011AB00307

Pit

Phasing

The pit is Middle Saxon in date, based on the sherd of Middle Saxon pottery. The potsherds assigned a Bronze Age or Prehistoric date may also turn out to be Middle Saxon, as the fabrics are almost indistiguishable.

Discussion

This is one of 3 pits (with 011AB00888 and 011AB00370) in the immediate area which contained Middle Saxon potteryl. Situated to the south of a Middle Saxon post-in trench structure (011AB10013), they may be refuse pits associated with this structure, although only one animal bone was recovered from the pit.
 

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
011AB00307 011AB00306 10 1

Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
011AB00306 PREHISTORIC FLINT
1
  BRONZE AGE POTTERY
1
  MIDDLE SAXON POTTERY
1
  PREHISTORIC POTTERY
1
  Unassigned POTTERY
5
  Unassigned SLAG
1

Context Details

011AB00307 Sections and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AB00306 PIT FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR 148 112 33 WIDE U PRIMARY FILL OF PIT INSIDE ENCLOSURE. SURFACE POTTERY MIDDLE SAXON IN DATE. DARK HUMIC SANDY FILL WITH 3% CHALK INCLUSIONS UP TO 4CM: WIDELY DISPERSED.
011AB00307 PIT CUT SUB-RECTANGULAR 148 112 33 WIDE U CUT OF PROBABLY MIDDLE SAXON PIT INSIDE ENCLOSURE. OVERCUT BASE IN EAST HALF OF EXCAVATED PIT. CUTS INTO NATURAL RED SAND & CHALK/GRAVEL.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
011AB00306 AA Unassigned POTTERY SHERD    
1
011AB00306 AB BRONZE AGE POTTERY SHERDS   BRONZE AGE?
2
011AB00306 AC Unassigned SLAG SLAG FRAGMENT   IRON SLAG
1
011AB00306 AD MIDDLE SAXON POTTERY SHERDS   MIDDLE SAXON
10
011AB00306 AE Unassigned POTTERY SHERDS    
2
011AB00306 AF Unassigned POTTERY SHERD    
1
011AB00306 AG Unassigned POTTERY SHERD    
1
011AB00306 AH PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE    
1
011AB00306 AI Unassigned POTTERY SHERD    
1
011AB00306 AJ PREHISTORIC POTTERY SHERDS   PREHISTORIC/MS
12

Animal Bone

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
011AB00306 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 0 1