011BA00277

Ditch

 
 
Ditch Details 
Length   2200 Maximum Width   55 Maximum Depth   16 Profile U shaped
Material Culture  Number of Objects  10 Number of Animal Bones  17
Environmental       

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

 

Discussion

 The eastern of a group of four parallel north/south aligned ditches in the east of area 11BA. The ditch was cut by Grubenhaus 011BA07013 and by ditch 011BA00275 to the west. Several stakeholes were present in the base of the ditch. The northern ends of all four ditches turn slightly to the west and may have butted on to the large curvilinear enclosure 011BA07130 to form a separate enclosure to the south. No relationship with the large enclosure was established and the continuation of these ditches beyond the enclosure cannot be ruled out. The southern ends of the ditches disappeared into the south area baulk, under the present road.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME  OBJECTS AN BONE  DENSITY
 
011BA00183
011BA00182
   5 10  
 
011BA00277
011BA00276
   5 7  

Object Totals by Material

011BA00182 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
011BA00182 Unassigned CHARCOAL
1
 
 Unassigned IRON
1
 
 ROMAN POTTERY
2
 
 Unassigned STONE
1

011BA00276 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
011BA00276 ROMAN POTTERY
2
 
 Unassigned STONE
2
 
 ANGLIAN UNFIRED CLAY
1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

011BA00182 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011BA00182 Cattle
7
 
 Domestic goose
1
 
 Horse
2

011BA00276 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011BA00276 Cattle
4
 
 Sheep/Goat
3

 Structural Details

011BA00183 Section and Notes

011BA00183 South Facing Section

011BA00183 West Facing Section

011BA00183 West Facing Section

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
011BA00182 DITCH FILL CURVILINEAR
0
55
0
 U-SHAPED PRIMARY FILL 30%. DITCH HALF-SECTIONED TO SHOW POSS. P.H.s. S OF DITCH MERGES WITH DITCHES. CUT BY GRUB 180.
011BA00183 DITCH CUT CURVILINEAR
0
55
0
 U-SHAPED PROFILE COMPLEX IN PLACES DUE TO POS P.H.s & RECUTTING .END. MERGES WITH DITCHES. CUT BY GRUB (180).

011BA00277 Section and Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
011BA00276 DITCH FILL LINEAR
662
43
16
 U-SHAPED PRIMARY FILL 75% STONE.DITCH IS SEALED BY A SILTY LAYER:NOT NOTICED WHEN FIRST CUT: PROBABLY CONTEMPORY WITH GRUB FILL 180 AS THE TWO MERGED.
011BA00277 DITCH CUT LINEAR
662
43
16
 U-SHAPED ONE OF A SERIES OF BOUNDARY DITCHES.THEY RUN FROM BENEATH ROAD &THEN APPEAR TO MERGE WITH 182.SECTION SUGGESTS RE-CUTTING.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
011BA00182 AD Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE
 
 
1
011BA00182 AA Unassigned IRON IRON OBJECT
 
 
1
011BA00182 AB ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011BA00182 AC ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011BA00182 AE Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 SANDSTONE
1
011BA00276 AA ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMAN?
1
011BA00276 AD ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011BA00276 AC Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 SANDSTONE
1
011BA00276 AE Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 
2
011BA00276 AB ANGLIAN UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY
 
 
3

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID  SPECIES ELEMENT  QUANT CHEW  BURN BUTCH  FBRK
011BA00182 BIRD Other
1
0
0
0
1
011BA00182 CATTLE Atlas
1
0
0
0
1
011BA00182 CATTLE Axis
1
0
0
0
1
011BA00182 CATTLE Femur D
1
1
0
0
0
011BA00182 CATTLE Humerus D
1
1
0
0
0
011BA00182 CATTLE Mand fr
1
0
0
0
1
011BA00182 CATTLE Pelvis
1
0
0
0
0
011BA00182 CATTLE Tibia D
1
0
0
0
1
011BA00182 HORSE M/T D
1
0
0
0
1
011BA00182 HORSE Tibia D
1
0
0
0
1
011BA00276 CATTLE Phalanx 1
1
0
0
0
1
011BA00276 CATTLE Phalanx 1
1
0
0
1
0
011BA00276 CATTLE Phalanx 1
1
0
0
0
1
011BA00276 CATTLE Phalanx 1
1
0
0
0
0
011BA00276 SHEEP/GOAT LM3
1
0
0
0
0
011BA00276 SHEEP/GOAT Radius P
1
0
0
0
1
011BA00276 SHEEP/GOAT Ulna
1
1
0
0
0