011CE00691

Ditch


 
Ditch Details
Length  1540 Maximum Width 120 Maximum Depth 36 Profile U shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects  14 Number of Animal Bones  7
Environmental       

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

 A north/south aligned ditch in the south of area 11CE. This ditch is the latest phase of a curvilinear enclosure ditch in the south of area 11CE and the north of area 11CD. It cuts phases 011CE20012, 011CD20007 and 011CE00643 along with earlier east/west aligned enclosure 011CE07093.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
011CE00620 011CE00619    4  4  
011CE00691 011CE00690    10  3  

Object Totals by Material

011CE00619 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
011CE00619 PREHISTORIC FLINT
1
  Unassigned POTTERY
1
  Unassigned STONE
1
  ANGLIAN WORKED STONE
1

011CE00690 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
011CE00690 PREHISTORIC FLINT
3
  ROMAN POTTERY
4
  Unassigned POTTERY
1
  Unassigned SNAIL
1
  Unassigned STONE
1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

011CE00619 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011CE00619 CATTLE
1
  HORSE
2
  SHEEP/GOAT
1

011CE00690 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011CE00690 CATTLE
1
  PIG
1
  SHEEP/GOAT
1

 Structural Details

011CE00620 Section and Notes

 KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011CE00619 DITCH FILL LINEAR
321
120
36
 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE/POTTERY/RED SANDSTONE/FRAGMENT OF SHARPENING STONE AND FLINT. LESS CHALK INCLUSIONS THAN SURROUNDING DITCHES.
011CE00620 DITCH CUT LINEAR
321
120
36
 U-SHAPED CUT OF DITCH CUT INTO CHALK NATURAL AND THROUGH DITCH FILLS AND CUTS 570 578 AND 643 AS WELL AS REDEPOSITED NATURAL 635.

011CE00691 Section and Notes

 

 KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011CE00690 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG.
300
89
29
 V-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH SHOVELLED OUT FOR WET SIEVING. CHARCOAL FLECKS EVIDENT. CHALK INCLUSIONS 5% 1-2 CM IN DIAM. CUTS ROMAN DITCH 688/689.
011CE00691 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG.
300
89
29
 V-SHAPED CUT OF DITCH SHOVELLED OUT FOR WET SIEVING. CUTS ROMAN DITCH 688/689. ALSO CUT INTO NATURAL CHALK. ALSO CUTS DITCH 692/693.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
011CE00619 AA PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE CORE PREP  
1
011CE00619 AC Unassigned POTTERY SHERD    
1
011CE00619 AD Unassigned STONE STONE   LIMESTONE
1
011CE00619 AB ANGLIAN WORKED STONE WHETSTONE SANDSTONE  
1
011CE00690 AC PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE    
1
011CE00690 AG PREHISTORIC FLINT BLADE CORE PREP  
1
011CE00690 AI PREHISTORIC FLINT CORE FRAGMENT    
1
011CE00690 AD ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011CE00690 AF ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011CE00690 AH ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011CE00690 AJ ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011CE00690 AE Unassigned POTTERY SHERDS    
3
011CE00690 AA Unassigned SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE    
12
011CE00690 AB Unassigned STONE STONE   LIMESTONE
1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
011CE00619 CATTLE M/C C
1
1
0
0
1
011CE00619 HORSE Axis
1
0
0
0
1
011CE00619 HORSE Phalanx 1
1
0
0
0
0
011CE00619 SHEEP/GOAT M/T C
1
0
0
0
0
011CE00690 CATTLE Radius br
1
0
0
0
0
011CE00690 PIG Phalanx 1
1
0
0
0
0
011CE00690 SHEEP/GOAT Mandible
1
0
0
0
1