| Week 2 Small Finds |
| Week 2. Small Find 2067 From context 3100 This is an inscribed piece of pottery. This was revealed during cleaning |
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| Week 2. Small Find 2068 From context 1030 The base of a pot covered in concretions / deposits. |
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| Week 2. Small Find 2079 From context 3042 This is a toiletry set. It incoroprates some tweezers, some nail cleaners and some extra attachments. It was found on a large surface as if dropped by someone. |
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| Week 2. Bulk Finds only From context 1030 These fragments of late 19th century glass indicate that this trench was dug by the Victorians. The glass ware is similar to some found in the Victorian rubbish pit excavated in 1997. They are fragments of Victorian pop bottles! More information on the Victorian bottles found in the rubbish pit can be found in our on-line publication of the Victorian excavations.
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| Week 2. Bulk Finds only From context 1030 This is a collection of Roman pottery. It represents artefacts discarded by the Victorians after their excavation of the insula. The material was redeposited into one of their excavation trenches (context 1030). After three days of excavation, this context has produced 6 buckets of pottery! |
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