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Description: | A bodysherd of a handmade ceramic vessel.The sherd is 8.7mm thick and weighs 6.9g. The sherd consists of a bodysherd, in a fabric is 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 specific details:Fabric type: SH1a frequent fossil shell variant with metamorphic and quartzite inclusions as well.Sherd type: bodysherdWall thickness: 8.7mmFiring condition: oxidised exterior, unoxidised core, unoxidised interiorHardness: mediumSurface texture: Smooth.Condition of sherds: slightly abraded.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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