[30/05/06 N.Crummy]
" "SF",2576,"C","COLEM: C030257. Date in: 31-03-03. Date finished:28-04-03. Condition: Complete except for very small area of loss at top of scoop. Has thin crust of hardened powdery corrosion and soil overlying a smoothly patinated surface. Some areas of white bulky corrosion mid-way along shaft which have disrupted and pitted the surface. Does not appear to be actively corroding. Treatment: Removed corrosion/soil - small handtools. Degreased - acetone. Stabilised - BTA, 3% in IMS under vacuum.. Rinsed - IMS. Dried - air. Laquered - Incralac, 50% in toluene. " "SF",2721,"D","Small sheet of lead. Probable off-cut / waste material. [sig:10/01/2003 KTOOTELL]
Sheet fragment.
[30/05/06 N.Crummy]
" "SF",2721,"C","Deselected" "BF",30980,"D","Shell, Charcoal. 2 bags 2002" "BF",30976,"D","1x Dolomite Cementstone tessera, 1x Red Burnt Mudstone tessera, 1 bag 2002 [sig:11/06/2003 SWILLIAMS]" "BF",30974,"D","Nails 1 bag, Slag 1 bag 2002" "BF",30978,"D","Animal including teeth. 3 bags 2002" "BF",30975,"D","Roman. 1 bag 2002" "BF",30973,"D","Tesserae 1 bag 2002" "BF",30971,"D","Roman including Samian. 2 bags 2002" "SF",2587,"D","Samian pot base and body sherd with illegible stamp. [sig:08/01/2003 KTOOTELL]
Roman pottery including Samian 4850g 2005Animal bone 390g 2005 2001"
"BF",31491,"D","Roman 1 bag 2001 Roman <564> 1 bag 2002"
"BF",31493,"D","<564> 1 bag 2002"
"BF",31540,"D","Charcoal 1 bag 2002"
"BF",31538,"D","Animal 1 bag 2002"
"BF",31534,"D","Nails 1 bag 2002"
"BF",31533,"D","Imbrex. 1 bag 2002"
"BF",31531,"D","Roman including Samian. 2 bags 2002"
"SF",2815,"D","Fragment of buckle loop, possibly military. [sig:14/01/2003 KTOOTELL] Roman. 1 bag 2002 [sig:11/06/2003 SWILLIAMS] Roman 1 bag 2003 [sig:30/10/2003 SWILLIAMS] Roman pottery 50g 2005Roman glass 1.68g 2004"
"BF",31598,"D","Animal bone 2.64g 2004"
"BF",31611,"D","Roman 1 bag 2003"
"BF",31614,"D"," Nails 2g 2003 [sig:30/10/2003 SWILLIAMS] Fe nails 2005Sample taken for XRF analysis to look for metallurgy in the floors of the timber building on the site of House 1."
"SA",1114,"D","Sample taken for XRF analysis to look for metallurgy in the floors of the timber building on the site of House 1."
"SA",808,"D","Mixed gravel. Sample exposed for more than 1 season. Contaminated by wind-blown dust. Large stones and one piece of CBM removed. Sample taken because complement to micromorph samples."
"BF",31610,"D","Roman pottery including Samian 150g 2005 1 bag 2002"
"BF",31647,"D","Lava? Pumice? 1 bag 2002"
"BF",31645,"D","Roman 1 bag 2002"
"BF",31641,"D","Roman <572> 1 bag 2002"
"BF",31644,"D","Nails <572> 1 bag 2002"
"BF",31644,"D","Nails 1 bag 2003"
"SA",572,"D","10 litres of soil processed in 2002. Exposed for weeks, contaminated with wind-blown dust. Sample taken from floor layer (gravel)."
"BF",31651,"D","Roman pottery 10g 2005COLEM: C040641. Date in: 03-08-04. Date finished: 16-08-04. Condition: Surface obscured by amorphous layer of corrosion and soil. Has the remains of a roughened and mid-green patina surviving beneath, most completely upon the reverse which has worn but discernible detail. Obverse has suffered greater surface loss and has areas of exposed turquoise corrosion overlying a cupritic core. Corrosion no longer appears to be active. Treatment: Removed corrosion - small handtools. Degreased - acetone. Stabilised - BTA, 3% in IMS under vacuum. Rinsed - IMS. Dried air. Laquered - Incralac, 50% in toluene "
"BF",31788,"D","Animal 50g 2003 Closed context"
"BF",31790,"D","Charcoal 1 bag 2003 Closed Context"
"BF",31800,"D","Charcoal 1 bag 2002"
"BF",31794,"D","Nails 1 bag 2002"
"BF",31793,"D","Footprint 1 bag 2002"
"BF",31791,"D","Roman 1 bag 2002"
"SF",2942,"D","."
"SF",2942,"D","Tweezers, Nail-cleaner, Ear-scoop. Tweezers plain; ear-scoop plain; nail- cleaner has angular top, bellied blade and long points."
"SF",2942,"C","COLOEM: C040642. Date in: 03-08-04. Date finished: 16-08-04. Condition: Complete. Encrusted with thin, hardened layer of corrosion and soil. Has a pale grey/green patina beneath, roughened by areas of darker, bulky corrosion and by small localised areas of surface loss. These have exposed a layer of paler friable corrosion overlying the core, possibly active in parts. Treatment: Removed corrosion - small handtools. Degreased - acetone. Stabilised - BTA, 3% in IMS under vacuum. Rinsed - IMS. Dried air. Laquered - Incralac, 50% in toluene "
"BF",31801,"D","Roman including Samian 1 bag 2003 Closed context"
"BF",31804,"D","Nails 40g 2003 Closed Context"
"BF",31808,"D","Animal 125g 2003 Closed context"
"BF",31839,"D","Opus Signinum 1 bag 2002"
"BF",31838,"D"," Animal 1 bag 2002 [sig:11/06/2003 SWILLIAMS] Animal bone 5g 2005Sample taken for XRF analysis to look for metallurgy from the floors of the timber structure predating House 1."
"SA",887,"D","Samples taken for XRF analysis to look for metallurgical residues from the floors of the timber structure on the site of House 1."
"BF",31868,"D","Animal 1 bag 2002"
"BF",31868,"D","Closed Context 2003"
"BF",31861,"D","Roman 1 bag 2002"
"BF",31861,"D","Roman 1 bag 2003 Closed Context"
"BF",31888,"D","Animal 1 bag 2002"
"BF",31881,"D","Roman 1 bag 2002"
"BF",31988,"D","Animal. 1 bag 2002"
"BF",31986,"D","Stone (worked) 1 bag 2002"
"BF",31985,"D","Roman 1 bag 2002"
"BF",31984,"D","Nails 1 bag 2002"
"BF",31981,"D","Roman 1 bag 2002"
"SF",2579,"D","Iron key in 2 pieces."
"BF",32007,"D","Chalk and fire-cracked flint 2004"
"BF",32008,"D","Animal bone 20.76g 2004"
"SA",790,"D","Mortar sample. Sample exposed for weeks and contaminated by wind-blown dust."
"SA",659,"D","Mortar sample."
"BF",32015,"D","Roman 1 bag 2001"
"BF",32014,"D","Nails 1 bag 2001"
"BF",32011,"D","Roman 1 bag 2001"
"BF",32050,"D","Charcoal 1 bag 2003"
"SF",2438,"D"," Strip fragment Roman 1 bag 2003 [sig:11/01/2004 SWILLIAMS] Roman pottery including Samian 1750g 2005Nails 2g 2003 [sig:11/01/2004 SWILLIAMS] Nails 200g 2004 [sig:26/12/2004 SWILLIAMS] Nails 2005Animal 150g 2003 [sig:11/01/2004 SWILLIAMS] Animal including burnt and teeth, 148.71g 2004 [sig:26/12/2004 SWILLIAMS] Animal bone including teeth 200g 2005 1 bag 2003"
"BF",32080,"D","Charcoal <569> 1 bag 2002"
"BF",32078,"D","Animal including Tusk. 1 bag 2001 Animal <569> 1 bag 2002"
"BF",32074,"D","Nails 1 bag 2001 Nails 1 bag 2002"
"BF",32071,"D","Roman 1 bag 2001 Roman 1 bag 2002"
"BF",32073,"D","<569> 1 bag 2002"
"SF",2453,"D"," Strap fragment (in 3 pieces) Bow and part of spring of small Nauheim Derivative brooch. Bow rectangular in section. [30/05/06 N.Crummy] [30/05/06 N.Crummy] Deselected [30/05/06 N.Crummy]
COLEM: C030309. Date in: 31-03-03. Date finished: 22-04-03. Condition: Poor. Outer surface has remains of a dark compacted crust, covered with corrosion products and soil. Most of this has detached and is fragmentary in the packaging. Remaining object has an exposed pale green friable core, which is pitted and denuded. Some remains of original surface layer at the two ends but this is bulky and amorphous and is very fragile. Not actively corroding however. Treatment: Removed soil where possible - small handtools. Degreased - acetone. Stabilised - BTA, 3% in IMS under vacuum. Rinsed - IMS. Dried - air. Laquered - Incralac, 50% in toluene. "
"SF",2825,"D","Base of a dish with partial stamp - '.../MS.F'"
"BF",31541,"D","Roman 1 bag 2001"
"BF",31544,"D","Nails 1 bag 2001"
"BF",31548,"D","Animal including teeth 1 bag 2001"
"BF",31554,"D","Other 1 bag 2002"
"BF",31551,"D","Roman including Samian. 1 bag 2002"
"SF",2490,"D","Possible iron punch(?) Ref: Manning B39."
"BF",31594,"D","Nails 1 bag 2002"
"BF",31594,"D","Nails 3g 2003"
"BF",31594,"D","Nails 25g 2004"
"BF",31591,"D","
1x Dolomite Cementstone tessera 2002 [sig:15/06/2003 SWILLIAMS]Fragments of pin and spring. [sig:09/01/2003 KTOOTELL]
Bit and a small part of the shank from an L-shaped tumbler-lock lift key; bit has three teeth. Not yet X-rayed. [28/06/2006 N Crummy]"
"SF",2660,"D","Iron hook - probably a wall hook. [sig:09/01/2003 KTOOTELL]
Small wall-hook. Not yet X-rayed.
Delaminated annular object; possibly a coiled ring. Not yet X-rayed.
[NCRUMMY - 06 July 2006 10:14:13]"
"SF",2795,"D","Rectangular-shaped iron object. Possible link or shackle. Equestrian equipment. [sig:14/01/2003 KTOOTELL]
Open rectangular loop, ?chain link, ?strap-guide. Not yet X-rayed.
Complete turquoise frit melon bead. [sig:14/01/2003 KTOOTELL]
Stylus point fragment. Not yet X-rayed.
[28/06/2006 N Crummy]"
"SF",2832,"D","Iron loop/hook. [sig:14/01/2003 KTOOTELL]
Loopheaded shank. Possibly part of a figure-of-eight chain link. Not yet X-rayed.
Fragment of cast copper-alloy with several air holes. Probably an offcut from casting.
Very corroded copper alloy coin. Illegible before conservation, but possibly a Claudian copy, Neronian in date (E.Besley 27/7/05) On Plan 11A.
Claudius I, as, irregular. Rev: Minerva SC. Date AD40s-50s (E.Besly 1.8.06)
[SWILLIAMS - 20 September 2006 14:43:35]
" "SA",876,"D","Sample taken for XRF analysis of the floors around a hearth in the round structure at the SW end of House 1 site." "SA",877,"D","Sample taken for XRF analysis of the floors around a hearth in the round strucuture at the SW end of House 1 site." "SA",878,"D","Sample taken for XRF analysis of floors around a hearth in the round structure at the SW end of House 1 site." "SA",879,"D","Samples taken from the floors around a hearth in the round structure at the SW end of House 1 site." "SA",880,"D","Sample taken from the floors around a hearth in the round structure at the SW end of House 1 site." "SA",881,"D","Sample taken from the floors around a hearth in the round structure at the SW end of House1 site.
" "SA",882,"D","Sample taken for XRF analysis of floors around a hearth in the round structure at the SW end of House 1 site." "SA",883,"D","Sample taken for XRF analysis of floors around hearth in the round structure at the SW end of House 1 site." "SA",884,"D","Sample taken for XRF analysis of floors around a hearth in the round structure at the SW end of House 1 site." "SA",885,"D","Sample taken for XRF analysis of floors around hearth in the round structure at the SW end of House 1." "SA",906,"D","Sample taken for XRF analysis to look for metallurgy on the floors around a hearth in a round structure at the SW end of the House 1 site." "BF",34251,"D","Roman pottery 180g 2005Sample processed 2004. Dimensions of sample not specified. Exposed for 2 years, but cleaned. Contaminated by wind-blown dust. Sample taken for element analzsis, XRF sample for metal residues in hearth central to circular structure." "BF",34461,"D","Roman 1 bag 2002" "BF",34461,"D","Roman 1 bag 2003" "BF",34464,"D","Nails 1 bag 2002" "BF",34464,"D","Nails 10g 2003" "BF",34464,"D","Nails 20g 2004" "BF",34468,"D","Animal 1 bag 2002" "BF",34468,"D","Animal bone 5.08g 2004" "BF",34481,"D","Roman 1 bag 2003Mortar sample for description." "SA",874,"D","Sample taken for XRF analysis to look for traces of metallurgy on the floors of the timber framed building on the site of House 1." "SA",875,"D","Sample taken for XRF analysis to look for traces of metallurgy on the floors of the timber framed building on the site of House 1." "BF",34618,"D","Animal Bone 5g 2005COLEM: C030285. Date in: 31-03-03. Date finished: 28-04-03. Condition: Has thin hardened crust of powdery corrosion mixed with soil. Surface beneath has a rough, dark green-brown patina. This is fragile and has suffered various areas of loss, particulaly around the edges. This has exposed a paler friable corrosion layer beneath, which overlies a cupritic core. The whole is embrittled, and some of the corrosion appears active. Treatment: Removed corrosion/soil - small handtools. Degreased - acetone. Stabilised - BTA, 3% in IMS under vacuum. Rinsed - IMS. Dried - air. Laquered - Incralac, 50% in toluene." "SF",2740,"D","
Copper alloy as of Vespasian, rev. possibly FORTVNAE REDVCI [sig:10/01/2003 KTOOTELL]
Vespasian, dupondius, worn (E.Besly 22.6.06)
COLEM: C030291. Date in: 31-03-03. Date finished: 28-04-03. Condition: Has thin crust of powdery corrosion and soil overlying a smooth green-brown patina. This is fragile and has suffered various areas of loss, exposing a darker turquoise core, but this does not appear to be actinvely corroding. Treatment: Removed corrosion/soil - small handtools. Degreased - acetone. Stabilised - BTA, 3% in IMS under vacuum. Rinsed - IMS. Dried - air. Laquered - Incralac, 50% in toluene."
"SF",2754,"D","4 fragments of a ceramic gaming counter."
"SF",2763,"D","Bone stained green from contact with copper alloy;?handle. Three fragments of cu alloy sheet"
"SF",2763,"C","COLEM: C030298. Date in: 31-03-03. Date finished: 28-04-03. Conditon: Bone is encrusted with discolouring layer of hardened soil, giving it the appearance of wood. Surface beneath is largely intact but is splintering and fragile in places (particularly at the broken ends). Has area with seemingly deliberate cut marks. The copper alloy sheet is embedded in the outer soil layer and does not appear to be attached to the bone, although it has discoloured it. The metal fragments are encrusted with a layer of powdery soil and pale green corrosion. Mid-green patina beneath with various layers of loss exposing paler friable surfaces. Very fragile but not actively corroding. Treatment: Removed corrosion/soil - small handtools. Degreased - acetone. Stabilised - BTA, 3% in IMS under vacuum. Rinsed - IMS. Dried - air. Laquered - Incralac, 50% in toluene."
"SF",2772,"D","Tack."
"SF",2772,"C","COLEM: C030300. Date in: 31-03-03. Date finished: 22-04-03. Condition: Poor. Shaft slightly bent from burial. Little original surface left: traces of a compacted soil/corrosion layer in places but this is mostly missing (loose in packaging). Fragile but not actively corroding. Treatment: Removed soil - small handtools. Degreased - acetone. Stabilised - BTA, 3% in IMS under vacuum. Rinsed - IMS. Dried - air. Laquered - Incralac, 50% in toluene."
"SF",2783,"D","Possible casting waste"
"SF",2783,"C","COLEM: C030303. Date in: 31-03-03. Date finished: 22-04-03. Condition: The whole is encrusted with a hardened layer of powdery corrosion mixed with soil. Surface beneath has an irregular green-brown patina with small areas of bulky crystalline corrosion disrupting the surface. Some losses to surface exposing a pale friable layer of corrosion, but this does not appear to be active. Treatment: Removed corrosion/soil - small handtools. Degreased - acetone. Stabilised - BTA, 3% in IMS under vacuum. Rinsed - IMS. Dried - air. Laquered - Incralac, 50% in toluene."
"BF",34891,"D","Roman including Samian. 1 bag 2002"
"BF",34894,"D","Nails 1 bag, Slag 1 bag 2002"
"BF",34895,"D","Roman 1 bag 2002"
"BF",34895,"D","Roman 1 bag 2003"
"BF",34898,"D","Animal 1 bag 2002"
"BF",34901,"D","Roman 1 bag 2002"
"BF",34904,"D","Nails 1 bag 2002"
"BF",34908,"D","Animal 1 bag 2002"
"SF",2745,"D","Two extremely worn ridges running round outer surface. [sig:13/01/2003 KTOOTELL]
COLEM: C030290. Date in: 31-03-03. Date finished: 22-04-03. Condition: Has compacted crust of soil and powdery corrosion overlying a roughened mid-green patina. This is extremely pitted and worn but is not actively corroding. Treatment: Removed corrosion/soil - small handtools. Degreased - acetone. Stabilised - BTA, 3% in IMS under vacuum. Rinsed - IMS. Dried - air. Laquered - Incralac, 50% in toluene."
"SF",2760,"D","Two double lines of knurling, side notches at junction. Nauheim derivative."
"SF",2760,"C","COLEM: C030296. Date in: 31-03-03. Date finished: 22-04-03. Condition: Fair - slight losses to main body of brooch, and end of pin missing. Thin layer of compacted powdery corrosion and soil obscuring surface. This has a smooth, pale green patina with very small areas of bulkier corrosion and some discolouration from the overlying soil. Embrittled with small losses exposing a darker turquoise core, but not actively corroding. Treatment: Removed corrosion/soil - small handtools. Degreased - acetone. Stabilised - BTA, 3% in IMS under vacuum. Rinsed - IMS. Dried - air. Laquered - Incralac, 50% in toluene."
"SF",2766,"D","Approximately 37 hobnails."
"SF",2801,"D","Hipposandal wing."
"BF",34941,"D","Roman including Samian <622> 5 bags 2002"
"BF",34944,"D","Slag 1 bag 2002"
"BF",34945,"D","Roman 1 bag 2002"
"BF",34946,"D","Tesserae 1 bag 2002"
"BF",34948,"D","Animal including teeth 1 bag 2002"
"BF",34949,"D","Daub? <622> 1 bag 2002"
"BF",34950,"D","Charcoal 1 bag 2002"
"SA",622,"D","4 litres of soil processed in 2002. Sample exposed for 3-4 hours. About 5 little pieces of pottery and CBM removed. Suspected charred plant remains."
"SA",623,"D","Exposed for minutes only. Sample taken from silt/loam layer."
"SF",2752,"D","
Part of a coil of a brooch pin. [sig:13/01/2003 KTOOTELL]
Fragment of coil from brooch?
[N.Crummy 18/05/06]
" "SF",2752,"C","COLEM: C030294. Date in: 31-03-03. Date finished: 22-04-03. Condition: Poor. Thin layer of powdery corrosion and soil overlies a pitted and largely mineralised metallic surface. Some pockets of further powdery corrosion but not active. Treatment: Removed corrosion/soil - small handtools. Degreased - acetone. Stabilised - BTA, 3% in IMS under vacuum. Rinsed - IMS. Dried - air. Laquered - Incralac, 50% in toluene." "SF",2776,"D","?ring handle; two ridges running round outer surface. [sig:13/01/2003 KTOOTELL]
Fragment of ring-handle or strap-ring from box; complex ribbed section
[N.Crummy 18/05/06]
" "SF",2776,"C","COLEM: C030301. Date in: 31-03-03. Date finished: 22-04-03. Condition: Surface obscured by thin compacted layer of powdery corrosion and soil. Beneath is a rough mid-green patina, disrupted by shallow pitting. White powdery corrosion in some of these, but does not appear to be active. Treatment: Removed corrosion/soil - small handtools. Degreased - acetone. Stabilised - BTA, 3% in IMS under vacuum. Rinsed - IMS. Dried - air. Laquered - Incralac, 50% in toluene." "BF",34991,"D","Roman 1 bag 2002" "BF",34993,"D","Tesserae 1 bag 2002" "BF",34998,"D","Animal including teeth 1 bag 2002" "SF",4093,"D","Group of nails from a timber beamslot 2005
Black opaque glass gaming counter. Flat base, curved top. [sig:11/08/2003 SWILLIAMS]
Black glass, plano-convex counter.
[30/05/06 N.Crummy]
" "SF",3001,"C","Deselected" "BF",36691,"D","Roman 1 bag 2003 Closed context" "BF",36694,"D","Nails 20g 2003 Closed context" "SF",2999,"D","Copper alloy strip, folded over and bent. No visible detail - probably an offcut. [sig:11/08/2003 SWILLIAMS]
Folded (two layer) piece of sheet, bent on one side.
[01/06/06 N.Crummy]
" "SF",2999,"C","COLEM: C060143. Date in: ---03-06. Date finished: 29-03-06. Condition: Heavily concreted with thick gritty corrosion. Remains of a dark original surface layer beneath but roughened, fragile and mostly lost. This has exposed pitting and paler friable corrosion beneath, although this does not appear to be active. Treatment: Removed soil/corrosion - small handtools. Degreased - acetone. Stabilised - BTA, 3% in vacuum. Rinsed - IMS. Dried - air. Lacquered - Incralac, 50% in IMS." "SF",3256,"D","Complete bow brooch. Long slender front, with a bulb at the end. No decoration visible. Fastened pin is in catchplate. Wide lugs. Polden Hill enamelled - mid 1st century (Crummy 25/11/03). [sig:30/09/2003 SWILLIAMS] ---- Complete. Sprung south-western T-shaped brooch with Polden Hill type mechanism. The chord is held in a large leaf-shaped rearhook, which is part of a group of stout foliate mouldings on the top of the head. There is chequered enamel on the upper half of the bow. The foot is long and tapers to a small knob. The junction with the bow has a pair of leaf-shaped mouldings and-?a pair of low linear mouldings run down the length of the foot. Upper part of catchplate damaged. See Hull Type 110. Late 1st-mid 2nd century. Most similar to brooches from Sea Mills & Warwick. [sig:09/11/2004 NCRUMMY]" "SF",3256,"C","COLEM: C040681. Date in: 03-08-04. Date finished: 18-08-04. Condition: Complete except for small loss to catchplate. Heavily encrusted with thick hardened corrosion layer and gritty soil. Surface beneath has a rough dark brown surface with pitting and areas of surface loss exposing areas of pale friable corrosion beneath, although this no longer appears active. Enamel is discoloured with the lighter colour beginning to disintegrate and the darker being obscured by a corrosion crust. Treatment: Removed corrosion where possible - small handtools. Degreased - acetone. Stabilised - BTA, 3% in IMS under vacuum. Rinsed - IMS. Dried air. Laquered - Incralac, 50% in toluene " "SF",3260,"D","4 fragments of worked bone. Rounded off at the ends and a line scored around one end. [sig:30/09/2003 SWILLIAMS]
Ivory ?peg with groove below top. Now in many pieces.
[30/05/06 N.Crummy]
" "SF",3260,"C","Deselected" "BF",36701,"D","Roman including Samian 3 bags 2003" "BF",36704,"D","Nails 415g 2003" "BF",36704,"D","Nails 225g 2004" "BF",36705,"D","Roman glass 1 bag 2003" "BF",36705,"D","Roman glass 36.23g 2004" "BF",36706,"D","Rubstone. 1 bag 2003" "BF",36708,"D","Animal including teeth. 2200g 2003" "BF",36708,"D","Animal including teeth, 399.00g 2004" "BF",36709,"D","Copper alloy fragment. 1 bag 2003" "BF",36710,"D","Charcoal 1 bag, Oyster shell 2 bags 2003" "BF",36710,"D","Charcoal 7.82g 2004" "SF",3385,"D","Partial base of samian cup with stamp ( HIIIVV ). Unstratified [sig:25/10/2004 SWILLIAMS]
Claudius I, dupondius, minted in Rome. Rev: CERES AVGVSTA type, perhaps irregular (?) earlier variety without PP on reverse. Some wear. Date: c.AD41-50, or later? (E.Besley 22.6.06)
[SWILLIAMS - 20 September 2006 14:45:31]
" "SA",1217,"D","Sample taken for XRF analysis to look for metallurgy in the round structure. This deposit overlies floor 5585 and is an isolated patch of red burnung and charcoal.
" "BF",60758,"D","Animal bone 20g 2005" "BF",60851,"D","Roman pottery 150g 2005" "SF",4271,"D","Taken for XRF analysis to look for metallurgy in this charcoal deposit.
" "BF",60931,"D","Roman pottery including Environmental sample <1225> <25g 2005" "BF",60933,"D","CBM from environmental sample <1225> 2005" "BF",60934,"D","Magnetised material from Environmental sample <1225> 2005" "BF",60938,"D","Animal bone from Environmental sample <1225> 2005" "BF",60939,"D","Charcoal from Environmental sample <1225> 2005" "BF",60940,"D","Seeds from Environmental sample <1225> 2005" "BF",60941,"D","Roman pottery including Samian 10g 2005" "BF",60948,"D","Animal bone 10g 2005" "BF",60951,"D","Roman pottery including Samian 20g 2005" "BF",60954,"D","Fe nails 2005" "BF",60958,"D","Animal bone including teeth 10g 2005 [sig:06/02/2006 SWILLIAMS]" "BF",60961,"D","Roman pottery including Environmental sample <1252> 70g 2005" "BF",60964,"D","Fe nails and Magnetised material from environmental samples <1025> and <1252> 2005" "BF",60968,"D","Animal bone including Environmental samples <1025> and <1252> 25g 2005" "BF",60969,"D","Charcoal 2005" "BF",60970,"D","Oyster shell 2005" "BF",60981,"D","Roman pottery 100g 2006Possible Iron Age coin. Quite encrusted and some corrosion. May roughly identify some dots on the reverse of this slightly convex coin.
(S.Williams 3.10.05)
Iron Age, south-western series stater. Similar to SF3110, but distinctly in base silver [cu alloy/very base billon]. Rev: uninscribed base metal. South-Western ('Durotrigan') struck stater. Date: late 1st C BC-1st C AD (E.Besly 22.6.06)
2005"
"BF",61374,"D","Magnetised material from Environmental sample <1307> 2005"
"BF",61378,"D","Animal bone including Environmental sample <1307> <10g 2005 [sig:06/02/2006 SWILLIAMS]"
"BF",61379,"D","Charcoal including Environmental sample <1307> 2005"
"SA",1331,"D","XRF analysis of hearth deposit."
"BF",61451,"D","Roman pottery 20g 2005 [sig:06/02/2006 SWILLIAMS]
Roman pottery 50g 2006
Fe nails 2006
Animal bone including teeth 2006