011CE00695

Enclosure Ditch

 
 
Ditch Details 
Length  1500 Maximum Width  89 Maximum Depth  45 Profile V shaped
Material Culture  Number of Objects  14 Number of Animal Bones  3
Environmental       

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

    

Discussion

This ditch is the earliest cut of a large, curvilinear enclosure ditch in the west of the excavation area, excavated in areas 11AE and 11CE. The ditch was re-cut twice, by 011CE00697 and then by 011CE07097. The excavated sections were joined based on geophysical surveying results. The main details of the enclosure ditch are present in the latest cut document (011CE07097) as, despite evidence of the earlier cuts in the 11AE excavations, it is not possible to isolate the individual re-cuts. The ditch is likely to be of Roman date and could be associated with enclosure 011CE20010 to the east.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME  OBJECTS AN BONE  DENSITY
 
011CE00641
011CE00640
   6 3  
 
011CE00695
011CE00694
   8    

Object Totals by Material

011CE00640 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
011CE00640 ROMAN POTTERY
4
 
 Unassigned POTTERY
1
 
 Unassigned STONE
1

011CE00694 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
011CE00694 Unassigned CHARCOAL
1
 
 PREHISTORIC FLINT
1
 
 ROMAN POTTERY
3
 
 Unassigned POTTERY
2
 
 ANGLIAN UNFIRED CLAY
1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

011CE00640 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011CE00640 HORSE
1
 
 SHEEP/GOAT
2

 Structural Details

011CE00641 Section and Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
011CE00640 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG.
495
85
34
 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH UNCOVERED BY MACHINE TRENCH 631. FINDS OF POTTERY AND ANIMAL BONE.
011CE00641 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG.
495
85
34
 U-SHAPED CUT OF DITCH UNCOVERED BY MACHINE TRENCH 631. CUT INTO HILL WASH AND NATURAL SAND.

011CE00695 Section and Notes

011CE00695 East Facing Section

011CE00695 South Facing Section

 

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
011CE00694 DITCH FILL CURVILINEAR
301
72
49
 V-SHAPED ON THE SURFACE THIS APPEARED TO BE A COMPLETE DITCH BUT ON EXCAVATION IT PROVED TO BE THE MEETING POINT OF 2 DISTINCT DITCHES. SEE CXT BOOK FOR MORE.
011CE00695 DITCH CUT CURVILINEAR
301
72
49
 V-SHAPED CUT OF DITCH WHICH ON EXCAVATION PROVED TO BE THE MEETING POINT OF 2 DISTINCT DITCHES. CUT INTO NATURAL SAND/CHALK AND HILL WASH. CUT BY DITCH 696/697

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
011CE00640 AB ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011CE00640 AD ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011CE00640 AE ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011CE00640 AF ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011CE00640 AC Unassigned POTTERY SHERD
 
 
1
011CE00640 AA Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 RED CHALK
1
011CE00694 AA Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE
 
 
1
011CE00694 AH PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE
 
 
1
011CE00694 AD ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011CE00694 AE ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011CE00694 AG ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011CE00694 AC Unassigned POTTERY SHERD
 
 
1
011CE00694 AF Unassigned POTTERY SHERD
 
 
1
011CE00694 AB ANGLIAN UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY
 
 
3

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID  SPECIES ELEMENT  QUANT CHEW  BURN BUTCH  FBRK
011CE00640 HORSE Tibia C
1
0
0
0
1
011CE00640 SHEEP/GOAT M/C P
1
0
0
1
0
011CE00640 SHEEP/GOAT Phalanx 1
1
0
0
0
0