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Record ID: DOR-177262
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
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3 sherds of coarse ware. The fabric has a reduced light grey core and orange margins. Tempered with abundant fine sand and sparse iron ore pieces. There are traces of degraded glaze. The sherds are very abraded. The group comprises: 1 handle sherd from a jug. A strap handle with lingitudinal slash decoration. 1 undiagnostic rim sherd 1 undiagnostic body sherd Date: Medieval - 14th to 15th century Weight: 38 g
Created on: Monday 5th July 2010
Last updated: Friday 9th December 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chickerell', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: DOR-1753B7
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
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1 sherd of coarse ware. The fabric has a reduced grey core and an orange external margin. Tempered with fine sand and chalk. The vessel is hand made and wheel finished. The sherd is abraded. A rim sherd from a thin-walled cooking jar. The rim is plain and slightly everted. Date: Medieval - 13th to 15th century Weight: 17 g
Created on: Monday 5th July 2010
Last updated: Friday 9th December 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chickerell', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: DOR-172E65
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
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1 sherd of probable New Forest fineware. The fabric has a reduced grey core and orange margins. Tempered with fine sand . There are traces of a dark grey slip. The sherd is abraded. A sherd from an indented beaker (New Forest ware type 27) Date: Roman - Mid 3rd to late 4th century Weight: 7 g
Created on: Monday 5th July 2010
Last updated: Friday 9th December 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chickerell', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: DOR-171D01
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
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1 sherd of an unidentified fineware. The fabric is micaceous and has a reduced grey core and bright orange-red margins. Tempered with iron ore and chalk pieces. There are traces of a matt red slip. The sherd is abraded. A sherd from the dropped flange from a flanged bowl (Oxfordshire type 51) Date: Roman - Late 3rd to 4th century Weight: 5 g
Created on: Monday 5th July 2010
Last updated: Friday 9th December 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chickerell', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: DOR-0E15D5
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
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3 sherds of Samian ware (Terra Sigillata). 2 sherds have an oxidised orange fabric with conchoidal fracturing. The red slip coating is orangey red and glossy. The remaining sherd is pinkish red with frequent white inclusions . There are no surfaces remaining on the sherd. All are undiagnostic body sherds. Probably from the central Gaulish manufacturing sites of Lezoux and Les Martres-de-Veyre. All the sherds are abraded and small. Date: Roman - 1st to late 2nd century Weight: 11 g
Created on: Sunday 4th July 2010
Last updated: Thursday 3rd November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chickerell', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: DOR-0DFEB6
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
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13 sherds of Black Burnished ware. Grey to black reduced fabric (one sherd is oxidised reddish brown) wtih abundant rounded quartz sand temper. The surfaces are generally burnished. Poole/Wareham fabric. All the sherds are slightly abraded. The vessels were handmade.The group comprises (using the Wessex Archaeology (WA) Greyhound Yard Excavations type series where possible): 1 rim sherd from a "dog-dish" (WA type 20). 1 rim sherd from a flanged bowl. (WA type 24). The flange is slightly dropped below the rim. 5 rim sherds from everted rim jars 1 base sherd 5 undiagnostic body she…
Created on: Sunday 4th July 2010
Last updated: Thursday 3rd November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chickerell', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: DOR-0DE471
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
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6 sherds of Samian ware (Terra Sigillata). 2 sherds have an oxidised orange fabric with conchoidal fracturing. The red slip coating is orangey red and glossy. The remaining four sherds are pinkish red with frequent white inclusions and the slip is thinner with a matt finish. 1 sherd from a footring and 5 undiagnostic body sherds. Probably from the central Gaulish manufacturing sites of Lezoux and Les Martres-de-Veyre. All the sherds are abraded and small. Date: Roman - 1st to late 2nd century Weight: 18 g
Created on: Sunday 4th July 2010
Last updated: Thursday 3rd November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chickerell', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: DOR-0DBA02
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
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9 sherds of Black Burnished ware. Grey to black reduced fabric (one sherd is oxidised reddish brown) wtih abundant rounded quartz sand temper. The surfaces are generally burnished. Poole/Wareham fabric. All the sherds are slightly abraded. The vessels were handmade.The group comprises (using the Wessex Archaeology (WA) Greyhound Yard Excavations type series where possible): 1 rim sherd from a "dog-dish" (WA type 20). 1 rim sherd from a flanged bowl. (WA type 24). The flange is slightly dropped below the rim. 1 rim sherd from a lid (WA type 26). A domed lid with an external baed aro…
Created on: Sunday 4th July 2010
Last updated: Thursday 3rd November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chickerell', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: DOR-11E8D5
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
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A sherd of unglazed earthern ware. The fabric is oxidised orange brown with reddish margins and is tempered with abundant fine sand and occasional iron ore pieces. There is a single hole pireced from the exterior of the vessel before firing. This is possibly a strainer. Date: Medieval - c. 1200 - 1500 Weight: 9 g
Created on: Monday 17th May 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 19th May 2010
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Record ID: DOR-21C235
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
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1 sherd of coarseware. A reduced grey core with buff margins and an orange surface. Dense rounded quartz sand and rare iron ore pieces. Handmade. A rim sherd from a thin walled cooking jar. The rim is plain with a slight internal lid seat. The sherd is very abraded. Date: Medieval - 12th to 14th century Weight: 8g
Created on: Thursday 17th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DOR-E53BC0
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
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1 sherd of oxidised coarseware. Pink fabric with common sand and occasional iron ore pieces. Wheelmade. The exterior surface is sooted. A rim sherd from an open vessel. The rim is flat topped with shallow diagonal line slash decoration. The sherd is slightly abraded. Date: Late Medieval to early Post-medieval - 15th to 16th century Weight: 16g
Created on: Monday 14th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DOR-E51722
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
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1 large sherd of a Black Burnished ware handled oval dish. The fabric is Poole-Wareham type 1. Reduced grey to black fabric with abundant rounded quartz sand and occasional rounded shale. Handmade. The exterior surface is slipped and burnished. A substantial sherd with rim base and stub of handle present. The rim of the vessel is plain, the base is flat and the walls are straight. A WA type 21 oval "fish dish". The sherd is unabraded. Date: Late Roman (late 3rd to late 4th century Weight: 80g
Created on: Monday 14th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DOR-529CA4
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
One sherd of Samian ware. A soft brownish-orange fabric with moderate mica and occasional iron ore pieces. The slip is brownish-red, dull and thinly applied. There are traces of a maker's mark on the interior surface ( M------------). A footring from a bowl. Probably Lezoux fabric from Central Gaul. Date: Roman - c. AD 120 - 200 Weight: 20.50 g
Created on: Thursday 21st May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DOR-BFB432
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
1 sherd of black burnished ware. Reduced grey fabric with abundant rounded quartz sand temper. The exterior surface is burnished with a plain band of burnish on the upper part and obtuse angle cross hatching below it. Some abrasion. A body sherd from a jar. Date: Roman - 2nd to 3rd century (suggested by the angle of the lattice decoration) Weight: 18 g
Created on: Friday 6th February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DOR-BF9C55
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
1 sherd of black burnished ware. Reduced grey fabric with abundant rounded quartz sand temper. The surfaces are burnished. A fragment of countersunk handle from a type 1 jar. Some abrasion. (see Seagar Smith, R, 1993 "Black Burnished Ware and other Southern British coarsewares", p 230-231, DNHAS Offprint) Date: Late Iron age to Early Roman - 1st century Weight: 8 g
Created on: Friday 6th February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DOR-BF7174
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
1 sherd of black burnished ware. Reduced grey fabric with abundant rounded quartz sand temper. The external and internal surfaces are both heavily burnished. A rim sherd from a bowl. The rim is beaded. Some abrasion. A type 13 bowl (see Seagar Smith, R, 1993 "Black Burnished Ware and other Southern British coarsewares", p 232-233, DNHAS Offprint Date: Late Iron age to Early Roman - 1st century Weight: 24 g
Created on: Friday 6th February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DOR-BF3A24
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
1 sherd of coarseware. The fabric is reduced pale grey with an oxidised red surfaces and tempered with fine sand. There are possible traces degraded glaze on the external surface. The sherd is probably a fragment of spout from a cistern or other spouted vessel. A fragment of outer edge remains. On the exterior the sherd expands into a slight projection with a slashed groove in it - this is probably the attachment point of the spout to the vessel wall. Some abrasion. Date: Late Medieval to Early post-medieval - 15th to 16th century Weight: 27.5 g
Created on: Friday 6th February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DOR-BF09D8
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
1 large sherd of internally glazed red ware. The fabric is reduced pale grey with an oxidised exterior surface and tempered with fine sand. The internal surface is covered in a pale green glaze which also overlaps the rim. A rim sherd from a jar. The rim is wide and slightly everted with an internal lid seat at its base. On the exterior of the rim at the vessel shoulder is an applied strip with thumb decoration. Wheelmade. Some abrasion. Date: Early post-medieval - late 16th to 17th century
Created on: Friday 6th February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DOR-B5A212
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
4 sherds of reduced and oxidised coarsewares. All have abundant sand temper, some finer and some a little more coarse and rounded. The fabrics vary from reduced grey to oxidised pale orange and the surfaces also vary from reduced dark grey to buff or orange. All are products of the SE Wiltshire/E Dorset industries (Lorraine Mepham, pers. comm.) Two are flat base sherds and two are body sherdsfrom jugs or jars. Date: Medieval – 12th to 14th century Weight: 30 g
Created on: Thursday 5th February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DOR-B59706
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
1 sherd of oxidised coarseware. The fabric is buff to orange with some external pale grey reduction. The fabric contains abundant fine sand temper with occasional larger rounded pieces (up to 1mm). A flat topped rim sherd with a slight in-turn from a dish or bowl A product of the SE Wiltshire/E Dorset industries (Lorraine Mepham, pers. comm.) Date: Medieval – 12th to 14th century Weight: 28.5 g
Created on: Thursday 5th February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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