012AB00782

Surface

Phasing

The feature was cut by at least one of the east-west aligned enclosure ditches (012AB00789) to the east. It is likely that this area was used for a form of stock enclosure (possibly over-wintering), and layers of material were built up over time. Multiple recuts of an enclosure were present in this area, and some of these cut through earlier layers of the deposit, as in this case. The enclosure would appear to be Anglian in origin, although still in use in the Middle Saxon period. There may also have been a Roman precursor to the enclosure, although this was not identified in this area.

Discussion

Although classified as a surface, this was in reality an area between two ditches, part of the farm mound identified by soil specialist Richard Macphail. Some areas of compacted surface were evident, although they were not as easily defined as the surfaces to the west in area 12AD. Finds included an iron knife and a glass fragment, possibly part of a cone beaker. A number of animal bones were found, the majority of which were cattle, although sheep/goat, pig and horse were also represented.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012B00782   4 39  

012AB00782 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AB00782 Cattle
23
  Horse
2
  Pig
5
  Sheep
2
  Sheep/Goat
7

Context Details

012AB00782 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AB00782 GRAVEL LAYER LINEAR
2100
150
     SURFACE OF FOOT COMPRESSED GRAVEL STRETCHING E-W ACROSS AB 5M S OF NORTH BAULK DEFINED BY ABOVE STRAT WHICH APPEARS TO CUT SURFACE SOME POSSIBLE CONTEMPORARY

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AB00782 AD ANGLIAN? GLASS GLASS SHERD   CONE BEAKER?
1
012AB00782 AC ROMAN/ANGLIAN IRON IRON KNIFE    
1
012AB00782 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD    
1
012AB00782 AB   STONE STONE   RED SANDSTONE
1

Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AB00782 Cattle Astragalus 2 0 0 0 0
012AB00782 Cattle Astragalus 1 0 0 0 1
012AB00782 Cattle Calcaneum 2 2 0 0 1
012AB00782 Cattle Calcaneum 2 2 0 0 0
012AB00782 Cattle Femur P 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00782 Cattle Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00782 Cattle Humerus D 1 0 0 1 0
012AB00782 Cattle LM3 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00782 Cattle N.Cuboid 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00782 Cattle N.Cuboid 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00782 Cattle Pelvis 1 0 0 0 1
012AB00782 Cattle Pelvis 1 0 0 0 1
012AB00782 Cattle Pelvis 1 0 0 1 0
012AB00782 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00782 Cattle Radius D 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00782 Cattle Radius fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00782 Cattle Radius P 1 1 0 0 0
012AB00782 Cattle Scapula 1 0 0 0 1
012AB00782 Cattle Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00782 Cattle Skull fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00782 Cattle Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00782 Cattle Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00782 Cattle Ulna 1 1 0 0 0
012AB00782 Horse Astragalus 1 2 0 0 1
012AB00782 Horse Tibia P 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00782 Pig Femur D 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00782 Pig M/T P 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00782 Pig Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00782 Pig Radius C 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00782 Pig Tibia D 1 1 0 0 0
012AB00782 Sheep M/C P 1 1 0 0 1
012AB00782 Sheep Tibia D 1 0 0 0 1
012AB00782 Sheep/Goat Femur br 1 1 0 0 1
012AB00782 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00782 Sheep/Goat Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00782 Sheep/Goat Radius br 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00782 Sheep/Goat Radius C 1 1 0 0 0
012AB00782 Sheep/Goat Radius P 1 1 0 0 0
012AB00782 Sheep/Goat Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0