DEV-8276A8: Late medieval to Post-medieval ceramic body sherd

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Unique ID: DEV-8276A8

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A ceramic body sherd of probable late Medieval or Post-Medieval date, probably a local North Devon gravel tempered ware, c. AD 1400-1800. An oxidised fabric with a reduced core, and containing an abundant, relatively fine grained angular gravel temper of quartz, <2.0mm, and frequent ferrous inclusions. Weight 7.68g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1800

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 7.69 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2017 - Wednesday 6th December 2017

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: SCC receipt: 019808

Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: Torridge (District)
Parish or ward: Northam (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SS4428
Four figure Latitude: 51.03013721
Four figure longitude: -4.2260532
1:25K map: SS4428
1:10K map: SS42NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: DEV
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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