011AE00070

Ditch

Discussion

Initially believed to be the truncated remnants of a barrow ditch, due to the curvilinear shape, no evidence for any burial or cremation was noted within its circumference. Although 2 sherds of Roman pottery were recovered from the feature, the finds of a flint flake and a sherd of Middle Bronze Age pottery do indicate a prehistoric date for the feature, be it a barrow ditch or not. The ditch was completely truncated in the east, but the western end was believed to be the terminus. The ditch had a general V-profile and was cut into the natural chalk gravel. There were two features within the projected circumference of the feature, both pits. Pit 011AE00341 contained 1 sherd of Roman pottery, but the small pit 011AE00291 contained 1 sherd of possible Middle Bronze Age pot, and thus may be contemporary with the ditch.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
011AE00070 011AE00032   8  +  2  3  +  2  

011AE00032 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
011AE00032 Unassigned CHARCOAL
1
011AE00032 PREHISTORIC FLINT
1
011AE00032 MIDDLE BRONZE AGE POTTERY
1
011AE00032 ROMAN POTTERY
2
011AE00032 Unassigned POTTERY
1
011AE00032 Unassigned SNAIL
1
011AE00032 Unassigned STONE
1

011AE00070 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
011AE00070 ROMAN POTTERY
1
011AE00070 Unassigned STONE
1

Context Details

011AE0070 Sections and Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AE00032 DITCH FILL CURVILINEAR
785
83
34
 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH. HEAVILY MACHINED. POSS BARROW DITCH. INC<15% 1-3CM CHALK. ROOTED. ANIMAL ACTION.
011AE00070 DITCH CUT CURVILINEAR
785
83
34
 U-SHAPED DITCH CUT OF POSS BARROW DITCH. HEAVILY MACHINED. CUTS CHALK GRAVEL NATURAL. BASE GENTLY UNDULATING FROM 3-34CM. ENDS TO SOUTH.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
011AE00032 AA Unassigned SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE    
1
011AE00032 AB Unassigned STONE STONE    
1
011AE00032 AC MIDDLE BRONZE AGE POTTERY SHERDS   MBA
2
011AE00032 AD PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE    
1
011AE00032 AE ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011AE00032 AF Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
011AE00032 AG ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011AE00032 AH Unassigned POTTERY SHERDS    
3
011AE00070 AA Unassigned STONE STONE    
1
011AE00070 AB ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1

Animal Bone

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
011AE00032 Cattle M/T P 1 1 0 0 0
011AE00032 Cattle Mand fr 1 0 0 0 0
011AE00032 Cattle N.Cuboid 1 0 0 1 0
011AE00070 Cattle Horncore 1 0 0 0 1
011AE00070 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 0 1