012AC09508

?Possible Grubenhaus

 
Grubenhaus Details
Length 208 Width 190 Depth 15 Ratio 1.1:1
Area  ? sq. m Volume
Number of Posts 2
Highest Elevation Value  6946
Lowest Elevation Value 6931
Bearing  ?60 degrees
Structural Class  
Material Culture Number of Objects 3 Number of Animal Bones 13
Environmental   

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

     012AC00001      
           
           
012AC00008    012AC00328    012AC00029   
           
012AC00009    012AC00329    012AC00030   
          012AC09508 

Discussion

An irregular sub-rectangular shaped pit defined under spit 012AC00001 and intersecting with enclosure ditch 012AC07211 on its northern side, although the stratigraphic relationship between  it and the ditch could not be established during excavation. The pit was defined as a possible small Grubenhaus during excavation based on its size and form and the association with two post holes (012AC00030 and 012AC00329) located on the inside edge of the north-east corner of the pit; there were no post holes on the opposite side of the pit. The stratigraphic relationship between the pit and the two post holes could not be established during excavation (neither were excavated in half-section). The pit possssed an irregular base cut into chalk which showed signs of weathering, particularly at the northern end of the feature.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AC09508 012AC00009 012AC00008   3 13  
  012AC00030 012AC00029        
  012AC00329 012AC00328        

Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
012AC00008 ANGLIAN IRON 1
  Unassigned UNFIRED CLAY 1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AC00008 Cattle 5
  Domestic goose 1
  Pig 1
  Sheep 2
  Sheep/Goat 4

Structural Details

012AC00009 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AC00008 PIT FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR
208
190
15
 U-SHAPED WEATHERED CHALK ON BASE AT NORTHERN END (PEAGRIT). ANGULAR CHALK FRAGMENTS AND FLINT <8CM IN SIZE
012AC00009 PIT CUT SUB-RECTANGULAR
208
190
15
 U-SHAPED IRREGULAR BASE. POSSIBLE GRUBENHAUS INDICATED BY POST HOLE 30 BUT NO OPPOSING POST HOLE.

012AC00030 Section and Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AC00029 POST HOLE FILL SUB-CIRCULAR
52
46
20
 U-SHAPED POSSIBLE POST HOLE. NO POST PIPE OR PACKING APPARENT.
012AC00030 POST HOLE CUT SUB-CIRCULAR
52
46
20
 U-SHAPED POST HOLE ON NORTH EAST EDGE OF PIT 9 (POSS. SMALL GRUB). RELATED. TO ADJOINING POST HOLE 329? COULD THEY RELATE TO SLOT TERMINAL 32?

012AC00329 Section and Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AC00328 POST HOLE FILL SUB-CIRCULAR
50
40
10
 U-SHAPED POST HOLE FILL. NO POST PIPE OR POST PACKING.
012AC00329 POST HOLE CUT SUB-CIRCULAR
50
40
10
 U-SHAPED RELATIONSHIP TO 30 NOT ESTABLISHED. COULD RELATE TO PIT 9 (POSS. GRUB) OR DITCH TERMINAL 32

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OBCODE PERIOD1 MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AC00008 AA ANGLIAN IRON IRON KNIFE     1
012AC00008 AB Unassigned UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY     2

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AC00008 Cattle Humerus D 1 0 0 1 0
012AC00008 Cattle Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AC00008 Cattle Radius D 1 0 0 0 0
012AC00008 Cattle Scapula fr 1 0 0 0 1
012AC00008 Cattle Tibia P 1 0 0 0 0
012AC00008 Domestic goose Tibia D 1 0 0 0 1
012AC00008 Pig Tibia P 1 0 0 0 0
012AC00008 Sheep Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
012AC00008 Sheep Tibia D 1 0 0 0 1
012AC00008 Sheep/Goat Humerus D 1 0 0 0 1
012AC00008 Sheep/Goat Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AC00008 Sheep/Goat M/C C 1 0 0 0 0
012AC00008 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AC00008 Wild/domestic goose Ulna 1 0 0 0 0