012AD08453

Enclosure Ditch


 
Ditch Details
Length  892 Maximum Width 83 Maximum Depth 72 Profile U-shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects 9 Number of Animal Bones 36
Environmental       

Phasing

The only diagnostic material culture were 8 Roman pot sherds. An iron pin was also found. This was the earliest of the three parallel  ditches, and was cut by both 012AD08451 and 012AD08455.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

        012AD08454                012AD08450   
                           
    012AD08252        012AD08487      012AD08485      012AD08451   
                           
    012AD08253        012AD08488      012AD08486         
                           
        012AD08455                   
                           
                           
                           
                           
              012AD08452    012AD08250         
                =           
              012AD08504             
                           
              012AD08505             
                           
              012AD08453    012AD08251         
                           

Discussion

This was the central of three parallel ditches (with 012AD08451 and 012AD08455), initially defined in a triangular section. Three fills were identified during excavation. The primary fill (012AD08505) was a sandy loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/3), with 5-10% chalk inclusions (1-3cm in diameter). No daub or charcoal flecking were noted. Only small animal bone fragments were found. This was sealed by 012AD08504, a redeposited natural sand, with no finds. The final fill (012AD08452 and 012AD08250) was a slightly lighter sandy loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/4) with 10% chalk inclusions.

The ditch was cut into sand & gravel with a U-shaped profile. No hint of the feature was seen either to the north-west or south-east.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD08251 012AD08250   2 5  
012AD08543 012AD08542   7 31  
  012AD08504   0 0   
  012AD08505   0 0  

012AD008542 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD08452 Cattle 14
  Domestic Fowl 1
  Pig 2
  Sheep/Goat 6
  Sheep 8

Context Details

012AD08453 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08452 DITCH FILL LINEAR
520
83
72
 U-SHAPED CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE AND POTTERY. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. ONE OF THREE FILLS IN DITCH-CUT 8453.
012AD08453 DITCH CUT LINEAR
520
83
72
 U-SHAPED CUT INTO SAND AND GRAVEL. LINEAR WITH U SHAPED PROFILE. CONTAINED THREE FILLS- 8452 8504 AND 8505. CUT BY DITCHES 8451 AND 8455.
012AD08504 DITCH FILL LINEAR
120
80
7
 U-SHAPED REDEPOSITED NATURAL SAND. CONTAINED NO FINDS. ONE OF THREE FILLS IN DITCH CUT 8453.
012AD08505 DITCH FILL LINEAR
80
104
20
 U-SHAPED SANDY LOAM FILL. CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE ONLY. PRIMARY FILL OF DITCH CUT 8453.
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08251 DITCH FILL LINEAR
372
53
16
 U-SHAPED CONTAINED POTTERY AND ANIMAL BONE. INCREASE IN POTTERY TOWARDS BUTT END TO EAST. SEVERELY BURROWED.
012AD08250 DITCH CUT LINEAR
372
53
16
 U-SHAPED CUT INTO SAND AND SAND AND GRAVEL. CURVILINEAR WITH U SHAPED PROFILE. MAY HAVE POST HOLE IN BUTT END BUT EXCAVATED UNDER THIS NUMBER.

Objects

KEY_ID OB MATERIAL PERIOD TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD08250 AA POTTERY 3-4C SHERD OPEN? ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08250 AB POTTERY 3-4C SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08452 AA IRON   IRON PIN     1
012AD08452 AB POTTERY 3-4C SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08452 AC POTTERY 3-4C SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08452 AD POTTERY 3-4C SHERD JKNAP ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08452 AE POTTERY 3-4C SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08452 AF POTTERY 3-4C SHERD     1
012AD08452 AG POTTERY 2-4C SHERD J GREY WARE 1

Animal Bone

KEY_ID OB MATERIAL PERIOD TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD08250 AA POTTERY 3-4C SHERD OPEN? ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08250 AB POTTERY 3-4C SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08452 AA IRON   IRON PIN     1
012AD08452 AB POTTERY 3-4C SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08452 AC POTTERY 3-4C SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08452 AD POTTERY 3-4C SHERD JKNAP ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08452 AE POTTERY 3-4C SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08452 AF POTTERY 3-4C SHERD     1
012AD08452 AG POTTERY 2-4C SHERD J GREY WARE 1

 
KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD08250 Cattle Phalanx 3 0 0 0 1
012AD08250 Pig Tibia br 1 0 1 0
012AD08250 Sheep/Goat Tibia D 0 0 0 1
012AD08250 Sheep/Goat Axis 0 0 0 1
012AD08250 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08452 Cattle Phalanx 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08452 Cattle Phalanx 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08452 Cattle Femur D 0 0 0 1
012AD08452 Cattle Tibia D 0 0 0 0
012AD08452 Cattle Phalanx 2 0 0 0 0
012AD08452 Cattle Pelvis 0 0 0 0
012AD08452 Cattle Phalanx 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08452 Cattle Phalanx 2 0 0 0 0
012AD08452 Cattle Radius D 0 0 0 0
012AD08452 Cattle Radius P 0 0 1 0
012AD08452 Cattle Humerus C 0 0 0 0
012AD08452 Cattle Phalanx 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08452 Cattle M/T D 0 0 0 0
012AD08452 Cattle Calcaneum 0 0 0 0
012AD08452 Domestic fowl Tibia C 0 0 0 0
012AD08452 Pig Radius D 0 0 0 0
012AD08452 Pig Pelvis fr 0 0 0 0
012AD08452 Sheep M/T D 1 0 0 0
012AD08452 Sheep Radius P 0 0 0 0
012AD08452 Sheep M/C P 0 0 0 1
012AD08452 Sheep Radius P 1 0 0 0
012AD08452 Sheep Phalanx 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08452 Sheep Phalanx 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08452 Sheep/Goat Radius br 1 0 0 1
012AD08452 Sheep/Goat Femur C 0 0 0 0
012AD08452 Sheep/Goat M/C C 0 0 0 0
012AD08452 Sheep/Goat Radius br 1 0 0 0
012AD08452 Sheep/Goat M/T P 0 0 0 0
012AD08452 Sheep/Goat LM3 0 0 0 0
012AD08452 Sheep/Goat Skull fr 0 0 0 0
012AD08452 Sheep/Goat Mandible 0 0 0 1