011AE07139

Ditch


 
 
Ditch Details
Length  6600 Maximum Width 150  Maximum Depth 40 Profile U shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects 38  Number of Animal Bones 119
Environmental       

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

This feature is one of a sequence of at least eight enclosure ditches marking the western boundary of the southern part of the settlement. Although no definitely Anglian pottery was recovered from the feature, a number of other finds give the ditch an Anglian date. These include 2 bone combs (one double sided, from 011AE00384 and one single sided, from 011AE00380) and a fired clay loomweight. An Anglian iron knife was the only find from the section of this enclosue excavated in 1991 (011BD01203).  Also of note is the find of  most of a sheep skeleton (011AE00390), found in the upper fill of the ditch. Sheep were by far the most numerous animal species recovered from this ditch. The ditch has a north-south orientation, before turning to an east-west orientation, like enclosure 011AE007140 immediately to the west. Only 17 metres of the ditch was excavated, although if the entire length of the ditch in Site11 is at least 66 metres.At this point it is then catalogued as 011CE07093. Both of these parts of the enclosure had daub and charcoal flecking noted in a number of places along their length.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
011AE07139 011AE00381 011AE00380   17 51  
011AE00390 28
011AE00433 9 25
011AE00383 011AE00382 1
011AE00385 011AE00384 5  + 2 10
011AE00441 011AE00436 2
011AE00437 3 2
011BD01203 011BD01202 1 1

011AE00380 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
011AE00380 BURNT CLAY Unassigned 1
DAUB Unassigned 5
FIRED CLAY ANGLIAN 1
UNFIRED CLAY ANGLIAN 1
UTILISED STONE ANGLIAN 1
WORKED BONE ANGLIAN 1
FLINT PREHISTORIC 1
POTTERY ROMAN 3
POTTERY  Unassigned 2
STONE  Unassigned 1

011AE00383 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
011AE00383 DAUB Unassigned 1

011AE00384 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
011AE00384 WORKED BONE ANGLIAN 1
POTTERY ROMAN 1
CHARCOAL  Unassigned 1
IRON  Unassigned 1
POTTERY  Unassigned 1

011AE00385 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
011AE00385 WORKED BONE ANGLIAN 1
STONE  Unassigned 1

011AE00433 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
011AE00433 DAUB Unassigned 2
SLAG Unassigned 1
UNFIRED CLAY ANGLIAN 1
POTTERY LATE NEO 1
FLINT PREHISTORIC 2
STONE  Unassigned 2

011AE00437 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
011AE00437 COPPER ALLOY ANGLIAN 1
POTTERY  Unassigned 2

011BD01202 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
011BD01202 IRON ANGLIAN 1

011AE00380 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011AE00380 Cattle
12
  Domestic fowl
1
  Goat
1
  Pig
5
  Sheep/Goat
30
  Small Mammal (Other)
1
  Wild/domestic goose
1

011AE00384 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011AE00384 Domestic fowl
1
  Pig
3
  Sheep/Goat
6

011AE00390 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011AE00390 Sheep
28

011AE00433 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011AE00433 Cattle
5
  Domestic fowl
1
  Pig
2
  Sheep
4
  Sheep/Goat
13

011AE00436 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011AE00436 Cattle
1

011AE00437 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011AE00437 Cattle
1
  Pig
1

011BD01202 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011BD01202 Sheep/Goat
1

Context Details

011AE00381 Notes    Click here to see a section along the southern edge of the buried soil in Area 11AE

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AE00380 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG.
660
150
40
 WIDE U UPPER DITCH FILL. FINDS OF BONE AND POTTERY. CHALK INCLUSIONS UP TO 5%
011AE00381 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG.
660
150
40
 WIDE U DITCH CUT. SIDES COMPOSED OF UP TO 15% CHALK INCLUSIONS. 3CM TO O. 2CM IN SIZE .
011AE00382 DITCH FILL No entry
0
0
0
 No entry ORIGINALLY THOUGHT TO BE A PIT THIS TURNED OUT TO BE A PART OF DITCH 380/381. FINDS WERE LIFTED UNDER THIS NUMBER.
011AE00383 DITCH CUT No entry
0
0
0
 No entry ISSUED IN ERROR. THIS IS PART OF DITCH FILL 380 CUT 381 AND WAS RECORDED UNDER THOSE NUMBERS.
011AE00384 DITCH FILL LINEAR
0
0
0
 No entry THIS WAS PART OF DITCH FILL 380. FINDS LIFTED UNDER THIS NUMBER INCLUDE DAUB/LOOM WEIGHT/2 BONE COMB FRAGMENTS/BONE AND CHARCOAL FLECKS.
011AE00385 DITCH CUT LINEAR
0
0
0
 No entry THIS CUT WAS ISSUED IN ERROR. IT WAS IN FACT PART OF CUT NUMBER 381 AND WAS RECORDED UNDER THIS NUMBER.
011AE00390 SKELETON No entry
0
0
0
 WIDE U ANIMAL SKELETON LOCATED IN THE UPPER FILL OF 380 DEPOSITED AGAINST EASTERN SIDE OF THE DITCH. ANIMAL SPECIES UNIDENTIFIED.
011AE00433 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG.
660
60
10
 WIDE U DITCH FILL. FINDS OF BONE AND POTTERY. THE FILL IS A STICKY LAYER UNDER 380. IT INCLUDES UP TO 15% CHALK/GRAVEL INCLUSIONS 2CM T0 0.5CM IN DIAMETER.
011AE00436 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG.
68
90
18
 WIDE U UPPER DITCH FILL. FINDS OF BONE AND POTTERY. THE FILL CONTAINED UP TO 15% CHALK INCLUSIONS SIZES 4CM TO 0.5CM.
011AE00437 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG.
68
90
6
 WIDE U PRIMARY DITCH FILL. FINDS OF BONE AND A SMALL FRAGMENT OF BRONZE. THE FILL WAS FLECKED WITH CHARCOAL
011AE00441 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG.
68
90
24
 WIDE U DITCH CUT. SIDES HAVE UP TO 15% CHALK INCLUSIONS.

011BD01203 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011BD01202 DITCH FILL LINEAR 828 80 5 FLAT BASED U NO SOIL TYPE ETC RECORDED. FINDS OF ANIMAL BONE IRON AND PIECE OF BURNT BONE.
011BD01203 DITCH CUT LINEAR 828 80 5 FLAT BASED U ONE OF TWO SIMILAR DITCHES ALIGNED N/S. ONLY SMALL SECTION EXCAVATED. NO FURTHER RECORD IN CONTEXT BOOK.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
011AE00380 AF ANGLIAN BURNT CLAY BURNT CLAY    
1
011AE00380 AA ANGLIAN DAUB BURNT DAUB    
12
011AE00380 AJ ANGLIAN DAUB BURNT DAUB    
1
011AE00380 AK ANGLIAN DAUB BURNT DAUB    
1
011AE00380 AL ANGLIAN DAUB BURNT DAUB    
2
011AE00380 AM ANGLIAN DAUB BURNT DAUB    
2
011AE00380 AB ANGLIAN FIRED CLAY LOOMWEIGHT FIRED CLAY  
1
011AE00380 AG PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE    
1
011AE00380 AC ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH?
1
011AE00380 AH ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   GREY WARE
1
011AE00380 AI ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMAN
1
011AE00380 AD Unassigned POTTERY SHERD    
1
011AE00380 AQ Unassigned POTTERY SHERD    
1
011AE00380 AE Unassigned STONE STONE   RED CHALK
1
011AE00380 AO ANGLIAN UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY    
1
011AE00380 AN ANGLIAN UTILISED STONE LAVA NIEDERMENDIG  
30
011AE00380 AP ANGLIAN WORKED BONE COMB FRAGMENT SINGLE SIDED COMPOSITE COMB
1
011AE00383 AA ANGLIAN DAUB BURNT DAUB    
1
011AE00384 AB Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
011AE00384 AB Unassigned IRON IRON NAIL    
1
011AE00384 AA ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   GREY WARE
1
011AE00384 AC Unassigned POTTERY SHERD    
1
011AE00384 AD ANGLIAN WORKED BONE COMB FRAGMENTS DOUBLE SIDED COMPOSITE COMB
10
011AE00385 AA Unassigned STONE STONE    
1
011AE00385 AC ANGLIAN WORKED BONE COMB FRAGMENT DOUBLE SIDED COMPOSITE COMB
1
011AE00433 AA ANGLIAN DAUB BURNT DAUB    
20
011AE00433 AI ANGLIAN DAUB DAUB    
1
011AE00433 AC PREHISTORIC FLINT FLINT FRAGMENT    
1
011AE00433 AF PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE    
1
011AE00433 AE LATE NEO POTTERY SHERD   BEAKER
1
011AE00433 AD ANGLIAN SLAG SLAG   IRON SLAG
1
011AE00433 AB Unassigned STONE STONE   RED CHALK
1
011AE00433 AH Unassigned STONE STONE   SANDSTONE
1
011AE00433 AG ANGLIAN UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY    
10
011AE00437 AC ANGLIAN COPPER ALLOY SHEET C/A FRAG    
1
011AE00437 AA Unassigned POTTERY SHERD    
1
011AE00437 AB Unassigned POTTERY SHERD    
1
011BD01202 AA ANGLIAN IRON IRON KNIFE
1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
011AE00380 Cattle Calcaneum 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00380 Cattle Femur D 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00380 Cattle Humerus P 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00380 Cattle LM3 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00380 Cattle M/podial 1
1
 1 0 0
011AE00380 Cattle Mand fr 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00380 Cattle Mand fr 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00380 Cattle N.Cuboid 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00380 Cattle Phalanx 3 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00380 Cattle Radius P 1
1
 0 0 0
011AE00380 Cattle Scapula 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00380 Cattle Tibia D 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00380 Domestic fowl Humerus C 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00380 Goat Horncore 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00380 Pig Humerus P 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00380 Pig M/T C 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00380 Pig M/T C 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00380 Pig Radius P 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00380 Pig Radius P 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00380 Sheep/Goat Astragalus 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00380 Sheep/Goat Femur br 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00380 Sheep/Goat Femur C 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00380 Sheep/Goat Femur D 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00380 Sheep/Goat Femur D 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00380 Sheep/Goat Femur P 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00380 Sheep/Goat Humerus D 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00380 Sheep/Goat Humerus D 1
0
 0 1 1
011AE00380 Sheep/Goat Hyoid 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00380 Sheep/Goat M/C C 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00380 Sheep/Goat M/C C 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00380 Sheep/Goat M/T C 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00380 Sheep/Goat M/T C 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00380 Sheep/Goat M/T C 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00380 Sheep/Goat Mand fr 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00380 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00380 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00380 Sheep/Goat Pelvis 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00380 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 1 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00380 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 1 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00380 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 3 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00380 Sheep/Goat Radius C 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00380 Sheep/Goat Radius C 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00380 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00380 Sheep/Goat Skull fr 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00380 Sheep/Goat Tibia D 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00380 Sheep/Goat Tibia D 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00380 Sheep/Goat Tibia P 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00380 Sheep/Goat Tibia P 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00380 Sheep/Goat Tibia P 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00380 Small Mammal (Other) Other 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00380 Wild/domestic goose Radius D 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00384 Domestic fowl Tarsom/t 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00384 Pig Fibula 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00384 Pig Mandible 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00384 Pig Scapula 1
0
 0 1 1
011AE00384 Sheep/Goat Femur P 1
0
 1 0 1
011AE00384 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00384 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00384 Sheep/Goat Pelvis 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00384 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 1 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00384 Sheep/Goat Radius C 1
1
 0 0 0
011AE00390 Sheep Astragalus 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00390 Sheep Atlas 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00390 Sheep Calcaneum 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00390 Sheep Femur br 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00390 Sheep Femur D 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00390 Sheep Femur D 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00390 Sheep Femur P 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00390 Sheep Humerus C 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00390 Sheep M/C C 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00390 Sheep M/C C 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00390 Sheep M/C D 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00390 Sheep Mand fr 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00390 Sheep Mandible 2
0
 0 0 1
011AE00390 Sheep Pelvis 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00390 Sheep Pelvis 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00390 Sheep Pelvis 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00390 Sheep Phalanx 1 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00390 Sheep Phalanx 2 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00390 Sheep Phalanx 3 3
0
 0 0 0
011AE00390 Sheep Radius C 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00390 Sheep Sacrum 1
1
 0 0 0
011AE00390 Sheep Scapula 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00390 Sheep Scapula 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00390 Sheep Skull fr 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00390 Sheep Tibia C 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00390 Sheep Tibia P 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00390 Sheep Tibia P 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00390 Sheep Ulna 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00433 Cattle Femur D 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00433 Cattle M/T C 1
0
 0 1 0
011AE00433 Cattle Pelvis 1
0
 0 1 0
011AE00433 Cattle Radius D 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00433 Cattle Radius P 1
1
 0 0 0
011AE00433 Domestic fowl Tibia D 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00433 Pig Humerus P 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00433 Pig Mand fr 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00433 Sheep Horncore 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00433 Sheep Horncore 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00433 Sheep Ulna 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00433 Sheep Ulna 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00433 Sheep/Goat Astragalus 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00433 Sheep/Goat Femur P 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00433 Sheep/Goat Femur P 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00433 Sheep/Goat Humerus C 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00433 Sheep/Goat Humerus D 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00433 Sheep/Goat M/C C 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00433 Sheep/Goat M/C P 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00433 Sheep/Goat M/T C 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00433 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00433 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 1 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00433 Sheep/Goat Radius C 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00433 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1
1
 0 0 0
011AE00433 Sheep/Goat Tibia br 1
1
 0 0 0
011AE00436 Cattle Astragalus 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00437 Cattle Ulna 1
1
 0 0 0
011AE00437 Pig Tibia P 1
1
 0 0 1
011BD01202 Sheep/Goat Radius C 1
0
 0 0 0