011CD20007

Enclosure Ditch

 
 
 
Ditch Details 
Length  3150 Maximum Width  115 Maximum Depth  41 Profile Wide V
Material Culture  Number of Objects  15 Number of Animal Bones  58
Environmental       

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

A curvilinear enclosure ditch in the south of area 11CE and the north of area 11CD. The north/east end of the ditch cuts through NW/SE aligned slot 011CE00526. The north/west end cut through enclosure ditch 011CE07093. The ditch is a phase of a large curvilinear enclosure system probably repeatedly re-cut on the south side as a result of stream action to the east. It is cut by later phase 011CE20012 and cuts earlier phase 011CE00643. A coin of Decentius, dated to 351AD, was recovered from within fill 011CD05206.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME  OBJECTS AN BONE  DENSITY
011CD20007
011CD05045
011CD05044
   3 11  
 
011CD05316
011CD05206
   5 9  
 
011CD05402
011CD05401
     2  
 
011CD05406
011CD05405
     2  
 
011CE00528
011CE00527
     2  
 
011CE00630
011CE00629
   7 30  
   
011CE00634
     1  
 
011CE00647
011CE00646
     1  

Object Totals by Material

011CD05044 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
011CD05044 ROMAN POTTERY
1
 
 Unassigned POTTERY
1
 
 Unassigned STONE
1

011CD05206 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
011CD05206 351 BRONZE
1
 
 ANGLIAN IRON
1
 
 Unassigned IRON
1
 
 ROMAN POTTERY
1
 
 Unassigned SNAIL
1

011CE00629 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
011CE00629 Unassigned IRON
1
 
 ANGLIAN POTTERY
1
 
 ROMAN POTTERY
1
 
 Unassigned POTTERY
3
 
 ANGLIAN WORKED BONE
1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

011CD05044 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011CD05044 CAT
1
 
 CATTLE
8
 
 SHEEP/GOAT
2

011CD05206 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011CD05206 CATTLE
7
 
 SHEEP/GOAT
2

011CD05401 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011CD05401 BIRD
1
 
 SHEEP/GOAT
1

011CD05405 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011CD05405 CATTLE
1
 
 SHEEP/GOAT
1

011CE00527 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011CE00527 PIG
1
 
 SHEEP/GOAT
1

011CE00629 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011CE00629 BIRD
7
 
 CATTLE
12
 
 PIG
3
 
 SHEEP/GOAT
8

011CE00634 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011CE00634 SHEEP/GOAT
1

011CE00646 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011CE00646 CATTLE
1
 

 Structural Details

011CD05045 Section and Notes

011CD05045 North/East Facing Section

011CD05045 South/West Facing Section

011CD05045 West Facing Section

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
011CD05044 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG.
340
52
8
 WIDE U CONTAINED DAUB AND FAIRLY LARGE AMOUNTS OF ANIMAL BONE. MEDIUM DARK SANDY LOAM: CHALK INCLUSIONS APPROX. 20%. DITCH MAY BE EQUAL TO 5206.
011CD05045 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG.
340
52
8
 WIDE U CUT INTO SANDY NATURAL: CHALK INCLUSIONS APPROX. 20%. MAY BE EQUAL TO DITCH 5316 AND MAY ALSO HAVE RELATIONSHIP WITH PARALLEL DITCHES. SEE NOTES.

011CD05316 Section and Notes

011CD05316 West Facing Section

011CD05316 West Facing Section

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
011CD05206 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG.
198
103
20
 WIDE V CUT BY M20006. WET SIEVED. COIN OF MAGNENTIUS. ABOVE 5313/5314.
011CD05316 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG.
418
87
38
 V-SHAPED CUT INTO NATURAL SOFT SAND. MEASURED ACROSS THE SECTION (SEE SKETCH IN BOOK UNDER 5315).

011CD05402 Section and Notes


 
 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
011CD05401 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG.
304
106
10
 WIDE V DITCH FILL SHOVELLED OUT FOR WET SIEVING. POTENTIALLY THE MIDDLE PHASE OF THE SEQUENCE OF THE 3 DITCHES IN NW QUAD OF CD.
011CD05402 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG.
304
106
10
 WIDE V CUT INTO COLLUVIAL HILL WASH AND NATURAL SAND. POTENTIALLY THE MIDDLE PHASE OF THE SEQUENCE OF 3 DITCHES IN NW QUAD OF CD.

011CD05406 Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
011CD05405 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG.
127
71
23
 U-SHAPED MEDIUM DARK SANDY LOAM FILL: FINDS RETRIEVED BY WET SIEVING AS SEGMENT WAS SHOVELLED.
011CD05406 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG.
127
71
23
 U-SHAPED CUT INTO SAND AND PEA GRIT NATURAL: APPEARS TO BE SAME DITCH AS 5402. MAY BE CUT BY PARALLEL DITCH 5407/5408.

011CE00528 Section and Notes

011CE00528 North/East Facing Section

011CE00528 North/East Facing Section

 
 
 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
011CE00527 SLOT FILL LINEAR
325
48
20
 U-SHAPED APPEARS TO CUT 525 AS IT RUNS SW-NE FROM UNDER S. BAULK:THOUGHT TO END BROKEN SLOTS CONT. AS 647:BONE:CHALK PCS <1-4CM(3%)
011CE00528 DITCH CUT LINEAR
325
48
20
 U-SHAPED UNDEF RELATION WITH 560:

011CE00630 Section and Notes


 
 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
011CE00629 DITCH FILL LINEAR
337
115
41
 V-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH IN TRIANGULAR AREA. FINDS INCLUDE ANIMAL BONE(SOME BIRD BONES)/2 FRAGS OF POTTERY AND CHARCOAL.
011CE00630 DITCH CUT LINEAR
337
115
41
 V-SHAPED CUT OF DITCH IN TRIANGULAR AREA. CUT INTO NATURAL CHALK AND THROUGH 642/643.
011CE00634 DITCH FILL LINEAR
337
89
25
 
 PRIMARY FILL OF DITCH CUT 630. THIS FILL APPEARS TO SLUMP IN FROM THE EAST SIDE OF THE CUT. IRON OBJECT/BURNT BONE/BONE AND POTTERY FOUND.

011CE00647 Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
011CE00646 DITCH FILL LINEAR
232
52
17
 V-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH WHICH IS THE CONTINUATION OF DITCH 527/528. ANIMAL BONE WITH CHALK INCLUSIONS OF AROUND 10% 1-5CM IN DIAMETER.
011CE00647 DITCH CUT LINEAR
232
52
17
 V-SHAPED CUT OF DITCH WHICH IS THE CONTINUATION OF DITCH 527/528. CUT INTO CHALK NATURAL. RUNS PARALLEL WITH DITCHES 523//559 AND 561.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
011CD05044 AA ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011CD05044 AB Unassigned POTTERY SHERD
 
 
1
011CD05044 AC Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 
1
011CD05206 AA 351 BRONZE COIN AE2 DECENTIUS
1
011CD05206 AB ANGLIAN IRON KNIFE TANG
 
 
1
011CD05206 AC Unassigned IRON IRON OBJECT HOOK/STAPLE
 
1
011CD05206 AE ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011CD05206 AD Unassigned SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE
 
 
4
011CE00629 AG Unassigned IRON IRON OBJECT
 
 
1
011CE00629 AC ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ANGLIAN III
1
011CE00629 AB ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 GREY WARE
1
011CE00629 AA Unassigned POTTERY SHERD
 
 
1
011CE00629 AD Unassigned POTTERY SHERD
 
 
1
011CE00629 AE Unassigned POTTERY SHERD
 
 
1
011CE00629 AF ANGLIAN WORKED BONE COMB TOOTH
 
 
1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID  SPECIES ELEMENT  QUANT CHEW  BURN BUTCH  FBRK
011CD05044 CAT Radius P
1
0
0
0
0
011CD05044 CATTLE Calcaneum
1
0
0
0
0
011CD05044 CATTLE Humerus P
1
0
0
0
1
011CD05044 CATTLE Ld4
1
0
0
0
1
011CD05044 CATTLE Mand fr
1
0
0
0
0
011CD05044 CATTLE Pelvis
1
0
0
0
0
011CD05044 CATTLE Phalanx 2
1
0
0
0
0
011CD05044 CATTLE Radius D
1
0
0
0
1
011CD05044 CATTLE Radius P
1
0
0
0
1
011CD05044 SHEEP/GOAT Humerus D
1
1
0
0
1
011CD05044 SHEEP/GOAT Phalanx 1
1
0
0
0
0
011CD05206 CATTLE Astragalus
1
0
0
0
0
011CD05206 CATTLE LM3
1
0
0
0
0
011CD05206 CATTLE M/C D
1
0
0
1
0
011CD05206 CATTLE M/T C
1
0
0
0
0
011CD05206 CATTLE M/T P
1
1
0
0
0
011CD05206 CATTLE Patella
1
1
0
0
0
011CD05206 CATTLE Phalanx 2
1
0
0
0
0
011CD05206 SHEEP/GOAT Pelvis
1
0
0
0
1
011CD05206 SHEEP/GOAT Phalanx 1
1
0
0
0
0
011CD05401 BIRD Coracoid
1
0
0
0
1
011CD05401 SHEEP/GOAT Radius P
1
0
0
0
0
011CD05405 CATTLE Radius D
1
0
0
0
0
011CD05405 SHEEP/GOAT Phalanx 1
1
0
0
0
0
011CE00527 PIG Phalanx 1
1
0
0
0
0
011CE00527 SHEEP/GOAT Pelvis
1
0
0
1
0
011CE00629 BIRD Fibula
1
0
0
0
0
011CE00629 BIRD Humerus C
1
0
0
0
0
011CE00629 BIRD Humerus C
1
0
0
1
0
011CE00629 BIRD Humerus D
1
0
0
0
1
011CE00629 BIRD Humerus P
1
0
0
0
1
011CE00629 BIRD M/T C
1
0
0
0
0
011CE00629 BIRD Tibia P
1
0
0
0
1
011CE00629 CATTLE Astragulus
1
0
0
1
0
011CE00629 CATTLE Atlas
1
0
0
1
1
011CE00629 CATTLE Axis
1
0
0
1
1
011CE00629 CATTLE Axis
1
0
0
1
0
011CE00629 CATTLE Calcaneum
1
1
0
0
0
011CE00629 CATTLE Humerus D
1
0
0
1
0
011CE00629 CATTLE Humerus D
1
0
0
1
1
011CE00629 CATTLE Phalanx 2
1
0
0
0
0
011CE00629 CATTLE Radius D
1
0
0
0
0
011CE00629 CATTLE Radius P
1
0
0
0
1
011CE00629 CATTLE Radius P
1
0
0
0
0
011CE00629 CATTLE Skull fr
1
0
0
0
0
011CE00629 PIG Astragalus
1
0
0
1
0
011CE00629 PIG Femur P
1
0
0
1
0
011CE00629 PIG Phalanx 1
1
0
0
0
0
011CE00629 SHEEP/GOAT Atlas
1
0
0
1
0
011CE00629 SHEEP/GOAT Femur br
1
0
0
0
0
011CE00629 SHEEP/GOAT Humerus br
1
0
0
0
1
011CE00629 SHEEP/GOAT Humerus P
1
0
0
1
0
011CE00629 SHEEP/GOAT M/T C
1
0
0
0
0
011CE00629 SHEEP/GOAT Mand fr
1
0
0
0
0
011CE00629 SHEEP/GOAT Skull fr
1
0
0
0
1
011CE00629 SHEEP/GOAT Tibia D
1
0
0
0
0
011CE00634 SHEEP/GOAT M/T C
1
0
0
0
0
011CE00646 CATTLE Femur P
1
0
0
0
0