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| Area: South |
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| Dug in Year: 1996 |
| Feature Type: fire installation |
| Feature Subtype: hearth |
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| Location: SE corner of 112 (not against a wall) |
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| Grid X: 912.3 Grid Y: 978.4 |
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Oven, rectangular in plan, consisting of diffferent make-up deposits overlain by a layer of broken clay balls with (?collapsed) oven-lining above these. The clay balls were burnt _in situ_ as many were cracked. Possibly they were deliberately laid under a daub lining to facilitate heating but it seems more likely tha daub represents a collapsed superstructure and the clay balls were within the oven.
Two circular cuts were seen - in the north-west (larger) and norht-east corners, both partly lined with plaster.
Whether these were 'flues' of some kind or fire-pits later cut into the oven structure is uncertain. The former had no clear evidence of burning but a scorched ashy deposit lay in front of it (to the north); the latter contained some charcoal and was associated with a small quantity of obsidian flakes, and a blade.
Recorded in the field as an oven but reassessed in post ex as an hearth based on location which was essentially not against the south wall. Remains uncertain as no oven against south wall on 1960s plan nor was one identified during 1990s excavation so could still be oven (SF 01/08/10) |
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| In situ Conservation: No |
| Lifted: No |
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| Number of Related Diary Entries: 1 |
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| Conservation Recorded: No |
| Related Photos: 6 (Opens as a group in a new window) | Buildings: (Click to view the record)
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| | No. Of Units in this Feature: 10 (Click here to view unit list) |
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