012AD07228

Enclosure Ditch


 
Ditch Details
Length  2042 Maximum Width 82 Maximum Depth 16 Profile U-shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects 18 Number of Animal Bones 32
Environmental       

Phasing

The ditch has been phased to the Anglian period, tentatively based on the find of a Niedermendig lava fragment. The only diagnostic material recovered were 10 Roman pot sherds.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

  012AD00763   012AD00740   012AD00077      012AD00553        
                         
                         
                         
      012AD00730   012AD00718          012AD00576     
        =        =         
      012AD00731   012AD00719          012AD00577     
                      012AD07228  
                         

Discussion

The ditch was excavated in three segments, the longest being the north-south aligned segment 012AD00731. This was filled with a sandy clay loam (Munsell colour 10YR 3/2), with 5% chalk inclusions. Sparse daub and charcoal flecks were noted in this segment, with 3 daub samples recovered.. The majority of finds and animal bones recovered were from 012AD00730, with equal densities of cattle and sheep/goat recovered, and only three pig bones. As the ditch turned sharply towards the east, the fill (012AD00576) was a lighter sandy loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/2) with 15% chalk inclusions. No  charcoal or daub flecking was noted. The easternmost segment (012AD00718) was filled with a sandy loam (Munsell 10YR 4/2), with less than 5% chalk inclusions. Some charcoal but no daub flecks were noted.

The ditch was cut into chalk in the north and east, and into hillwash just as it changed direction from a southerly to an easterly alignment. The profile was a shallow U-shape.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD07228 012AD00577 012AD00576   1 2  
  012AD00719 012AD00718   4 3  
  012AD00731 012AD00730   13 27  

012AD00730 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD00730 DAUB
3
  POTTERY 3-4C
5
  POTTERY 3C?
1
  STONE  
3
  UTILISED STONE ANGLIAN
1

012AD00730 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD00730 Cattle
12
  Pig
3
  Sheep
7
  Sheep/Goat
5

Context Details

012AD00577 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00576 SLOT FILL LINEAR
87
36
5
 U-SHAPED SLOT FILL. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. 15% CHALK INCLUSIONS < 3CMS. ARTICULATED LAMB SKELETON FOUND IN IT.
012AD00577 SLOT CUT LINEAR
87
36
5
 U-SHAPED SLOT CUT. APPEARS IN PLAN TO BE CUT BY PIT 552/3. NO RELATIONSHIP ASCERTAINED WITH PIT 616/7. CUT INTO HILLWASH 30% CHALK INCLUSIONS. PLOUGH TRUNCATED

012AD00719 Sections and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00718 SLOT FILL LINEAR
430
41
12
 U-SHAPED SLOT FILL. METAL BONE AND POTTERY FOUND. CHARCOAL BUT NO DAUB FLECKING. 10% CHALK INCLUSIONS 1-3CMS.
012AD00719 SLOT CUT LINEAR
430
41
12
 U-SHAPED SLOT CUT. CUT INTO SOLID CHALK BEDROCK. PLOUGH TRUNCATED. CUT BY PIT 552/3 AND 76/77.

012AD00731 Sections and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00730 SLOT FILL LINEAR
1450
82
16
 U-SHAPED SLOT FILL. BONE AND POTTERY FOUND. A LITTLE DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKING. LESS THAN 5% CHALK INCLUSION < 5CMS. MAY = 876/7 BUT IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL
012AD00731 SLOT CUT LINEAR
1450
82
16
 U-SHAPED SLOT CUT. MAINLY CUT INTO CHALK BEDROCK BUT IN S END HILLWASH OF 20% CHALK INCLUSIONS. MAY = 876/7 ALSO 576/7 BUT IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL. CUT BY SEVERAL SLOTS

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD00576 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00718 AB   IRON IRON FRAGMENT     1
012AD00718 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00718 AC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00718 AD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00730 AD DAUB BURNT DAUB     1
012AD00730 AJ DAUB BURNT DAUB     3
012AD00730 AK DAUB BURNT DAUB     1
012AD00730 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00730 AE 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00730 AF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00730 AG 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00730 AH 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00730 AM 3C? POTTERY SHERD JCUR   1
012AD00730 AC   STONE STONE   LIMESTONE 1
012AD00730 AI   STONE STONE     1
012AD00730 AL   STONE STONE   RED CHALK 1
012AD00730 AA ANGLIAN UTILISED STONE LAVA NIEDERMENDIG   8

Animal Bone

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD00576 Dog Humerus C 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00576 Sheep Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00718 Sheep/Goat Ld4 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00718 Sheep/Goat Ld4 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00718 Sheep/Goat Radius br 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00730 Cattle Axis 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00730 Cattle M/C C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00730 Cattle M/T C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00730 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00730 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00730 Cattle Pelvis 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00730 Cattle Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00730 Cattle Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00730 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00730 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00730 Cattle Radius D 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00730 Cattle Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00730 Pig Astragalus 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00730 Pig Astragalus 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00730 Pig M/C C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00730 Sheep Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00730 Sheep Horncore 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00730 Sheep M/T P 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00730 Sheep Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00730 Sheep Radius C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00730 Sheep Radius D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00730 Sheep Tibia D 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00730 Sheep/Goat Astragalus 1 0 0 1 0
012AD00730 Sheep/Goat Astragalus 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00730 Sheep/Goat LM3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00730 Sheep/Goat Mand fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00730 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0