BERK-61A1F0: Roman - grey ware sherd

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VESSEL

Unique ID: BERK-61A1F0

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

A body sherd from a Roman grey ware vessel (AD43-300). The fabric has a pale grey burnished surface with a stamped band of decoration. Dimensions: weight 9.74g

Notes:

This is just part of a large scatter of finds across the field that includes Prehistoric lithics, Roman, Medieval - Post Medieval.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Returned to finder.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 43
Date to: AD 300

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 9.74 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 1978 - Thursday 1st January 2004

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Finder's collection number: 692

Materials and construction

Primary material: Pottery
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: West Oxfordshire (District)
To be known as: Chipping Norton

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
Current location: Returned to finder.
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: BERK
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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