Site 1, Unit 3, Layer 3:2, Feature 1



Site 1

Group 2

Unit 3

1

Layer 3:2

On the surface of 3:2 a new feature was found, labelled 3:2 Feature 1 (later renamed as Burial 6). This feature, an area of darker soil(2.5YR 3/4), was located along the western baulk and was irregular in shape. A large limestone stone was found in the the middle of the feature (c. 18 cm x 10 cm). Excavating 3:2 Feature 1 revealed another limestone block (c. 20 cm x 12 cm) below the one discovered in the previous spit. The feature was considerably dis- turbed by an insect nest. Fragments of human teeth and bone were found beneath the second stone and the feature was renamed Burial 6. Three ceram- ic sherds were also recovered (cat. 322) from this context, just under the limestone. A small chunk of sandstone was also found within the burial feature. Other ceramic sherds were found as it was excavat- ed (cat. 326) and some charcoal samples (cat. 323).


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