Accession No
Z 19160.3
Description
Small fragments of tiles and flint tools, as well as one crazed sherd which has been exposed to very high heat. One fragment shows evidence of heat spalling.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Suffolk; Lackford; Mill Heath
Period
Anglo Saxon Roman
Source
Lethbridge, Thomas Charles [excavator and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 19160.3
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery; Tile; Stone; Flint
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Old piece of paper accompanies sherds, reads: "Burial A Subsoil K.M.K. West end of trench". (transcribed by S-J Harknett 23/5/2001)
Event Date
Author: Jazmin Hundal
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card: 'pot sherds'.
Event Date
Author: Jazmin Hundal
Context (Field collection)
Pagan Saxon Cemetery 1947-1950
Event Date
Author: Jazmin Hundal
Context (Found together / assemblage)
In his 1951 publication, Lethbridge notes that 'the burials were in many cases covered by a layer or heap of flint nodules or Roman tiles, which were doubtless taken from the ruined Roman buildings for the purpose (p.3)'. It seems likely that these tiles and flints were used in this way.
Event Date 1947
Author: Jazmin Hundal
Context (References)
Lethbridge, Thomas C. (1951). ‘A Cemetery at Lackford, Suffolk: Report of the Excavation of a Cemetery of the Pagan Anglo-Saxon Period in 1947.' Cambridge Antiquarian Society Quarto Publications, 6.
Event Date 1951
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Sarah-Jane Harknett: 'Sherds possibly all from one pot.'
Event Date 23/5/2001
Author: Jazmin Hundal
Description (Physical description)
Small fragments of tiles and flint tools, as well as one crazed sherd which has been exposed to very high heat. One fragment shows evidence of heat spalling.
Event Date 7/10/2020
Author: Jazmin Hundal
FM:287979
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