012AD08677

Slot

Phasing

The only diagnostic material culture recovered were three late Romano-British pot sherds. Apart from being sealed by spit 012AD08648, the slot had no other stratigraphic relationships.

Discussion

This short slot was unusual in that two post holes were located at either end, 012AD08669 in the west and 012AD08671 in the east. Both postholes were filled with a sandy loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/3), with 012AD08668 containing 3% chalk inclusions and 012AD08670 containing 10% chalk inclusions. Some packing was found along the eastern edge of 012AD08669. Neither of the post holes contained any finds, and no daub or charcoal flecking was noted. The slot (012AD08677) was also filled with a sandy loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/3), with 10% chalk inclusions (0.5-2.5cm in diameter).It too contained no daub or charcoal flecking. Animal species represented were cattle and sheep/goat, with a single domestic goose bone.

The features were cut into hillwash, all with U-shaped profiles.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD08677 012AD08676   3 7  
012AD08669 012AD08668   0 0  
012AD08671 012AD08670   0 0  

012AD08676 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD08676 Cattle
3
Domestic goose
1
Sheep/Goat
3

Context Details

012AD08677 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08676 SLOT FILL LINEAR 83 45 15 U-SHAPED CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE TWO POTTERY SHERDS AND IMPORTED STONE FRAG. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. TWO POST HOLES AT EITHER END.
012AD08677 SLOT CUT LINEAR 83 45 15  U-SHAPED CUT INTO HILLWASH. LINEAR WITH U SHAPED PROFILE. TWO POST HOLES AT EITHER END-8669 AND 8671.
012AD08668 POST HOLE FILL ROUND 28 24 13 U-SHAPED CONTAINED NO FINDS. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. PACKING IN E SIDE.
012AD08669 POST HOLE CUT ROUND 28 24 13 U-SHAPED CUT INTO HILLWASH. SITUATED AT W END OF SHORT SLOT 8676/8677. OVATE WITH U SHAPED PROFILE.
012AD08670 POST HOLE FILL ROUND 20 18 15 U-SHAPED CONTAINED NO FINDS. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. NO PACKING VISIBLE.
012AD08671 POST HOLE CUT ROUND 20 18 15 U-SHAPED CUT INTO HILLWASH. SITUATED AT E END OF SHORT SLOT 8676/8677. ROUND WITH U SHAPED PROFILE.

Objects

KEY_ID OB MATERIAL PERIOD TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD08676 AA POTTERY 3-4C SHERD JCUR ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08676 AB POTTERY 3-4C SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08676 AC POTTERY 3-4C SHERD CLSD ROMANO-BRITISH 1

Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD08676 Cattle Calcaneum 0 0 0 0
012AD08676 Cattle N.Cuboid 0 0 0 0
012AD08676 Cattle Phalanx 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08676 Domestic goose Ulna 0 0 0 0
012AD08676 Sheep/Goat Mandible 0 0 0 0
012AD08676 Sheep/Goat Mand fr 0 0 0 1
012AD08676 Sheep/Goat Ulna 1 0 0 0