011AE00396 and 011AE00398

Ditch


 
 
 
Ditch Details
Length  370 Maximum Width 90 Maximum Depth 65 Profile U shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects 27 Number of Animal Bones 42
Environmental       

Discussion

Unlike most of the other ditches in the enclosure complex (apart from 011AE07141 which lies immediately to the east), this ditch clearly terminated here and did not continue around in a curve to the east. In fact, this was seen from the start to be (011AE00398) a ditch with a subsequent re-cut (011AE00396), clearly visible on the suface as a line of redeposited natural. However, very little remained of the earlier ditch so it is also discussed here. It is likely that both phases of the ditch are Anglian in date, despite the finds of 2 prehistoric flint flakes. Unfortunately, it was not possible to determine whether this phase of enclosure is earlier or later than the phases which continue to the east, as none of the ditches have a stratigraphic relationship with each other.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
011AE00396 011AE00395   14  +  6 11  +  18  
011AE00398 011AE00397 7 13

011AE00395 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
011AE00395 DAUB Unassigned 1
FIRED CLAY ANGLIAN 1
POTTERY ANGLIAN 1
POTTERY IRON AGE 1
FLINT PREHISTORIC 2
POTTERY ROMAN 4
IRON  Unassigned 1
POTTERY  Unassigned 3

011AE00396 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
011AE00396 DAUB Unassigned 1
POTTERY ANGLIAN 1
SLAG ANGLIAN 1
POTTERY ROMAN 1
IRON  Unassigned 1
STONE  Unassigned 1

011AE00397 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
011AE00397 UTILISED STONE ANGLIAN 1
POTTERY ROMAN 3
CHARCOAL  Unassigned 3

011AE00396 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011AE00395 Cat
1
  Cattle
2
  Domestic fowl
1
  Sheep/Goat
6
  Wild/domestic goose
1
011AE00396 Cattle
3
  Domestic fowl
2
  Horse
1
  Pig
1
  Sheep/Goat
11

011AE00397 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011AE00397 Cattle
7
  Domestic goose
1
  Sheep/Goat
5

Context Details

011AE00396 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AE00395 DITCH FILL LINEAR 
370
90
65
 V-SHAPED DITCH FILL. FINDS - BONE AND POTTERY. FILL CONTAINED UP TO 5% CHALK INCLUSIONS 2CM TO 0. 2 IN SIZE.
011AE00396 DITCH CUT LINEAR 
370
90
65
 V-SHAPED DITCH CUT SIDES CONTAIN UP TO 5% CHALK INCLUSIONS.

011AE00398 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AE00397 DITCH FILL LINEAR
312
30
10
 U-SHAPED VERY LITTLE WAS LEFT OF THIS FEATURE BUT IT DID PRODUCE ANIMAL BONE FINDS. CHALK INCLUSIONS 20% 0.5-2.5 CM IN DIAM.
011AE00398 DITCH CUT LINEAR
312
30
10
 U-SHAPED SMALL DITCH THAT APPEARS TO MERGE IN WITH OTHER DITCH.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
011AE00395 AA ANGLIAN FIRED CLAY FIRED CLAY    
5
011AE00395 AJ PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE    
1
011AE00395 AM PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE    
1
011AE00395 AG Unassigned IRON IRON NAIL?    
1
011AE00395 AC ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERDS   ANGLIAN III
3
011AE00395 AL IRON AGE POTTERY SHERD   FTW
1
011AE00395 AB ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011AE00395 AD ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH?
1
011AE00395 AI ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH?
1
011AE00395 AK ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011AE00395 AE Unassigned POTTERY SHERD    
1
011AE00395 AF Unassigned POTTERY SHERD    
1
011AE00395 AN Unassigned POTTERY SHERD    
1
011AE00396 AC ANGLIAN DAUB BURNT DAUB    
1
011AE00396 AD Unassigned IRON HECKLE TOOTH?    
1
011AE00396 AE ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN III?
1
011AE00396 AB ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011AE00396 AF ANGLIAN SLAG SLAG FRAGMENT   IRON SLAG
1
011AE00396 AA Unassigned STONE STONE   SANDSTONE
3
KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
011AE00397 AB Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
011AE00397 AC Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
011AE00397 AD Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
011AE00397 AA ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011AE00397 AE ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011AE00397 AG ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH?
1
011AE00397 AF ANGLIAN UTILISED STONE LAVA NIEDERMENDIG  
4

Animal Bone by Context

MASTER KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
011AE00396 011AE00395 Cat M/T C 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00396 011AE00395 Cattle M/C br 1
1
 0 0 1
011AE00396 011AE00395 Cattle Tibia C 1
1
 0 0 0
011AE00396 011AE00395 Domestic fowl Ulna 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00396 011AE00395 Sheep/Goat Astragalus 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00396 011AE00395 Sheep/Goat Humerus br 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00396 011AE00395 Sheep/Goat LM3 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00396 011AE00395 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00396 011AE00395 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00396 011AE00395 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00396 011AE00395 Wild/domestic goose Carpom/c 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00396 011AE00396 Cattle Ld4 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00396 011AE00396 Cattle Phalanx 2 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00396 011AE00396 Cattle Skull fr 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00396 011AE00396 Domestic fowl Carpom/c 1
1
 0 0 0
011AE00396 011AE00396 Domestic fowl Ulna 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00396 011AE00396 Horse Tibia C 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00396 011AE00396 Pig Radius P 1
1
 0 0 0
011AE00396 011AE00396 Sheep/Goat Atlas 1
0
 0 1 0
011AE00396 011AE00396 Sheep/Goat Calcaneum 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00396 011AE00396 Sheep/Goat Ld4 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00396 011AE00396 Sheep/Goat M/C C 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00396 011AE00396 Sheep/Goat M/T D 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00396 011AE00396 Sheep/Goat M/T P 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00396 011AE00396 Sheep/Goat Mand fr 2
0
 0 0 1
011AE00396 011AE00396 Sheep/Goat Mand fr 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00396 011AE00396 Sheep/Goat Skull fr 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00396 011AE00396 Sheep/Goat Skull fr 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00396 011AE00396 Sheep/Goat Tibia br 1
0
 0 0 1
MASTER KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
011AE00398 011AE00397 Cattle M/C C 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00398 011AE00397 Cattle M/T C 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00398 011AE00397 Cattle Phalanx 1 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00398 011AE00397 Cattle Phalanx 2 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00398 011AE00397 Cattle Phalanx 2 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00398 011AE00397 Cattle Phalanx 3 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00398 011AE00397 Cattle Skull fr 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00398 011AE00397 Domestic goose Scapula 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00398 011AE00397 Sheep/Goat Astragalus 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00398 011AE00397 Sheep/Goat Femur P 1
0
 0 0 1
011AE00398 011AE00397 Sheep/Goat Mand fr 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00398 011AE00397 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 1 1
0
 0 0 0
011AE00398 011AE00397 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1
1
 0 0 1