012AD00788

Pit

Phasing

The pit contained nine sherds of late Roman pottery. It cut through the shallow slot 012AD06234.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

  012AD00787  
     
  012AD00800  
     
  012AD00788  
     
   012AD006234  
     

Discussion

This was a sub-circular pit, located just to the south of the terminal of enclosure ditch 012AD00754. The primary fill was a sandy clay loam (Munsell colour 10YR 3/1), with 5% chalk inclusions. The fill was charcoal rich (two samples were taken) , and no daub flecking was noted. The only find was a 4th Century pot sherd. Although the upper fill was excavated as a single context, the section indicates that at least three further fills are present, a fill with a high chalk inclusion (20%) rate sealing 012AD00800, a layer of red chalk, and finally a sandy clay loam (Munsell colour 10YR 3/2), with less than 5% chalk inclusions.

The pit was cut into hillwash, with a fairly shallow bowl-shaped profile.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD00788 012AD00787   15 52  
  012AD00800   3 2  

012AD00787 Object Totals by Material and Period

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD00787 COPROLITE?  
1
  POTTERY 2-4C
2
  POTTERY 3-4C
4
  POTTERY 4C
2
  SLAG  
1
  STONE  
2
  UNFIRED CLAY  
3

012AD00787 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD00787 Cattle
15
  Domestic fowl
1
  Domestic fowl/Pheasant
1
  Pig
16
  Sheep
7
  Sheep/Goat
11
  Wild/domestic goose
1

Context Details

012AD00788 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00787 PIT FILL ROUND
130
127
19
 U-SHAPED PIT FILL. FULL OF BONE SOME OF WHICH BULK SAMPLED. A LITTLE DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKING. < 5% CHALK INCLUSIONS. SITS ABOVE VERY CHARCOAL-RICH FILL 800
012AD00788 PIT CUT ROUND
130
127
24
 U-SHAPED PIT CUT. CUT INTO HILLWASH OF 40% CHALK INCLUSIONS. CIRCULAR PIT FAIRLY SHALLOW WITH BOWL PROFILE.
012AD00800 PIT FILL ROUND
73
73
4
 U-SHAPED PIT FILL. CHARCOAL-RICH FILL BENEATH 787. VERY HIGH CHARCOAL CONTENT LINING BASE OF PIT 788. BONE FOUND.5% CHALK INCLUSIONS < 5CMS. NO DAUB FLECKING.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD00787 AO   COPROLITE? COPROLITE?    
1
012AD00787 AF 2-4C POTTERY SHERD J  
1
012AD00787 AK 2-4C POTTERY SHERD J  
1
012AD00787 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00787 AC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD DPRP  
1
012AD00787 AL 3-4C POTTERY SHERD DPRP  
1
012AD00787 AN 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00787 AD 4C POTTERY SHERD BFB  
1
012AD00787 AM 4C POTTERY SHERD J  
1
012AD00787 AE SLAG SLAG    
2
012AD00787 AG   STONE STONE   RED CHALK
1
012AD00787 AH   STONE STONE   RED CHALK
1
012AD00787 AA   UNFIRED CLAY CLAY    
8
012AD00787 AI   UNFIRED CLAY CLAY    
1
012AD00787 AJ   UNFIRED CLAY CLAY    
2
012AD00800 AA   CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD00800 AB   CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD00800 AC 4C POTTERY SHERD BD  
1

Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD00787 Cattle Atlas 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00787 Cattle Femur br 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00787 Cattle Horncore 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00787 Cattle Horncore 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00787 Cattle Horncore 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00787 Cattle Humerus br 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00787 Cattle M/T P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00787 Cattle Mand fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00787 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00787 Cattle Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00787 Cattle Skull fr 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00787 Cattle Skull fr 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00787 Cattle Skull fr 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00787 Cattle Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00787 Cattle Ulna 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00787 Domestic fowl Tibia D 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00787 Domestic fowl/Pheasan Tibia P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00787 Pig Femur D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00787 Pig Femur D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00787 Pig L Canine 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00787 Pig M/T C 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00787 Pig Mand fr 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00787 Pig Pelvis 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00787 Pig Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00787 Pig Radius C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00787 Pig Radius C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00787 Pig Radius D 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00787 Pig Scapula 1 1 0 0 1
012AD00787 Pig Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00787 Pig Scapula 1 0 0 1 1
012AD00787 Pig Scapula 1 0 0 1 1
012AD00787 Pig Ulna 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00787 Pig Ulna 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00787 Sheep Horncore 1 0 0 1 0
012AD00787 Sheep Horncore 1 0 0 1 0
012AD00787 Sheep Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00787 Sheep M/C P 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00787 Sheep M/T P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00787 Sheep Radius P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00787 Sheep Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00787 Sheep/Goat Femur P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00787 Sheep/Goat LM3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00787 Sheep/Goat LM3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00787 Sheep/Goat Mand fr 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00787 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00787 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00787 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00787 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00787 Sheep/Goat Scapula fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00787 Sheep/Goat Skull fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00787 Sheep/Goat Tibia C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00787 Wild/domestic goose Humerus P 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00800 Cattle Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00800 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 0 1