012AD08633

Pit

Phasing

With six out of the seven objects recovered being Roman-British sherds, this feature has been assigned a later Roman date. The pit was cut by post hole 012AD08657.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

  012AD08656   
     
  012AD08657   
     
  012AD08632   
     
  012AD08633   
     

Discussion

The feature was filled with a sandy loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/3), with chalk inclusions of less than 5%. Charcoal flecking was noted. No daub flecks or fragments were found. The base of the feature contained a number of shallow depressions.

The pit was cut into hillwash with a shallow, flat-based profile.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD08633 012AD08632   7 28  

012AD08632 Object Totals by Material and Period

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD08632 COPPER ALLOY  
1
  POTTERY 3-4C
6

012AD08632 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD08632 Cattle
8
  Pig
5
  Sheep
6
  Sheep/Goat
9

Context Details

012AD08633 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08632 PIT FILL OVATE
197
155
10
 COMPLEX CONTAINED LARGE QUANTITY OF ANIMAL BONE AND ONE POTTERY SHERD. ALSO SANDSTONE AND CHARCOAL. ALSO CONTAINED NUMBER OF DEPRESSIONS-OTHER FEATURES? NO DAUB.
012AD08633 PIT CUT OVATE
197
155
10
 COMPLEX CUT INTO HILLWASH. OVATE WITH COMPLEX PROFILE. PIT APPARENTLY CUT POST HOLE 8656/8657.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD08633 012AD08632 AA   COPPER ALLOY C/A FRAGMENT    
012AD08633 012AD08632 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
012AD08633 012AD08632 AC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD L ROMANO-BRITISH
012AD08633 012AD08632 AD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
012AD08633 012AD08632 AE 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
012AD08633 012AD08632 AF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
012AD08633 012AD08632 AG 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH

Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD08632 Cattle Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08632 Cattle Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08632 Cattle Pelvis fr 1 1 0 0 0
012AD08632 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08632 Cattle Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08632 Cattle Phalanx 3 2 1 0 0 0
012AD08632 Cattle Radius P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08632 Cattle Skull fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08632 Pig Femur D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08632 Pig M/T C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08632 Pig Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08632 Pig Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08632 Pig Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08632 Sheep Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08632 Sheep M/C D 1 1 0 0 1
012AD08632 Sheep M/C P 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08632 Sheep M/C P 1 1 0 0 1
012AD08632 Sheep M/T P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08632 Sheep Tibia C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08632 Sheep/Goat Femur D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08632 Sheep/Goat LM3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08632 Sheep/Goat M/T P 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08632 Sheep/Goat Mand fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08632 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08632 Sheep/Goat Pelvis fr 1 0 0 1 0
012AD08632 Sheep/Goat Pelvis fr 1 0 0 1 0
012AD08632 Sheep/Goat Tibia C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08632 Sheep/Goat Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0