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Description: | A basesherd and a bodysherd of several handmade ceramic vessels.The basesherd is 12.27mm thick and weighs 7.8g. It is 27.05mm long and 28.72mm wide.The bodysherd is 7.94mm thick and weighs 11.0g. It is 45.96mm long and 45.67mm wide.Together both sherds weigh 24.9g.Both sherds have a fabric similar to that published as SH1 (Standard common fossil shell type) in McSloy 2006, p 38, dated to Middle to Late Iron Age (500 BC to 100 AD).Sherd 1 specific details:Fabric type: Frequent fossil shellSherd type: basesherdBase type: SPED (Solid pedestal)Diameter of Base: 4cmPercentage of Base present: 8%Wall thickness: 12.27mmFiring condition: oxidised exterior, unoxidised core, unoxidised interior.Hardness: MediumSurface texture: Smooth, slightly soapy.Condition of sherds: Slightly abraded.Sherd specific details:Fabric type: Frequent fossil shellSherd type: bodysherdWall thickness: 7.94mmFiring condition: oxidised exterior, unoxidised core, oxidised interior.Hardness: MediumSurface texture: SmoothCondition of sherds: Slightly abraded.The basesherd was photographed, the bodysherd was not.Reference: Coleman, L., Hancocks, A., and Watts, M. 2006 Excavations on the Wormington to Tirley Pipeline, 2000. Four sites by the Carrant Brook and River Isbourne, Gloucestershire and Worchestershire. Cotswold Archaeology Monograph No. 3. CirencesterMcSloy, E.R. 2006 The Pottery pp37-57 in Coleman, Hancocks and Watts 2006
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