012AD00425

Slot


 
 
Slot Details
Length  520 Maximum Width 41 Maximum Depth 15 Profile U-shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects 4 Number of Animal Bones 1
Environmental       

Phasing

The slot has been phased to the Middle Saxon period, as it appears to respect the south-eastern terminus of enclosure 012AD07227. The only diagnostic material from the slot was a flint flake and a Romano-British pot sherd.

Discussion

The fill of this short, slightly curvilinear slot was a sandy loam (Munsell 10YR 4/2) with less than 5% chalk inclusions (although some large fragments of chalk might indicate the presence of posts, this was not  verified during excavation. No charcoal flecking was noted, although some burnt daub was recovered. Only a single sheep/goat radius was found.

The slot was cut into chalk with a U-shaped profile, (a slight step was noted towards the eastern terminus).

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD00425 012AD00424   4 1  

Context Details

012AD00425 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00424 SLOT FILL CURVILINEAR
520
41
15
 U-SHAPED SLOT FILL. BONE FOUND. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. <5% CHALK INCLUSIONS < 5CM. UNDER CLEANING SPIT 394.
012AD00425 SLOT CUT CURVILINEAR
520
41
15
 U-SHAPED SLOT CUT. CUT INTO CHALK BEDROCK. U SHAPED PROFILE BUT FURTHER E IN CHALK VERY SHALLOW MAY BE PLOUGHED OUT JUST BEYOND. OTHER BUTT END TURNS BEFORE 533.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD00424 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JB  
1
012AD00424 AB PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE    
1
012AD00424 AC   STONE PEBBLE    
1
012AD00424 AD DAUB BURNT DAUB    
1

Animal Bone

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD00424 Sheep/Goat Radius P 1 0 0 0 0