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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