Accession No

1948.2252.1


Description

A very small sherd from a small straight-sided bowl. Crushed flint in paste. Smooth outer surface. Outer surface decorated with three horizontal grooves.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Linton; Hadstock Road


Period

Early Iron Age ?1st century BC ?2nd century BC


Source

Lethbridge, Thomas Charles [excavator and donor]; Bushnell, Geoffrey Hext Sutherland [excavator]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1948.2252.1


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery; Black Ware


Local Term


Measurements

33mm x 31mm x 12mm Weight 0.007kg


Events

Description (Physical description)
Four fragments of a small straight-sided bowl. Crushed flint in paste. Smooth outer surface. Smooth outer surface. The base is missing. Sides slope out ard slightly toward the rim. An unusual form. Outer surface decorated with horizontal grooves and chevron design
Event Date 1948
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
Early Iron Age site. Excavated by Thomas C. Lethbridge and Geoffrey H.S. Bushnell in August 1948.
Event Date 8/1948
Author: Lily Stancliffe


Context (References)
Fell, C. I., Lethbridge, T. C. and Bushnell, G. H. S. (1949). 'Archaeological Notes. Iron Age Site at Linton'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 42. p. 129.
Event Date 1949
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (References)
Fell, C. I. (1953). 'An Early Iron Age Settlement at Linton, Cambridgeshire'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 46. p. 41. fig 4 no. 18.
Event Date 1953
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (References)
Fell, C. I. (1953). 'An Early Iron Age Settlement at Linton, Cambridgeshire'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 46. pp. 31-42
Event Date 1953
Author: Lily Stancliffe


Context (Found together / assemblage)
For other fragments of the same bowl see all 1948.2252.1-4.
Event Date 5/10/2018
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Physical description)
A very small sherd from a small straight-sided bowl. Crushed flint in paste. Smooth outer surface. Outer surface decorated with three horizontal grooves.
Event Date 5/10/2018
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


FM:13425

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