011CD07109

Enclosure Ditch


 
Ditch Details
Length   1650 Maximum Width  120 Maximum Depth  42 Profile U shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects  34 Number of Animal Bones  52
Environmental       

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

 A curvilinear ditch in the south/east of area 11AD/BD/CD, excavated over three years. This is one of several similarly aligned ditches in the vicinity (see the stratigraphic matrix and further discussion for the enclosure ditches Further information on the enclosure ditches in south/east 11CD ). The south end of the ditch was cut by a pit (011CD05686). Two post holes in the base of the ditch were recovered, 011BD01544 and 011CD08044 but no organic material was recovered. The ditch follows the same alignment as 011CD07112, 011CD07113 and 011CD07114 to the north and is also likely to be relatively early in date. Decayed daub was present in three fills (011AD00056, 011BD01507 and 011CD08000) in the south side (see the discussion in Further information on the enclosure ditches in south/east 11CD for further details about spreads of decayed daub in the area).

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
 011CD07109 011AD00086 011AD00056   1 2  
    011AD00078   4 12  
    011AD00079     1  
  011BD00919 011BD00918   6 11  
    011BD01507   1 1  
  ( = 011BD01570) 011BD01508   23 28  
  011BD01544 011BD01543   1    
  011CD05394 011CD05393        
  011CD05509 011CD05508   4 3  
  011CD08024 011CD08000     1  
    011CD08023     3  
  011CD08044 011CD08043     1  

Object Totals by Material

011AD00056 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
011AD00056 Unassigned POTTERY
1

011AD00078 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
011AD00078 ROMAN POTTERY
3
  Unassigned CHARCOAL
1

011AD00918 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
011AD00918 ANGLIAN GLASS
1
  Unassigned IRON
2
Unassigned SHELL 1
Unassigned STONE 2

011BD01507 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
011BD01507 ROMAN POTTERY
1

011BD01508 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
011BD01508 ANGLIAN COPPER ALLOY
1
  ANGLIAN POTTERY
4
  ANGLIAN UNFIRED CLAY
2
  ANGLIAN WORKED STONE
1
  ROMAN POTTERY
6
  Unassigned CHARCOAL
2
  Unassigned STONE
7

011BD01543 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
011BD01543 Unassigned CHARCOAL
1

011CD05508 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
011CD05508 ANGLIAN UTILISED STONE
1
  ROMAN POTTERY
1
  Unassigned POTTERY
1
  Unassigned SNAIL
1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

011AD00056 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011AD00056 CATTLE
1
  SHEEP/GOAT
1

011AD00078 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011AD00078 CATTLE
6
  PIG
1
  SHEEP/GOAT
5

011AD00079 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011AD00079 SHEEP/GOAT
1

011AD00918 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011AD00918 CATTLE
7
  SHEEP/GOAT
4

011BD01507 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011BD01507 CATTLE
1

011BD01508 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011BD01508 CATTLE
18
  HORSE
2
  PIG
1
  SHEEP/GOAT
7

011CD05508 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011CD05508 CAT
1
  PIG
1
  SHEEP/GOAT
1

011CD08000 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011CD08000 CATTLE
1

011CD08023 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011CD08023 CAT
1
  CATTLE
1
  SHEEP/GOAT
1

011CD08043 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011CD08043 CATTLE
1

 Structural Details

011AD00086 Notes

 KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AD00056 LAYER TRIANGULAR
180
89
12
CONVEX RED SANDY MAT.LOC ON SE AD.WITHIN 1ST QUAD W.END.FINDS OF BONE.RED POSS DAUB.INC CHK .5CM.
011AD00078 DITCH FILL TRIANGULAR
128
87
26
CONCAVE DARK FILL WITHIN DITCH LOC WITHIN 1ST QUAD OF SPRING.DARK FILL WITH LARGE INCLUSIONS .5-5CM CHK.
011AD00079 DITCH FILL TRIANGULAR
110
56
28
CONCAVE PRIMARY FILL OF DITCH LOC IN E.AD W END OF 1ST QUAD OVER SPRING.WATERLOGED.INCLUSIONS .5-3CM CHK.FINDS OF POTTERY AND BONE.
011AD00086 DITCH CUT TRIANGULAR
200
120
42
CONCAVE CUT OF DITCH LOC IN E AD WITHIN 1ST QUAD OF SPRING.SIDES SLOPING DOWN TO FLATISH BASE AT ABOUT 45DEG.CUT INTO CHK RUBBLE.

011BD01570 Notes

 KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011BD00919 DITCH CUT LINEAR
300
186
42
No entry CUT NO. ISSUED FOR DITCH SEGMENT WITH FILLS 1508/1507 AND 918. EQUALS 1570 ISSUED TO REMAINING SEGMENT (IN SLIME PIT). SEE CONTEXT BOOK.
011BD01507 DITCH FILL No entry
0
0
0
No entry RED DAUB LAYER NOT YET DUG.
011BD01508 DITCH FILL LINEAR
258
97
30
V-SHAPED THIS FILL HAD ANIMAL BONE AND POTTERY AND LAY UNDER THE RED DAUB LAYER.
011BD01570 DITCH CUT LINEAR
252
95
28
V-SHAPED THIS WAS CUT INTO THE CHALK NATURAL AND HAD A POST HOLE CUT INTO THE BOTTOM OF IT: (1544) ALSO CUT INTO THE NATURAL.

011BD01544 Notes

 KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011BD01543 POST HOLE FILL ROUND
26
31
20
ROUND BASED THIS WAS A POST HOLE CUT IN THE BOTTOM OF THE DITCH IN THE WATERLOGGED AREA. NO FINDS: ORGANIC OR OTHERWISE.
011BD01544 POST HOLE CUT ROUND
26
31
20
ROUND BASED THIS WAS CUT INTO CHALK GRAVEL IN THE WATERLOGGED AREA.

011CD05394 Section and Notes


 
 KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011CD05393 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG.
273
53
8
WIDE V SHALLOW DITCH RUNNING PARALLEL WITH AND CUTTING 5390/5391. APPEARS TO BE CUT BY PIT 5392/5686. ANIMAL BONES ONLY.
011CD05394 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG.
273
53
19
WIDE V CUT INTO NATURAL GRAVEL AND CUTS 5390/5391. IS CUT BY 5392/5686. SHALLOW IN PLACES GETS DEEPER TOWARDS THE SPRING (NE).

011CD05509 Section and Notes


 
 KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011CD05508 DITCH FILL LINEAR
401
79
31
U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH EQUAL TO DITCHES 5093/5094 AND 8023/8024. FILL CONTAINED VERY SMALL FRAGMENT OF GLASS? AND AN IRON KEY? AS WELL AS ANIMAL BONES.
011CD05509 DITCH CUT LINEAR
401
79
31
U-SHAPED CUT INTO HILL WASH AND CLAY WITH ANGULAR CHALK INCLUSIONS OF 50% 1-3CM IN DIAMETER. EQUAL TO CUTS 5394 AND 8024.

011CD08024 Section and Notes


 
 KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011CD08000 DITCH FILL LINEAR
90
60
15
  LAYER OF DECAYED DAUB IN DITCH FILL 8023. POSSIBLE ASSOCIATION WITH DECAYED DAUB LAYERS TO WEST.
011CD08023 DITCH FILL LINEAR
96
57
15
FLAT BASED V DITCH FILL BELOW DECAYED DAUB DEPOSIT 8000. SPLITS FROM 8021 HEADING NE. SMALL AMOUNT OF BONE IN FILL. CUT BY 8021/8022.
011CD08024 DITCH CUT LINEAR
96
57
15
FLAT BASED V CUT OF DITCH SPLITTING NE FROM 8021. CUT INTO LIGHT GREY SILTY CLAY WITH 30% CHALK INCLUSIONS.

011CD08044 Notes

 KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011CD08043 POST HOLE FILL ROUND
26
22
9
CYLINDRICAL POST HOLE IN S/E CORNER OF SLIMEPIT. WATERLOGGED BUT NO WOOD TRACES.SIMILAR POST HOLE NOTED IN CUT OF 11BD 1508 IN 1991.
011CD08044 POST HOLE CUT ROUND
26
22
9
CYLINDRICAL CUT OF POST HOLE INTO CONTEXT 4000 (GIVEN OUT FOR THE DIFFERENT NATURE OF CLAY AND CHALK NATURAL FOUND NEAR THE SPRING IN THE WATERLOGGED AREA).

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
011AD00056 AA Unassigned POTTERY SHERD
1
011AD00078 AB Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE
1
011AD00078 AA ROMAN POTTERY SHERD ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011AD00078 AC ROMAN POTTERY SHERD ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011AD00078 AD ROMAN POTTERY SHERD ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011BD00918 AF ANGLIAN GLASS GLASS SHERD BLUE  
1
011BD00918 AA   IRON IRON LOOP    
1
011BD00918 AB   IRON IRON NAIL?    
1
011BD00918 AD   SHELL SHELL   WINKLE
1
011BD00918 AC   STONE STONE BLOCK   LIMESTONE?
1
011BD00918 AE   STONE STONE   IRONSTONE
1
011BD01507 AA ROMAN POTTERY SHERD ROMAN
1
011BD01508 AS Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE
1
011BD01508 AW Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE
1
011BD01508 AC ANGLIAN COPPER ALLOY C/A AWL
1
011BD01508 AA ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD ANGLIAN III
1
011BD01508 AI ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERDS ANGLIAN III?
7
011BD01508 AN ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD ANGLIAN III?
1
011BD01508 AP ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERDS ANGLIAN III?
4
011BD01508 AD ROMAN POTTERY SHERD ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011BD01508 AF ROMAN POTTERY SHERDS ROMANO-BRITISH
2
011BD01508 AG ROMAN POTTERY SHERD ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011BD01508 AH ROMAN POTTERY SHERD ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011BD01508 AO ROMAN POTTERY SHERD GREY WARE
1
011BD01508 AR ROMAN POTTERY SHERD ROMAN
1
011BD01508 AB Unassigned STONE STONE CHALK
1
011BD01508 AE Unassigned STONE STONE
1
011BD01508 AJ Unassigned STONE STONE
1
011BD01508 AK Unassigned STONE STONE SANDSTONE
1
011BD01508 AL Unassigned STONE STONE SANDSTONE
1
011BD01508 AM Unassigned STONE STONE
1
011BD01508 AQ Unassigned STONE STONE RED CHALK
1
011BD01508 AT ANGLIAN UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY
4
011BD01508 AU ANGLIAN UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY
10
011BD01508 AV ANGLIAN WORKED STONE WHETSTONE
1
011BD01543 AA Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE
1
011CD05508 AB ROMAN POTTERY SHERD ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011CD05508 AA Unassigned POTTERY SHERD
1
011CD05508 AC Unassigned SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE
1
011CD05508 AD ANGLIAN UTILISED STONE LAVA NIEDERMENDIG
2

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
011AD00056 CATTLE M/C C
1
0
0
0
0
011AD00056 SHEEP/GOAT Radius C
1
0
0
0
0
011AD00078 CATTLE Atlas
1
0
0
0
0
011AD00078 CATTLE Mandible
1
0
0
0
0
011AD00078 CATTLE Radius D
1
0
0
0
1
011AD00078 CATTLE Radius P
1
0
0
0
0
011AD00078 CATTLE Tibia C
1
0
0
0
0
011AD00078 CATTLE Ulna
1
1
0
0
1
011AD00078 PIG Astragalus
1
0
0
0
0
011AD00078 SHEEP/GOAT Humerus D
1
0
0
0
1
011AD00078 SHEEP/GOAT Mandible
1
0
0
0
0
011AD00078 SHEEP/GOAT Tibia br
1
0
0
0
0
011AD00078 SHEEP/GOAT Tibia D
1
0
0
0
0
011AD00078 SHEEP/GOAT Tibia D
1
0
0
0
0
011AD00079 SHEEP/GOAT Scapula
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00918 Cattle Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
011BD00918 Cattle Femur P 1 0 0 0 0
011BD00918 Cattle Femur P 1 0 0 0 0
011BD00918 Cattle Humerus br 1 1 0 0 0
011BD00918 Cattle Humerus D 1 0 0 1 0
011BD00918 Cattle M/T C 1 0 0 0 0
011BD00918 Cattle M/T P 1 0 0 0 1
011BD00918 Sheep/Goat Humerus br 1 1 0 0 0
011BD00918 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
011BD00918 Sheep/Goat Radius C 1 0 0 0 0
011BD00918 Sheep/Goat Sacrum 1 0 0 1 0
011BD01507 CATTLE Humerus D
1
0
0
1
0
011BD01508 CATTLE Astragalus
1
0
0
0
0
011BD01508 CATTLE Astragalus
1
0
0
0
0
011BD01508 CATTLE Atlas
1
0
0
0
0
011BD01508 CATTLE Axis
1
0
0
1
0
011BD01508 CATTLE Femur D
1
0
0
0
1
011BD01508 CATTLE M/C C
1
1
0
0
0
011BD01508 CATTLE M/C C
1
0
0
2
0
011BD01508 CATTLE Mand fr
1
0
0
0
0
011BD01508 CATTLE Pelvis
1
0
0
0
0
011BD01508 CATTLE Phalanx 1
1
0
0
0
0
011BD01508 CATTLE Phalanx 1
1
0
0
0
0
011BD01508 CATTLE Phalanx 1
1
0
0
0
0
011BD01508 CATTLE Phalanx 1
1
0
0
0
0
011BD01508 CATTLE Phalanx 2
1
0
0
0
0
011BD01508 CATTLE Phalanx 2
1
0
0
0
0
011BD01508 CATTLE Phalanx 3
1
0
0
0
0
011BD01508 CATTLE Tibia P
1
0
0
1
0
011BD01508 CATTLE Tibia P
1
0
0
1
0
011BD01508 HORSE Femur D
1
1
0
0
0
011BD01508 HORSE LM3
1
0
0
0
0
011BD01508 PIG Humerus br
1
1
0
1
0
011BD01508 SHEEP/GOAT Humerus D
1
0
0
0
1
011BD01508 SHEEP/GOAT LM3
1
0
0
0
0
011BD01508 SHEEP/GOAT Radius br
1
0
0
0
0
011BD01508 SHEEP/GOAT Radius P
1
0
0
0
0
011BD01508 SHEEP/GOAT Scapula
1
0
0
0
0
011BD01508 SHEEP/GOAT Tibia D
1
0
0
0
0
011BD01508 SHEEP/GOAT Tibia P
1
0
0
0
1
011CD05508 CAT Tibia P
1
0
0
0
0
011CD05508 PIG Radius br
1
1
0
0
0
011CD05508 SHEEP/GOAT Mandible
1
0
0
0
1
011CD08000 CATTLE Phalanx 2
1
0
0
0
0
011CD08023 CAT Ulna
1
0
0
0
1
011CD08023 CATTLE Phalanx 3
1
0
0
0
0
011CD08023 SHEEP/GOAT Phalanx 1
1
0
0
0
0
011CD08043 CATTLE Radius D
1
0
0
0
0