011AE00163

Pit

Discussion

A very unusual pit containing bone, pottery and almost a complete antler View from the east showing the antler in situ.  in the base. Covering the antler was an arrangement View from the east showing the arrangement of chalk stones  of chalk stones. Unfortunately, the 3 sherds of pottery recovered do not allow us to assign a date to the feature as they were 1 undiagnostic, 1 Roman and 1 possible Middle Saxon in date.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
011AE00163 011AE00162   3 4  

Context Details

011AE00163 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AE00162 PIT FILL ROUND
63
57
19
 U-SHAPED SMALL PIT LOCATED IN E. AE. ANTLER ALMOST COMPLETE. POSS POST PACKING. INCLUSIONS 0.5-15 CM. FINDS OF BONE AND POT. LIGHTLY ROOTED TO S. ANIMAL ACTION.
011AE00163 PIT CUT ROUND
63
57
19
 U-SHAPED PIT LOCATED IN E. AE. CUT INTO CHALK GRAVEL NAT. ANIMAL ACTION TO E. SIDES GENTLY SLOPE TO CENTRAL POINT. LIGHTLY ROOTED TO S.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
011AE00162 AA ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH?
1
011AE00162 AB Unassigned POTTERY SHERDS    
2
011AE00162 AC MIDDLE SAXON POTTERY SHERD   MIDDLE SAXON?
1

Animal Bone

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
011AE00162 Pig Femur D 1 0 0 0 0
011AE00162 Sheep/Goat M/C C 1 1 0 0 0
011AE00162 Sheep/Goat M/T P 1 0 0 0 1
011AE00162 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0