012AA00260

Ditch

  
 
Ditch Details 
Length   660 Maximum Width   92 Maximum Depth   No Entry Profile U shaped
Material Culture  Number of Objects  6 Number of Animal Bones  7
Environmental       

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

 The north/south aligned terminus of a ditch in the north of area 12AA. The ditch was only apparent after the excavation of two box sections; the northern part (012AA00260) after the removal of spit 012AA00254 and the southern part (012AA00187) after the removal of spit 012AA00096. The ditch was not fully excavated in either box section. The east side of the ditch cut through larger ditch 012AA00199. The ditch had a single fill except for a small layer of burnt daub and charcoal in the north (012AA00264).

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME  OBJECTS AN BONE  DENSITY
 
012AA00187
012AA00146
   2 2  
 
012AA00260
012AA00259
   2 4  
   
012AA00264
   2 1  

Object Totals by Material

012AA00146 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
012AA00146 ANGLIAN POTTERY
1
 
 ROMAN POTTERY
1

012AA00259 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
012AA00259 ROMAN POTTERY
2

012AA00264 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
012AA00264 Unassigned CHARCOAL
1
 
 Unassigned STONE
1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

012AA00146 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
 012AA00146 Sheep/Goat
2

012AA00259 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AA00259 Cattle
3
 
 Sheep/Goat
1

012AA00264 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AA00264 Horse
1

Context Details

012AA00187 Section and Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AA00146 DITCH FILL LINEAR
120
64
 
 
 DITCH FILL AT W. END OF SPIT INITIALLY CALLED 96. THIS FILL DIFFERENTIATED FROM 135 BY RECOGNITION OF ITS OWN CUT.
012AA00187 DITCH CUT SEG LINEAR
120
60
 
 
 CUT OF DITCH. NOT FULLY EXC. BREADTH APPLIES ONLY FROM VISIBLE EDGE TO SECTION.

012AA00260 Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AA00259 DITCH FILL SEG LINEAR
150
92
 
 U-SHAPED DITCH FILL. IN SPIT 254.
012AA00260 DITCH CUT SEG LINEAR
150
92
 
 
 DITCH CUT IN SPIT 254. UNEXCAVATED.
012AA00264 DITCH FILL SUB-CIRCULAR
68
47
8
 U-SHAPED LAYER OF BURNT DAUB AND CHARCOAL AT TOP OF FILL 259.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AA00146 AA ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERDS
 
 ANGLIAN III
2
012AA00146 AB ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 
1
012AA00259 AA ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 
1
012AA00259 AB ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 
1
012AA00264 AA Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE
 
 
1
012AA00264 AB Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 RED CHALK
1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID  SPECIES ELEMENT  QUANT CHEW  BURN BUTCH  FBRK
012AA00146 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00146 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
012AA00259 Cattle Humerus br 1 1 0 0 0
012AA00259 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00259 Cattle Scapula 1 1 0 0 1
012AA00259 Sheep/Goat Tibia fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00264 Horse Scapula 1 0 0 1 1