Shows location of spit 002DC00004 in relation to the rest of Site 2

002DC00004     Spit


 
Spit Details
Length 1950 Width 1650 Depth 5
Area  321.75 sq. m Volume
Material Culture Number of Objects 42 Number of Animal Bones 8
Environmental 

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

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Discussion

A cleaning spit below the machine stripping in the south-east corner of area 2DC. The soil was generally a silty loam (Munsell 10YR 4/4), with small chalk gravel inclusions. The removal of this spit revealed the southern extent of the sequence of enclosure ditches 002DC00150.

Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
002DC00004 LATE NEO FLINT
1
  PREHISTORIC FLINT
2
  Unassigned MINERAL
1
  IRON AGE POTTERY
3
  ROMAN POTTERY
20
  Unassigned POTTERY
10
  Unassigned STONE
5

Context Details

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DC00004 SPIT SUB-RECTANGULAR
1950
1650
5
 FLAT CLEANING SPIT IMMEDIATELY BENEATH MACHINE CLEARANCE IN S. E. AREA 2DC. APPEARS TO SEAL SEVERAL GULLIES? SMALL CHALK FRAG INCLUSIONS. FEW FINDS.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
002DC00004 BP LATE NEO/EBA FLINT SCRAPER    
1
002DC00004 AX PREHISTORIC FLINT FLINT FRAGMENT    
1
002DC00004 BB PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE    
1
002DC00004 AB   MINERAL CALCITE   CALCITE
0
002DC00004 AS 2-4C POTTERY SHERD   GREY WARE
1
002DC00004 AJ 3-4? POTTERY SHERD    
1
002DC00004 AU 3-4? POTTERY SHERD    
1
002DC00004 AV 3-4? POTTERY SHERD    
1
002DC00004 AE 3-4C POTTERY SHERD DEXR ROMANO-BRITISH
1
002DC00004 AF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
002DC00004 AG 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
002DC00004 AK 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
002DC00004 AL 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
002DC00004 AM 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
002DC00004 AN 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
002DC00004 AO 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
002DC00004 AQ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
002DC00004 AT 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
002DC00004 AW 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
002DC00004 BC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD    
1
002DC00004 BD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
002DC00004 BE 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
002DC00004 BI 3-4C POTTERY SHERDS J ROMANO-BRITISH
2
002DC00004 BJ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD    
1
002DC00004 BK 3-4C POTTERY SHERD    
1
002DC00004 BM 3-4C POTTERY SHERDS   ROMANO-BRITISH
2
002DC00004 BO 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
002DC00004 AA 4C POTTERY SHERD CLSD? GREY WARE
1
002DC00004 BN 4C POTTERY SHERD   GREY WARE
1
002DC00004 AY LBA POTTERY SHERD   FTW
1
002DC00004 BL LBA POTTERY SHERD   FTW
1
002DC00004 AZ POSTROMAN? POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
002DC00004 BA POSTROMAN? POTTERY SHERD    
1
002DC00004 BG POSTROMAN? POTTERY SHERDS    
3
002DC00004 BF PREHISTORIC POTTERY SHERD   FTW
1
002DC00004 AC   POTTERY SHERD    
1
002DC00004 AD   POTTERY SHERD    
1
002DC00004 AH   STONE STONE    
0
002DC00004 AI   STONE STONE   SANDSTONE
2
002DC00004 AP   STONE STONE    
1
002DC00004 AR   STONE STONE    
1
002DC00004 BH   STONE STONE   COKE
1

Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
002DC00004 Cattle Astragalus 1 0 0 0 1
002DC00004 Cattle Astragalus 1 1 0 0 0
002DC00004 Cattle Calcaneum 1 1 0 0 1
002DC00004 Cattle Calcaneum 1 1 0 0 1
002DC00004 Cattle Horncore 1 0 0 0 1
002DC00004 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
002DC00004 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
002DC00004 Sheep/Goat Radius br 1 0 0 0 1