Accession No

1948.2248 A


Description

Sherd. Part of a shallow, angular bowl with short, oblique rim. With well burnished surfaces. Probably had omphalos base. Two shallow horizontal grooves above shoulder.


Place

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


Period

Iron Age ?3rd century BC ?2nd century BC


Source

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


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1948.2248 A


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements

129mm x 70mm x 20mm Weight 0.105kg


Events

Context (Related Documents)
The card has the following entry: 'Compare all Canning's X'.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Physical description)
Sherd. Part of a shallow, angular bowl with short, oblique rim. With well burnished surfaces. Probably had omphalos base. Two shallow horizontal grooves above shoulder.
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. pp. 31-42.
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 (Analysis)
Previously dated as Iron Age A.
Event Date 21/6/2022
Author: Lily Stancliffe


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