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| Area: North |
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| Dug in Year: 2013 |
| Feature Type: pit |
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| Location: In the middle of S 17 cut in to E of F3699 |
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| Grid X: 1057.16 Grid Y: 1195.2 |
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This feature was found as a concentration of stones after removing a fill which lay over this as well as feature F3699. This feature cuts F3699 to its western side and otherwise it cuts the floor u20909. In the pit we found a concentration of ground stones of which two were nice complete tools . Also some animal bones were found. The whole feature was excavated with trowel. Unfortunately no articulation of the stone fragments could be observed due to miscommunication between excavator and student. However prior to this, it was already noted that there were many stones and that they were seemingly packed. But it is not asserted.
The ground stones in the fill all derive from tools; most are quern fragments but two were nice and fully functional polishing stones ( one is X1) of which one is certainly for polishing plaster. The cut of the pit was made symmetrically; semirectangular with rounded corners, but the fill had spread out some. All fill was sampled.
Anyway, the feature is clearly a pit with fill of stones and soil. The question is whether it is a deliberate deposition or not. The inclusions of ground stone (worked) and fully functional, and very nice, tools for polishing plaster speaks for the former as well as the small size and confinement to the basinlike feature and floor. Perhaps it could even be connected to F3699 more precisley, presumably in the final use/abandonment stage. |
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| In situ Conservation: No |
| Lifted: No |
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| Feature Relationships: |
| cuts: (Click to view the record) 3699 |
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| Number of Related Diary Entries: 0 |
| Conservation Recorded: No |
| Related Photos: 2 (Opens as a group in a new window) | Buildings:
none | Spaces: (Click to view the record)
| | No. Of Units in this Feature: 2 (Click here to view unit list) |
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