011AB10014

Possible Proto Long Barrow

Discussion

A curvilinear ditch which may be the remains of a proto long barrow. The ditch was excavated in five segments, which contained a total of 44 animal bones and 48 objects. Note the cluster of chalk which may indicate the position of a post in the eastern terminus of the feature.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
011AB10014 011AB00720 011AB00719 19 5
011AB00724 011AB00723 20 19
011AB00734 011AB00733 1 13
011AB00770 011AB00769 7 4
011AB00795 011AB00794 1 3

Object Totals by Material

011AB00719 Object Totals by Material

011AB00719 Charcoal 1 
Flint 1 
Pottery 14  of which Prehistoric 1  Roman 1 Medieval  2 No Entry 10 
Stone 3 

011AB00723 Object Totals by Material

011AB00723 Fired Clay 3
Flint 1 
Pottery 8  of which Iron Age 1  Anglian 1 Medieval  1 No Entry 5 
Stone 8 

011AB00733 Object Totals by Material

011AB00733 Flint 1 

011AB00769 Object Totals by Material

011AB00769 Flint 1 
Pottery 4  of which Roman 1  Anglian 1 No Entry  2
Stone 2 

011AB00794 Object Totals by Material

011AB00794 Flint 1 

Animal Bone Totals By Species

011AB00719 Animal Bone Totals By Species

011AB00719 Cattle 1 
Horse 1
Pig 1
Sheep/goat 2 

011AB00723 Animal Bone Totals By Species

011AB00723 Cattle 17 
Sheep/goat 2 

011AB00733 Animal Bone Totals By Species

011AB00733 Cattle 9 
Pig 2
Sheep/goat 2 

011AB00769 Animal Bone Totals By Species

011AB00769 Cattle 1 
Horse 1
Pig 2

011AB00794 Animal Bone Totals By Species

011AB00794 Cattle 2 
Red Deer 1 

Structural Details

011AB00720 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AB00719 DITCH FILL  CURVILINEAR 230  156 16 WIDE U  FILL OF SEG CURVILINEAR FEATURE. DARK SANDY/LOAMY FILL PRODUCED SEVERAL BLOCKS OF CHALK IN CENTRAL PART OF SEGMENT. SOUTH END OF DITCH TERMINATES. 
011AB00720 DITCH CUT  CURVILINEAR 230  156 16 WIDE U  CUT OF CURVILINEAR DITCH FEATURE: IN W EXTENSION OF 11AB. QUITE SHALLOW:DEEPER TOWARDS CENTRE OF SEGMENT. CUTS INTO GRAVEL NATURAL. S END TERMINATES. 

011AB00724 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AB00723 DITCH FILL  CURVILINEAR 230  160 18 FLAT BASED U  CURVILINEAR SEGMENT OF DITCH FEATURE IN W 11AB. FLECKS OF CHARCOAL IN LOAMY SILTY FILL. 10% INCLUSIONS INCLUDING FRAG OF BURNT STONE. 
011AB00724 DITCH CUT CURVILINEAR  230 160 18  FLAT BASED U CUT OF SEGMENT OF CURVILINEAR FEATURE IN W 11AB. QUITE SHALLOW CUT: SLOPES DOWN FROM STEEP EDGES: DEEPER AT S END. CUTS INTO NATURAL GRAVEL & SAND. 

011AB00734 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AB00733 DITCH FILL CURVILINEAR  175 92  18 WIDE U  FILL OF CURVILINEAR DITCH SEGMENT. QUITE LOAMY/SILTY FILL WITH 10% INCLUSIONS. FINDS MOSTLY BONE: SOME FLINT. FILL DEEPER & WIDER AT W END. 
011AB00734 DITCH CUT CURVILINEAR  175 92  18 WIDE U  CUT OF SEGMENT OF DITCH/GULLY OF CURVILINEAR FEATURE. DEEPER & WIDER AT W END OF SEGMENT. CUT BY (11AE 133/134) MEDIEVAL HEDGE AT W LIMITS OF DITCH. 

011AB00770 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AB00769 DITCH FILL CURVILINEAR  345 103  27 WIDE V  FILL OF SEG OF CURVILINEAR DITCH/GULLY: DARK SILTY/LOAMY FILL WITH 10% INCLUSIONS OF LOCAL STONE. LARGE AMOUNT OF BONE FINDS: SOME POTTERY. 
011AB00770 DITCH CUT CURVILINEAR  345 103  27 WIDE V  CUT OF CURVILINEAR FEATURE SEGMENT: LOCATED IN W 11AB. CUTS INTO PIT ON W EDGE (F814/C815): GRAVEL NATURAL & LOAMY SAND IN PLACES. ORIENTATED NW-S. 

011AB00795 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AB00794 DITCH FILL  CURVILINEAR 86 85  28 WIDE U FILL OF CURVILINEAR FEATURE: SEGMENT TERMINATING AT SOUTHERN END. LOAMY: SILTY DARK SANDY FILL WITH MODERATE AMOUNTS OF INCLUSIONS: MOSTLY LOCALLSTONE 
011AB00795 DITCH CUT  CURVILINEAR 86 85  28 WIDE U CUT OF TERMINATING SEGMENT OF CURVILINEAR FEATURE IN W EXTENSION OF 11AB. S END TERMINATING: CUT INTO CHALK & GRAVEL NATURAL & SOME LOAMY SAND. 

Objects by Context

KEY_ID OBCODE PERIOD  MATERIAL TYPE  SUB_TYPE CLASS  NUMBER_OF
011AB00719 AB No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
011AB00719 AO PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKE  1
011AB00719 AF PREHISTORIC  POTTERY SHERD  1
011AB00719 AH ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
011AB00719 AI No Entry POTTERY SHERD  1
011AB00719 AJ No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
011AB00719 AK No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
011AB00719 AL No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
011AB00719 AM No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
011AB00719 AN ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  GREY WARE  1
011AB00719 AP No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
011AB00719 AQ ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  ROMAN  1
011AB00719 AR MIDDLE SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?MS/R-B  1
011AB00719 AS MIDDLE SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?MS/R-B  1
011AB00719 AA No Entry  POTTERY SHERDS  5
011AB00719 AC No Entry  POTTERY SHERDS  2
011AB00719 AD No Entry  STONE STONE  CALCITE  1
011AB00719 AE No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
011AB00719 AG No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
011AB00723 AB No Entry  FIRED CLAY FIRED CLAY  1
011AB00723 AF No Entry  FIRED CLAY FIRED CLAY  1
011AB00723 AK No Entry  FIRED CLAY FIRED CLAY  1
011AB00723 AS PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKE  CORE PREP 1
011AB00723 AA No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
011AB00723 AC EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN V  1
011AB00723 AD IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD  FTW  1
011AB00723 AE No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
011AB00723 AH No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
011AB00723 AJ No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
011AB00723 AN No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
011AB00723 AO MEDIEVAL  POTTERY SHERD  GREEN GLAZED MED  1
011AB00723 AG No Entry  STONE STONE  1
011AB00723 AI No Entry  STONE STONE  CHALK  1
011AB00723 AL No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
011AB00723 AM No Entry  STONE STONE  4
011AB00723 AP No Entry  STONE STONE  3
011AB00723 AQ No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
011AB00723 AR No Entry  STONE STONE  1
011AB00723 AT No Entry  STONE STONE  1
011AB00733 AA PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKE  1
011AB00769 AG PREHISTORIC  FLINT BLADE  CORE PREP 1
011AB00769 AB EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN I  1
011AB00769 AD ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
011AB00769 AF No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
011AB00769 AA No Entry  POTTERY SHERDS  2
011AB00769 AA No Entry  STONE STONE  1
011AB00769 AC No Entry  STONE STONE  1
011AB00794 AA PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKE  1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT  QUANT CHEW  BURN BUTCH  FBRK
011AB00719 Cattle Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
011AB00719 Horse Radius D  1 0  0 0  0
011AB00719 Pig Tibia br  1 0  0 0  0
011AB00719 Sheep/goat M/C P  1 1  0 0  0
011AB00719 Sheep/goat Scapula  1 1  0 0  0
011AB00723 Cattle Calcaneum  1 0  0 0  0
011AB00723 Cattle Femur P  1 1  0 0  0
011AB00723 Cattle Horncore 1 0  0 0  1
011AB00723 Cattle Horncore  1 0  0 0  1
011AB00723 Cattle Humerus br  1 1  0 0  1
011AB00723 Cattle Humerus br  1 1  0 0  0
011AB00723 Cattle LM3  1 0  0 0  0
011AB00723 Cattle M/C C  1 1  0 1  0
011AB00723 Cattle M/T D  1 1  0 0  1
011AB00723 Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 0  0
011AB00723 Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 1  0
011AB00723 Cattle Mandible  1 0  0 0  0
011AB00723 Cattle Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
011AB00723 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
011AB00723 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
011AB00723 Cattle Radius br  1 1  0 0  0
011AB00723 Cattle Tibia D  1 1  0 0  0
011AB00723 Sheep/goat Mand fr  1 0  0 0  0
011AB00723 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 1  0 0  0
011AB00733 Cattle Calcaneum  1 1  0 0  0
011AB00733 Cattle Femur br  1 0  0 0  0
011AB00733 Cattle Femur br  1 1  0 0  0
011AB00733 Cattle Humerus D  1 1  0 1  0
011AB00733 Cattle Humerus D  1 1  0 0  0
011AB00733 Cattle Humerus D  1 1  0 0  1
011AB00733 Cattle M/T D  1 1  0 0  0
011AB00733 Cattle Scapula  1 1  0 0  0
011AB00733 Cattle Tibia D  1 1  0 0  0
011AB00733 Pig Mandible  1 1  0 0  0
011AB00733 Pig Tibia D  1 1  0 0  0
011AB00733 Sheep/goat LM3  1 0  0 0  0
011AB00733 Sheep/goat Radius P  1 1  0 0  0
011AB00769 Cattle Pelvis  1 1  0 0  0
011AB00769 Horse Mandible  1 0  0 0  0
011AB00769 Pig Humerus br  1 0  0 0  0
011AB00769 Pig U Canine  1 0  0 0  0
011AB00794 Cattle Femur br  1 1  0 0  0
011AB00794 Cattle Tibia D  1 0  0 0  0
011AB00794 Red deer M/C br  1 0  0 0  0