Shows location of spit 12AB3 in relation to the rest of Site 12

012AB00003    Spit


 
Spit Details
Length 2450 Width 1900 Depth 15
Area  465.5 sq. m Volume
Material Culture Number of Objects 77 Number of Animal Bones 327

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

                           012AB00001                               
                                                         
      012AB00005                                                  
                   012AB00004   012AB00002   012AB00390   012AB00432    012AB00744   012AB00745       012AB00003        
  012AB00696   012AB00457                                                  
                  012AB00431   012AB00459                    012AB00324    012AB00460   012AB00617    012AB00625  
  012AB00748   012AB00458                                                  
                                                         
                                                         
        012AB00463                                                
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
            012AB00694                                            
                                                         
              012AB00787   012AB00695                                      
        012AB00784                                                
              012AB00788     012AB00802                                    
        012AB00801                                                
                    012AB00819                                    
                                                         
                    012AB00820                                    
                                                         
                    012AB00821                                    

The matrix diagram above shows an extract of the spits from Area 12AB indicating their relationships to each other. Click on the spit number which you wish to see in more detail. The bold, flashing (Netscape browser only) context indicates the current catalogue entry.

Discussion

This was a shovel-scraped spit in the centre of area 12AB, excavated to define the complex sequence of enclosures known to exist from the geophysical survey data. Animal bone was present in quite high densities. The plan above shows the spit extending in a narrow rectangle to the south. In fact, these were finds from spit 012AC00002, although they were incorrectly numbered in the field. Of particular note was the find of a copper alloy trumpet brooch (Collingwood type Rii).

012AB00003 Object Totals by Period and Material

 

012AB00003 Animal Bone Totals by Species

 

Context Details

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AB00003 SPIT COMPLEX
2450
1900
15
 UNDULATING LARGE CLEANING SPIT OVER MIDDLE NORTH AB TO REMOVE REMAINING PLOUGHSOIL

Objects

 

Animal Bones