The soil samples were processed in the following manner. Sample volume and weight was measured prior to processing. The bulk and column samples were washed in a 'Siraf' tank (Williams 1973) using a flotation sieve with a 0.5mm mesh and an internal wet sieve of 1mm mesh for the residue. Both residue and flot were dried and the residues subsequently re-floated to ensure the efficient recovery of charred material. The dry volume of the flots was measured and the volume and weight of the residue recorded. The cremation samples were processed in a similar manner but utilising a 300 micron flotation sieve and only one flot was collected. A total of 523.23 litres of soil was processed.
| Site | Area | Cont. no. | Tag no. | Sample vol (1). | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HPP028 | AB | 60 | 208 | 2.25 | Cremation | Iron Age |
| HPP028 | AB | 41 | 4507 | 2.5 | Cremation | Iron Age |
| HPP028 | AB | 35 | 4501 | 1 | Cremation | Iron Age |
| HPP028 | AB | 41 | 3542 | 1.85 | Cremation | Iron Age |
| HPP028 | AB | 60 | 3543 | 1.5 | Cremation | Iron Age |
| HPP028 | AB | 60 | 4506 | 2.5 | Cremation | Iron Age |
| HPP028 | AB | 60 | 4510 | 2.5 | Cremation | Iron Age |
| HPP028 | AB | 60 | 4519 | 2 | Cremation | Iron Age |
| HPP028 | AB | 41 | 4538 | 2.5 | Cremation | Iron Age |
| HPP028 | AB | 60 | 4550 | 2 | Cremation | Iron Age |
| HPP028 | AB | 60 | 4554 | 2.25 | Cremation | Iron Age |
| HPP028 | AB | 53 | 4563 | 2.25 | Cremation | Iron Age |
| HPP028 | AB | 60 | 4564 | 1.25 | Cremation | Iron Age |
| HPP028 | AB | 60 | 4569 | 2.75 | Cremation | Iron Age |
| HPP028 | AB | 60 | 4570 | 2.75 | Cremation | Iron Age |
| HPP028 | AB | 60 | 4572 | 2.75 | Cremation | Iron Age |
| HPP028 | AB | 60 | 4573 | 2.5 | Cremation | Iron Age |
| HPP028 | AB | 68 | 4576 | 2.5 | Cremation | Iron Age |
| HPP028 | AB | 57 | 6681 | 1 | Cremation | Iron Age |
| HPP028 | AA | 57 | 6776 | 0.03 | Cremation | Iron Age |
| HPP028 | AA | 54 | 6809 | 0.1 | Cremation | Iron Age |
| HPP028 | AC | 24 | 7177 | 1.5 | Cremation | Iron Age |
| HPP028 | AC | 65 | 7406 | 1.75 | Cremation | Iron Age |
| HPP028 | AC | 1.75 | Cremation | Iron Age | ||
| HPP028 | AC | 9063 | 5 | Ditch fill, 85-90cm – wind-blown sand with small mammal burrows | ||
| HPP028 | AC | 9064 | 4.5 | Ditch fill, 80-85cm – wind-blown sand with small mammal burrows | ||
| HPP028 | AC | 9065 | 5 | Ditch fill, 75-80cm – lower part wind-blown sands into slightly stony layer | Romano-British | |
| HPP028 | AC | 9066 | 5 | Ditch fill, 70-75cm – darker soils with stones and bone fragments | Romano-British | |
| HPP028 | AC | 9067 | 4.5 | Ditch fill, 65-70cm | Romano-British | |
| HPP028 | AC | 9068 | 5 | Ditch fill, 60-65cm | Romano-British | |
| HPP028 | AC | 9069 | 5 | Ditch fill, 55-60cm – pebbly base, ?pea grit layer | Romano-British | |
| HPP028 | AC | 9070 | 4.5 | Ditch fill, 50-55cm | Romano-British | |
| HPP028 | AC | 9071 | 4.5 | Ditch fill, 45-50cm | Romano-British | |
| HPP028 | AC | 9072 | 5.5 | Ditch fill, 40-45cm | Romano-British | |
| HPP028 | AC | 9073 | 4 | Ditch fill, 35-40cm | Romano-British | |
| HPP028 | AC | 9074 | 4 | Ditch fill, 30-35cm | Romano-British | |
| HPP028 | AC | 9075 | 5 | Ditch fill, 25-30 cm | Romano-British | |
| HPP028 | AC | 9076 | 5 | Ditch fill, 20-25cm | Romano-British | |
| HPP028 | AC | 9077 | 5 | Ditch fill, 15-20cm | Romano-British | |
| HPP028 | AC | 9078 | 5 | Ditch fill, 10-15cm | Romano-British | |
| HPP028 | AC | 9079 | 3 | Ditch fill, 5-10cm | Romano-British | |
| HPP028 | AC | 9080 | 3 | Ditch fill, 0-5cm | Romano-British |
The residue of each sample was sorted by eye, and environmental and archaeological finds picked out, noted on the assessment sheet and bagged independently. A magnet was run through each residue in order to recover magnetised material such as hammerscale and prill (a by-product of metalworking, tiny fragments and globules formed from molten debris) and a count was made of the number of flakes or spheroids of hammerscale recovered. The residue was then discarded. The flot of each sample was studied using up to x30 magnification and the presence of environmental finds (i.e. snails, charcoal, carbonised seeds, bones, etc.) was noted and their abundance and species diversity recorded on the assessment sheet. The flots were then bagged and, along with the finds from the sorted residue, constitute the material archive of the samples.
The individual components of the samples were then preliminarily identified and the results are summarised in Tables 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.
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