Single house record for Crawcwellt West
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| Record number: | 30 |
|---|---|
| Site name: | Crawcwellt West |
| Site number: | 29 |
| Location: | J1stake built phase 1 |
| Earliest radiocarbon date: | -800 |
| Latest radiocarbon date: | -200 |
| Approx. early date: | |
| Approx. late date: | |
| % excavated: | 75-100% |
| Internal diameter: | 11 |
| Area: | 95 |
| Shape: | circular |
| Wall material: | stake walls, door posts |
| Stake: | Yes |
| Hearth: | Yes |
| Hearth details: | furnaces in this and phase two, centre front. Pit under them with charcoal dated c 300BC |
| Drain: | Yes |
| Pits: | Yes |
| Postholes: | Yes |
| Feature details: | row of three posts on W side |
| Door orientation: | SE |
| External width: | 1.5 |
| Internal width: | 1.3 |
| Porch: | Yes |
| Drainage gully: | Yes |
| Annexe details: | slag dump J4 |
| Lithics and production: | various |
| Peronal adornment: | periph z |
| Metalworking FE: | various |
| Pre-house activity: | Bronze Age pit containing pottery, flint thumb scrapers and chips dated 3710 +/- 80BP. Arc of large stakeholes 5m diameter. |
| Notes: | all phases associated with ironworking, given tpq of 300 BC. Furnaces 250mm-300mm diameter, facing entrance. Three posts each side of door (NB conflicting accounts of phasing in AW 31 and 38) |
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