012AD08218

Slot

Phasing

All of the diagnostic material culture were Roman pot sherds (5), including one samian sherd. Apart from being sealed by spit 012AD00658, the slot had no other stratigraphic relationships.

Discussion

This short slot (one of a number within the southern enclosure, contained a single fill (012AD08217), a silty sand (Munsell colour 10YR 4/3), with <5% chalk inclusions (0.5-1.5cm in diameter). No daub or charcoal flecking was noted, and there was no evidence for any post or stakeholes.

The slot was cut into hillwash with a wide, flat-based V profile.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD08218 012AD08217   8 2  

012AD08217 Object Totals by Material and Period

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD08217 FIRED CLAY  
1
  POTTERY 2C
1
  POTTERY 2-4C
1
  POTTERY 3-4C
3
  STONE  
2

Context Details

012AD08218 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08217 SLOT FILL LINEAR 220 55 7  FLAT BASED V CONTAINED POTTERY AND ANIMAL BONE. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. SILTY SAND FILL. NO POSTS VISIBLE IN LENGTH OF SLOT.
012AD08218 SLOT CUT LINEAR 220 55 7 FLAT BASED V CUT INTO HILLWASH. LINEAR WITH WIDE V FLAT BASED PROFILE. VERY SHALLOW.

Objects

KEY_ID OB MATERIAL PERIOD TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD08217 AA FIRED CLAY   FIRED CLAY     1
012AD08217 AH POTTERY 2-4C SHERD J   1
012AD08217 AG POTTERY 3-4C SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08217 AF POTTERY 3-4C SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08217 AC POTTERY 2C SHERD 33 SAMIAN 1
012AD08217 AB POTTERY 3-4C SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08217 AE STONE   STONE     5
012AD08217 AD STONE   PEBBLE     1

Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD08217 Domestic goose Radius D 0 0 1 0
012AD08217 Cattle Occiput 0 0 0 1