012AD00682

Ditch


 
 
Ditch Details
Length  480 Maximum Width 34 Maximum Depth 20 Profile U-shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects 0 Number of Animal Bones 0
Environmental       

Phasing

Although no material culture was recovered from this feature (unfortunately lifted under number 012AD00533 before it became evident there were two separate events), it seems likely that this is all that remains of an earlier phase of enclosure ditch 012AD07227. This puts the ditch into the Anglian or early Middle Saxon period.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

  012AD07227   
     
  012AD00681   
     
  012AD00682   
     

Discussion

The fill was a sandy clay loam (Munsell 10YR 4/2) with 10% chalk inclusions. Some daub and charcoal flecking was noted. As noted above, no material culture was assigned to this feature, as it was not recognised as a separate event until almost fully excavated.

The ditch was cut into hillwash, with a U-shaped profile.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD00682 012AD00681   0 0   

Context Details

012AD00682 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00681 SLOT FILL LINEAR
480
34
20
 U-SHAPED SLOT FILL. SOME DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKING. 10% CHALK INCLUSIONS < 4CMS. BONE FOUND BUT BAGGED UNDER 533.
012AD00682 SLOT CUT LINEAR
480
34
20
 U-SHAPED SLOT CUT. CUT INTO HILLWASH 30% CHALK INCLUSIONS. RUNS PARALLEL TO 533/4 BUT NO RELATIONSHIP ASCERTAINED.