002DB00315

Undefined Feature

Phasing

This deposit produced material culture from a number of different periods, including two flint flakes, six later Roman pot sherds, twelve Anglian sherds and a Medieval sherd. Apart from being revealed by the removal of spit 002DB00007, it had no other stratigraphic relationships.

Discussion

This feature was initially believed to be a Grubenhaus, although excavation proved this not to be the case. It was possibly a dump of material, utilising a shallow depression in the old ground surface. The primary fill (002DB00313 and 002DB00314) had a soil matrix of silty sand (Munsell colour 10YR 4/4), with very few rounded and angular chalk inclusions. Charcoal flecks were noted in the eastern half only. The upper fill (002DB00221), was a sandy silty loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/3), initially recognised by the high bone density, which was predominantly cattle (55%), with sheep/goat accounting for 21%. Of particular note was the find of a buzzard bone, one of only three from the entire settlement excavation.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
002DB00315 002DB00316 002DB00221   30 46  
    002DB00313   2 0  
    002DB00314   3 1  

002DB00221 Object Totals by Material and Period

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
002DB00221 CHARCOAL  
2
  FLINT PREHISTORIC
2
  IRON ANGLIAN
1
  IRON  
1
  POTTERY 2-4C
1
  POTTERY 3-4C
5
  POTTERY ANGLIAN
12
  POTTERY MEDIEVAL
1
  STONE  
2
  UNFIRED CLAY ANGLIAN
1
  UTILISED STONE ANGLIAN
2

002DB00221 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
002DB00221 Buzzard
1
  Cattle
26
  Horse
7
  Pig
3
  Sheep
1
  Sheep/Goat
8

Context Details

002DB00316 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DB00221 UNDEFINED FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR
270
197
22
 UNDULATING MASS OF BONE AND OTHER MATERIAL AGAINST BAULK IN 2DB. IN A SANDY SILTY LOAM MATRIX. POSSIBLE A DUMP/MIDDEN RATHER THAN A GRUB. HEAVILY TRUNCATED.
002DB00313 UNDEFINED FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR 280 98 3 FLAT V. OCCASIONAL ROUNDED AND ANGULAR SMALL FRAGMENTS OF CHALK. VERY OCCASIONAL SMALL FLECKS CHARCOAL. NOTABLE FOR LACK OF INCLUSIONS AND FINDS. E. QUAD. ONCE THOUGHT A POSSIBLE GRUB-UNLIKELY
002DB00314 UNDEFINED FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR 280 85 11 FLAT V. OCCASIONAL SMALL ROUNDED AND ANGULAR FRAGMENTS CHALK THROUGHOUT FILL. VERY LITTLE IN WAY OF OTHER INCLUSIONS/FINDS. ROOTED AND BURROWED. TRUNCATED ABOVE. W. 1/2 OF FEATURE
002DB00315 UNDEFINED FEATURE SUB-RECTANGULAR 280 203 11 UNDULATING MASTER NUMBER OF PROBABLE NON FEATURE ONCE THOUGHT TO BE A GRUB. ALIGNED N-S. VERY SHALLOW/SMALL. TRUNCATED ABOVE. SEE NOTEBOOK FOR DISCUSSION AND DRAWINGS.
002DB00316 UNDEFINED CUT SUB-RECTANGULAR 280 203 11 UNDULATING V. SHALLOW. GENTLY SLOPING SIDES MERGING INTO A FLAT BASE. CUTS A NATURAL OF SLIGHTLY DIRTY BURROWED AND ROOTED SAND (SIMILAR TO FILL). NO POST HOLE. s. PROBABLY NOT A GRUB.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
002DB00221 AD   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
002DB00221 AR PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE    
1
002DB00221 AW PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKES    
4
002DB00221 AA   IRON IRON HOOK    
1
002DB00221 BD ANGLIAN IRON IRON BLADE    
1
002DB00221 AC ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN III
1
002DB00221 AF ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERDS +ORGANIC ANGLIAN III
2
002DB00221 AG ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN III
1
002DB00221 AH ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD +ORGANIC ANGLIAN III
1
002DB00221 AI ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD +ORGANIC ANGLIAN III
1
002DB00221 AJ ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN GTW
1
002DB00221 AL ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN GTW
1
002DB00221 AM MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD   MEDIEVAL
1
002DB00221 AN ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD +ORGANIC ANGLIAN III
1
002DB00221 AO ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD +ORGANIC ANGLIAN III
1
002DB00221 AP 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JCUR ROMANO-BRITISH
1
002DB00221 AQ ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN I
1
002DB00221 AS 3-4C POTTERY SHERDS    
2
002DB00221 AT ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN III
1
002DB00221 AU 3-4C POTTERY SHERD    
1
002DB00221 AV 2-4C POTTERY SHERDS   GREY WARE
2
002DB00221 AX ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN II
1
002DB00221 AY 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
002DB00221 AE   STONE STONE    
1
002DB00221 AK   STONE STONE    
1
002DB00221 AZ   STONE STONE   QUARTZITE
1
002DB00221 BA   STONE STONE    
1
002DB00221 BC ANGLIAN UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY    
1
002DB00221 AB ANGLIAN UTILISED STONE LAVA NIEDERMENDIG  
1
002DB00221 BB ANGLIAN UTILISED STONE LAVA NIEDERMENDIG  
15
002DB00313 AA
002DB00313 AB
002DB00314 AA
002DB00314 AB
002DB00314 AC

Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
002DB00221 Buzzard Tarsom/t 1 0 0 0 0
002DB00221 Cattle Femur P 1 0 0 0 1
002DB00221 Cattle Humerus P 1 0 0 1 1
002DB00221 Cattle Hyoid 1 0 0 0 0
002DB00221 Cattle Hyoid 1 0 0 0 1
002DB00221 Cattle M/C P 1 1 0 0 1
002DB00221 Cattle M/T C 1 1 0 0 1
002DB00221 Cattle M/T P 1 1 0 0 1
002DB00221 Cattle Mand fr 1 0 0 0 1
002DB00221 Cattle Mand fr 1 0 0 0 0
002DB00221 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
002DB00221 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 1 1
002DB00221 Cattle Pelvis 1 1 0 1 1
002DB00221 Cattle Pelvis 1 0 0 1 1
002DB00221 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 1 0 0 1
002DB00221 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
002DB00221 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 1
002DB00221 Cattle Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
002DB00221 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
002DB00221 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
002DB00221 Cattle Radius P 1 0 0 1 1
002DB00221 Cattle Scapula 1 1 0 1 1
002DB00221 Cattle Skull fr 1 0 0 0 1
002DB00221 Cattle Skull fr 1 0 0 0 1
002DB00221 Cattle Tibia D 1 0 0 1 1
002DB00221 Cattle Tibia P 1 0 0 1 1
002DB00221 Cattle Ulna 1 1 0 0 1
002DB00221 Horse Atlas 1 1 0 1 1
002DB00221 Horse Humerus D 1 0 0 1 1
002DB00221 Horse M/podial 1 1 0 0 0
002DB00221 Horse Mand fr 1 0 0 0 1
002DB00221 Horse Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 1
002DB00221 Horse Phalanx 2 1 0 0 1 1
002DB00221 Horse Tibia D 1 0 0 1 1
002DB00221 Pig Occiput 1 0 0 0 0
002DB00221 Pig Tibia D 1 1 0 0 0
002DB00221 Pig Tibia D 1 1 0 0 0
002DB00221 Sheep Scapula 1 1 0 1 1
002DB00221 Sheep/Goat Astragalus 1 0 0 0 1
002DB00221 Sheep/Goat LM3 1 0 0 0 0
002DB00221 Sheep/Goat M/C br 1 0 0 0 1
002DB00221 Sheep/Goat M/C P 1 0 0 0 1
002DB00221 Sheep/Goat Mand fr 1 0 0 0 0
002DB00221 Sheep/Goat N.Cuboid 1 0 0 0 1
002DB00221 Sheep/Goat Radius br 1 1 0 0 0
002DB00221 Sheep/Goat Tibia D 1 1 0 0 1
002DB00314 Sheep/Goat Astragalus 1 0 0 0 0