012AA00224

Ditch

 
 
Ditch Details 
Length   1590 Maximum Width   148 Maximum Depth   30 Profile U shaped
Material Culture  Number of Objects  10 Number of Animal Bones  2
Environmental       

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

 A NW/SE aligned ditch in the east of area 12AA. The ditch cut similarly aligned ditch 012AA00288 and a post hole of master 012AA07178. This is one of five similarly aligned features in the immediate vicinity.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME  OBJECTS AN BONE  DENSITY
 
012AA00015
012AA00004
   2    
   
012AA00005
   8    
 
012AA00224
012AA00223
     2  

Object Totals by Material

012AA00004 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
012AA00004 Unassigned IRON
1
 
 Unassigned STONE
1

012AA00005 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD  MATERIAL No
012AA00005 ROMAN DAUB
1
 
 Unassigned FIRED CLAY
1
 
 Unassigned IRON
2
 
 4TH CENTURY POTTERY
1
 
 Unassigned STONE
3

Animal Bone Totals by Species

012AA00223 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AA00223 Cattle
1
 
 Pig
1

Context Details

012AA00015 Section and Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AA00004 DITCH FILL SEG LINEAR
376
148
13
 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH-SE PART OF AREA-ADJ. TO BAULK. UPPER LAYER DIST. BY DARKER COLOUR AND LESS CHALK- 15%
012AA00005 DITCH FILL SEG LINEAR
376
136
17
 UNDULATING FILL OF DITCH-SE PART OF AREA-ADJ. TO BAULK. LOWER LAYER DISTINGUISHABLE BY LIGHTER COLOUR AND MORE CHALK- 25%
012AA00015 DITCH CUT SEG LINEAR SEG.
376
148
30
 FLAT BASED U CUT OF DITCH AT SE EDGE ADJ. TO BAULK. CUT INTO NATURAL CHALK BLOCKS. NARROWS TO SOUTH AND CUTS PH 10/19.

012AA00224 Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AA00223 DITCH FILL LINEAR
260
60
 
 U-SHAPED DITCH FILL. NOT COMPLETELY EXCAVATED.
012AA00224 DITCH CUT LINEAR
260
60
 
 
 DITCH CUT. UNEXCAVATED.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AA00004 AB Unassigned IRON IRON FRAGMENT
 
 
1
012AA00004 AA Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 IRONSTONE
1
012AA00005 AA ROMAN DAUB DAUB
 
 
1
012AA00005 AB Unassigned FIRED CLAY FIRED CLAY
 
 
1
012AA00005 AC Unassigned IRON IRON PIN?
 
 
1
012AA00005 AF Unassigned IRON IRON OBJECT
 
 
1
012AA00005 AE 4TH CENTURY POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AA00005 AD Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 
1
012AA00005 AG Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 
1
012AA00005 AH Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 
1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID  SPECIES ELEMENT  QUANT CHEW  BURN BUTCH  FBRK
012AA00223 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00223 Pig Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0