Post Hole Group

Discussion

A group of four post holes located just to the south-east of the possible post hole structure 002DB07206 . The post holes do not form any clear structural arrangement. Three of the post holes are in line, with 002DB00026 4.5 metres to the south. These post holes were unusual in that they produced a number of finds and animal bones. One of the post holes contained prehistoric material (a Beaker sherd from 002DB00025) and another contained material usually associated with a Neolithic date (hazelnut shells and a red deer antler from 002DB00134), although 002DB00134 also produced an Iron Age and a Romano-British potsherd.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
002DB00020 002DB00019 3 0
002DB00026 002DB00025 3 0
002DB00130 002DB00129 0 1
002DB00135 002DB00134 7 5

Structural Details

002DB00020 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DB00019 POST HOLE FILL OVATE
62
60
23
 FLAT FREQUENT GRAVEL < 3 CM = 15 % OF FILL. HEAVILY ROOT DISTURBED. HOMOGENOUS FILL. POSSIBLE NOT A POST HOLE UNLESS SEVERELY TRUNCATED ABOVE.
002DB00020 POST HOLE CUT OVATE
62
60
23
 U-SHAPED CUTS INTO FILL OF GULLY/DITCH AT FAR E. SIDE OF M 75. E. SIDE OF CUT = CHALK-W. SIDE = GULLY FILL. POSSIBLE TOO LARGE TO BE POST HOLE. UNLESS TRUNCATED ABOVE.

002DB00026 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DB00025 ?NATURAL FILL COMPLEX
112
94
17
 FLAT FILL OF POSSIBLE TREE BOWL. FREQUENT FRAGMENTS ANGULAR CHALK < 9 CM. ROOT DISTURBED. SOME FINDS INCLUDING BEAKER SHERD. POSSIBLE ASSOCIATED WITH 21.
002DB00026 ?NATURAL CUT COMPLEX
112
94
17
 UNDULATING POSSIBLE TREE BOWL. BASE AND EDGES OF ROUGH UNDULATING APPEARANCE WITH SEVERAL RADIATING CHANNELS. POSS. ASSOCIATED WITH CHALK DEPOSIT 21.

002DB00130 Section and Notes


 
 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DB00129 ?NATURAL FILL ROUND
32
32
8
 FLAT POSSIBLE POST HOLE/PROBABLE SOLUTION HOLE. A FEW SMALL. LESS THAN 1CM CHALK INCLUSIONS.
002DB00130 ?NATURAL CUT ROUND
32
32
8
 CONCAVE POSSIBLE POST HOLE/PROBABLE SOLUTION HOLE. DECAYED WHITE AND PINK CHALK TO NORTH. OTHER POST HOLES POSSIBLE ALIGNMENT TO WEST F-19 AND 134 SHOULD BE CONSIDERED.

002DB00135 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DB00134 POST HOLE FILL ROUND
66
66
16
 FLAT CHALK INCLUSIONS THROUGHOUT UP TO 5CM MAINLY LESS THAN 2CM. BASE CUTS INTO CLAY. MORE PLASTIC THAN FILL 10YR22
002DB00135 POST HOLE CUT ROUND
66
66
16
 U-SHAPED BASE CUT INTO CLAY? SIDES CUT INTO CHALK. SOUTH WEST SLOPES MORSE STEEPLY.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
002DB00019 AB 3-4? POTTERY SHERD    
1
002DB00019 AC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD    
1
002DB00019 AA   SLAG SLAG FRAGMENT   IRON SLAG
1
KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
002DB00025 AB EBA POTTERY SHERD   BEAKER?
1
002DB00025 AA   STONE STONE   COKE
1
002DB00025 AC   STONE STONE    
1
KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
002DB00134 AE   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
002DB00134 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD    
1
002DB00134 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
002DB00134 AC PREHISTORIC POTTERY SHERD   IRON AGE
1
002DB00134 AD ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   R-B/ANGLIAN IV
1
002DB00134 AF   SEED HAZELNUT FRAGS    
1
002DB00135 AA WORKED BONE WORKED ANTLER    
1

Animal Bone

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
002DB00129 Pig Ulna 1 1 0 0 0
KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
002DB00134 Cattle Humerus D 1 0 0 1 0
002DB00134 Cattle Mand fr 1 0 0 0 1
002DB00134 Cattle Scapula 1 0 0 1 0
002DB00134 Sheep/Goat M/C P 1 1 0 0 0
002DB00135 Red Deer Antler 1 0 0 0 0