012AD07223

Ditch


 
Ditch Details
Length 1797  Maximum Width 180 Maximum Depth 35 Profile U-shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects 27 Number of Animal Bones 30
Environmental       

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

           012AD07210    012AD05234     012AD07057          
                               
                               
  012AD05031        =  012AD05227  =  012AD05247  =  012AD05147      =     
                        012AD05351    012AD05453 
  012AD05170                             
                        012AD05352     
                               
  012AD05032          012AD05228    012AD05248    012AD05148        012AD05454   
                               
      012AD05173  =  012AD05225                     
                               
  012AD05249                             
                               
  012AD05250                             
                               
      012AD05174   012AD05226                     
                            012AD07223  
                               

Discussion

A wide, north-west/south-east aligned ditch located on the western edge of the dry valley. The fill was a sandy silty loam (Munsell 10YR 3/3) and was characterised by occasional daub and infrequent charcoal flecking, with chalk inclusions varying from 5 to 15%. The only pottery (12 sherds) recovered were late Roman in date. The ditch was cut by east-west aligned ditch 012AD07210 and by the western part of grubenhaus 012AD07057 . There was evidence of a recut on its western side.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD07223 012AD05032 012AD05031   6 3  
    012AD05170   4 3  
  012AD05148 012AD05147   5 0  
  012AD05174 012AD05173   5 6  
  012AD05226 012AD05225   2 8  
  012AD05228 012AD05227   3 4  
  012AD05248 012AD05247   1 1  
  012AD05454 012AD05453   1 5  

Context Details

012AD05032 Notes

 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05031 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG. 340 120 35 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH. 10% CHALK INCLUSIONS. OCCASIONAL DAUB FLECKS. CUT BY 5042.
012AD05170 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG. 240 105 33 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH. LOWER FILL OF 5031 ISSUED UPON RECOGNITION OF 5173. 15% CHALK. OCCASIONAL DAUB AND CHARCOAL.
012AD05032 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG. 340 120 35 U-SHAPED CUT OF DITCH. CUT BY 5042. CUTS 5173. EVEN CUT INTO FRAGMENTED CHALK AND HILLWASH-LIKE NATURAL.

012AD05148 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05147 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG. 330 79 20 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH. POSS. TURNS RIGHT ANGLE TO JOIN 5027.5-10% CHALK. OCCASIONAL DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKS.
012AD05148 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG. 330 79 20 U-SHAPED CUT OF DITCH. POSS. TURNS RIGHT ANGLE TO JOIN 5028.

012AD05174 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05173 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG. 240 78 18 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH. 5% CHALK. OCCASIONAL DAUB AND CHARCOAL.
012AD05174 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG. 240 78 18 U-SHAPED CUT OF DITCH. CUT APPEARS AS A STEP ON THE EAST SIDE OF 5032.

012AD05226 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05225 DITCH FILL LINEAR 170 146 30 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH AT STRANGE INTERSECTION. DITCH APPEARS TO NARROW AT THIS POINT. SILTY MATRIX WITH 5-10% CHALK AND CHARCOAL INCLUSIONS.
012AD05226 DITCH CUT LINEAR 170 146 30 U-SHAPED CUT OF DITCH AT STRANGE INTERSECTION. DITCH APPEARS TO NARROW AT THIS POINT. CUT INTO CHALKY HILLWASH MATERIAL.

012AD05228 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05227 DITCH FILL LINEAR 105 70 17 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH AT STRANGE INTERSECTION. TOO LITTLE SO FAR EXCAVATED TO COMMENT ON NATURE OR RELATIONSHIPS.5% CHALK. CONSIDERABLE DAUB INCLUSIONS AND CHARCOAL
012AD05228 DITCH CUT LINEAR 105 70 17 U-SHAPED CUT OF DITCH AT STRANGE INTERSECTION. TOO LITTLE SO FAR EXCAVATED TO COMMENT ON NATURE OR RELATIONSHIPS. MEASUREMENTS REFLECT THIS. CUT INTO CHALKY HILLWASH.

012AD05248 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05247 DITCH FILL LINEAR 173 110 29 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH RUNNING N-S AND SEEMINGLY CUTTING ALL OTHER FEATURES. STONE CONTENT DIFFERS FROM -5% IN NORTH TO 20+ IN SOUTH. FREQUENT DAUB AND CHARCOAL.
012AD05248 DITCH CUT LINEAR 173 110 29 U-SHAPED CUT OF DITCH RUNNING N-S AND SEEMINGLY CUTTING ALL OTHER FEATURES. CUT INTO CHALKY HILLWASH MATERIAL.

012AD05454 Profile and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05453 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG. 180 75 20 U-SHAPED FILL OF N-S DITCH CUT INTO BASE OF 5445/6. 20% CHALK. OCCASIONAL CHARCOAL.
012AD05454 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG. 180 75 20 U-SHAPED CUT OF N-S DITCH CUT INTO BASE OF 5445/6. CUT INTO HILLWASH AND CHALK. CUT BY POST HOLE 5499/500.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD05031 AA ROMAN/ANGLIAN DAUB DAUB 2
012AD05031 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD ROMANO-BRITISH? 1
012AD05031 AC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05031 AD STONE STONE 1
012AD05031 AE ROMAN/ANGLIAN DAUB DAUB 1
012AD05031 AF ROMAN/ANGLIAN DAUB DAUB 1
012AD05147 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05147 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD 1
012AD05147 AC 4C POTTERY SHERD BD 1
012AD05147 AD SHELL SHELL COCKLE 1
012AD05170 AA ROMAN/ANGLIAN DAUB DAUB 3
012AD05170 AA STONE STONE IRONSTONE 1
012AD05170 AB ROMAN/ANGLIAN DAUB DAUB 3
012AD05170 AD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05170 AE 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05173 AA ROMAN/ANGLIAN DAUB DAUB 1
012AD05173 AB ROMAN/ANGLIAN DAUB DAUB 1
012AD05173 AE 3-4C POTTERY SHERD ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05173 AF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05173 AG STONE STONE 1
012AD05225 AA STONE STONE IRONSTONE 1
012AD05225 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05227 AA 2-4C POTTERY SHERD J 1
012AD05227 AC STONE STONE IRONSTONE 1
012AD05227 AD ROMAN/ANGLIAN SLAG SLAG 1
012AD05247 AA CHARCOAL SAMPLE 1
012AD05453 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD ROMANO-BRITISH 1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD05031 Pig Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05031 Pig Radius D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05031 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05170 Cattle Patella 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05170 Cattle Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05170 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05173 Cattle Femur P 1 1 0 0 0
012AD05173 Pig Ulna 1 0 1 0 0
012AD05173 Sheep M/C D 1 0 0 0 1
012AD05173 Sheep M/T P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05173 Sheep/Goat LM3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05173 Sheep/Goat LM3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05225 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05225 Cattle Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05225 Horse Radius P 1 1 0 0 0
012AD05225 Sheep M/T br 1 1 0 0 1
012AD05225 Sheep Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05225 Sheep/Goat Mand fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05225 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
012AD05225 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05227 Cattle Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05227 Sheep Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05227 Sheep/Goat LM3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05227 Sheep/Goat Occiput 1 0 0 0 1
012AD05247 Sheep M/C P 1 0 0 0 1
012AD05453 Cattle M/C br 1 1 0 0 0
012AD05453 Pig Mand fr 1 0 0 0 1
012AD05453 Pig Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
012AD05453 Sheep M/T br 1 0 0 0 1
012AD05453 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 1