Context (Field collection)
From C2-D2, layer 1 (topsoil). Excavated by Peter V. Addyman, for the Ministry of Public Buildings and Works, 1962.
Event Date 1962
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Analysis)
Peter Addyman notes that 'the pot has a slightly uneven interior finish and may have been thrown on a slow wheel.' He also notes that the light brown internal layer 'may have been caused by a period of oxidizing conditions in the kiln before a short final dampening down producing a return to reducing conditions.'
Event Date 1965
Author: Lizzy Peneycad

Description (Physical description)
Peter Addyman: 'Import. Small ?cooking pot; slightly rounded base with marked basal angle, some surface dragging on the base. Very hard smooth fabric with medium grey outer surface, light brown layer varying from 2 mm. (sides) to 4 mm. (base), and lighter grey core. ?Ipswich type ware.'
Event Date 1965
Author: Lizzy Peneycad

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. 36.
Event Date 1965
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Accession register description for 1968.344 A-C: 'Saxo-Norman potsherds. A is Ipswich ware.'
Event Date 1968
Author: Lizzy Peneycad

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card description for 1968.344 A: 'Base sherd.'
Event Date 1968
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
One base sherd from a small, wheel made vessel, possibly a cooking pot and possibly of Ipswich ware. Very hard, smooth, medium grey fabric with a few white inclusions. Brown layer in the core of the base and below the internal and external surfaces of the walls. The base is sagging and obtuse-angled.
Event Date 31/1/2024
Author: Lizzy Peneycad