Find Spot record 0056001001 - QUARRENDON II
Summary
Medieval pottery, animal bone and bone toggle recorded during salvage excavation.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Undated)
Description
566 MEDIEVAL SHERDS WERE LIFTED FROM THE EXCAVATED AREA. HARD, FINE SANDY BUFF, PINK & BROWN-COLOURED FABRICS, QUARTZ-TEMPERED, GROG-TEMPERED, SHELLY COARSE TYPES ALL RECORDED. MANY RIMS WERE OF C13/C14 WARES, ROULETTED, GLAZED & SLASHED JUG HANDLES. 2 PIECES OF C10/C11 ST NEOTS & SEVERAL C12 SHERDS NOTED. Pig metapodial with central rounded perforation found. Identified as a toggle for dress fastening, or a bobbin, or a musical playing piece (buzz bone) spun around on a loop of cord & probably of C13/C14 date. Also 82 fragments of animal bone (B7).
Sources (1)
- <7>SBC19294 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1993. Salvage Recording at Quarrendon DMV.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 79850 15900 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | QUARRENDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (5)
- BUZZER? (13th Century to 14th Century - 1200 AD? to 1399 AD?)
- BOBBIN? (13th Century to 14th Century - 1200 AD? to 1399 AD?)
- MAMMAL REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SHERD (11th Century to 14th Century - 1000 AD to 1399 AD)
- TOGGLE? (13th Century to 14th Century - 1200 AD? to 1399 AD?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: Disturbed find (EBC14422)
- Event - Intervention: Salvage recording at Quarrendon DMV (Ref: QHF 93) (EBC15815)
Record last edited
Feb 26 2022 8:20PM
