Object

Accession No

2007.458 C.1

Description

Large flat oyster shell, uneven surface varying in thickness.

Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; [Huntingdonshire]; Little Paxton

Period

?late Anglo Saxon

Source

Addyman, Peter Vincent [excavator and donor]; Tebbutt, Charles Frederick [excavator]

Department

Arch

Reference Numbers

2007.458 C.1; LP61 [Excavation No.]

Cultural Affliation

Material

Shell

Local Term

Measurements

100mm

Events

Context (Field collection)
F458. Excavated by Peter V. Addyman and Charles F. Tebbutt, 1961-1962.
Event Date 1961
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (References)
Addyman, P. V. (1969). 'Late Saxon settlements in the St. Neots area. II. The Little Paxton settlements and enclosures'. PCAS LXII. p. 59-93
Event Date 1969
Author: Annie McKay

Context (Acquisition Details)
Material excavated by Addyman in the 1960s and only recently donated to the Museum.
Event Date 2007
Author: Annie McKay

Description (Physical description)
Description for 2007.458 [A-I]: LP61 + ?LP62 (Box 2/?Box 3) containing pottery, bone and soil.
Event Date 2007
Author: Annie McKay

Description (Physical description)
Description for 2007.458 C[.1-5]: Oyster shells.
Event Date 14/8/2018
Author: Annie McKay

Description (Physical description)
Large flat oyster shell, uneven surface varying in thickness.
Event Date 6/9/2023
Author: Stephanie Chinneck

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