012AD00277
Pit
Phasing
The only diagnostic material culture recovered were 4 later Roman pot sherds.
The pit was believed to cut through ditch 012AD00003,
but this was never clear on the ground, nor satisfactorily demonstrated
in section.
Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram
Discussion
The feature was located on the eastern slope of the dry valley. Although
treated as a separate entity from ditch 012AD00003,
it is possible that this feature marks the terminus of the ditch. The single
fill was a quite densely packed chalk natural (40% varying from 0.5-10cm
in diameter), in a sandy loam matrix (Munsell colour 10YR 4/3), perhaps
indicating that a plank or post may have been present. No daub or charcoal
flecking was noted.
The pit was cut into chalk , with a sloping gradient profile. The feature
was severely plough truncated.
All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals
| CUT |
FILL |
VOLUME |
OBJECTS |
AN BONE |
DENSITY |
| 012AD00277 |
012AD00276 |
|
5 |
1 |
|
Context Details
012AD0276 Section and Notes
| KEY_ID |
TYPE |
SHAPE |
L |
B |
D |
PROFILE |
NOTES |
| 012AD00276 |
PIT FILL |
OVATE |
100 |
77 |
30 |
IRREGULAR |
PIT FILL IN TERMINUS OF SLOT 2. NO DAUB OR
CHARCOAL FLECKING. A COUPLE OF PIECES OF POTTERY FOUND. 40% CHALK INCLUSIONS. |
| 012AD00277 |
PIT CUT |
OVATE |
100 |
77 |
30 |
IRREGULAR |
PIT CUT IN TERMINUS OF SLOT 2. VERTICAL EDGE
ON E SIDE SLOPING GRADIENT ON W SLOPING DOWN TO E EDGE. CUT INTO CHALK
AND CUTS SLOT2. PLOUGH TRUNCATED. |
Objects
| KEY_ID |
OB |
MATERIAL |
PERIOD |
TYPE |
SUB_TYPE |
CLASS |
No |
| 012AD00276 |
AE |
DAUB |
|
BURNT |
|
|
1 |
| 012AD00276 |
AD |
POTTERY |
2-4C |
SHERD |
J |
|
1 |
| 012AD00276 |
AC |
POTTERY |
2-4C |
SHERD |
J |
|
1 |
| 012AD00276 |
AB |
POTTERY |
3-4C |
SHERD |
|
ROMANO-BRITISH |
1 |
| 012AD00276 |
AA |
POTTERY |
3-4C |
SHERD |
|
ROMANO-BRITISH |
1 |
Animal Bones
| KEY_ID |
SPECIES |
ELEMENT |
CHEW |
BURN |
BUTCH |
FBRK |
| 012AD00277 |
Sheep/Goat |
Mand fr |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |