011CD07095

Ditch

 
 
 
Ditch Details 
Length   1870 Maximum Width   110 Maximum Depth   31 Profile U shaped
Material Culture  Number of Objects  45 Number of Animal Bones  36
Environmental       

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

     

Discussion

 A curvilinear ditch in the north of area 11BD/CD. The west end of the ditch cut the edge of enclosure ditch 011CE07094 but was not visible beyond. Two Anglian ditches were cut through the top of the ditch (011CD05183 and 011CD05185) and appear to follow the same curve. It also cut through the south end of ditch 011CE00551. The east end was cut by pit 011CD05564 and almost certainly cut away by the group of curvilinear enclosures of which 011CE20012 is the most westerly. A Modern field boundary (011AC10007) cut through the ditch.

The ditch was not seen beyond the vicinity of these ditches although it probably took a sharp turn north and terminated in the south of area 11CE, forming a small enclosure with the north/east side of 011CE07094. A larger V-shaped profiled ditch can be seen in a section of the enclosure ditches in the south of area 11CE. This may be the northwards continuation of this ditch but unfortunately the extent was never located in plan.

Although many Anglian finds have been assigned to this ditch, they are likely to be from the fills of the two Anglian ditches cut through the east side. A Roman date is likely for this ditch, particularly because far more Roman dated finds were recovered from the west end (beyond the termination of the Anglian features) and because it appears to join with Roman ditch 011CE07094.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME  OBJECTS AN BONE  DENSITY
 011CD07095
011BD00508
011BD00507
    14  9 + 1  
 
011BD00538
011BD00537
    9  18  
 
011CD05201
011CD05200
   17    
   
011CD05347
   5 8  

Object Totals by Material

011BD00507 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
011BD00507 Unassigned CHARCOAL
3
 
 PREHISTORIC FLINT
1
 
 ROMAN POTTERY
3
 
 Unassigned SNAIL
1
 
 Unassigned STONE
6

011BD00537 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
011BD00537 Unassigned CHARCOAL
1
 
 PREHISTORIC FLINT
1
 
 ANGLIAN POTTERY
1
 
 ROMAN POTTERY
5
 
 Unassigned STONE
1

011CD05200 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
011CD05200 Unassigned CHARCOAL
2
 
 PREHISTORIC FLINT
1
 
 ANGLIAN POTTERY
1
 
 ROMAN POTTERY
5
 
 Unassigned POTTERY
1
 
 Unassigned SNAIL
6
 
 Unassigned STONE
1

011CD05347 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
011CD05347 Unassigned CHARCOAL
1
 
 SAXON COPPER ALLOY
1
 
 PREHISTORIC FLINT
1
 
 Unassigned IRON
1
 
 ANGLIAN POTTERY
1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

011BD00507 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011BD00507 BIRD
2
 
 CATTLE
1
 
 HORSE
1
 
 PIG
1
 
 SHEEP/GOAT
4

011BD00508 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011BD00508 BIRD
1

 011BD00537 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011BD00537 CATTLE
6
 
 HORSE
1
 
 PIG
1
 
 SHEEP/GOAT
10

011CD05347 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011CD05347 BIRD
1
 
 CATTLE
4
 
 HORSE
1
 
 SHEEP/GOAT
2

 Structural Details

011BD00508 Section and Notes

011BD00508 East Facing Section

011BD00508 West Facing Section

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
011BD00507 DITCH FILL LINEAR
1475
96
20
 WIDE U DITCH RUNNING IN W>E DIRECTION CURVING NE: CONTAINING ANIMAL BONE: IRON: POTTERY: CHARCOAL: ANGULAR CHALK: PEBBLES
011BD00508 DITCH CUT LINEAR
1475
96
20
 WIDE U DITCH RUNNING IN W>E DIRECTION PARALLEL TO 860: CURVING NE UNDER N BALK

011BD00538 Section and Notes

011BD00538 North/West Facing Section

011BD00538 North/West Facing Section

011BD00538 South Facing Section

 

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
011BD00537 DITCH FILL LINEAR
867
110
31
 V-SHAPED DITCH CONTAINING ANIMAL BONE: PATCHES OF CHARCOAL AND ASH: DAUB: CHALK PEBBLES AND BURNT SANDSTONE
011BD00538 DITCH CUT LINEAR
867
110
31
 V-SHAPED DITCH DIVERGING WITH 505 RUNNING N-S: TURNING E AND CONTINUING AS 508. RELATIONSHIP WITH 506 UNDEFINED

011CD05201 Section and Notes

011CD05201 North/East Facing Section

011CD05201 West Facing Section

011CD05201 West Facing Section

 

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
011CD05200 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG.
347
73
27
 FLAT BASED U SEGMENT OF DITCH DUG 1991: CLEANED 1992 TO ESTABLISH RELATIONSHIP WITH SLOTS 5182 AND 5184. SEE CUT NOTES.
011CD05201 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG.
347
73
27
 FLAT BASED U DUG 1991: EXTENDED 1992TO ESTABLISH RELATIONSHIP WITH SLOTS 5182 AND 5184. THEY APPEAR TO BE CUT INTO FILL 5200 AT A LATER DATE.
011CD05347 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG.
126
135
52
 V-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH LEADING FROM WEST TO EAST JUST TURNING NORTH. THIS DITCH WAS CUT BY A PIT WITH A DOG SKULL(5504).

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
011BD00507 AA Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE
 
 
1
011BD00507 AJ Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE
 
 
1
011BD00507 AK Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE
 
 
1
011BD00507 AG PREHISTORIC FLINT SCRAPER
 
 
1
011BD00507 AC ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 GREY WARE
1
011BD00507 AE ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011BD00507 AF ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011BD00507 AB Unassigned SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE
 
 
1
011BD00507 AD Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 RED CHALK
1
011BD00507 AH Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 
3
011BD00507 AI Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 NAT IRON
1
011BD00507 AL Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 SANDSTONE
1
011BD00507 AM Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 
1
011BD00507 AN Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 
1
011BD00537 AH Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE
 
 
1
011BD00537 AI PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE
 
 
1
011BD00537 AC ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERDS
 
 ANGLIAN III
5
011BD00537 AA ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 GREY WARE
1
011BD00537 AB ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011BD00537 AE ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMAN
1
011BD00537 AF ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011BD00537 AG ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011BD00537 AD Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 
1
011CD05200 AJ Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE
 
 
1
011CD05200 AL Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE
 
 
1
011CD05200 AB PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE
 
 
1
011CD05200 AQ ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ANGLIAN III
1
011CD05200 AF ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011CD05200 AH ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011CD05200 AI ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011CD05200 AK ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011CD05200 AM ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011CD05200 AO Unassigned POTTERY SHERD
 
 
1
011CD05200 AA Unassigned SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE
 
 
1
011CD05200 AC Unassigned SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE
 
 
1
011CD05200 AD Unassigned SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE
 
 
1
011CD05200 AE Unassigned SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE
 
 
1
011CD05200 AG Unassigned SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE
 
 
1
011CD05200 AP Unassigned SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE
 
 
1
011CD05200 AN Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 RED CHALK
1
011CD05347 AC Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE
 
 
1
011CD05347 AE SAXON COPPER ALLOY C/A FASTENER WRIST CLASP?
 
1
011CD05347 AD PREHISTORIC FLINT CORE
 
 
1
011CD05347 AA Unassigned IRON IRON PIN PERF. HEAD
 
1
011CD05347 AB ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ANGLIAN III
1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID  SPECIES ELEMENT  QUANT CHEW  BURN BUTCH  FBRK
011BD00507 BIRD Phalanx 1
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00507 BIRD Phalanx 1
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00507 CATTLE M/T br
1
0
0
1
0
011BD00507 HORSE Astragalus
1
0
0
1
0
011BD00507 PIG Humerus br
1
1
0
0
0
011BD00507 SHEEP/GOAT Humerus D
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00507 SHEEP/GOAT M/C C
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00507 SHEEP/GOAT M/C D
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00507 SHEEP/GOAT Mand fr
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00508 BIRD Ulna
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00537 CATTLE Calcaneum
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00537 CATTLE Femur D
1
1
0
0
0
011BD00537 CATTLE LM3
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00537 CATTLE M/T C
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00537 CATTLE Mand fr
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00537 CATTLE Mandible
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00537 HORSE M/T C
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00537 PIG Mandible
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00537 SHEEP/GOAT Axis
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00537 SHEEP/GOAT Femur D
1
0
0
1
0
011BD00537 SHEEP/GOAT M/T D
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00537 SHEEP/GOAT Mandible
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00537 SHEEP/GOAT Mandible
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00537 SHEEP/GOAT Mandible
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00537 SHEEP/GOAT Mandible
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00537 SHEEP/GOAT Radius P
1
1
0
0
0
011BD00537 SHEEP/GOAT Scapula
1
1
0
0
1
011BD00537 SHEEP/GOAT Scapula
1
1
0
0
1
011CD05347 BIRD Phalanx 1
1
0
0
0
0
011CD05347 CATTLE Calcaneum
1
0
0
0
1
011CD05347 CATTLE Humerus D
1
0
0
0
0
011CD05347 CATTLE Sacrum
1
0
0
0
1
011CD05347 CATTLE Ulna
1
0
0
0
1
011CD05347 HORSE Femur D
1
0
0
0
1
011CD05347 SHEEP/GOAT Mandible
1
0
0
0
1
011CD05347 SHEEP/GOAT Scapula
1
0
0
0
1
 

Possible northwards continuation of 011CD07095