Shows location of spit 11AD65 in relation to the rest of Site 11

011AD00065    Spit


 
Spit Details
Length 389 Width 132 Depth 10
Area  5.13 sq. m Volume
Material Culture Number of Objects 8 Number of Animal Bones 26

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

               011AD00027     011AD00028                   
                                     
                 011AD00029                     
                                   
                011AD00033                     
                                     
  011AD00068           011AD00045    =      011AD00046               
                                     
  011AD00075          011AD00054    =    011AD00053                 
                                     
  011AD00077            011AD00057  =  011AD00055                   
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
             011AD00047  =  011AD00048                    
                                     
             011AD00059  =    011AD00058          011AD00040    011AD00039     
                                     
            011AD00061    =    011AD00060          011AD00041       
                                     
              011AD00063    =    011AD00062               
                                     
                                     
              011AD00064    =     011AD00065               
                                     
                                     
                  011BD00856                  

The matrix diagram above shows an extract of the spits from the waterlogged area to the west of the spring (Area 11AD) indicating their relationships to each other. Click on the spit number which you wish to see in more detail. The bold, flashing (Netscape browser only) context indicates the current catalogue entry. If you wish to see the full spit matrix for areas 11AD (1990), 11BD (1991) and 11CD (1992), then click here.

Discussion

This was the fifth spit (beneath spit 011AD00062 and equal to the material in spit 011AD00064) of a silty clay layer (Munsell 10YR 3/1), excavated across the waterlogged area to the west of the spring pool. The Munsell colour varies considerably for this layer, because although it exhibits a blueish-green tinge when exposed, it oxidises within half an hour to a much browner colour. Some organic material is now surviving (small wooden twig fragments and a beetle carapace). Finds included copper alloy fragments, a lump of burnt daub, an iron nail and a flint flake. Animal bone finds are increasing in density (mostly cattle, though sheep/goat and horse are also present). This was the final removal of the clay layer, as it sealed a chalk gravel layer (given numbers 011AD00070 and 011AD00072 in 1990) which remained unexcavated that year. It was excavated in 1992 as 011BD00856.

011AD00065 Object Totals by Period and Material

 

011AD00065 Animal Bone Totals by Species

 

Context Details

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AD00065 SPIT RECTANGULAR
389
132
10
 FLAT 5TH SPIT OVER SPRING. ONE OF MANY LOCATED IN W. OF BAULK. S. OF SPRING. INCLUSIONS 0.5-3CM. REMOVED IN 2. 5CM SPITS. LARGE NUMBERS OF FINDS JUST ABOVE 70.

Objects

 

Animal Bones