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English: An assemblage of vessel sherds typical of a late Roman low status settlement or farmstead somewhere in the region of the find spot. This assemblage has a total weight of 1623.92g and consists of the following vessel types. 1 sherd of oxford ware red colour coat of a bead and flanged straight sided bowl with flanged rim, weighing 23g, dating mid 4th to early 5th century. 14 sherds of Nene Valley ware with a total weight of 205g. These are mostly body sherds of jars and beakers, dating from the mid 3rd century. One has decoration of rouletting and is possibly from a beaker. One of the sherds has a thick chunky base and dates to the later 3rd – 4th century, and another is from a straight sided flanged dish probably of 4th century date but definitely 3rd – 4th century. The jars are most probably of late 4th century date. With the exception of 1 sherd there is nothing that can be classified as a fine ware vessel. 7 sherds with a total weight of 306g of shelly ware (shell tempered ware) probably having been made in the Nene Valley, or Harrold kilns of Bedfordshire and dating 3rd – 4th century. Amongst these sherds is a fragment of a wide mouth bowl, one with combing, and the smaller ones are from storage vessels or jars. 3 sherds, weighing a total of 78g of oxidized grey ware. 1 sherd weighing 36g of Mortaria, the grit surface well worn, either of Nene Valley or Mancetter fabric. The presence of the Mortaria sherd shows that a Romanised style of food use had been adapted. 44 sherds of grey ware with a total weight of 612g and dating mid 2nd to 3rd, or possibly into 4th century. These are unsourced locally produced with some possibly being Nene Valley grey ware, which were produced between mid 2nd – mid. 4th century. The majority of the sherds are from jars with a few plain-rimmed straight-sided dish fragments present.

Most of the pottery sherds are domestic utilitarian coarse wares with the exception of the Oxford and Nene Valley fabrics, which are fine wares.

6 fragments, weighing a total 363.92g, of Roman ceramic building material, at least one is the corner of a box flue tile, three are combed.

Also amongst the assemblage is a fragment of burnt bone weighing an additional 4g, not included in the above total assemblage weight.