012AD00442

Pit

Phasing

The pit (012AD00442) contained no diagnostic finds. The post hole (012AD00444) contained a late Roman pot sherd and a fragment of Niedermendig lava, perhaps indicating an Anglian date. The pit cut through pebble surface 012AD00481, and was cut by the post hole.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

  012AD00443  
012AD00444
012AD00441
012AD00442
     
  012AD00480  
     
  012AD00481  
     

Discussion

The pit contained a single fill, a sandy clay loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/3), with up to 10% chalk inclusions (1-7cm in diameter). No daub or charcoal flecking were noted, although a fragment of burnt daub was recovered. The post hole (012AD00444) does not form part of any discernible structure, although it is roughly in line with a line of posts 012AD07085. Its fill was a sandy loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/2), with up to 30% chalk inclusions (probable post packing).

Bothe features were cut into the pink chalk (as well as through the pebble surface) with U-shaped profiles.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD00442 012AD00441   1 3  
012AD00444 012AD00443   2 1  

Context Details

012AD00442 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00441 PIT FILL ROUND 126 107 21 U-SHAPED FILL OF PIT. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. SOME BONE FOUND. 30 % CHALK INCLUSIONS 1-7CMS.
012AD00442 PIT CUT ROUND 126 107 21 U-SHAPED CUT OF PIT. CUT INTO PINK CHALK. POST HOLE 443 CUTS IT. APPEARS TO CUT THE WORN SURFACE AS WELL.
012AD00443 POST HOLE FILL ROUND 69 65 42 U-SHAPED POST HOLE FILL. CHARCOAL AND DAUB FLECKING. N LAVA BONE AND POTTERY. 30% CHALK INCLUSIONS 10-20CMS PROBABLE POST PACKING.
012AD00444 POST HOLE CUT ROUND 69 65 42 U-SHAPED POST HOLE CUT. CUT INTO PINK CHALK. ALSO CUTS PIT 442. WIDTH MEASUREMENTS TAKEN UP TO SECTION EDGE.

Objects

KEY_ID OB MATERIAL PERIOD TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD00441 AA DAUB BURNT DAUB     1
012AD00443 AA POTTERY 3-4C SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00443 AB UTILISED STONE ANGLIAN LAVA NIEDERMENDIG   9

Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD00441 Cattle Astragalus 0 0 0 1
012AD00441 Sheep Tibia D 0 0 0 0
012AD00441 Sheep/Goat Mandible 0 0 0 1
012AD00443 Water vole Mandible 0 0 0 0