012AD08036

Slot

Phasing

The only diagnostic finds were late seven late Romano-British pot sherds. Also found were a small fragment of copper alloy and an iron ?nail. Apart from being sealed by spit 012AD00275, the slot had no other stratigraphic relationships.

Discussion

This short, NW-SE aligned slot was located just to the east of Grubenhaus 012AD08045. Its single fill was a fine sandy loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/4), with 7% chalk inclusions (0.5-1.5cm in diameter). There was no daub or charcoal flecking.

The slot was cut into sand & gravel, and was different to the other slots in the immediate area in a number of ways. It had an unusually straight sided steep-U profile, and was much deeper in the central part. It turned slightly to the south at its southern terminus, and may have had a functional relationship with the small post hole (012AD08039) located here.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD08036 012AD08035   12 9  
012AD08039 012AD08038 0 0

012AD08035 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD08035 COPPER ALLOY  
1
  IRON  
1
  POTTERY 2-4C
1
  POTTERY 3-4C
6
  STONE  
3

012AD08035 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD08035 Canid spp.
1
  Cattle
4
  Sheep
1
  Sheep/Goat
3
  Small Mammal (Other)
1

Context Details

012AD08036 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08035 SLOT FILL LINEAR
595
557
67
 U-SHAPED CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE/POTTERY/IMPORTED STONE AND A VERY SMALL FRAGMENT OF BRONZE. EXCEPTIONALLY STRAIGHT-SIDED IN PROFILE.
012AD08036 SLOT CUT LINEAR
595
557
67
 U-SHAPED CUT INTO NATURAL SAND AND GRAVEL. SHALLOWER AT BOTH THE NORTH AND SOUTH ENDS AND MUCH DEEPER IN THE CENTRAL AREA. POSSIBLE ENTRANCE SLOT.

012AD08039 Section and Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08038 POST HOLE FILL ROUND
21
17
22
 U-SHAPED CONTAINED 2 ANIMAL BONES (1 BURNT). NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. CHALK INCLUSIONS <5%.
012AD08039 POST HOLE  CUT ROUND
21
17
22
 U-SHAPED CUT INTO SAND AND GRAVEL. SMALL POST (STAKE?) HOLE AT THE END OF SLOT 8035/8036.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD08035 AA   COPPER ALLOY C/A FRAGMENT    
1
012AD08035 AL   IRON IRON NAIL?    
1
012AD08035 AH 2-4C POTTERY SHERD J  
1
012AD08035 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08035 AC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08035 AD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08035 AE 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08035 AF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08035 AG 3-4C POTTERY SHERD BKEV ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08035 AI   STONE STONE    
1
012AD08035 AJ   STONE STONE    
1
012AD08035 AK   STONE STONE    
1

Animal Bone

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD08035 Canid spp. M/podial 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08035 Cattle Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08035 Cattle Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08035 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08035 Cattle Ulna 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08035 Sheep Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08035 Sheep/Goat Humerus D 1 0 0 1 0
012AD08035 Sheep/Goat Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08035 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08035 Small Mammal (Other) Other 1 0 0 0 0