Accession No

1996.348 C


Description

One oyster shell.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Arbury Road; Manor Farm


Period

Roman


Source

Alexander, John (Dr) [excavator and donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1996.348 C; G5/L3 [Excavation no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Shell


Local Term


Measurements

80mm


Events

Context (References)
Alexander, John, et al. (1968). ‘Excavations in Cambridge 1968: A Preliminary Report on Excavations.’ Unpublished report.
Event Date 1968
Author: Emily Shorter


Context (Field collection)
Site AR IX, Manor Farm, excavated by John Alexander and others, 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 See archive for unpublished reports (Doc.493-Doc.497 and GO3/3/41).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: Emily Shorter


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 Unpublished report.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: Emily Shorter


Description (CMS Description)
Record for 1996.348 [A-C]: '11 fragments of pottery, all from the same vessel, both sides orange-red, inside grey, coarse, low abrasion.
Tile?'
Event Date 30/9/1996
Author: maa


Context (Found together / assemblage)
On tag: "6/8/68. Darker clayey loam."
The box in which this bag was found had written on it: "AR II pottery not checked against feature , AA, BB, trenches also A 11." Also box labelled AR IX.
From Arbury Excavations site: AR IX, Trench: G5/L3.
Event Date 30/9/1996
Author: maa


Context (Amendments / updates)
Pottery descriptions edited by Dr. Gavin Lucas (Jan. 1998)
Event Date 1/1998
Author: Emily Shorter


Description (Physical description)
One oyster shell.
Event Date 13/8/2021
Author: Emily Shorter


FM:292982

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