Basic Information
- Pit. Contains some probable redeposited cremation material and elements of human skeleton.
- 1213
Contexts
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Context: PCO06_1212
- Largest and latest fill of pit [1213].
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Context: PCO06_1213
- Cut of pit
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Context: PCO06_1222
- Deposit of pottery within fill (1212)
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Context: PCO06_1245
- Light grey silty clay fill in pit [1213].
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Context: PCO06_1254
- Black/dark lower fill containing bone in pit [1213]
Subgroup Narrative Text
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- Roman layer (959) sealed (1212), a fill of pit [1213]. This was the largest and latest fill in a medium sized pit. Within (1212) were two (and maybe remains of a third) Roman pottery vessels. Cut [1213] contained earlier deposits, and underlying (1212) was (1245), which overlay (1222), which also held two pottery vessels and the remains of a human skull; underlying this was (1254) a dark greyish fill that contained other bones, including a left humerus and a left sided femur. The pits E and W sides were slightly diffuse. Cut [1213] was more like an irregular cut of a pit rather than a grave cut but the pottery deposits and the human bones should be taken into consideration. Possibley this was a charnal pit.
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- Chaz Morse
- 6-12-2010
Dating Narrative
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- In total 27 sherds of pottery were recovered from (1212), all of which were dated to 120-160AD. Two sherds of pottery were recovered from (1245), and were dated to 50-160AD. Five sherds of pottery were recovererd from (1222), and were also dated to 120-160AD. Six sherds of pottery were recovered from (1254), and were all dated to 50-160AD. No other dating material was recovered from this feature.
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- Chaz Morse
- 6-12-2010