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Pit report for 1846892 - Now showing Pit no. 01

The Finds - The numbers refer to finds shown in the loaded images. Above the AWA pipe - south of test pit. (1) An almost complete Oyster shell. (5) Thought to be a piece of pipe. Outer aubergine glaze, probable concrete centre, brown glaze inner. (10) Probable piece of pot, green glaze outer, dark centre, bricklike inner. Internal horizontal maufacturing marks, shallow radius. (11) Pot or mug. Grey clay, profiled outer with blue glaze stripes, horizontal manufacturing marks. In north half of test pit. (2) Thin pice of 1.5mm glass, lightish green, shallow radius. (3) Piece of pot, sandy clay, whitish glaze both sides. (4) Piece of pot, purple/brown clay, purple black glaze. (6) Piece of pot, concrete like, possible signs of burning on one side. (7) Piece of clay pipe. (8) Piece of clay pipe. (9) Piece of pot, purple/brown clay, purple black glaze. (12) Piece of porch tile with nail hole. Unknown location. (13) Nail, age unknown. (14) Piece of porch tile with nail hole. (15) Shell fossil. (16) Piece of red brick (rest of pit marked by absence of brick). (17) Small piece of oyster shell. (18) Small piece of coal. (19) Small piece of coal. (20) Small piece of thin 1.5mm glass.

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