Context (Field collection)
From E3, layer 7 (weathered natural). Excavated by Peter V. Addyman, for the Ministry of Public Buildings and Works, 1962.
Event Date 1962
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (References)
Addyman, P. V. (1965). ‘Late Saxon Settlements in the St Neots Area: I. The Saxon Settlement and Norman Castle at Eaton Socon, Bedfordshire’. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 58. pp. 38-73. Fig. 8, No. 30.
Event Date 1965
Author: maa

Context (Analysis)
Peter Addyman notes that 'This was the only sherd of wheel-thrown sandy/gritty fabric from the weathered natural, and since closely analogous sherds are probably twelfth century in date it may have been brought down by rabbits.'
Event Date 1965
Author: Lizzy Peneycad

Description (Physical description)
Peter Addyman: 'Sandy or gritty ware. Cooking pot with everted slightly rounded rim in sandy harsh fabric.'
Event Date 1965
Author: Lizzy Peneycad

Description (Physical description)
Accession register description for 1968.343 A-M: 'Saxo-Norman potsherds. B is ?Ipswich ware.'
Event Date 1968
Author: Lizzy Peneycad

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card description for 1968.343 A-M: 'Sandy or gritty wares.'
Event Date 1968
Author: maa

Context (Other)
1968.343 A-M comprises 12 objects. The letter suffix 'I' has not been used in this group of objects.
Event Date 31/1/2024
Author: Lizzy Peneycad

Description (Physical description)
One rim sherd from a cooking pot of sandy or gritty ware. Medium fabric with a red to grey exterior and a grey core. The pot has an everted rim with a slightly rounded edge.
Event Date 31/1/2024
Author: Lizzy Peneycad