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Unique ID: WAW-6BEFA3
Object type certainty: Certain
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Two bodysherds of a handmade ceramic vessel.
Sherd 1 is 7.71mm thick and weighs 5.7g. It is 23.74mm long and 26.21mm wide.
Sherd 2 is 8.11mm thick and weighs 6.1g. It is 20.63mm long and 28.64mm wide.
Together both sherds weigh 11.8g
The sherds consists of two bodysherds, in a fabric similar to that published as SH1 (Standard common fossil shell type) in McSloy 2006, p 38, dated to Middle to Late Iron Age (500 BC to 100 AD).
Sherd 1 specific details:
Fabric type: Frequent fossil shell
Sherd type: bodysherd
Wall thickness: 7.71mm
Firing condition: unoxidised exterior, unoxidised core, unoxidised interior.
Hardness: Medium
Surface texture: Smooth, slightly soapy.
Condition of sherds: Slightly abraded.
Sherd 2 specific details:
Fabric type: Frequent fossil shell
Sherd type: bodysherd
Wall thickness: 8.11mm
Firing condition: oxidised exterior, unoxidised core, unoxidised interior.
Hardness: Hard
Surface texture: Smooth
Condition of sherds: Slightly abraded.
Sherds were not photographed.
Reference:
Coleman, L., Hancocks, A., and Watts, M. 2006 Excavations on the Wormington to Tirley Pipeline, 2000. Four sites by the Carrant Brook and River Isbourne, Gloucestershire and Worchestershire. Cotswold Archaeology Monograph No. 3. Cirencester
McSloy, E.R. 2006 The Pottery pp37-57 in Coleman, Hancocks and Watts 2006
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: IRON AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 500 BC
Date to: Circa AD 100
Quantity: 2
Weight: 11.8 g
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 18th October 2006
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Other reference: Brailes
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Fragment
4 Figure: SP3041
Four figure Latitude: 52.066565
Four figure longitude: -1.56378
1:25K map: SP3041
1:10K map: SP34SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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