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MONUMENT NO. 79016

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A Roman beehive quern and pottery were recovered during clay extraction.

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Roman finds from Barton upon Humber in Hull
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A beehive quern of gritty sandstone, dome-shaped 13" wide, with
a cavity extending from the top to the flat bottom. Found when
clay was being excavated for the making of cement.(1)
A vase and specimens of Samian ware.(2) The spout of a terra cotta jug in the form of a woman's head found during excavations near Barton. (1-3)

Location confirmed, siting not established. (4)

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( 1) General reference

Hull Museum Publication No.42 March 1907 p3 illus fig. 1 (T. Sheppard)

( 2) General reference

Hull Museum Publications No.40 3rd Edn 1909 pp17-8 (T. Sheppard)

( 3) General reference

Lincolnshire Notes and Queries 14 1916-7 p65 (T. Sheppard)

( 4) Field Investigators Comments

F1 FDC 27-MAR-63

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