011AB00888

Pit

Phasing

The pit is Middle Saxon in date, based on the find of a diagnostic composite bone comb.

Discussion

A pit cutting through the enclosure ditch 011AB10005. The pit was cut into loamy sand and chalk natural on the base, and had been quite heavily animal burrowed. The fill was a sandy loam (Munsell 75/YR/34), with less than 10% chalk inclusions. Finds included Anglian pottery and a composite bone comb. This is one of 3 pits (with 011AB00307 and 011AB00370) in the immediate area which has Middle Saxon finds within its fill. Situated to the south of a Middle Saxon post-in trench structure (011AB10013), they may be refuse pits associated with this structure. Unlike the other two pits, this one contained a number of animal bones.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
011AB00888 011AB00887  13 49

Object Totals by Material

MASTER KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
011AB00888 011AB00887 ANGLIAN POTTERY 1
  011AB00887 ANGLIAN SLAG 1
  011AB00887 ANGLIAN WORKED STONE 1
  011AB00887 MIDDLE SAXON WORKED BONE 1
  011AB00887 ROMAN POTTERY 3
  011AB00887 Unassigned IRON 2
  011AB00887 Unassigned POTTERY 2
  011AB00887 Unassigned STONE 2

 

Animal Bone Totals by Species

011AB00887 Bird 2
Cattle 15
Goat 1
Pig 1
Sheep 1
  Sheep/goat 39

Structural Details

011AB00888 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AB00887 PIT FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR 195 171 56 ROUND BASED FILL OF SUB RECTANGULAR PIT LOCATED IN W 11AB. CUTS INNER ENCLOSURE DITCH. DARK SILTY SAND FILL WITH <10% CHALK/GRAVEL INCLUSIONS. BONE COMB FOUND.
011AB00888 PIT CUT SUB-RECTANGULAR 195 171 56 ROUND BASED CUT OF SUB RECTANGULAR PIT CUTS INNER ENCLOSURE DITCH. LOCATED IN W 11AB. CUT INTO BURROWED LOAMY SAND. SOLID CHALK WITH PATCHES OF SANDY GRAVEL.

Objects by Context

 
KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
011AB00887 AG Unassigned IRON IRON FRAGMENT     1
011AB00887 AI Unassigned IRON STAPLE     1
011AB00887 AH ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN III 1
011AB00887 AB ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMAN 1
011AB00887 AF ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
011AB00887 AL ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMAN 1
011AB00887 AD Unassigned POTTERY SHERD     1
011AB00887 AM Unassigned POTTERY SHERD     1
011AB00887 AC ANGLIAN SLAG SLAG   IRON SLAG 1
011AB00887 AA Unassigned STONE STONE BLOCK FOSSILIFEROUS LIMESTONE 1
011AB00887 AE Unassigned STONE STONE   NAT IRON 2
011AB00887 AK MIDDLE SAXON WORKED BONE COMB HANDLED COMPOSITE COMB 1
011AB00887 AJ ANGLIAN WORKED STONE POLISHER SPHERICAL   1

Animal Bone by Context

 
KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
011AB00887 BIRD Radius P 1 0 0 0 1
011AB00887 BIRD Tibia D 1 0 0 1 1
011AB00887 CATTLE M/T br 1 1 0 0 0
011AB00887 CATTLE Radius P 1 0 0 0 1
011AB00887 CATTLE Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
011AB00887 CATTLE Axis 1 0 0 1 0
011AB00887 CATTLE Femur P 1 0 0 1 0
011AB00887 CATTLE Femur D 1 0 0 0 1
011AB00887 CATTLE Femur D 1 1 0 0 1
011AB00887 CATTLE Scapula 1 0 0 0 1
011AB00887 CATTLE Humerus D 1 0 0 1 0
011AB00887 CATTLE M/C C 1 0 0 0 1
011AB00887 CATTLE Radius P 1 0 0 0 0
011AB00887 CATTLE Pelvis 1 0 0 1 0
011AB00887 CATTLE Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
011AB00887 CATTLE Radius D 1 0 0 0 1
011AB00887 CATTLE Atlas 1 0 0 0 1
011AB00887 GOAT Horncore 1 0 0 0 0
011AB00887 PIG Tibia C 1 0 0 0 0
011AB00887 PIG LM3 1 0 0 0 0
011AB00887 PIG Femur D 1 0 0 0 1
011AB00887 SHEEP Horncore 1 0 0 0 1
011AB00887 SHEEP/GOAT Radius br 1 1 0 0 0
011AB00887 SHEEP/GOAT N.Cuboid 1 0 0 0 0
011AB00887 SHEEP/GOAT M/C C 1 0 0 0 1
011AB00887 SHEEP/GOAT M/C C 1 0 0 1 0
011AB00887 SHEEP/GOAT M/T C 3 0 0 0 2
011AB00887 SHEEP/GOAT Tibia C 1 0 0 0 0
011AB00887 SHEEP/GOAT Tibia D 1 0 0 0 1
011AB00887 SHEEP/GOAT Radius C 1 0 0 0 0
011AB00887 SHEEP/GOAT Radius D 1 0 0 0 1
011AB00887 SHEEP/GOAT Scapula 1 0 0 0 1
011AB00887 SHEEP/GOAT Humerus D 1 0 0 0 1
011AB00887 SHEEP/GOAT Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 1
011AB00887 SHEEP/GOAT Phalanx 1 2 0 0 0 0
011AB00887 SHEEP/GOAT Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
011AB00887 SHEEP/GOAT Axis 1 0 0 0 1
011AB00887 SHEEP/GOAT M/C D 1 0 0 0 1
011AB00887 SHEEP/GOAT Pelvis 1 0 0 0 1
011AB00887 SHEEP/GOAT Mandible 2 0 0 0 1
011AB00887 SHEEP/GOAT Ld4 1 0 0 0 0
011AB00887 SHEEP/GOAT LM3 1 0 0 0 0
011AB00887 SHEEP/GOAT Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
011AB00887 SHEEP/GOAT Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
011AB00887 SHEEP/GOAT Scapula 1 0 0 0 1
011AB00887 SHEEP/GOAT Horncore 1 0 0 0 1
011AB00887 SHEEP/GOAT Tibia D 1 0 0 0 1
011AB00887 SHEEP/GOAT Pelvis 1 0 0 0 1
011AB00887 SHEEP/GOAT Mand fr 2 0 0 0 2