Group of ?Natural Features

Discussion

A group of seven ?solution holes located to the south of ditch 002DC00186. They were filled with a light (Munsell 10YR 4/6) sandy silty loam and were almost inclusion free.. No finds or animal bones were recovered from the features. There were no charcoal flecks in the fills.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
002DC00219 002DC00218 0 0
002DC00221 002DC00220 0 0
002DC00223 002DC00222 0 0
002DC00225 002DC00224 0 0
002DC00227 002DC00226 0 0
002DC00229 002DC00228 0 0
002DC00231 002DC00230 0 0

Structural Details

002DC00219 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DC00218 ?NATURAL FILL OVATE
38
32
27
 FLAT NO FINDS. CLEAN SILTY CLAY WITH VIRTUALLY NO STONE INCLUSIONS.
002DC00219 ?NATURAL CUT OVATE
38
32
27
 CONICAL CUTS A LUMPY CHALK. STEEP SIDES WITH A CONCAVE BASE.

002DC00221 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DC00220 ?NATURAL FILL AMORPHOUS
40
36
17
 FLAT INCLUSION FREE HOMOGENOUS SILTY CLAY FILL PRODUCING NO FINDS.
002DC00221 ?NATURAL CUT AMORPHOUS
40
36
17
 VERT.SIDE C.BASE CUT OF SOLUTION HOLE CUTTING INTO A LUMPY NATURAL CHALK. CLEARLY NOT AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURE.

002DC00223 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DC00222 ?NATURAL FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR
48
38
20
 FLAT NO FINDS. A VERY FEW LOCAL STONE INCLUSIONS. FILL IS MARGINALLY DARKER THAN OTHER SOLUTION HOLES IN AREA BUT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE REAL.
002DC00223 ?NATURAL CUT SUB-RECTANGULAR
48
38
20
 U-SHAPED SOLN HOLE CUTTING A LUMPY CHALK. STEEP SIDED SLIGHTLY IRREGULARLY SHAPED BASE.

002DC00225 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DC00224 ?NATURAL FILL OVATE
38
38
6
 FLAT VIRTUALLY NO STONE INCLUSIONS NOR ANY FINDS. FILL CONSISTENTLY A HOMOGENOUS SILTY CLAY.
002DC00225 ?NATURAL CUT OVATE
38
38
6
 VERT.SIDE C.BASE SHALLOW SOLUTION HOLE CUTTING INTO CHALK. VERY STEEP SIDES WITH COMPLETELY FLAT BASE.

002DC00227 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DC00226 ?NATURAL FILL COMPLEX
47
42
26
 FLAT FILL OF IRREGULARLY SHAPED SOLUTION HOLE. NO FINDS AND VIRTUALLY NO INCLUSIONS.
002DC00227 ?NATURAL CUT COMPLEX
47
42
26
 STEPPED U CUT OF NATURAL SOLUTION HOLE OF STEPPED PROFILE. STEPS DOWN FROM N EDGE TO S. CUTS LUMPY CHALK.

002DC00229 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DC00228 ?NATURAL FILL OVATE
52
32
10
 FLAT VIRTUALLY STONE FREE VERY FINE SILTY CLAY FILL WITH NO FINDS . CLEARLY OF NATURAL ORIGIN.
002DC00229 ?NATURAL CUT OVATE
52
32
10
 VERT.SIDE C.BASE CUT OF SOLUTION HOLE . CHALK SIDES WITH SLIGHTLY CHALK RIDGE IN CENTRE. E. EDGES SLIGHTLY AMORPHOUS.

002DC00231 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DC00230 ?NATURAL FILL COMPLEX
47
36
5
 FLAT SOLN HOLE FILL. NO FINDS ORANGY SILTY CLAY FILL. NO STONE INCLUSIONS.
002DC00231 ?NATURAL CUT COMPLEX
47
36
5
 VERT.SIDE C.BASE CUT OF NATURAL SOLUTION HOLE. UNUSUAL SHAPE BUT DEFINITELY NOT ARCHAEOLOGICAL.