VESSEL

Eardisland History and Heritage Group

Eardisland Excavation 2013

Site Summary: Finds made during excavation of a single trench 16m x 1.25m across crop marks on cultivated land.

Site number: RHYD 13

Context number: 004

Five sherds of pottery two of which are rims(1 and 2 ) and three of which are body sherds;(3,4 and 5)..

The fragments measure:

1: 30.1mm in length, 32.9mm width, 11,4 mm thick and weighs 8 grams

2: 16.3mm in length, 21.9mm width, 8.9mm thick and weighs 2 grams.

3: 31.9mm in length, 29.0mm width, 9.4mm thick and weighs 6 grams.

4: 29.3mm in length, 32.7mm width, 7,0mm thick and weighs 6 grams.

5: 24.6mm in length, 28.5mm width, 10.2mm thick and weighs 5 grams.

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Sherd specific details:

Fabric Type: Palaeozoic limestone tempered ware. Worcetershire Classification: B1 Fabric 4.1.

Fabric Condition: A soft fabric with abundant angular fragments of white limestone some of which have disolved creating vesicles (surface voids).and some rare rounded quartz.

Firing Condition: Black to dark brown throughout...

Surface Texture: All surfaces except number 4 are heavily abraded with abundant vesicles. .The exterior surface of number 4 shows some burnising. . .

Inclusions: Abundant angular inclusions of white limestone some of which have disolved creating vesicles (surface voids) and rare rounded quartz inclusions.

Condition of sherds: Heavily abraded.

Class: Palaeozoic limestone tempered ware.