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data. As it happened, the anomaly was caused by a number of recuts (at
least 3, 013AB00020, 013AB00008
and 013AB00010) of the feature,
the southern and western part of which was in turn cut by one of the boundary
ditches (itself in two phases, 013AB00017
and 013AB00018).
The northern return of the rectilinear feature contained 4 Anglian potsherds as well as a fragment of Roman glass. The function of the feature remains elusive, although a trench in the field to the east (see above), immediately to the east of the field boundary (012AD05006) revealed that the deep ditches did not extend this far. The implication is that the ditch either stops, or forms a square with the return under the current field boundary. It was only in the northern excavated segment of the feature that a clear sequence of recuts was revealed, with the initial phase (013AB00020) being recut firstly by ditch (013AB00008 ) and then by ditch (013AB00010). Neither of these recuts contained diagnostic finds.
The east-west aligned ditch (013AB00019) in the northern part of the trench contained no objects or animal bones. Removal of the fill revealed a post hole (013AB00013) in the base of the ditch, again containing no finds. Although not directly ascertained from the excavated segment, it is likely that this is another of the long sweeping boundary ditches which extend to the north before turning east to head towards the stream channel.
The NW-SE aligned ditch at the south western edge of the trench proved to cut through the rectilinear feature, and was itself the result of an initial ditch (013AB00017) recut by ditch (013AB00018 ). No finds were recovered from either phase, the relative sequence seen stratigraphically in section only. This ditch was aligned exactly where the geophysical survey indicated a linear anomaly, and as such can be interpreted as one of the western boundary ditches of the settlement.
| KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
| 013AB00001 | SPIT | RECTANGULAR | 1700 | 650 | 20 | MACHINE CLEARANCE OF AREA 13AB |
| KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
| 013AB00007 | DITCH FILL | LINEAR | 219 | 46 | 16 | FLAT BASED U | CONTAINED 2 PIECES OF POTTERY AND ANIMAL BONE. SOIL MATRIX CONTAINED A HIGH PROPORTION OF PINK CHALK. |
| 013AB00008 | DITCH CUT | LINEAR | 219 | 46 | 16 | FLAT BASED U | CUT INTO PINK CHALK. REGULAR PROFILE. CUT BY SLOT 9/10. |
| KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
| 013AB00009 | DITCH FILL | LINEAR | 345 | 63 | 22 | FLAT BASED V | CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE ONLY. SOIL MATRIX CONTAINED A MIXED PINK CHALK. |
| 013AB00010 | DITCH CUT | LINEAR | 345 | 63 | 22 | FLAT BASED V | CUT INTO PINK CHALK. REGULAR PROFILE. CUTS SLOT 7/8. |
| KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
| 013AB00012 | POST HOLE FILL | ROUND | 47 | 48 | 24 | U-SHAPED | CONTAINED ONLY ONE ANIMAL BONE FIND. CHALK INC 5% 0.5-2 CM IN DIAMETER. |
| 013AB00013 | POST HOLE CUT | ROUND | 47 | 48 | 24 | U-SHAPED | CUT INTO ANGULAR WHITE CHALK. REGULAR STRAIGHT NORTHERN EDGE WITH A LIP HALF WAY DOWN SOUTHERN SIDE. UNDER DITCH 6/19. |
| KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
| 013AB00003 | DITCH FILL | LINEAR | 541 | 215 | 10 | V-SHAPED | CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE AND POTTERY. CHALK INC LESS THAN 5% 0.5-1 CM IN DIAMETER. SOME FINDS LIFTED UNDER THIS NUMBER SHOULD HAVE GONE UNDER 14. |
| 013AB00014 | DITCH FILL | LINEAR | 541 | 215 | 44 | V-SHAPED | CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE ONLY. CHALK INCLUSIONS 5% 0.5-4 CM IN DIAMETER SOME OF WHICH SHOWED EVIDENCE OF IRON-PANNING. SOME FINDS LIFTED UNDER CTXT 3. |
| 013AB00015 | DITCH CUT | LINEAR | 541 | 215 | 54 | V-SHAPED | CUT INTO ANGULAR WHITE CHALK. IRREGULAR BASE DENOTING MULTIPLE CUTS. MEASURED TO WEST EDGE OF TRNCH ONLY BUT STILL NOT THE EDGE OF THE DITCH COMPLEX. |
| KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
| 013AB00016 | DITCH FILL | LINEAR | 330 | FLAT BASED V | NOT FULLY EXCAVATED. CUT BY DITCH 5/18. FINDS SMALL FRAGS AN OS NOT EDMD. | ||
| 013AB00017 | DITCH CUT | LINEAR | 330 | FLAT BASED V | NOT FULLY EXCAVATED. CUT BY DITCH 5/18. CUT INTO ANGULAR WHITE CHALK. |
| KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
| 013AB00005 | DITCH FILL | LINEAR | 421 | 203 | 39 | ROUND-BASED V | CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE AND POTTERY. A RECUT OF DITCH 16/17. CHALK INC 20% 1-5 CM IN DIAMETER. |
| 013AB00018 | DITCH CUT | LINEAR | 421 | 203 | 39 | ROUND-BASED V | THIS AS A RECUT OF DITCH 16/17. CUT INTO ANGULAR WHITE CHALK NATURAL. |
| KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
| 013AB00006 | DITCH FILL | LINEAR | 610 | 249 | 33 | FLAT BASED U | FILL CONTAINED VERY FEW PIECES OF BONE. CHALK INCLUSIONS 5% 0.5-3 CM IN DIAMETER. |
| 013AB00019 | DITCH CUT | LINEAR | 610 | 249 | 33 | FLAT BASED U | CUT INTO ANGULAR WHITE AND PINK CHALK. VERY WIDE FLAT BASE SHALLOW V-SIDED PROFILE. OVERLIES POST HOLE 12/13. |
| KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
| 013AB00002 | DITCH FILL | LINEAR | 512 | 277 | 21 | WIDE U | FILL OF DITCH. UPON REMOVAL OF THIS FILL IT BECAME APPARENT THAT 2 SEPARATE SLOTS BOTH LAY BENEATH THIS FILL. POT AN OS AND GLASS. DAUB AND CHAR FLECKS |
| 013AB00020 | DITCH CUT | LINEAR | 512 | 277 | 21 | WIDE U | CUT INTO CHALK NATURAL. TWO SLOTS WERE CUT THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THIS DITCH. |
| KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
| 013AB00004 | DITCH FILL | LINEAR | 345 | 70 | 12 | WIDE U | FILL OF DITCH. LAY ABOVE STONY FILL 11. FINDS OF SMALL ANIMAL BONE ONLY. VERY SHALLOW AND PROFILE DIFFICULT TO DEFINE. OVERLAY FILL 11. |
| 013AB00011 | DITCH FILL | LINEAR | 345 | 70 | 20 | V-SHAPED | UNEXCAVATED FILL OF E/W DITCH OVERLAIN BY 4. (REMOVED BY MACHINE) |
| 013AB00021 | DITCH CUT | LINEAR | 345 | 70 | 32 | V-SHAPED | MATERIAL REMOVED BY MACHINE TO OBTAIN SECTION AND PROFILE OF DITCH. |
| KEY_ID | OB | PERIOD | MATERIAL | TYPE | SUB_TYPE | CLASS | No |
| 013AB00002 | AA | ANGLIAN | POTTERY | SHERDS | ANGLIAN |
4
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| 013AB00002 | AB | ROMAN | GLASS | SHERD |
1
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| 013AB00002 | AC | ROMAN? | POTTERY | SHERD |
1
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| 013AB00003 | AA | Unassigned | STONE | STONE | FOSSILIFEROUS |
1
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| 013AB00003 | AB | 4TH CENTURY | POTTERY | SHERD | ROMANO-BRITISH |
1
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| 013AB00007 | AA | Unassigned | POTTERY | SHERD |
1
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| 013AB00008 | AA | Unassigned | IRON | IRON FRAGMENT |
1
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| KEY_ID | SPECIES | ELEMENT | QUANT | CHEW | BURN | BUTCH | FBRK |
| 013AB00002 | CATTLE | Ld4 |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| 013AB00002 | SHEEP | M/C D |
1
|
0
|
0
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0
|
0
|
| 013AB00002 | SHEEP/GOAT | Calcaneum |
1
|
0
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0
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0
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0
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| 013AB00009 | CATTLE | Humerus fr |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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| 013AB00009 | SHEEP | Phalanx 1 |
1
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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| 013AB00009 | SHEEP/GOAT | Humerus fr |
1
|
0
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0
|
0
|
0
|
| 013AB00009 | SHEEP/GOAT | Pelvis fr |
1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| 013AB00014 | DOG | Femur D |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
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1
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| 013AB00014 | DOG | Femur P |
1
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0
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0
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0
|
1
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| 013AB00014 | PIG | Atlas |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
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0
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| 013AB00014 | PIG | M/C P |
1
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0
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0
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0
|
1
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| 013AB00014 | SHEEP | Tibia D |
1
|
0
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0
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0
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1
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| 013AB00014 | SHEEP/GOAT | LM3 |
1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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