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| Area: South |
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| Dug in Year: 1999 |
| Feature Type: pit |
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| Location: south-centre building 6 |
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| Grid X: 922.9 Grid Y: 968.96 |
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Oval to rounded in plan pit with gently sloping concave sides and a rounded concave base. 0.89m by 0.76m in dimensions at the surface but clearly reduced with depth. Cut to a depth of 0.22m.
The fill of the feature consisted of a large number of clay balls and fragments ( 4291 ) within a silty clay matrix. Those towards the top of the fill were mostly fragmentary while those towards the base were mostly complete. This suggests some trampling with some damage to the upper deposit but the depth of the fill protecting the lower balls. The concentration of the clay balls suggests that the pit was used primarily for clay ball storage, and its location close to a large oven ( F416 ) suggests a relationship with the use of this feature. It has been suggested that clay balls may have been used as pot boilers and their location in a store close to a heat source appears quite conceivable.
(sf 2000) It's is possible that this feature was in constant use throughout the life span of the building as the cut neither clipped the platform nor the oven but the fills of the pit appear cut, or abutting? |
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| In situ Conservation: No |
| Lifted: No |
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| Feature Relationships: |
| cut by: (Click to view the record) 416 |
| cuts: (Click to view the record) 428 |
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| Number of Related Diary Entries: 1 |
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| Conservation Recorded: No |
Buildings: (Click to view the record)
| Spaces: (Click to view the record)
| | No. Of Units in this Feature: 3 (Click here to view unit list) |
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