011AE07140

Ditch


 
 
Ditch Details
Length  5600  Maximum Width 100 Maximum Depth 35 Profile U shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects 29  Number of Animal Bones 49 
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. The ditch has a north-south orientation, before turning to an east-west orientation, like enclosure 011AE007139 immediately to the east, with which it merges. Again, there was very little in the way of Anglian pottery (2 sherds), but the find of an iron latchlifer clearly indicate an Anglian date for the enclosure. Sheep and cattle dominate the animal bone species present, although domestic fowl bones were recovered from each of the three excavated segments. Daub and charcoal were less prevalent than in 011AE07139.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
011AE07140 011AE00394 011AE00393   8 9  
011AE00443 011AE00425 20 34
011BD01201 011BD01200 1 6

011AE00393 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
011AE00393 POTTERY ANGLIAN 1
POTTERY ROMAN 2
CHARCOAL  Unassigned 2
POTTERY  Unassigned 2
STONE  Unassigned 1

011AE00425 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
011AE00425 DAUB Unassigned 1
SLAG ANGLIAN 1
UTILISED STONE ANGLIAN 1
POTTERY ANGLIAN? 1
POTTERY MEDIEVAL 2
FLINT PREHISTORIC 1
POTTERY PREHISTORIC 1
POTTERY ROMAN 7
FIRED CLAY  Unassigned 1
IRON  Unassigned 1
POTTERY  Unassigned 1
STONE  Unassigned 2

011BD01200 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
011BD01200 IRON ANGLIAN 1

011AE00393 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011AE00393 Cattle
3
  Domestic fowl
1
  Sheep/Goat
5

011AE00425 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011AE00425 Cattle
12
  Domestic fowl
1
  Horse
2
  Pig
2
  Sheep/Goat
17

011BD01200 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011BD01200 Cattle
1
  Domestic fowl
2
  Sheep/Goat
3

Context Details

011AE00394 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
011AE00393 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG.
192
80
25
 WIDE U DITCH FILL FINDS OF BONE. FILL CONTAINS UP TO 15% CHALK INCLUSIONS SIZES 2CM TO 0.5 CM .
011AE00394 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG.
192
80
25
 WIDE U DITCH CUT SIDES HAVE UP TO 15% CHALK INCLUSIONS.
011AE00425 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG.
120
100
35
 U-SHAPED DITCH FILL FINDS OF BONE POTTERY AND AN IRON OBJECT. FILL CONTAINED UP TO 5% CHALK INCLUSIONS SIZES 2.5CM TO 0. 2CM.
011AE00443 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG.
120
100
35
 V-SHAPED DITCH CUT EDGES MADE UP OF 5% CHALK INCLUSIONS 5CM TO 0. 2 CM IN DIAMETER.

011BD01201 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011BD01200 DITCH FILL LINEAR 687 66 10 U-SHAPED SOIL TYPE ETC NOT RECORDED. FINDS OF ANIMAL BONE BURNT BONE AND IRON KEY.
011BD01201 DITCH CUT LINEAR 687 66 10 U-SHAPED ONE OF TWO SIMILAR DITCHES ALIGNED N/S. ONLY SMALL SECTION OF DITCH EXCAVATED. NO FURTHER RECORD IN CONTEXT BOOK.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
011AE00393 AA Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
011AE00393 AB Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
011AE00393 AD ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN III?
1
011AE00393 AE ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011AE00393 AG ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011AE00393 AF Unassigned POTTERY SHERD    
1
011AE00393 AH Unassigned POTTERY SHERD    
1
011AE00393 AC Unassigned STONE STONE    
1
011AE00425 AJ ANGLIAN DAUB BURNT DAUB    
1
011AE00425 AR Unassigned FIRED CLAY FIRED CLAY    
1
011AE00425 AM PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE    
1
011AE00425 AA Unassigned IRON IRON FRAGMENT    
1
011AE00425 AS ANGLIAN? POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN I?
1
011AE00425 AO MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD   MEDIEVAL
1
011AE00425 AP MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD   MEDIEVAL
1
011AE00425 AQ PREHISTORIC POTTERY SHERD   FTW
1
011AE00425 AB ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011AE00425 AD ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH?
1
011AE00425 AE ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   SAMIAN
1
011AE00425 AF ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011AE00425 AG ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011AE00425 AH ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   GREY WARE
1
011AE00425 AI ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   GREY WARE
1
011AE00425 AN Unassigned POTTERY SHERD    
1
011AE00425 AK ANGLIAN SLAG SLAG FRAGMENT    
1
011AE00425 AC Unassigned STONE STONE   SANDSTONE
1
011AE00425 AL Unassigned STONE STONE   LIMESTONE
1
011AE00425 AL ANGLIAN UTILISED STONE LAVA NIEDERMENDIG  
17
011BD01200 AA ANGLIAN IRON LATCHLIFTER

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
011AE00393 Cattle Calcaneum 1 0 0 1 0
011AE00393 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
011AE00393 Cattle Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
011AE00393 Domestic fowl Tarsom/t 1 0 0 0 0
011AE00393 Sheep/Goat M/C br 1 1 0 0 1
011AE00393 Sheep/Goat M/C br 1 1 0 0 0
011AE00393 Sheep/Goat M/C D 1 0 0 0 1
011AE00393 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
011AE00393 Sheep/Goat Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
011AE00425 Cattle Astragalus 1 0 0 0 1
011AE00425 Cattle Atlas 1 0 0 1 0
011AE00425 Cattle Calcaneum 1 1 0 0 1
011AE00425 Cattle Humerus D 1 0 0 1 0
011AE00425 Cattle LM3 1 0 0 0 0
011AE00425 Cattle N.Cuboid 1 0 0 0 0
011AE00425 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
011AE00425 Cattle Radius C 1 0 0 0 0
011AE00425 Cattle Scapula 1 0 0 1 1
011AE00425 Cattle Scapula 1 0 0 1 1
011AE00425 Cattle Scapula 1 0 0 1 1
011AE00425 Cattle Ulna 1 0 0 0 0
011AE00425 Domestic fowl Coracoid 1 0 0 0 1
011AE00425 Horse Occiput 2 0 0 0 1
011AE00425 Horse Radius P 1 0 0 0 1
011AE00425 Pig L Canine 1 0 0 0 0
011AE00425 Pig Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
011AE00425 Sheep/Goat Horncore 1 0 0 0 1
011AE00425 Sheep/Goat Humerus br 1 1 0 0 0
011AE00425 Sheep/Goat Humerus br 1 1 0 0 0
011AE00425 Sheep/Goat Humerus D 1 0 0 1 1
011AE00425 Sheep/Goat Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
011AE00425 Sheep/Goat LM3 1 0 0 0 0
011AE00425 Sheep/Goat M/C br 1 1 0 0 0
011AE00425 Sheep/Goat M/podial 1 0 0 0 0
011AE00425 Sheep/Goat M/T P 1 0 0 0 1
011AE00425 Sheep/Goat Mand fr 1 0 0 0 1
011AE00425 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
011AE00425 Sheep/Goat Mandible 3 0 0 0 1
011AE00425 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
011AE00425 Sheep/Goat Radius D 1 0 0 0 0
011AE00425 Sheep/Goat Skull fr 1 0 0 0 0
011AE00425 Sheep/Goat Skull fr 1 0 0 0 1
011AE00425 Sheep/Goat Tibia D 1 0 0 1 0
011BD01200 Cattle M/T D 1 0 0 0 0
011BD01200 Domestic fowl Femur P 1 0 0 0 1
011BD01200 Domestic fowl Femur D 1 0 0 0 1
011BD01200 Sheep/Goat Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
011BD01200 Sheep/Goat LM3 1 0 0 0 0
011BD01200 Sheep/Goat Humerus D 1 0 0 1 0