012AA07166

Ditch

 
 
Ditch Details 
Length   1080 Maximum Width   50 Maximum Depth   10 Profile U shaped
Material Culture  Number of Objects  1 Number of Animal Bones  1
Environmental       

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

 A curvilinear ditch in areas 12AA and 12AB. The ditch was cut by ditch 012AA07168 and also stratigraphically cut by ditches 012AA07164 and 012AA07165 although no direct relationship was established during excavation. Feature 012AA00292 was excavated as a pit but has been included in this document as it is likely to be the eastward continuation of this ditch. The ditch may be a continuation of ditch 012AA09000 to the east but the difference in size and nature of the features make this unlikely.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME  OBJECTS AN BONE  DENSITY
 012AA07166
012AA00174
012AA00173
        
 
012AA00286
012AA00285
        
 
012AA00292
012AA00291
     1  
 
012AB00856
012AB00857
   1    

Object Totals by Material

012AB00857 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
012AB00857 Unassigned IRON
1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

012AA00291 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AA00291 Cattle
1

Context Details

012AA00174 Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AA00173 DITCH FILL LINEAR
160
40
10
 U-SHAPED E-W DITCH FILLRUNNING PARALLEL TO 175. AND INTO WESTERN BAULK. CONTAINED BONE. 30% CHALK MATRIX.
012AA00174 DITCH CUT LINEAR
160
40
10
 WIDE U E-W DITCH CUT RUNNING PARALLEL TO 175. AND INTO WESTERN BAULK.

012AA00286 Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AA00285 DITCH FILL LINEAR
89
36
7
 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH. VERY OVERCUT AND THEREFORE CONSISTS PRESENTLY OF MAINLY HILLWASH. 15% CHALK INCLS.
012AA00286 DITCH CUT LINEAR
89
36
7
 U-SHAPED CUT OF DITCH. VERY OVERCUT.

012AA00292 Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AA00291 PIT FILL UNCLEAR
62
49
10
 WIDE U FILL OF PIT. VERY SIMILAR TO MATRIX OF ADJ. 289. DAUB AND CHARCOAL INCLUSIONS. CHALK 5%.
012AA00292 PIT CUT UNCLEAR
62
49
10
 WIDE U CUT OF PIT. VANISHES INTO SECTION THEREFORE EXTENT UNCLEAR.

012AB00856 Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AB00856 DITCH CUT CURVILINEAR
200
50
 
 
 CUT OF DITCH CURVING IN FROM THE E TURNING WEST AND BEING CUT NOT TO REEMERGE=AA174
012AB00857 DITCH FILL CURVILINEAR
200
50
 
 
 FILL OF DITCH INCL=CHALK <3CM 15% DAUB+CHARCOAL FLECKS REDDISH BROWN TINGE

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AB00857 AA Unassigned IRON IRON FRAGMENTS
 
 
11

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID  SPECIES ELEMENT  QUANT CHEW  BURN BUTCH  FBRK
012AA00291 Cattle Radius D 1 0 0 0 0