Accession No
2007.462 B
Description
Two-hundred sherds, three daub fragments and one flint flake. Consisting of rim, base, and body sherds. Fabrics made up of St Neots Type ware, Ely ware, Huntingdonshire early Medieval ware, and three glazed sherds.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; [Huntingdonshire]; Eaton Socon; Castle Hills [The Hillings]
Period
Saxo Norman Medieval Post Medieval
Source
Addyman, Peter [excavator and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
2007.462 B; ES62
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery; Fired Clay; Flint
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Field collection)
Excavated by Peter V. Addyman, for the Ministry of Public Buildings and Works, 1962. See finds tag for excavation context.
Event Date 1962
Author: Alana Edgeworth
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: Alana Edgeworth
Description (Physical description)
Description for 2007.462 [A-C]: 'ES62 (Box 3) containing bone and small iron objects.'
Event Date 2007
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)
14 bags containing unglazed pottery, three also contain daub pieces. Two have glazed pottery sherds, one has one piece of tile and another has a piece of flint.
Event Date 31/8/2018
Author: Annie McKay
Description (Physical description)
Two-hundred sherds, three daub fragments and one flint flake. Consisting of rim, base, and body sherds. Fabrics made up of St Neots Type ware, Ely ware, Huntingdonshire early Medieval ware, and three glazed sherds.
Event Date 25/1/2024
Author: Alana Edgeworth
Context (Amendments / updates)
The Period field previously identified the sherds as 'Saxo Norman; Medieval', however there are three glazed sherds which are Post Medieval. The Period field has now been updated to read 'Saxo Norman; Medieval; Post Medieval'.
Event Date 25/1/2024
Author: Alana Edgeworth
FM:281235
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