011AB00663, 011AB00665, 011AB00667 and 011AB00669

Series of Gullies


 

Discussion

A series of 4 gullies with a north-south orientation. The features were only seen in a small area, although it is likely that they were either a form of stream channel management or irrigation gullies. Either way, they would have extended both to the north and the south of the excavated sections. All of them were cut into a quite fine sand. Gullies 665, 667 and 669 all contained Romano-British pottery.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
011AB00663 011AB00662   5 1  
011AB00665 011AB00664 1 3
011AB00667 011AB00666 3 1
011AB00669 011AB00668 8 0

Context Details

011AB00663 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AB00662 GULLY FILL SEG LINEAR SEG.
220
50
8
 FLAT BASED U PRIMARY FILL OF GULLY LOCATED IN SW 11AB. SEGMENT EXCAVATED TO FIND EXTENT OF FEATURE. DARK SANDY FILL. SPARSE FINDS. 10% CHALK/GRAVEL INCLUSIONS.
011AB00663 GULLY CUT SEG LINEAR SEG.
220
50
8
 FLAT BASED U CUT OF GULLY. ORIENTATED N-S. LOCATED IN SW 11AB. TERMINATES WHEN CUT BY FINE SILTY LENS(f672/c673). CUT INTO SAND AND GRAVEL NATURAL. HEAVILY BURROWED

011AB00665 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AB00664 GULLY FILL SEG LINEAR SEG.
182
66
8
 WIDE V GULLY SEGMENT IN SW 11AB. UNKNOWN RELATION SHIP WITH GULLY(f666/c667). VERY SHALLOW SANDY FILL WITH 10% CHALK/GRAVEL INCLUSIONS. SPARSE FINDS IN FILL.
011AB00665 GULLY CUT SEG LINEAR SEG.
182
66
8
 WIDE V CUT OF GULLY SEGMENT LOCATED IN SW 11AB. CUT BY f666/c667? OVEREXCAVATED INTO NATURAL SAND ON NORTHERN SIDE. ALSO CUT INTO FINE GRAVEL NATURAL.

011AB00667 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AB00666 GULLY FILL SEG LINEAR SEG.
182
57
15
 FLAT BASED U GULLY SEGMENT. ORIENTED N-S. LOCATED IN SW 11AB. CUTTING? GULLY f664/c665. DARK SANDY FILL WITH 5-10% INCLUSIONS. PIECE OF SHEET BRONZE IN FILL.
011AB00667 GULLY CUT SEG LINEAR SEG.
182
57
15
 FLAT BASED U CUT OF GULLY SEGMENT LOCATED IN SW 11AB. ORIENTATED N-S. CUTS INTO GULLY(f664/c665). CUT INTO CHALK GRAVEL NATURAL. OVER EXCAVATED INTO NATURAL SAND.

011AB00669 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AB00668 GULLY FILL SEG LINEAR SEG.
226
44
18
 WIDE U PRIMARY FILL OF GULLY. LOCATED IN SW 11AB. ORIENTATED N-S. DARK SANDY FILL WITH 10% CHALK GRAVEL INCLUSIONS. DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKS. HEAVILY BURROWED.
011AB00669 GULLY CUT SEG LINEAR SEG.
226
44
18
 WIDE U CUT OF LINEAR SEGMENT OF GULLY. ORIENTATED N-S. LOCATED IN SW 11AB. HEAVILY BURROWED. CUT INTO FINE GRAVEL NATURAL AND IRON STAINED SAND.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
011AB00662 AA Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
011AB00662 AC Unassigned POTTERY SHERD    
1
011AB00662 AB Unassigned STONE STONE    
1
011AB00662 AD Unassigned STONE STONE    
1
011AB00662 AE Unassigned STONE STONE    
1
011AB00664 AA ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMAN
1
011AB00666 AA ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011AB00666 AB ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011AB00666 AC Unassigned POTTERY SHERD    
1
011AB00668 AA Unassigned IRON IRON NAIL    
1
011AB00668 AD Unassigned ORGANIC BURNT BONE    
1
011AB00668 AE Unassigned ORGANIC BURNT BONE    
1
011AB00668 AB ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011AB00668 AH Unassigned POTTERY SHERD    
1
011AB00668 AC Unassigned STONE STONE    
1
011AB00668 AF Unassigned STONE STONE    
1
011AB00668 AG Unassigned STONE STONE    
1

Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
011AB00662 Cattle LM3 1
0
 0 0 0
011AB00664 Cattle Phalanx 2 1
0
 0 0 0
011AB00664 Pig Phalanx 2 1
0
 0 0 0
011AB00664 Sheep/Goat LM3 1
0
 0 0 0
011AB00666 Cattle M/T C 1
0
 0 0 0