Accession No
2007.461 E
Description
Four bags of iron and slag. One bag containing thatch hook and nails tied together; one containing two nails; one containing one nail and pieces of corroded iron; one containing a heap of slag
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; [Huntingdonshire]; Eaton Socon; Castle Hills [The Hillings]
Period
Saxo Norman Medieval
Source
Addyman, Peter Vincent [excavator and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
2007.461 E; ES62
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron; Slag
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Field collection)
Excavated by Peter V. Addyman, for the Ministry of Public Buildings and Works, 1962. Label with thatch hook and nails says that they were found in a 'Destroyed Cottage'.
Event Date 1962
Author: Clare McKenna
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
Event Date 1965
Author: Clare McKenna
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)
For 2007.461 [A-E]: 'ES62 (Box 2) containing pottery, bone and metal objects.'
Event Date 2007
Author: Annie McKay
Description (Physical description)
Two bags containing small metal robs, possibly nails. One bag containing 'thatch hook and nails' and another containing slag.
Event Date 31/8/2018
Author: Annie McKay
Description (Physical description)
Four bags of iron and slag. One bag containing thatch hook and nails tied together; one containing two nails; one containing one nail and pieces of corroded iron; one containing a heap of slag
Event Date 24/1/2024
Author: Clare McKenna
FM:281232
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