012AD00220

?Ditch


 
Ditch Details
Length  997 Maximum Width 118 Maximum Depth 18 Profile U-shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects 15 Number of Animal Bones 2
Environmental       

Phasing

The material culture indicates that this is a medieval or post-medieval feature, containing 2 lumps of coal, 3 sherds of green-glazed ware and a burgundy glazed sherd. Proving the ubiquity of the residual Roman material, even in this feature there are 6 Roman sherds.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

  012AD00219   
     
  012AD00368   
     
  012AD00220   
     
012AD01005

Discussion

Although tentatively identified as a ditch, this feature was located right on the northern edge of the excavation, and as such was never fully exposed. It is possible that this is not a true feature, and is instead just a build-up of material occurring at the juxtaposition of the hillwash and the chalk natural. If this is the case, the build-up must begin in the medieval period, particularly as it overlies the Middle Saxon material in 012AD01005. The material itself is a sandy loam (Munsell 10YR 4/3) with 25% chalk inclusions, and as such is almost identical to the earlier hillwash (into which many of the features are cut) in the immediate vicinity.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD00220 012AD00219   14 0   
012AD00368   1 2  

012AD00219 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD00219 FIRED CLAY  
1
  IRON  
1
  POTTERY 2-4C
2
  POTTERY 3-4C
4
  POTTERY MEDIEVAL
4
  STONE  
2

Context Details

012AD00220 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00219 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG.
238
188
9
 STEPPED U FILL OF POSSIBLE DITCH. NO CHARCOAL OR DAUB FLECKING. COKE IRON AND POT SOME POST MED FOUND. 10% CHALK INCLUSIONS.
012AD00220 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG.
238
188
18
 STEPPED U CUT OF POSSIBLE DITCH. CUT INTO CHALK. NOT VISIBLE ON SURFACE OR GEOPHYSICS. EXTENT UNKNOWN MEASUREMENTS OF SECTION. MAY BE WHERE CHALK MEETS HILLWASH
012AD00368 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG.
238
188
9
 STEPPED U FILL OF POSSIBLE DITCH. NO CHARCOAL OR DAUB FLECKING. NO FINDS. HILLWASH TYPE MATERIAL. MAY NOT BE A DITCH BUT WHERE HILLWASH MEETS CHALK. 25% CHALK

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD00219 AA   FIRED CLAY FIRED CLAY    
1
012AD00219 AB 2-4C POTTERY SHERD FS?  
1
012AD00219 AC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00219 AD   IRON IRON NAIL?    
1
012AD00219 AE 3-4C POTTERY SHERD    
1
012AD00219 AF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00219 AG 3-4C POTTERY SHERD    
1
012AD00219 AH 2-4C POTTERY SHERD JBK  
1
012AD00219 AI MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD GREEN GLAZED  
1
012AD00219 AJ MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD GREEN GLAZED  
1
012AD00219 AK MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD GREEN GLAZED  
1
012AD00219 AL MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD BURGUNDY GLAZED  
1
012AD00219 AM   STONE STONE   IRONSTONE
1
012AD00219 AN   STONE STONE   COAL
1
012AD00368 AA   STONE STONE   COAL
1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD00368 Cattle Ulna 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00368 Water vole Mandible 1 0 0 0 0