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1884.137.1.1

Stone or concrete fragment

1884.137.1.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone or concrete fragment
Long description
Fragment of white stone or concrete with a chalky texture and evidence of green staining. [CG [Excav. PR] 06/03/2013]
Geographical reference
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
England East Sussex Lewes Glynde Mount Caburn "Upper rampart; body"
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Iron Age
Date collected
1877 Sept 10
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Material Lime, Material Chalk Stone
Dimensions
Thick: max 16 mm, Width: max 18 mm, Length: max 32 mm, Weight 8 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.137.1.1 PR no.: ? 250/ 12099 - 285/ 12099
Research and responses

The Relic Table for Mount Caburn records that the "Body of Upper Rampart" was excavated on 10 Sept 1877 (Lane Fox 1881: 479). I have updated the "when collected" field accordingly. [Dan Hicks 03/09/2013]

See 1884.136.1 for museum documentation of these objects. Pitt Rivers excavated Mt Caburn with between three and five men over two short seasons. A Relic Table was produced for the site [the Relic table was a tabulated record of every feature excavated] [See Bowden, 1991: 85][Thompson, 1977: 55] Note that there are a number of entries in Delivery Catalogue II pages 331 - 334 and 336 - 337 under the title 'Collection from Mount Caburn' which are listed and in many cases given a related fraction number, none of which match fraction numbers given in the accession books. It seems probable that some of the unmatched Mount Caburn objects could be matched to these delivery catalogue entries but until each object is found and given a detailed computerised catalogue entry it will not be possible to match further. Details of the entries on pages 331-4 are listed in PR Catalogue Part II [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Pitt Rivers published his two seasons work at Mount Caburn in the journal Archaeologia in 1881. Full reference: Pitt Rivers, A H L Fox. 1881. Excavations at Mount Caburn Camp, near Lewes, conducted in 1877 and 1878. Archaeologia 46: 423 - 495. [MN 15/06/2009]

The fortifications at Mount Caburn [TQ 4443 0891] are recorded on the English Heritage maintained National Monuments Record under monument no. 405932. The record is accessible online, see http://pastscape.english-heritage.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=405932. [MN 15/06/2009]

Associated publications
Lane Fox, A. 1881. Excavations at Mount Caburn camp near Lewes, conducted in 1877 and 1878. Archaeologia 46: 423-495. [Dan Hicks 03/09/2013]

Search terms: Dwelling, Geology, Stone, Building Part

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