Prescot Dig

Fill - definition

Tags: context, fill

Glossary definition of fill

Pit with a life of its own

Tags: cut, deposits, feature, fill, pit, quarry pit

Greg’s journal entry about a monster pit with a life of its own and some comments about cremation urns.

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Gregory Crees |
70 days ago

Context (1454)

Tags: context, cut, feature, fill, pit, quarry pit, roman, site staff, work

Greg discusses the excavation of a context.

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Gregory Crees |
79 days ago

We care about the environment

Tags: context, deposits, ecofact, environmental archaeology, excavation, feature, fill, organic material, pottery, site staff, soil, soil samples

Fergal, who is responsible for maintaining the environmental samples taken and stored on site before processing, writes about why environmental sampling is an important part of archaeological investigation.

Photo diary for 4th June 2008

Tags: context, cremation, cut, evidence, fill, grave, grave goods, inhumation, jars, objects, prescot street, roman, site staff, urn

4th June 2008

4 Photos

Photo diary for 3rd June 2008

Tags: burials, cremation, cut, ditch, evidence, excavation, feature, fill, photo diary, pit, post-medieval, post hole, prescot street, roman, soak-away, south tenter street, stratigraphy, work

3rd June 2008

15 Photos

Photo diary 29th May 2008

Tags: burials, cremation, cut, evidence, excavation, feature, fill, georgian, grave, grave goods, linear, photo diary, post-medieval, prescot street, roman, site staff, soak-away, well, work

Greg and context (961) - amongst others...

Tags: bone, burials, coins, cremation, excavation, feature, fill, grave, grave goods, inhumation, pit, roman, soil, stratigraphy, urn

Greg Crees writes about the last few days on site and the cremation burials he has been excavating.

Greg and context 961

3 Photos

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Gregory Crees |
134 days ago

Photo diary 20th May 2008

Tags: basement, context, cut, deposits, digital project, excavation, feature, fill, foundations, georgian, pit, prescot street, shovelling, site staff, spoil, stratigraphy, website, work

20th May 2008

21 Photos

Skelly belly

Tags: bone, burials, cemetery, context, cut, evidence, excavation, feature, fill, grave, grave goods, layer, photo diary, pit, post-medieval, site staff, skeleton, soak-away, work

Journal entry by Sara Clancy

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sara_clancy |
148 days ago

Photo diary for 14th May 2008

Tags: deposits, environmental archaeology, evidence, excavation, feature, fill, medieval, photo diary, pit, post-medieval, poulaine, prescot street, site staff, work

14th May 2008

16 Photos

Photo diary for 8th May 2008

Tags: barrel well, context, cut, deposits, ditch, excavation, feature, fill, pit, work

8th May 2008

5 Photos

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Guy Hunt |
154 days ago

Deeps Pits and Shallow Graves

Tags: bone, burials, cut, evidence, feature, fill, georgian, grave, grave goods, medieval, prescot street, roman, site staff, work

Roman Graves and Roman Grave Goods by Gary Webster

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Gary Webster |
164 days ago

Field Officer's report for 21st April 2008

Posted under: journal >> Reports Tags: aggregates, construction, cremation, cut, dating, deposits, evidence, excavation, feature, fill, georgian, horn core, horn core pit, organic material, pit, post-medieval, quarry pit, soak-away, south tenter street

Field Officer’s report for 21st April 2008

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Chaz Morse |
172 days ago

Another soakaway?

Tags: cut, feature, fill, georgian, layer, organic material, post-medieval, site staff, soak-away, south tenter street, victorian, work

This is a first journal post from Greg Crees. He talks about the large circular feature he is excavating. It is certainly post medieval, but is it another soakaway…?