Accession No
1996.557 B
Description
Two small fragments of charcoal.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Arbury Road; Manor Farm
Period
Roman mid-late 2nd century
Source
Alexander, John (Dr) [excavator and donor]; Trump, David [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1996.557 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood; Chacoal
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Field collection)
Site AR VIII, Manor Farm, excavated by John Alexander and David Trump, 1968-1969.
Manor Farm Arbury Road excavations, 1965-1969 (Event no. ECB359). See archive for unpublished reports (Doc.493-Doc.497 and GO3/3/41).
Event Date 1968
Author: Katrina Dring
Context (References)
Alexander, John, et al. (1968). ‘Excavations in Cambridge 1968: A Preliminary Report on Excavations.’ Unpublished report.
Event Date 1968
Author: Katrina Dring
Context (References)
Alexander, John, et al. (1969). ‘Excavations in Cambridge 1969: A Preliminary Report on Excavations at Arbury Road.’ Unpublished report.
Event Date 1969
Author: Katrina Dring
Context (CMS Context)
On bag: " Listed. Oyster discarded. Glass, stone, bone separate. 10/8/69."
At the bottom of box in which this bag was found was a piece of paper: ""This lot all written up onto features list. Dec. 70. MW."
From Arbury Excavations site: AR VIII, Trench: A6/L2. **Temp Bag: s1.
Pottery descriptions edited by Dr. Gavin Lucas (Feb. 1998)
Event Date 17/10/1996
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Two small fragments of charcoal.
Event Date 25/5/2021
Author: Katrina Dring
Context (Found together / assemblage)
Two small fragments of charcoal or burnt wood were found bagged with sherds as 1996.557. The record has now been split, with the suffix A being assigned to the sherds and B to the charcoal.
Event Date 25/5/2021
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:292175
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