012AA07164

Ditch

 
 
Ditch Details 
Length   1510 Maximum Width   95 Maximum Depth   23 Profile U shaped
Material Culture  Number of Objects  12 Number of Animal Bones  17
Environmental       

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

    

Discussion

 A NW/SE aligned ditch in the south of area 12AA. The north terminus cut through ditch 012AA07168 and, stratigraphically, through ditch 012AA07166 (although no direct relationship was established at the time of excavation). The ditch was cut by ditches 012AA07165, 012AA00226 and 012AA00085 and by north/south aligned slots 012AA00023 and 012AA00083. A small slot (012AA00021) was present in the base of segment 012AA00020 but was not found throughout the length of the ditch.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME  OBJECTS AN BONE  DENSITY
 012AA07164
012AA00020
012AA00011
   4 10  
 
012AA00021
012AA00012
   5 6  
 
012AA00124
012AA00123
        
 
012AA00204
012AA00162
   3 1  

Object Totals by Material

012AA00011 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
012AA00011 Unassigned IRON
1
 
 4TH CENTURY POTTERY
1
 
 Unassigned SHELL
1
 
 Unassigned STONE
1

012AA00012 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
012AA00012 Unassigned CHARCOAL
1
 
 ROMAN DAUB
1
 
 Unassigned IRON
2
 
 ANGLIAN WORKED BONE
1

012AA00162 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
012AA00162 Unassigned SLAG?
1
 
 ANGLIAN? UNFIRED CLAY
2

Animal Bone Totals by Species

012AA00011 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AA00011 Cattle
3
 
 Sheep
3
 
 Sheep/Goat
4

012AA00012 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AA00012 Cattle
2
 
 Crow/rook
1
 
 Horse
2
 
 Sheep/Goat
1

012AA00162 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AA00162 Domestic fowl
1

Context Details

012AA00020 Section and Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AA00011 DITCH FILL SEG LINEAR
210
95
7
 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH IN SOUTHERN-CENTRAL PART OF AREA. LOW CLAY CONTENT WITH 15% CHALK INCLUSIONS 0.5-2CM DIAMETER. CONTAINED LARGE NUMBER OF ANIMAL BONES.
012AA00020 DITCH CUT SEG LINEAR
210
95
7
 FLAT BASED U DITCH CUTIN SOUTHERN-CENTRAL PART OF AREA. CUT BY SLOT 21 AND THEN BY SLOT 23.

012AA00021 Section and Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AA00012 SLOT FILL LINEAR
210
34
5
 U-SHAPED FILL OF SLOT IN SOUTHERN-CENTRAL PART OF AREA. 15% CHALK INCLUSIONS 0.5-2CM DIAMETER. CONTAINED ANIMAL BONES. SEALED BY DITCH FILL 11.
012AA00021 SLOT CUT LINEAR
210
34
7
 ROUND BASED SLOT CUTIN SOUTHERN-CENTRAL PART OF AREA. CUT THROUGH DITCH 20. DEPRESSION AT NORTHERN END MAY BE REMAINS OF PH.

012AA00124 Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AA00123 DITCH FILL CURVILINEAR
130
40
14
 U-SHAPED SLIGHT CLAY CONTENT. 10% CHALK MATRIX. CHARCOAL FLECKS. NO FINDS.
012AA00124 DITCH CUT CURVILINEAR
130
40
14
 U-SHAPED CURVES FROM N-S TO E-W. CUT INTO FILL OF DITCH 99.

012AA00204 Section and Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AA00162 DITCH FILL LINEAR
120
50
12
 WIDE V FILL OF DITCH SEALED BY 131. CONTAINED BONE. UNFIRED CLAY AND IRON. 10% CHALK INCL.
012AA00204 DITCH CUT LINEAR
120
50
23
 FLAT BASED U CUT OF DITCH 162 IN W-CENTRAL AREA.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AA00011 AD Unassigned IRON IRON FRAGMENT
 
 
1
012AA00011 AC 4TH CENTURY POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AA00011 AA Unassigned SHELL SHELL
 
 LIMPET
1
012AA00011 AB Unassigned STONE PEBBLE
 
 QUARTZITE
1
012AA00012 AC Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE
 
 
1
012AA00012 AB ROMAN DAUB BURNT DAUB
 
 
1
012AA00012 AA Unassigned IRON IRON FRAGMENT
 
 
1
012AA00012 AD Unassigned IRON IRON NAIL
 
 
1
012AA00012 AE ANGLIAN WORKED BONE COMB FRAGMENT END-SEGMENT
 
1
012AA00162 AA Unassigned SLAG? SLAG FRAGMENT?
 
 
1
012AA00162 AB ANGLIAN? UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY
 
 
6
012AA00162 AC ANGLIAN? UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY
 
 
6

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID  SPECIES ELEMENT  QUANT CHEW  BURN BUTCH  FBRK
012AA00011 Cattle Atlas 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00011 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00011 Cattle Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00011 Sheep Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00011 Sheep Calcaneum 1 0 0 1 0
012AA00011 Sheep Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00011 Sheep/Goat Femur P 1 0 0 0 1
012AA00011 Sheep/Goat Femur P 1 0 0 0 1
012AA00011 Sheep/Goat LM3 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00011 Sheep/Goat Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00012 Cattle M/C D 1 0 0 0 1
012AA00012 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00012 Crow/rook Tarsom/t 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00012 Horse L Canine 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00012 Horse Radius P 1 0 0 1 0
012AA00012 Sheep/Goat Astragalus 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00162 Domestic fowl Radius C 1 0 0 0 0