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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