Context (Field collection)
Excavated by Alexander.Dr.John in 1965-9.
Deposit: DX Top
Event Date
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Description for 1979.304 [A-R]: 'Numerous sherds of mortaria colour-coated ware (including Oxfordshire ware, red-coated orange ware, imitations of Samian Drag. 38, painted ware); coarse ware (including large storage jars, some of them Horningsea Ware); pieces of bone and charcoal; three fragments of iron; pieces of tile'
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (Field collection)
Site AR I, Manor Farm, excavated by David Trump, 1965-1966.
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 See archive for unpublished reports (Doc.493-Doc.497 and GO3/3/41).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 1965
Author: Katrina Dring

Context (Related Documents)
One of the labels found with 1979.304 A-R: '20.8.65'
and another: 'disc. (i.e. discarded) tile, stone, oyster'
Event Date 20/8/1965
Author: Katrina Dring

Context (References)
Alexander, John, et al. (1966). ‘Arbury Road Cambridge 1965-66: A Preliminary Report on Excavations at Sites AR I, II, III, IV and V'. Unpublished report.
Event Date 1966
Author: Katrina Dring

Description (Physical description)
65 sherds from multiple vessels, with one large base and body piece with a foot base, and several others showing flared bases. Several everted rim pieces, and one straight rim. Possible Samian ware sherds, the red largely of brown or orange fabric.
Event Date 3/8/2021
Author: Sam Daisley