Shows location of spit 012AA00254 in relation to the rest of Site 12


012AA00254     Spit


 
Spit Details
Length 670 Width 150 Depth 50
Area  10.13 sq. m Volume
Material Culture Number of Objects 14 Number of Animal Bones 10
Environmental 

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

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Discussion

This spit was directly under spit 012AA00092, along the northern edge of Area 12AA, and was effectively a box section to define the ditches as they turned northwards under the modern road. Ditches 012AA00055, 012AA00245 and 012AB00822 were all defined, although 50cm of material had to be removed before they became visible. A further ditch, 012AB00262 was also defined, and although this remained unexcavated an object and an animal bone were lifted. A number of layers were encountered in the western segment.

Context Details

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AA00254 SPIT RECTANGULAR 670 160 50 U-SHAPED SPIT TO DEFINE FEATURES RUNNING INTO NORTHERN BAULK. INDIVIDUAL CONTEXTS NOT VISIBLE OR ISSUED UNTIL A DEPTH OF 50CM.

Unexcavated Ditch 012AA00262

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AA00261 DITCH FILL LINEAR 150 75 No Entry DITCH FILL UNDER SPIT 254. UNEXCAVATED.
012AA00262 DITCH CUT LINEAR 150 75 No Entry DITCH CUT UNDER SPIT 254. UNEXCAVATED.

Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
012AA00254 4TH CENTURY POTTERY
1
012AA00254 POST-MEDIEVAL POTTERY
1
012AA00254 PREHISTORIC FLINT
2
012AA00254 ROMAN POTTERY
3
012AA00254 Unassigned STONE
7

Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AA00254 CATTLE
6
012AA00254 HORSE
1
012AA00254 SHEEP/GOAT
3

 Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AA00254 AA Unassigned STONE STONE     1
012AA00254 AB Unassigned STONE STONE     1
012AA00254 AC Unassigned STONE STONE     1
012AA00254 AD PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE CORE PREP   1
012AA00254 AE Unassigned STONE PEBBLE   QUARTZITE 1
012AA00254 AF ROMAN POTTERY SHERD     1
012AA00254 AG ROMAN POTTERY SHERD     1
012AA00254 AH ROMAN POTTERY SHERD     1
012AA00254 AI Unassigned STONE STONE   CHALK GRAVEL 1
012AA00254 AJ PREHISTORIC FLINT SCRAPER     1
012AA00254 AK Unassigned STONE STONE   RED CHALK 1
012AA00254 AL POST-MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD YELLOW GLAZED   1
012AA00254 AM 4TH CENTURY POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AA00254 AN Unassigned STONE STONE FOSSILIFEROUS   4
012AA00261 AA   STONE STONE   LIMESTONE    1

Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AA00254 CATTLE Pelvis 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00254 CATTLE Pelvis fr 1 0 0 1 0
012AA00254 CATTLE Phalanx 1 1 1 0 0 0
012AA00254 CATTLE Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00254 CATTLE Scapula 1 0 0 1 0
012AA00254 CATTLE Skull fr 1 0 0 0 1
012AA00254 HORSE M/T D 1 0 0 0 1
012AA00254 SHEEP/GOAT Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00254 SHEEP/GOAT Radius P 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00254 SHEEP/GOAT Ulna 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00261 CATTLE M/T p 1 0 0 0 1