012AD09078

Depression

Phasing

The feature contained exclusively (41) Roman pot sherds. The only other find was an iron knife, unfortuneately not diagnostic, which could be either Roman or Anglian. The deposit sealed a number of post holes and was sealed by spit 012AD08743. There were no other stratigraphic relationships.

Discussion

In effect, this was a shallow depression in the hillwash, in which an area of buried soil was preserved. The material was a sandy silty loam (Munsell colour varying from 10YR 3/3 to 10YR 4/3), with both daub and charcoal flecking. Quite a high density of animal bone was recovered (some by context only). The majority was sheep/goat (55%), with cattle (35%) and pig (9%) in smaller numbers.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD09078 012AD09077   11 26  
LAYER 012AD08918   32 88  

012AD08918 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD08918 IRON ROMAN/SAXON
1
  POTTERY 2-4C
1
  POTTERY 3-4C
22
  POTTERY 4C
4
  POTTERY 4C?
2

012AD09077 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD09077 POTTERY 3-4C
9
  POTTERY 4C
2

012AD08918 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD08918 Cattle
23
  Domestic fowl
2
  Domestic goose
2
  Pig
10
  Sheep
17
  Sheep/Goat
34

012AD09077 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD09077 Cattle
12
  Domestic goose
1
  Sheep
4
  Sheep/Goat
8
  Wild/domestic goose
1

Context Details

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08918 LAYER  
295
201
7
 FLAT LAYER OF SANDY SILTY LOAM WITH DAUB FLECKING. FILLS DEPRESSION IN HILLWASH. CONTAINED FE KNIFE BLADE AND ANIMAL BONE-CXT ONLY.
012AD09077 UNDEFINED FILL OVATE
276
210
8
 U-SHAPED CONTAINED LARGE LUMPS OF CHARCOAL AND DAUB. ALSO ANIMAL BONE SPARSE POTTERY AND SLAG. SANDY SILTY LOAM 10YR33.
012AD09078 DEPRESSION OVATE
276
210
8
 U-SHAPED HILLWASH. VERY SHALLOW. POSSIBLY JUST A DEPRESSION. OVATE WITH V SHAPED PROFILE.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD08918 AA ROMAN/SAXON IRON IRON KNIFE    
1
012AD08918 BA 2-4C POTTERY SHERDS   GREY WARE
2
012AD08918 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JB ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08918 AD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08918 AF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08918 AG 3-4C POTTERY SHERDS   ROMANO-BRITISH
2
012AD08918 AH 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08918 AI 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JB ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08918 AJ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08918 AL 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08918 AM 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JS? ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08918 AN 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08918 AP 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08918 AR 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN? ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08918 AS 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JB ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08918 AT 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JS?  
1
012AD08918 AU 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08918 AV 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08918 AW 3-4C POTTERY SHERD OPEN ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08918 AX 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08918 AY 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08918 AZ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08918 BC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD    
1
012AD08918 BD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08918 AE 4C POTTERY SHERD B GREY WARE
1
012AD08918 AO 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN HUNTCLIFF
1
012AD08918 AQ 4C POTTERY SHERD J GREY WARE
1
012AD08918 BB 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN? ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08918 AC 4C? POTTERY SHERD JHUN? ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08918 AK 4C? POTTERY SHERD J GREY WARE
1
012AD09077 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD09077 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD09077 AC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN? ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD09077 AD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD09077 AE 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD09077 AF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD09077 AG 3-4C POTTERY SHERD CLSD ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD09077 AJ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JBL? ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD09077 AK 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD09077 AH 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD09077 AI 4C POTTERY SHERD B GREY WARE
1

Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD08918 Cattle Atlas 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08918 Cattle Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Cattle Humerus C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Cattle M/T D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Cattle M/T P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Cattle Mand fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Cattle Mand fr 1 0 0 1 0
012AD08918 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Cattle Pelvis 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08918 Cattle Pelvis fr 1 1 0 0 1
012AD08918 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 1 0 0 0
012AD08918 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Cattle Radius D 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08918 Cattle Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Cattle Tibia br 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Cattle Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Cattle Tibia fr 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08918 Cattle Tibia P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Cattle Ulna 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Domestic fowl Coracoid 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Domestic fowl Femur C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Domestic goose Coracoid 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08918 Domestic goose Coracoid 2 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Pig Femur D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Pig Fibula 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08918 Pig L Canine 2 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Pig M/C C 1 1 0 0 0
012AD08918 Pig M/T C 2 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Pig Radius C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Pig Radius D 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08918 Pig Radius P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Pig Scapula 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08918 Pig Ulna 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Sheep Astragalus 1 0 0 1 0
012AD08918 Sheep Calcaneum 2 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Sheep Horncore 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08918 Sheep Horncore 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Sheep Horncore 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Sheep Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Sheep Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Sheep Ld4 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Sheep M/T C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Sheep M/T P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Sheep Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Sheep Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08918 Sheep Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Sheep Radius P 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08918 Sheep Tibia C 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08918 Sheep Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Sheep Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Sheep/Goat Astragalus 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08918 Sheep/Goat Astragalus 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Sheep/Goat Femur br 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Sheep/Goat Femur C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Sheep/Goat Femur D 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08918 Sheep/Goat Femur P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Sheep/Goat Femur P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Sheep/Goat Humerus br 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Sheep/Goat Humerus br 1 1 0 0 0
012AD08918 Sheep/Goat Humerus br 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Sheep/Goat Humerus D 2 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Sheep/Goat Humerus P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Sheep/Goat Ld4 1 1 0 0 0
012AD08918 Sheep/Goat M/T P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Sheep/Goat Mand fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Sheep/Goat Mand fr 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08918 Sheep/Goat Mand fr 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08918 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 1 0 0 1
012AD08918 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08918 Sheep/Goat Pelvis 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Sheep/Goat Pelvis fr 1 0 0 1 0
012AD08918 Sheep/Goat Radius br 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08918 Sheep/Goat Radius D 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08918 Sheep/Goat Radius D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 1 1
012AD08918 Sheep/Goat Scapula 2 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08918 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08918 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08918 Sheep/Goat Tibia br 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08918 Sheep/Goat Tibia C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08918 Sheep/Goat Tibia D 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08918 Sheep/Goat Tibia D 2 0 0 0 0
012AD09077 Cattle Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09077 Cattle Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09077 Cattle Femur C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09077 Cattle Femur P 1 0 0 1 0
012AD09077 Cattle Humerus D 1 0 0 1 0
012AD09077 Cattle N.Cuboid 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09077 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 1 0 0 0
012AD09077 Cattle Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09077 Cattle Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09077 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09077 Cattle Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09077 Cattle Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09077 Domestic goose Tarsom/t 1 0 0 0 1
012AD09077 Sheep M/C C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09077 Sheep Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09077 Sheep Radius C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09077 Sheep Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09077 Sheep/Goat Femur P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09077 Sheep/Goat Femur P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09077 Sheep/Goat Humerus br 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09077 Sheep/Goat M/C P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09077 Sheep/Goat M/T P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09077 Sheep/Goat Radius br 1 0 0 0 1
012AD09077 Sheep/Goat Tibia C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09077 Sheep/Goat Tibia D 1 0 0 0 1
012AD09077 Wild/domestic goose Carpom/c 1 0 0 0 0