012AD07230

Ditch


 
 
Ditch Details
Length  4374 Maximum Width 99 Maximum Depth 35  Profile U-shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects 97 Number of Animal Bones 85
Environmental       

Phasing

Although both the material culture and the stratigraphy indicate a late Roman date for the enclosure, a single Anglian sherd was also found. Grubenhaus (012AD06000), cut through the ditch.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

  012AD08515      012AD00929      012AD06001   012AD00784               
                                 
  012AD08516      012AD00930      012AD06000   012AD00785               
                                 
                                  
        012AD00890                          
                                 
        012AD00891                          
                                  
      012AD00835                           
                                  
      012AD00836                          
                                 
                              012AD00798     
                                 
                            012AD00822     
                                  
                         012AD00967         
                                 
                             012AD00799     
                                 
                                 
                                  
                                  
                                 
  012AD08086    012AD00801      012AD00803         012AD06010            
    =    =                         
  012AD08087    012AD00802      012AD00804         012AD06019            
                       012AD07230          
                                 

Discussion

A rectilinear ditch, this is one of the earlier events in the enclosure sequence. Although 1 Anglian potsherd was recovered from fill 012AD00803, the vast majority (73 sherds) were of a late Roman date. Fills 012AD06010 and 012AD00801 both contained articulated animal bones, and these have been submitted for radiocarbon dating. Fill 012AD06010 contained the only badger skull fragment recovered from the settlement excavation. Generaly, the animal bones identified were cattle and sheep/goat, with a small percentage of pig bone.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD07230 012AD00802 012AD00801   36 39  
  012AD00804 012AD00803   24 14  
  012AD06019 012AD06010   16 16  
  012AD08087 012AD08086   21 16  

012AD00801 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD00801 DAUB
2
  POTTERY 2-4C
9
  POTTERY 3-4?
1
  POTTERY 3-4C
20
  POTTERY 4C
2
  STONE  
2

012AD00803 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD00803 CHARCOAL  
1
  DAUB
1
  POTTERY 3-4C
15
  POTTERY 4C
3
  POTTERY ANGLIAN
1
  STONE  
3

012AD06010 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD06010 DAUB  
7
  DAUB  
2
  POTTERY 3-4C
1
  STONE  
6

012AD08086 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD08086 IRON  
1
  POTTERY 2-4C
3
  POTTERY 2C
2
  POTTERY 3-4C
17

012AD00801 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD00801 Cattle
17
  Hare spp.
1
  Pig
2
  Sheep
9
  Sheep/Goat
10

012AD00803 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD00803 Canid spp.
1
  Cat
2
  Cattle
3
  Domestic goose
1
  Pig
2
  Sheep
2
  Sheep/Goat
3

012AD06010 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD06010 Badger
1
  Cat
7
  Cattle
3
  Dog
1
  Pig
2
  Sheep
1
  Sheep/Goat
1

012AD08086 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD08086 Cattle
3
  Sheep/Goat
2

Context Details

012AD00802 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00801 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG.
333
99
35
 U-SHAPED DITCH FILL. BONE BURNT BONE AND POT FOUND POSS. ROMAN. DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKING.5% CHALK INCLUSIONS < 3CMS. ANY RELATIONSHIP WITH 784/5 NOT SEEN.
012AD00802 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG.
333
99
35
 U-SHAPED DITCH CUT. CUT INTO HILLWASH OF 15% CHALK INCLUSIONS. DITCH GETS NARROWER AND SHALLOWER FURTHER E. NO RELATIONSHIP SEEN WITH 784/5.

012AD00804 Sections and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00803 DITCH FILL CURVILINEAR
670
60
23
 U-SHAPED DITCH FILL. BONE FOUND. BONE BULK SAMPLE IN 1 SEGMENT UNDER 966. SOME DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKING. < 5% CHALK INCLUSIONS. SEEN IN PLAN TO CUT 890/1.
012AD00804 DITCH CUT CURVILINEAR
670
60
23
 U-SHAPED DITCH CUT. CUT INTO HILLWASH OF 15% CHALK INCLUSIONS. U SHAPED PROFILE WITH SHALLOWER E SIDE BEFORE TURNING W ACROSS AD.

012AD06019 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD06010 DITCH FILL SEG LINEAR
470
60
20
 U-SHAPED LINEAR DITCH CUT BY CURVILINEAR DITCH CUT 6076. CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE BURNT CHALK DAUB CHARCOAL AND POTTERY.
012AD06019 DITCH CUT LINEAR
470
60
20
 U-SHAPED CUT INTO HILL WASH. CUT BY CURVILINEAR DITCH 6076.

012AD08087 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08086 DITCH FILL LINEAR
1082
66
24
 U-SHAPED CONTAINED POTTERY (INCLUSIONS 1 FRAG SAMIAN) BONE AND FLINT. CHALK INCLUSIONS 10% 0.5-1CM IN DIAMETER. ALIGNMENT INDICATES MAY EQUAL DITCH 801.
012AD08087 DITCH CUT LINEAR
1082
66
24
 U-SHAPED CUT INTO SAND AND GRAVEL. CUT BY PIT 8515/8516. POSSIBLY EQUALS DITCH 12AD801/802.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD00801 AB DAUB DAUB     1
012AD00801 AQ DAUB DAUB     1
012AD00801 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00801 AD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00801 AE 2-4C POTTERY SHERD     1
012AD00801 AF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00801 AG 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00801 AH 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00801 AI 2-4C POTTERY SHERD J   1
012AD00801 AJ 2-4C POTTERY SHERD J   1
012AD00801 AK 2-4C POTTERY SHERD CP   1
012AD00801 AL 2-4C POTTERY SHERD J   1
012AD00801 AM 4C POTTERY SHERD J   1
012AD00801 AN 2-4C POTTERY SHERD J   1
012AD00801 AO 3-4? POTTERY SHERD CPB   1
012AD00801 AR 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00801 AS 3-4C POTTERY SHERD BD ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00801 AT 4C POTTERY SHERD OPEN? GREY WARE 1
012AD00801 AU 2-4C POTTERY SHERD J GREY WARE 1
012AD00801 AV 3-4C POTTERY SHERD CLSD   1
012AD00801 AW 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00801 AX 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00801 AY 2-4C POTTERY SHERD J GREY WARE 1
012AD00801 AZ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JCUR ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00801 BA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00801 BB 2-4C POTTERY SHERD J   1
012AD00801 BC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00801 BD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00801 BE 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00801 BF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00801 BG 3-4C POTTERY SHERD     1
012AD00801 BH 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00801 BI 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00801 BJ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00801 AC   STONE STONE   IRONSTONE 1
012AD00801 AP   STONE STONE   IRONSTONE 1
012AD00803 AH   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE     1
012AD00803 AW ROMAN/ANGLIAN DAUB DAUB     1
012AD00803 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00803 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00803 AC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00803 AD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00803 AE 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00803 AI ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN III 1
012AD00803 AJ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00803 AK 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00803 AL 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUNC ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00803 AM 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00803 AN 3-4C POTTERY SHERD B? ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00803 AO 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00803 AP 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00803 AQ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00803 AR 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JCUR? ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00803 AS 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00803 AT 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00803 AU 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN? ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00803 AV 4C POTTERY SHERD J   1
012AD00803 AF   STONE STONE     1
012AD00803 AG   STONE STONE   RED CHALK 1
012AD00803 AX   STONE STONE   IRONSTONE 1
012AD06010 AA   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE     1
012AD06010 AB   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE     1
012AD06010 AC   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE     1
012AD06010 AD   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE     1
012AD06010 AE   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE     1
012AD06010 AF ROMAN/ANGLIAN DAUB DAUB     2
012AD06010 AG ROMAN/ANGLIAN DAUB DAUB     4
012AD06010 AN   DAUB DAUB     3
012AD06010 AO   DAUB DAUB     1
012AD06010 AP   DAUB DAUB     1
012AD06010 AQ   DAUB DAUB     4
012AD06010 AR   DAUB DAUB     6
012AD06010 AS   DAUB DAUB     1
012AD06010 AT   DAUB DAUB     1
012AD06010 AH 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JL ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06010 AJ   STONE STONE     1
012AD06010 AK   STONE STONE   IRONSTONE 1
012AD06010 AL   STONE STONE   RED CHALK 4
012AD06010 AM   STONE STONE   RED CHALK 3
012AD06010 AU   STONE STONE     1
012AD06010 AV   STONE STONE   CHALK 1
012AD08086 AC   IRON IRON FRAGMENT     1
012AD08086 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08086 AD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08086 AE 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08086 AF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08086 AG 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08086 AI 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JKNAP ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08086 AJ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08086 AK 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JKNAP ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08086 AL 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08086 AM 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JKNAP ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08086 AN 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08086 AO 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08086 AP 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08086 AQ 2-4C POTTERY SHERD     1
012AD08086 AR 2-4C POTTERY SHERD J   1
012AD08086 AS 2C POTTERY SHERD   SAMIAN 1
012AD08086 AU 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08086 AV 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08086 AW 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JKNAP ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08086 AX 2-4C POTTERY SHERD J   1
012AD08086 AY 2C POTTERY SHERD 33 SAMIAN 1
012AD08086 AZ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD00801 Cattle Femur fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00801 Cattle Horncore 1 0 0 1 0
012AD00801 Cattle Humerus C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00801 Cattle M/T P 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00801 Cattle Mand fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00801 Cattle Patella 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00801 Cattle Phalanx 1 2 0 0 0 2
012AD00801 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00801 Cattle Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00801 Cattle Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00801 Cattle Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00801 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00801 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00801 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00801 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00801 Cattle Ulna 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00801 Cattle Ulna 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00801 Hare spp. M/T C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00801 Pig M/C C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00801 Pig M/C C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00801 Sheep Astragalus 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00801 Sheep Horncore 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00801 Sheep Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00801 Sheep M/C C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00801 Sheep M/C P 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00801 Sheep Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00801 Sheep Radius P 1 1 0 0 1
012AD00801 Sheep Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00801 Sheep Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00801 Sheep/Goat Atlas 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00801 Sheep/Goat Femur fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00801 Sheep/Goat Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00801 Sheep/Goat Radius D 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00801 Sheep/Goat Radius P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00801 Sheep/Goat Sacrum 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00801 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00801 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00801 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 1 0
012AD00801 Sheep/Goat Tibia P 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00803 Canid spp. Tibia D 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00803 Cat Humerus C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00803 Cat Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00803 Cattle M/C C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00803 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00803 Cattle Skull fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00803 Domestic goose Radius P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00803 Pig Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00803 Pig Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00803 Sheep Femur P 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00803 Sheep Horncore 1 0 0 1 0
012AD00803 Sheep/Goat Atlas 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00803 Sheep/Goat Humerus D 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00803 Sheep/Goat Pelvis 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06010 Badger Skull fr 2 0 0 0 0
012AD06010 Cat Astragalus 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06010 Cat Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06010 Cat Femur C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06010 Cat M/T C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06010 Cat Radius C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06010 Cat Tibia C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06010 Cat Ulna 1 0 0 0 1
012AD06010 Cattle Femur P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06010 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06010 Cattle Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06010 Dog Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
012AD06010 Pig M/T C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06010 Pig Ulna 1 0 0 0 1
012AD06010 Sheep M/C D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06010 Sheep/Goat Femur br 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08086 Cattle Humerus D 1 1 0 0 1
012AD08086 Cattle M/T C 1 1 0 0 0
012AD08086 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08086 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08086 Sheep/Goat Radius br 1 0 0 0 0