011CD05229

Pit


Phasing

The pit was phased as Middle-Saxon by a copper alloy pin-pair and chain dress fastener.

Discussion

The fills of the pit contained an unusual selection of animal bones, including bones from 3 different bird species. Both fills were charcoal rich (Munsell colour 10/YR/42), with the primary fill (011CD05344) containing some 30% chalk inclusions (0.5-2cm in diameter) and the final fill 25% inclusions (0.5cm-3cm in diameter). After the primary fill, a slumping of the sides occurred (011CD05387), before the final deposit (011CD05228) filled the pit. The pit was cut into hillwash, and was slightly undercut near the surface (ie the cut of the pit was wider than the top surface area at a 10cm depth). Of special note is the Middle Saxon copper alloy pin-pair A photograph showing the pin-pair in situ.  found in the final fill. The pins were joined together with a copper alloy chain appoximately 8cm in length (33 links). The chain showed an obvious repair, with a section of coarser links near one end. The pit was initially half sectioned, before being excavated in full to recover the pin-pair. No further diagnostic objects were found in the northern half of the pit.
 

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
011CD05229 011CD05228 11 25
011CD05344
011CD05387 7 13

Object Totals by Period and Material

011CD05228 Objects By Context

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
011CD05228 Unassigned CHARCOAL
6
  MIDDLE SAXON COPPER ALLOY
1
  Unassigned DAUB
1
  Unassigned IRON
1
  Unassigned POTTERY
1
  Unassigned STONE
1

011CD05334 Objects By Context

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
011CD05344 Unassigned CHARCOAL
2
  Unassigned COPPER ALLOY
1
  Unassigned DAUB
1
  ANGLIAN POTTERY
1
  Unassigned STONE
2

012AD05228 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011CD05228 Cattle
1
011CD05228 Domestic fowl
2
011CD05228 Pig
3
011CD05228 Sheep
2
011CD05228 Sheep/Goat
15
011CD05228 Wild/domestic goose
2

012AD05344 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011CD05344 Cattle
1
011CD05344 Crow/rook
1
011CD05344 Domestic goose
1
011CD05344 Pig
1
011CD05344 Sheep/Goat
8
011CD05344 Wild/domestic goose
1

Context Details

011CD5229 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011CD05228 PIT FILL ROUND 93 100 27 U-SHAPED PIT FILL CHARCOAL RICH: SMALLER BONES AND BRONZE PIN WITH CHAIN ATTACHED. THE PIT WAS SLIGHTLY UNDERCUT JUST UNDER THE TOP.
011CD05229 PIT CUT ROUND 93 100 45 U-SHAPED CUT INTO HILL WASH. JUST UNDER THE TOP OF THE PIT THE FEATURE WAS UNDERCUT (I.E. WIDER THAN THE TOP)
011CD05344 PIT FILL ROUND 66 63 18 U-SHAPED PIT FILL HAD CHARCOAL AND ANIMAL BONES. MORE STONY THAN FILL ABOVE (5228). 
011CD05387 PIT FILL ROUND 106 108 27 IRREGULAR SLUMPED IN SIDE OF PIT. THIS HAPPENED AFTER FILL 5344 WAS DEPOSITED AND BEFORE 5228 (PINS AND CHAIN).

Objects by Context and Object Code

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
011CD05228 AA Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
011CD05228 AB Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
011CD05228 AC Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
011CD05228 AD Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
011CD05228 AE Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
011CD05228 AF Unassigned IRON IRON FRAGMENT SHEET  
1
011CD05228 AG ANGLIAN DAUB DAUB    
1
011CD05228 AH Unassigned POTTERY SHERD    
1
011CD05228 AI Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
011CD05228 AJ MIDDLE SAXON COPPER ALLOY C/A PINS+CHAIN   DRESS FASTENER
3
011CD05228 AK Unassigned STONE STONE    
1
011CD05344 AA Unassigned COPPER ALLOY C/A FRAGMENT    
1
011CD05344 AB Unassigned STONE PEBBLE    
1
011CD05344 AC ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN III
1
011CD05344 AD Unassigned STONE STONE   SANDSTONE
1
011CD05344 AE ANGLIAN DAUB DAUB    
1
011CD05344 AF Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
011CD05344 AG Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
011CD05228 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
011CD05228 Domestic fowl Femur D 1 0 0 0 0
011CD05228 Domestic fowl Ulna 1 0 0 0 0
011CD05228 Pig Femur P 1 0 0 1 0
011CD05228 Pig Tibia C 1 0 0 0 0
011CD05228 Pig Tibia D 1 0 0 0 1
011CD05228 Sheep Ld4 1 0 0 0 0
011CD05228 Sheep Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
011CD05228 Sheep/Goat Astragalus 1 0 0 0 0
011CD05228 Sheep/Goat Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 1
011CD05228 Sheep/Goat Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
011CD05228 Sheep/Goat Humerus P 1 0 0 0 1
011CD05228 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
011CD05228 Sheep/Goat Pelvis 1 0 0 0 1
011CD05228 Sheep/Goat Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 0
011CD05228 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
011CD05228 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
011CD05228 Sheep/Goat Radius C 1 0 0 0 0
011CD05228 Sheep/Goat Radius P 1 0 0 0 0
011CD05228 Sheep/Goat Radius P 1 0 0 0 0
011CD05228 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 0 1
011CD05228 Sheep/Goat Skull fr 1 0 0 0 0
011CD05228 Sheep/Goat Skull fr 1 0 0 0 0
011CD05228 Wild/domestic goose Radius D 1 0 0 0 0
011CD05228 Wild/domestic goose Ulna 1 0 0 1 0
011CD05344 Cattle Pelvis 1 1 0 0 0
011CD05344 Crow/rook Tibia P 1 0 0 0 0
011CD05344 Domestic goose Ulna 1 0 0 1 0
011CD05344 Pig Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
011CD05344 Sheep/Goat Atlas 1 0 0 0 1
011CD05344 Sheep/Goat Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
011CD05344 Sheep/Goat Humerus P 1 0 0 0 0
011CD05344 Sheep/Goat M/T D 1 1 0 0 0
011CD05344 Sheep/Goat Mand fr 1 0 0 0 0
011CD05344 Sheep/Goat Mand fr 1 0 0 0 0
011CD05344 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
011CD05344 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
011CD05344 Wild/domestic goose Ulna 1 0 0 0 0