002CA00313

Animal Burial Pit (Modern?)

Phasing

Although no finds were recovered, the excavators believed these sheep burials to be post-Medieval in date.

Discussion

These 3 sheep skeletons were discovered during the machine excavation of this area in 1986, and were excavated immediately. Two of them (002CA00315) were in a well defined, ovate pit. They were a full grown and immature sheep placed together, presumably mother and lamb. The third (002CA00316) was just to the south, with no apparent containing cu, and disturbed.  Unusually, no record of these skeletons exits in the animal bone database.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
002CA00313 002CA00314   0 0  
  002CA00315   0 0  
  002CA00316   0 0  

Context Details

002CA00313 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002CA00313 PIT  CUT OVATE
165
110
25
 U-SHAPED WELL-DEFINED OVATE CUT IN NE PART BURIED SOIL M80. CONTAINING 2 P-MED SHEEP SKELETONS (315). SHALLOW PROFILE. LONG AXIS E-W. IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF P-MED SHEEP 316.
002CA00314 PIT FILL  OVATE
165
110
25
 U-SHAPED W/B SAND FILLING PIT IN NE PART BURIED SOIL M80. SEALS 2 P-MED SHEEP 315. DEPOSIT DISTURBED BY MACHINE AND EXCAVATED IMMEDIATELY ON DISCOVERY (JUL 1986).
002CA00315 SKELETON COMPLEX 104 101 10 COMPLEX 2 P-MED SHEEP SKELETONS. 1 IMMATURE. IN CUT 313 IN NE AREA BURIED SOIL M80. DISTURBED BY MACHINING AND REMOVED IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS. SOUTH OF P-MED SHEEP 316.
002CA00316 SKELETON COMPLEX 80 55 8 COMPLEX DISTURBED SKELETON OF POST-MED SHEEP. EXPOSED BY SPIT 296 (BUR SOIL M80) IMMEDIATELY N OF SHEEP IN CUT 313. DEPOSIT LONGEST E-W. NO CONTAINING CUT IDENTIFIED.