Context (Related Documents)
Note with object: 'Part of stone (basalt?) loom weight, small irregular hole. Curved upper surface, lower broken. Outer surface and inside of hole reddened by fire. Burnt before breaking, or broke as a result of burning. The note also has an illustration.
Event Date 1961
Author: Esther Laver

Context (Field collection)
F4I F17 1. Excavations at Buckden gravel pits by Peter V. Addyman and Charles F. Tebbutt, 1961-1964. See archive for site reports, plans, etc. (Doc.296-Doc.300).
Event Date 1961
Author: Esther Laver

Context (References)
Council for British Archaeology. (1961). CBA Group 7 Bulletin 8: Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1961. p. 1
Event Date 1961
Author: Esther Laver

Description (Physical description)
Description for 2007.21 A-K: 'A; B; C; D; E; F; G; and K = sherds. H = part of a basalt loom weight. I and J = flue walls and yellow clay.'
Event Date 2007
Author: maa

Context (Acquisition Details)
Material excavated by Addyman in the 1960s and only recently donated to the Museum
Event Date 2007
Author: maa

Context (Amendments / updates)
The record has been updated with information given on a handwritten object log sheet, which is from a previous Shorts project.
Event Date 22/8/2018
Author: Annie McKay

Description (Physical description)
Part of a stone loom weight, possibly basalt. The outer surface is reddened by fire.
Event Date 11/9/2023
Author: Esther Laver