SEDGEFORD HISTORICAL  AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH PROJECT

GIS PLOT WEEK 3

The GIS plot below demonstrates some of the potential and problems with these sorts of maps.  Although the plot shows really nicely where all medieval pottery has been found by SHARP over the last 9 years it does not differentiate between the abraded small sherds of medieval pottery which were probably spread over the fields during manuring, and the larger less abraded pieces that represent occupation and activity.  So we now have to think about whether we might have different tables for different size sherds, or measures of abrasion or simply just interpret the entire fieldwalking scatter as manuring spreads.  Perhaps by overlaying the medieval or later maps we might be able to relate the boundaries of fields to spread so manure?  Any suggestions more than welcome – send them to the SHARP forum!