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3rd February 2013, 11:33 PM
(This post was last modified: 3rd February 2013, 11:45 PM by Kel.)
Unitof1 Wrote:Does any body know of an example of something with a base that looks that
I was trying to pose a bit more of an open question than that, but yes, bases are a good starting point. Lids or improvised lids also. So far, I've not been able to find anyone who's seen this kind of dimpling effect in a vessel. The only thing I'm confident about is that these aren't parts of vessel walls, as there's no curvature to the overall shape.
Quote:you seem to be a bit ify about the securiety of the context? -not sure how that acts as a quilifyier to context, are they both from top soil --how were they found?
They aren't from the topsoil, but I'd say that both contexts carry a high risk of intrusion. Both are from sites in cultivated fields which have been disturbed by long-term agriculture and occasional animal burrowing. The old land surface beneath the ploughed-out barrow could have material which was placed on top of it when originally exposed, or which had been in the barrow mound and gradually been dropped to that position as the mound was worked flat. The topmost context of the pit could contain artefacts contemporary with the pit construction, or from dumped material used to fill in the dip caused by slump as the pit contents settled over time - or any time in between. Both objects were recovered during research excavations.
