012AD08639

Depression

Phasing

Without any dating evidence, this feature remains unphased. An oyster shell noted in the section may indicate a Roman date, but this is not secure. The feature had no stratigraphic relationships.

Discussion

Although only two small segments were excavated, the fill, a sandy silty loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/3) contained 22 animal bones and a single iron object. Daub and charcoal flecking were present.

The feature was cut into hillwash. It was very shallow, and was possibly just a small depression which had filled up with material containing a high bone density.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD08639 012AD08638   1 22  

012AD08638 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD08638 Cattle
2
  Domestic fowl
3
  Domestic goose
1
  Pig
3
  Sheep
4
  Sheep/Goat
9

Context Details

012AD08639 Section and Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08638 PIT FILL OVATE
189
164
3
 WIDE U CONTAINED LARGE QUANTITY OF ANIMAL BONES-CXT ONLY. ALSO ONE OYSTER SHELL. DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKING.
012AD08639 PIT CUT OVATE
189
164
3
 WIDE U CUT INTO HILLWASH. POSS. JUST A DEPRESSION FILLED WITH SANDY SILTY LOAM.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD08638 AA   IRON IRON OBJECT    
1

Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD08638 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08638 Cattle Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08638 Domestic fowl Femur C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08638 Domestic fowl Femur P 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08638 Domestic fowl Humerus C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08638 Domestic goose Tarsom/t 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08638 Pig Patella 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08638 Pig Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08638 Pig Radius C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08638 Sheep Ld4 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08638 Sheep Phalanx 1 4 0 0 0 0
012AD08638 Sheep Phalanx 3 2 0 0 0 0
012AD08638 Sheep Radius C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08638 Sheep/Goat Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08638 Sheep/Goat Femur P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08638 Sheep/Goat Femur P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08638 Sheep/Goat Hyoid 2 0 0 0 0
012AD08638 Sheep/Goat Patella 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08638 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 2 2 0 0 0 0
012AD08638 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08638 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08638 Sheep/Goat Ulna 1 0 0 0 0