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: 036

Nine body sherds of pottery;.number 1 and 2 are conjoined body sherds with a slight flare towards the neck.Number 9 is a rim and the six remaining sherds are body sherds.

The fragments measure:

1: 31.8mm in length, 28.7mm width, 9.3 mm thick and weighs 9grams

2: 24.2mm in length, 27.6mm width, 9.5mm thick and weighs 7 grams.

3: 21.7mm in length, 28.1mm width, 7.1mm thick and weighs 5 grams.

4: 28.3mm in length, 15.9mm width, 8.2mm thick and weighs 4 grams.

5: 18.4mm in length, 22.9mm width, 7.4mm thick and weighs 4 grams.

6 23.6mm in length, 20.5mm width, 6.5mm thick and weighs 3 grams.

7; 20.1mm in length, 17.9mm width, 7.2mm thick and weighs 3 grams.

8; 13.6mm in length, 13.0mm width, 9.7mm thick and weighs < 1 gram.

9;: 14.2mm in length, 15.5mm width, 9.1mm thick and weighs <1 gram..

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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: Exterior surfaces appear wiped or burnished and are rough with numerous voids; the inner surfaces are smooth.. .

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

Condition of sherds: Abraded.

Class: Palaeozoic limestone tempered ware.