Context (Found together / assemblage)
From Phoenix Gardens; layer numbers either missing or obscure
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Field collection)
Excavated by Dr John Alexander in 1962.
Deposit: FXI Top; GXI Top
Event Date 1962
Author: maa

Context (Field collection)
Ridgeons Gardens I (Phoenix Gardens), Castle Hill excavations 1962-1963 by John Alexander, Ray Farrar, etc. (Event no. ECB1294).
Event Date 1962
Author: Sam Daisley

Description (Physical description)
Description for 1980.474 [A-B]: 'Most of a narrow-mouthed jar of buff ware; sherds of Samian, mortarium, colour-coated (including a piece of a Castor ware box-lid) and coarse ware; medieval sherds'
Event Date 10/2/1993
Author: maa

Context (References)
Alexander, John and Pullinger, Joyce. (2000). ‘Roman Cambridge: Excavations on Castle Hill 1956-1988’. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 88. pp. 1-268
Event Date 2000
Author: Sam Daisley

Description (Physical description)
48 sherds of Samian, mortarium, colour-coated (including a piece of a Castor ware box-lid), coarse ware and medieval sherds. 16 rim sherds, mostly everted; four upright and two flanged; one of Samian ware. Two other body sherds of Samian ware. One lrge sherd decorated with faint grooves. Some sherds are decorated with grooves. One sherd, possibly from a hunt cup, is decorated with barbotine pattern and an animal design.
Event Date 27/4/2022
Author: Sam Daisley