012AA07165

Ditch

 
 
Ditch Details 
Length   1825 Maximum Width   110 Maximum Depth   29 Profile U shaped
Material Culture  Number of Objects  17 Number of Animal Bones  42
Environmental       

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

    

Discussion

 A NNW/SSE aligned ditch in the south of area 12AA. The ditch is parallel to similar feature 012AA00226 to the east and the two may be contemporary. Both appear to be re-cuts (012AA00253 is the primary cut of this side). The ditch cut through ditch 012AA07164 and, stratigraphically, through ditches 012AA07166 and 012AA07168 (although no direct relationship was established at the time of excavation). This ditch may continue to the north as 012AA00232 and 012AA00114. The relationships with the large curvilinear enclosure ditches to the south were not established. These ditches may form part of enclosures with the ditches to the south or may equally have extended beyond them. The majority of the ditch had a single fill but a primary fill with more inclusions (012AA00041) was present in segment 012AA00039. The finds appear to indicate a Roman date for this feature.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME  OBJECTS AN BONE  DENSITY
 012AA07165
012AA00039
012AA00038
   2 5 + 1  
   
012AA00041
   1 3  
   
012AA00129
   2    
 
012AA00201
012AA00079
   6 28  
 
012AA00203
012AA00161
   3 2  
 
012AA00290
012AA00289
   3 3  

Object Totals by Material

012AA00038 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
012AA00038 Unassigned GLASS
1
 
 ROMAN UNFIRED CLAY
1

012AA00041 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
012AA00041 Unassigned STONE
1

012AA00079 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
012AA00079 Unassigned CHARCOAL
1
 
 ROMAN COPROLITE
2
 
 ROMAN FIRED CLAY
1
 
 Unassigned IRON
1
 
 ROMAN UNFIRED CLAY
1

012AA00129 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
012AA00129 Unassigned DAUB
1
 
 Unassigned STONE
1

012AA00161 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
012AA00161 4TH CENTURY POTTERY
2
 
 Unassigned STONE
1

012AA00289 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
012AA00289 Unassigned POTTERY
1
 
 ROMAN SLAG
1
 
 ANGLIAN UTILISED STONE
1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

012AA00038 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AA00038 Cattle
2
 
 Pig
1
 
 Sheep/Goat
2

012AA00039 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AA00039 Cattle
1

012AA00041 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AA00041 Cattle
1
 
 Sheep
1
 
 Sheep/Goat
1

012AA00079 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AA00079 Cattle
12
 
 Domestic goose
1
 
 Sheep
5
 
 Sheep/Goat
9
 
 Wild/domestic goose
1

012AA00161 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AA00161 Cattle
1
 
 Sheep
1

012AA00289 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AA00289 Cattle
1
 
 Sheep
1
 
 Sheep/Goat
1

Context Details

012AA00039 Section and Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AA00038 DITCH FILL LINEAR
175
90
15
 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH - CENTRAL AREA. SEALS FILL 41. CHALK INCLUSION BETWEEN 5 AND 15%
012AA00039 DITCH CUT LINEAR
175
90
23
 WIDE V CUT OF DITCH - CENTRAL AREA. SLIGHT INDICATION OF SLOT AT BOTTOM PROB. PART OF ORIGINAL CUT AND FILLED BY 41.
012AA00041 DITCH FILL LINEAR
175
50
8
 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH - CENTRAL AREA. STONIER MATRIX THAN ABOVE LAYER 38.
012AA00129 DITCH FILL LINEAR
70
17
10
 U-SHAPED DEEPER FILL IN DITCH JUST CAUGHT IN SECTION TO DETERMINE DITCH RELATIONSHIPS. ALMOST CERTAINLY THE SAME AS 41.5% CHALK AND OCC. CHARCOAL FLECKS.

012AA00201 Section and Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AA00079 DITCH FILL SEG LINEAR
240
102
29
 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH. CHARCOAL INCLS. 15% CHALK MATRIX.
012AA00201 DITCH CUT SEG LINEAR
250
108
18
 U-SHAPED CUT OF DITCH 79. SECTION SHOWS THIS TO CUT 80/253.

012AA00203 Section and Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AA00161 DITCH FILL SEG LINEAR
120
110
24
 WIDE V FILL OF DITCH SEALED BY 131. CONSIDERABLE CHARCOAL INCL. CONTAINED BONE AND BURNT BONE. .
012AA00203 DITCH CUT SEG LINEAR
120
106
15
 WIDE V CUT OF DITCH 161 IN W-CENTRAL AREA.

012AA00290 Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AA00289 DITCH FILL SEG LINEAR
78
31
12
 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH. ALMOST CERTAINLY THE CORNER OF THE SQUARE ENCLOSURE DITCH. CHARCOAL AND DAUB INCLUSIONS. CHALK -5%.
012AA00290 DITCH CUT SEG LINEAR
78
31
12
 WIDE U CUT OF DITCH. ALMOST CERTAINLY THE CORNER OF THE SQUARE ENCLOSURE DITCH.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AA00038 AB Unassigned GLASS SHERD TURQUOISE
 
1
012AA00038 AA ROMAN UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY
 
 
1
012AA00041 AA Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 RED CHALK
1
012AA00079 AE Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE
 
 
1
012AA00079 AB ROMAN COPROLITE COPROLITE
 
 
1
012AA00079 AD ROMAN COPROLITE COPROLITE
 
 
1
012AA00079 AF ROMAN FIRED CLAY FIRED CLAY FRAG
 
 
1
012AA00079 AA Unassigned IRON IRON OBJECT HOOKED END
 
1
012AA00079 AC ROMAN UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY
 
 
1
012AA00129 AB Unassigned DAUB DAUB
 
 
1
012AA00129 AA Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 RED CHALK
1
012AA00161 AA 4TH CENTURY POTTERY SHERD
 
 
1
012AA00161 AB 4TH CENTURY POTTERY SHERD
 
 
1
012AA00161 AC Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 RED CHALK
1
012AA00289 AA Unassigned POTTERY SHERD
 
 
1
012AA00289 AB ROMAN SLAG SLAG
 
 IRON SLAG
1
012AA00289 AC ANGLIAN UTILISED STONE LAVA NIEDERMENDIG
 
7

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID  SPECIES ELEMENT  QUANT CHEW  BURN BUTCH  FBRK
012AA00038 Cattle LM3 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00038 Cattle Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00038 Pig Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00038 Sheep/Goat Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00038 Sheep/Goat Skull fr 1 0 0 0 1
012AA00039 Cattle Calcaneum 1 1 0 0 0
012AA00041 Cattle Ld4 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00041 Sheep Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00041 Sheep/Goat Femur D 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00079 Cattle Humerus br 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00079 Cattle LM3 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00079 Cattle M/T P 1 1 0 0 0
012AA00079 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00079 Cattle Occiput 1 0 0 0 1
012AA00079 Cattle Pelvis 1 0 0 1 0
012AA00079 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 1 0 0 0
012AA00079 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00079 Cattle Radius D 1 0 0 0 1
012AA00079 Cattle Skull fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00079 Cattle Tibia D 1 1 0 0 0
012AA00079 Cattle Tibia P 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00079 Domestic goose Scapula 1 0 0 0 1
012AA00079 Sheep Horncore 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00079 Sheep M/C P 1 0 0 1 0
012AA00079 Sheep M/C P 1 0 0 0 1
012AA00079 Sheep Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00079 Sheep Radius P 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00079 Sheep/Goat Astragalus 1 0 0 1 0
012AA00079 Sheep/Goat M/C D 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00079 Sheep/Goat Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 1
012AA00079 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00079 Sheep/Goat Radius br 1 0 0 0 1
012AA00079 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00079 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 1 1
012AA00079 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 0 1
012AA00079 Sheep/Goat Ulna 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00079 Wild/domestic goose Humerus D 1 0 0 0 1
012AA00161 Cattle Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00161 Sheep Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
012AA00289 Cattle Ulna 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00289 Sheep Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00289 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 1