Accession No
2007.458 D.10
Description
Twenty-seven fragments of bone and tooth from multiple animals and two oyster shells. Consisting of nine teeth, nine jaw bones with teeth present, two vertebrae fragments, one rib and two small femurs.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; [Huntingdonshire]; Little Paxton
Period
?Late Anglo Saxon
Source
Addyman, Peter Vincent [excavator and donor]; Tebbutt, Charles Frederick [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
2007.458 D.10; LP62 [Excavation No.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Field collection)
F1007. Excavated by Peter V. Addyman and Charles F. Tebbutt, 1962.
Event Date 1962
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (References)
Addyman, P. V. (1969). 'Late Saxon settlements in the St. Neots area. II. The Little Paxton settlements and enclosures'. PCAS LXII. p. 59-93
Event Date 1969
Author: Annie McKay
Context (Acquisition Details)
Material excavated by Addyman in the 1960s and only recently donated to the Museum.
Event Date 2007
Author: Annie McKay
Description (Physical description)
Description for 2007.458 [A-I]: 'LP61 + ?LP62 (Box 2/?Box 3) containing bone.'
Event Date 2007
Author: Annie McKay
Description (Physical description)
Description for 2007.458 D [.1-24]: '23 bags of bone from a range of contexts, including worked bone, waste and butchery. Charred remains are also seen. There are a range of animals present, several long bones, small bones and jaws. Bag labelled 'LP61, F1005, Bones' contains one fragment of St Neots ware. Other bags contain a mixture of worked bone and shell ('LP62 F1007'), worked bone waste ('LP61 F1009') and worked or butchered bone waste ('LP61, F1002' and 'LP61 F1006').'
Event Date 14/8/2018
Author: Annie McKay
Description (Physical description)
Twenty-seven fragments of bone and tooth from multiple animals and two oyster shells. Consisting of nine teeth, nine jaw bones with teeth present, two vertebrae fragments, one rib and two small femurs.
Event Date 8/9/2023
Author: Alana Edgeworth
FM:304053
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