011BA00545

Ditch

 
 
Ditch Details 
Length   346 Maximum Width   74 Maximum Depth   17 Profile U shaped
Material Culture  Number of Objects  1 Number of Animal Bones  4
Environmental       

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

 

Discussion

 A north/south aligned ditch in the south of area 11BA. The ditch may be a phase of the curvilinear enclosure 011BA07129 although the north and south continuations were not visible during excavation. No relationships were established with east/west ditches 011BA00543, 011BA00588 or 011BA00669. A layer of chalk blocks 5cm to 10cm in length was present in the base of the ditch (context 011BA00589).

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME  OBJECTS AN BONE  DENSITY
 
011BA00545
011BA00544
    1  4  
   
011BA00589
        

Object Totals by Material

011BA00544 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
011BA00544 Unassigned STONE
1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

011BA00544 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011BA00544 Cattle
2
 
 Sheep/Goat
2

 Structural Details

011BA00545 Section and Notes

011BA00545 North Facing Section

011BA00545 West Facing Section

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
011BA00544 DITCH FILL LINEAR
346
74
14
 FLAT UPPER FILL OF 545:SEALS THIN PRIMARY DEPOSIT 589 WHICH ONLY COVERED 103 CM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DITCH .LOW STONE CONT:CHALK PEBBLES <4CM
011BA00545 DITCH CUT LINEAR
346
74
17
 U-SHAPED POSSIBLE RELATIONSHIP 557: STEEP SIDED DITCH/GULLY RUNNING N-S PARALLEL AND TO THE W OF 688. ?FENCE SLOT. ?CHALK PACKING > N. END 8M.LONG PRT.EXC.
011BA00589 LAYER RECTANGULAR
0
0
3
 U-SHAPED LAYER Of ANGULAR CHALK LUMPS 5 TO 10CM IT LAY ABOVE THE BASE OF THE DITCH 8 CM DOWN & FINDS INC BONE & CHARCOAL.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
011BA00544 AA Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 
1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID  SPECIES ELEMENT  QUANT CHEW  BURN BUTCH  FBRK
011BA00544 CATTLE Phalanx 1
1
1
0
0
0
011BA00544 CATTLE Radius D
1
0
0
0
0
011BA00544 SHEEP/GOAT Mandible
1
0
0
0
0
011BA00544 SHEEP/GOAT Phalanx 2
1
0
0
0
0