002CA00986

Ditch

 

Discussion

A shallow feature immediately to the east of the stream channel in area 2CA. The ditch/gully was excavated in three segments but no finds were recovered.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
002CA00986 002CA00988 002CA00989
002CA00990 002CA00991
002CA00992 002CA00993

Structural Details

MASTER 002CA00986

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002CA00986 STRUCTURE LINEAR  1120 92  16 FLAT  MASTER NUMBER OF SHALLOW GULLEY TYPE FEATURE IMMEDIATLY TO THE EAST OF M982-STREAM CHANNEL EXCAV.RUNS APPROX SSE-NNW. TOWARDS STREAM CHANNEL. 

002CA00988 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002CA00987 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG.  120 68  19 FLAT  FREQ COMPACT ROUNDED CHALK GRAVEL < 3.5 CM INCREASING IN FREQUENCY TOWARDS BASE. < 40% OF MATRIX-STONE. SHALLOW. 
002CA00988 GULLY CUT LINEAR  1120 92  16 WIDE U  CUT OF SSE-NNW RUNNING GULLEY. SHALLOW WITH VERY GENTLE EDGES THAT MERGE INTO BASE. CUTS INTO A NATURAL OF SL RIDGED GRAVEL WITH SOME SAND. 

002CA00990 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002CA00989 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG.  110 92  16 FLAT  FREQ COMPACT ROUNDED CHALK GRAVEL < 4 CM INCREASING IN FREQUENCY TOWARDS BASE. STONE = < 50 % OF MATRIX. PROB TRUNCATED ABOVE. 
002CA00990 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG.  110 92  16 FLAT BASED U  CUT OF DITCH SEG- LAYS 7m TO S.E. OF E. EDGE OF MACHINE TRENCH. EDGES MUCH GENTLER THAN 989 (SEG TO N.) SHALLOW- POSS TRUNCATED ABOVE. 

002CA00992 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002CA00991 DITCH F. SEG LINEAR SEG.  254 61  19 FLAT  < 50% OF MATRIX IS CHALK GRAVEL < 4.5 CM: INCREASING IN FREQUENCY TOWARDS BASE: ALSO SL CLEANER Nr BASE-POSS EDGE COLLAPSE ? WIDENS TO N. 
002CA00992 DITCH C. SEG LINEAR SEG.  254 61  19 USHAPED  S. TERMINAL OF N-S. ALIGNED DITCH 5m TO E. OF M.982. WIDER AT N. THAN AT S. STEEPER EDGES THAN OTHER SEGS ACROSS DITCH.