012AD08455

Enclosure Ditch


 
Ditch Details
Length  842 Maximum Width 98  Maximum Depth 49 Profile U-shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects 5 Number of Animal Bones 18
Environmental       

Phasing

The only material culture recovered were six Roman pot sherds. The ditch cut through parallel ditch 012AD08453.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

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

Discussion

This was the northernmost of three parallel ditches (with 012AD08451 and 012AD08453), initially defined in a triangular section. The fill was a sandy loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/4) with 10-15% chalk inclusions (up to 5cm in diameter). The density of animal bone was lower than in the other two ditches. It was not certain whether the three slots were part of this ditch, the fills in the slots were the same sandy loam (Munsell 10YR 4/3 to 10YR 4/4), but with a lower chalk inclusion rate, and they could have been earlier (although they also contained late Roman pottery).

The ditch was cut into sand & gravel with a wide V-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
012AD08253 012AD08252   2 0  
012AD08455 012AD08454   2 12  
012AD08486 012AD08485   1 5  
012AD08488 012AD08487   1 1  

Context Details

012AD08455 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08454 DITCH FILL LINEAR
540
98
49
 V-SHAPED CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE BUT LESS THAN IN TWO PARALLEL DITCHES. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING.
012AD08455 DITCH CUT LINEAR
540
98
49
 V-SHAPED CUT INTO SAND AND GRAVEL. LINEAR WITH V SHAPED PROFILE. CUTS DITCH 8452/8453 TO S. NUMBER OF SHORT DEEP SLOTS CUT THROUGH BASE OF DITCH.

012AD08253 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08252 SLOT FILL LINEAR
110
39
40
 U-SHAPED CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING.
012AD08253 SLOT CUT LINEAR
110
39
40
 U-SHAPED CUT INTO SAND. ONE OF THREE DEEP SLOTS CUT INTO BASE OF DITCH 8454/8455. LINEAR WITH U SHAPED PROFILE.

012AD08486 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08485 SLOT FILL LINEAR
110
52
31
 U-SHAPED CONTAINED ONE SHERD OF POTTERY AND ANIMAL BONE. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING.
012AD08486 SLOT CUT LINEAR
110
52
31
 U-SHAPED CUT INTO SAND AND 8454. SHORT DEEP SLOT IN BASE OF DITCH 8454/8455. LINEAR WITH U SHAPED PROFILE.

012AD08488 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08487 SLOT FILL LINEAR
161
62
20
 V-SHAPED CONTAINED ONE SHERD OF POTTERY 4 ANIMAL BONES AND IMPORTED STONE. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING.
012AD08488 SLOT CUT LINEAR
161
62
20
 V-SHAPED CUT INTO SAND AND 8454. SHORT DEEP SLOT IN BASE OF DITCH 8454/8455. LINEAR WITH V SHAPED PROFILE.

Objects

KEY_ID OB MATERIAL PERIOD TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD08252 AA POTTERY 3-4C SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08252 AB POTTERY 3-4C SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08454 AA POTTERY 3-4C SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08485 AA POTTERY 3-4C SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08486 AA POTTERY 3-4C SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08487 AA POTTERY 2-4C SHERD J GREY WARE 1

Animal Bone

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD08454 Cattle Phalanx 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08454 Cattle Pelvis 0 0 0 1
012AD08454 Cattle Occiput 0 0 0 0
012AD08454 Cattle Mand fr 0 0 0 1
012AD08454 Cattle Patella 0 0 0 0
012AD08454 Cattle Femur D 0 0 0 0
012AD08454 Cattle Phalanx 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08454 Cattle Radius D 0 0 0 0
012AD08454 Cattle Humerus P 1 0 0 1
012AD08454 Horse M/T P 0 0 0 0
012AD08454 Sheep/Goat Radius P 0 0 0 0
012AD08454 Sheep/Goat Radius P 0 0 0 0
012AD08485 Cattle M/C P 0 0 0 1
012AD08485 Cattle Radius D 0 0 0 1
012AD08485 Cattle Humerus D 0 0 0 1
012AD08485 Cattle Pelvis fr 0 0 0 0
012AD08485 Sheep/Goat Pelvis fr 0 0 0 0
012AD08486 Cattle Phalanx 3 0 0 0 0
012AD08487 Cattle Tibia P 0 0 0 0