VESSEL

Five (5) bodysherds of several handmade ceramic vessels.

Sherd 1 is 11.37mm thick and weighs 22.5g. It is 55.57mm long and 48.15mm wide.
Sherd 2 is 14.72mm thick and weighs 12.8g. It is 26.35mm long and 41.59mm wide.
Sherd 3 is 11.49mm thick and weighs 34.0g. It is 41.72mm long and 64.25mm wide.
Sherd 4 is 13.64mm thick and weighs 45.2g. It is 51.72mm long and 59.60mm wide.
Sherd 5 is 12.93mm thick and weighs 11.3g. It is 35.12mm long and 32.01mm wide.
Together all five sherds weigh 125.9g

The sherds consists of five bodysherds, in a fabric is 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) but with occasional small annular metamorphic rock inclusions.

Sherd 1 specific details:
Fabric type: frequent fossil shell, occasional metamorphic rock inclusions.
Sherd type: bodysherd
Wall thickness: 11.37mm
Firing condition: oxidised exterior, unoxidised core
Hardness: Medium
Surface texture: Smooth, slightly soapy.
Condition of sherds: slightly abraded.

Sherd 2 specific details:
Fabric type: frequent fossil shell, occasional metamorphic rock inclusions.
Sherd type: bodysherd
Wall thickness: 14.72mm
Firing condition: oxidised exterior, unoxidised core, oxidised interior.
Hardness: Medium
Surface texture: Slightly rough
Condition of sherds: Slightly abraded

Sherd 3 specific details:
Fabric type: frequent fossil shell, occasional metamorphic rock inclusions.
Sherd type: bodysherd
Wall thickness: 11.49mm
Firing condition: oxidised exterior, unoxidised core, oxidised interior.
Hardness: Medium
Surface texture: Smooth, slightly soapy.
Condition of sherds: Slightly abraded.

Sherd 4 specific details:
Fabric type: frequent fossil shell, occasional metamorphic rock inclusions.
Sherd type: bodysherd
Wall thickness: 13.64mm
Firing condition: oxidised exterior, unoxidised core, oxidised interior.
Hardness: Hard
Surface texture: slightly rough
Condition of sherds: Slightly abraded

Sherd 5 specific details:
Fabric type: frequent fossil shell, occasional metamorphic rock inclusions.
Sherd type: bodysherd
Wall thickness: 12.93mm
Firing condition: oxidised exterior, unoxidised core
Hardness: Hard
Surface texture: Smooth, slightly soapy.
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