012AA00252

Ditch

 
 
Ditch Details 
Length   300 Maximum Width   178 Maximum Depth   18 Profile U shaped
Material Culture  Number of Objects  8 Number of Animal Bones  8
Environmental       

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

 A shallow feature in area 12AA. The feature was originally excavated as a pit but is more likely to be a ditch terminus. The south side was cut by ditch 012AA07169. The fill contained animal bone, charcoal and a sherd of 4th Century pottery.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME  OBJECTS AN BONE  DENSITY
 
012AA00159 (= 012AA00252)
012AA00089
    8  8  

Object Totals by Material

012AA00089 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
012AA00089 Unassigned CHARCOAL
4
 
 4TH CENTURY POTTERY
1
 
 Unassigned STONE
3

Animal Bone Totals by Species

012AA00089 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AA00089 Domestic fowl
1
 
 Horse
1
 
 Sheep
3
 
 Sheep/Goat
3
 

Context Details

012AA00159 (= 012AA00252) Section and Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AA00089 PIT FILL SUB-CIRCULAR
220
178
10
 U-SHAPED POSS. PIT FILL. 15% CHALK INCL. CHARCOAL FLECKS. FORMS AS YET UNKNOWN RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHERS.
012AA00159 PIT CUT OVATE
220
178
18
 U-SHAPED CUT OF SHALLOW PIT-LIKE FEATURE 89. IS CUT BY OR CUTS DITCH 91 - RELATIONSHIP NOT YET KNOWN.
012AA00252 PIT CUT SUB-CIRCULAR
220
178
10
 U-SHAPED CUT OF PIT 89. FINAL STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONSHIPS AS YET UNCLEAR.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AA00089 AC Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE
 
 
1
012AA00089 AE Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE
 
 
1
012AA00089 AG Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE
 
 
1
012AA00089 AH Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE
 
 
1
012AA00089 AB 4TH CENTURY POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AA00089 AA Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 IRONSTONE?
1
012AA00089 AD Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 
1
012AA00089 AF Unassigned STONE PEBBLE
 
 
1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID  SPECIES ELEMENT  QUANT CHEW  BURN BUTCH  FBRK
012AA00089 Domestic fowl Femur P 1 0 0 1 0
012AA00089 Horse M/T C 1 0 0 1 0
012AA00089 Sheep Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00089 Sheep M/T P 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00089 Sheep Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00089 Sheep/Goat Astragalus 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00089 Sheep/Goat LM3 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00089 Sheep/Goat M/C P 1 0 0 0 0