012AD08825

Slot


 
Slot Details
Length  397 Maximum Width 45 Maximum Depth 21 Profile U-shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects 3 Number of Animal Bones 7
Environmental       

Phasing

The only diagnostic material culture recovered from the slot fill were three late Roman pot sherds. The slot was cut by pit 012AD08823, which also only contained Roman material.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

      012AD08634      012AD08822       
                   
      012AD08635      012AD08823       
                   
                   
                   
                   
  012AD08866              012AD08824   
                   
  012AD08867              012AD08825   
                   

Discussion

This short slot was filled a sandy loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/3) with only 3% chalk inclusions 0.5-1.5cm in diameter. The three Roman sherds recovered were all small and abraded. Daub flecking was noted, but no charcoal.

The slot was cut into hillwash, with a V-shaped profile.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD08825 012AD08824   3 7  

012AD08824 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD08824 Domestic goose
1
  Pig
1
  Sheep
1
  Sheep/Goat
4

Context Details

012AD08825 Longitudinal Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08824 SLOT FILL LINEAR
397
45
21
 V-SHAPED CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE AND SMALL ABRADED POTTERY SHERDS. DAUB BUT NO CHARCOAL FLECKING. ALSO CONTAINED FLINT CORE.
012AD08825 SLOT CUT LINEAR
397
45
21
 V-SHAPED CUT INTO HILLWASH. LINEAR WITH V SHAPED PROFILE. CUT BY PIT 8822/8823.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD08824 AA 4C POTTERY SHERD CLSD GREY WARE
1
012AD08824 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08824 AC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1

Animal Bone

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD08824 Domestic goose Coracoid 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08824 Pig Femur D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08824 Sheep Tibia D 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08824 Sheep/Goat Axis 1 1 0 0 0
012AD08824 Sheep/Goat Humerus br 1 1 0 0 0
012AD08824 Sheep/Goat Humerus P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08824 Sheep/Goat M/C D 1 0 0 0 0