Group of 4 Natural Features

Discussion

A group of four ?natural features located to the west of Grubenhäuser 002DA00149 and 002DA00152. The features were initially noted as patches of slightly darker areas in the sand when the baulk between areas 2CA and 2DA was removed. All of the features were filled with a silty sand and were almost inclusion free. They were damaged by root action and animal burrowing. Very few finds were recovered from these features, most of which appear to be animal burrows. The only exception was 002DA00145, which contained a much higher concentration of small animal bones (only four were identifiable). Slight charcoal flecking was noted in all of the fills.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
002DA00140 002DA00139 2 2
002DA00142 002DA00141 1 1
002DA00144 002DA00143 0 0
002DA00146 002DA00144 2 4

Structural Details

002DA00140 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DA00139 ?NATURAL FILL OVATE
92
87
16
 FLAT V. FEW STONE INCLUSIONS. MODERATE SMALL FLECKS CHARCOAL (SOME MANGANESE ALSO). ROOTED AND BURROWED HENCE COLOUR VARIATION. SLIGHT POSSIBLITY OF BEING A TRUNCATED FEATURE.
002DA00140 ?NATURAL CUT OVATE
92
87
16
 CONCAVE GENTLY SLOPING EDGES MERGING INTO A CONCAVE BASE. TRUNCATED ABOVE BY MACHINE. HEAVILY ROOTED AND BURROWED. 

002DA00142 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DA00141 ?NATURAL FILL OVATE
69
67
8
 FLAT VIRTUALLY NO STONE INCLUSIONS. 1 OR 2 SMALL FLECKS OF CHARCOAL. SOME COLOUR VARIATION DUE TO BURROWING. PROBABLY A NATURAL FEATURE. TRUNCATED ABOVE BY MACHINE.
002DA00142 ?NATURAL CUT OVATE
69
67
8
 CONCAVE GENTLE EDGES MERGING INTO BASE. VERY SHALLOW. TRUNCATED ABOVE BY MACHINE. 

002DA00144 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DA00143 ?NATURAL FILL ROUND
63
48
8
 FLAT SHALLOW PIT. FEW FINDS. HEAVILY ROOTED AND BURROWED. POSSIBLE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THREE OTHERS. SMALL PATCHES OF CHARCOAL. INCLUSIONS <5% <5CM.
002DA00144 ?NATURAL CUT AMORPHOUS
81
75
8
 CONCAVE POSSIBLE A TREE BOWL OR SIMILAR. NOT AN ARCH FEATURE. GENTLE SIDES MERGING TO CONCAVE BASE. VERY SHALLOW.

002DA00146 Section and Notes


 
 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DA00145 PIT FILL ROUND
104
87
7
 U-SHAPED SHALLOW PIT SE DA. HEAVILY ROOTED AND BURROWED. INCLUSIONS <5% <5CM. LARGE QUANTITIES OF BONE RECOVERED ALL SMALL. POSSIBLE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THREE OTHERS.
002DA00146 PIT CUT ROUND
104
87
7
 U-SHAPED SHALLOW PIT CUT. CUT INTO SAND NATURAL. HEAVILY ROOTED AND BURROWED. POSSIBLE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THREE OTHER PITS.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
002DA00139 AA   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
002DA00140 AA   STONE STONE    
1
KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
002DA00141 AA PREHISTORIC FLINT FLINT CHIP    
1
KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
002DA00145 AA   STONE STONE    
0
002DA00145 AB   STONE STONE   COKE
0

Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
002DA00139 Cattle Radius P 1 1 0 0 0
002DA00139 Cattle Tibia br 1 1 0 0 1
KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
002DA00141 Sheep/Goat M/C P 1 1 0 0 1
KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
002DA00145 Cattle Humerus D 1 0 0 0 1
002DA00145 Cattle M/T P 1 0 0 0 0
002DA00145 Cattle Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 1
002DA00145 Sheep/Goat M/C P 1 1 0 0 0