011AA00068

Pit

Phasing

Finds of carbonised hazel nut shells and a sherd of Peterborough ware places this pit in the late Neolithic period. The pit was revealed by the removal of spit 011AA00001, and had no other stratigraphic relationships.

Discussion

This small, shallow pit, contained a single fill, comprising a sandy loam (Munsell colour 10YR 3/4), with less than 10% chalk inclusions. Some charcoal flecking was noted throughout the fill. Although small fragments of burnt bone were recovered, the only identifiable animal bone was the left canine of a pig.

The pit was cut into lumpy chalk, with a bowl shaped profile, although severe plough truncation means only the base of the pit remained.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
011AA00068 011AA00067   14 1  

011AA00067 Object Totals by Material and Period

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
011AA00067 CHARCOAL  
3
  FLINT  
1
  POTTERY  
1
  POTTERY LATE NEO
1
  POTTERY PREHISTORIC
3
  SEED NEOLITHIC
5

Context Details

011AA00068 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AA00067 PIT FILL ROUND
43
42
12
 FLAT SMALL PIT 20M W. OF GRUB M5. FEW INCLUSIONS. LESS THAN 10%. CHALK FRAGMENT. 2-3CM LONG AND A LITTLE CHALK GRAVEL. CONTAINED SOME CHARCOAL FLECKS .
011AA00068 PIT CUT ROUND
43
42
12
 BOWL SHAPED SHALLOW PIT N. W. OF AREA. SIDES AND BASE ROUNDED WHITE CHALK AND SOLUTION MATERIAL. TRUNCATED BY PLOUGHING. CLOSE TO E OF R AND F 101/102.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
011AA00067 AD   CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
011AA00067 AJ   CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
011AA00067 AL   CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
011AA00067 AA   FLINT NAT FLINT    
1
011AA00067 AB LATE NEO POTTERY SHERD   PETERBOROUGH
1
011AA00067 AC PREHISTORIC POTTERY SHERD    
1
011AA00067 AE PREHISTORIC POTTERY SHERD    
1
011AA00067 AK PREHISTORIC POTTERY SHERD    
1
011AA00067 AG   POTTERY SHERD    
1
011AA00067 AF NEOLITHIC SEED HAZELNUT SHELL CARBONIZED  
1
011AA00067 AH NEOLITHIC SEED HAZELNUT FRAGS CARBONIZED  
5
011AA00067 AI NEOLITHIC SEED HAZELNUT FRAGS CARBONIZED  
2
011AA00067 AM NEOLITHIC SEED HAZELNUT FRAGS CARBONIZED  
2
011AA00067 AN NEOLITHIC SEED HAZELNUT FRAGS CARBONIZED  
2

Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
011AA00067 Pig L Canine 1 0 0 0 0