012AE00030

Enclosure Ditch


 
 
Ditch Details
Length  540 Maximum Width 47 Maximum Depth 25 Profile V-shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects  4 Number of Animal Bones  0
Environmental       

Discussion

This feature was the eastern end of the southernmost boundary ditch, at this point oriented in an east-west alignment. The ditch was severely plough-damaged in this part of the site, where it measured 25cm at its deepest point, shallowing substantially to the east and the west. The ditch was cut into hillwash and the angular chalk natural, and had a regular V-profile. It contained only 4 objects; a flint scraper, a sherd of Samian and two 4th Century Romano-British sherds. Although not observed on the ground, there is a faint hint in the high resolution geophysics High reolution geophysics over Area 12AE that the ditch did continue on for a few metres more, in effect mirroring ditch Master 012AE00084 to the north.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AE00030
012AE00029
    4  0  

Context Details

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AE00030 SLOT CUT LINEAR 540 47 25 V-SHAPED CUT INTO HILLWASH AND ANGULAR WHITE CHALK NATURAL. REGULAR V-PROFILE. MEASURED TO FIELD BOUNDARY. CONTINUES INTO SITE 13.
012AE00029 SLOT FILL LINEAR 540 47 25 V-SHAPED CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE AND POTTERY. VERY LITTLE DAUB AND NO CHARCOAL FLECKING. CHALK INCLUSIONS 15% 0.5-1.5 CM IN DIAMETER.

Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AE00029 AA PREHISTORIC FLINT SCRAPER    
1
012AE00029 AB 4TH CENTURY POTTERY SHERDS   ROMANO-BRITISH
2
012AE00029 AC 4TH CENTURY POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AE00029 AD ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   SAMIAN
1