012AA00029

Ditch

 
 
Ditch Details 
Length   1315 Maximum Width   60 Maximum Depth   27 Profile U shaped
Material Culture  Number of Objects  18 Number of Animal Bones  87
Environmental       

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

 A narrow, curvilinear ditch in the south of area 12AA. The ditch was cut by pit 012AA00082. The geophysical survey of this area indicates that the south end is likely to have continued beyond east/west enclosure ditch 012AA07167. The relationship with this ditch was not established. The ditch is unusual due to the amount of object and animal bone material recovered from the fill of this relatively small feature. A primary fill of charcoal-rich material (012AA00084) was present in the southern excavated segment.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME  OBJECTS AN BONE  DENSITY
 
012AA00029
012AA00028
   18 81  
   
012AA00084
     6  

Object Totals by Material

012AA00028 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
012AA00028 ROMAN COPPER ALLOY
1
 
 ROMAN DAUB
5
 
 Unassigned FIRED CLAY
1
 
 Unassigned IRON
1
 
 4TH CENTURY POTTERY
2
 
 ANGLIAN POTTERY
1
 
 ROMAN SLAG
3
 
 Unassigned STONE
2
 
 ROMAN UNFIRED CLAY
1
 
 ROMAN WORKED STONE
1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

012AA00028 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AA00028 Cattle
9
 
 Domestic fowl/Pheasan
1
 
 Domestic goose
1
 
 Horse
1
 
 Sheep
24
 
 Sheep/Goat
44
 
 Wild/domestic goose
1

012AA00084 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AA00084 Sheep
2
 
 Sheep/Goat
4

Context Details

012AA00029 Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AA00028 DITCH FILL CURVILINEAR
740
60
27
 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH IN NW EDGE OF SITE. CURVILINEAR FEATURE DISAPPEARING BENEATH WEST BAULK. DAUB FLECKS. HIGH BONE CONCENTRATION. NARROWS AT NORTHERN END.
012AA00029 DITCH CUT CURVILINEAR
740
60
27
 U-SHAPED CUT OF DITCH IN NW EDGE OF SITE. CURVILINEAR FEATURE DISAPPEARING BENEATH WEST BAULK. PROB. CUT BY PIT 81/82.
012AA00084 DITCH FILL LINEAR
160
37
2
 U-SHAPED DARK LAYER FLECKED WITH MUCH CHARCOAL. PATCHY AND NOT CONTINUOUS LAYER. CONT. MUCH BONE AND LITTLE POT. 13CM BELOW TOP OF FEATURE.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AA00028 AB ROMAN COPPER ALLOY STRAPEND? PERFORATED
 
1
012AA00028 AD ROMAN DAUB BURNT DAUB
 
 
5
012AA00028 AH ROMAN DAUB DAUB
 
 
1
012AA00028 AN ROMAN DAUB DAUB FRAG
 
 
1
012AA00028 AO ROMAN DAUB DAUB FRAG
 
 
1
012AA00028 AP ROMAN DAUB DAUB FRAG
 
 
1
012AA00028 AM Unassigned FIRED CLAY FIRED CLAY FRAG
 
 
1
012AA00028 AR Unassigned IRON IRON NAIL?
 
 
1
012AA00028 AC 4TH CENTURY POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AA00028 AI 4TH CENTURY POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AA00028 AQ ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERDS
 
 ANGLIAN III
1
012AA00028 AA ROMAN SLAG SLAG
 
 
1
012AA00028 AJ ROMAN SLAG SLAG FRAGMENT
 
 
1
012AA00028 AK ROMAN SLAG SLAG FRAGMENT
 
 
1
012AA00028 AE Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 
1
012AA00028 AL Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 
1
012AA00028 AF ROMAN UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY
 
 
1
012AA00028 AG ROMAN WORKED STONE SPINDLE WHORL
 
 
1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID  SPECIES ELEMENT  QUANT CHEW  BURN BUTCH  FBRK
012AA00028 Cattle Atlas 1 0 0 1 0
012AA00028 Cattle Horncore 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Cattle Mand fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Cattle Mand fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Cattle Radius D 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Cattle Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Cattle Skull fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Domestic fowl/Pheasant Humerus C 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Domestic goose Ulna 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Horse Tibia P 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep Astragalus 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep Humerus D 1 0 0 1 1
012AA00028 Sheep M/C P 1 1 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep M/T D 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep M/T P 1 0 0 0 1
012AA00028 Sheep Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
012AA00028 Sheep Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
012AA00028 Sheep Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep Radius C 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep Radius D 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep Radius D 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep Radius P 1 1 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep Tibia D 1 1 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Astragalus 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Astragalus 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Axis 1 0 0 0 1
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Femur D 1 0 0 1 0
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Humerus D 1 0 0 1 1
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Humerus D 1 0 0 0 1
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Humerus P 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat LM3 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat LM3 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat LM3 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat M/C P 1 0 0 0 1
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Mand fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Mand fr 1 0 0 0 1
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Mand fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Mand fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat N.Cuboid 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Pelvis 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 1
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Pelvis fr 2 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Radius br 1 1 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 1 0
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 1 0
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 1 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 1 0 0 1
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 0 1
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 0 1
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Tibia P 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Ulna 1 1 0 0 0
012AA00028 Sheep/Goat Ulna 1 0 0 0 1
012AA00028 Wild/domestic goose Tarsom/t 1 0 0 0 1
012AA00084 Sheep Humerus D 1 0 0 1 0
012AA00084 Sheep Phalanx 2 1 0 1 0 0
012AA00084 Sheep/Goat Atlas 1 0 0 0 1
012AA00084 Sheep/Goat Pelvis 1 0 0 1 0
012AA00084 Sheep/Goat Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00084 Sheep/Goat Skull fr 1 0 0 0 0