012AB07173

Ditch

 
 
Ditch Details 
Length   2780 Maximum Width   80 Maximum Depth   30 Profile U shaped
Material Culture  Number of Objects  7 Number of Animal Bones  13
Environmental       

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

    

Discussion

 An L-shaped ditch in areas 12AA and 12AB. The ditch cut through two ditches (012AB00995 and 012AB00999) and two pits (012AB00705 and 012AA00230). It was cut by ditch 012AA07172 and a post hole of master 012AA07175.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME  OBJECTS AN BONE  DENSITY
 012AB07173
012AA00188
012AA00187
   1 6  
 
012AB00707
012AB00708
   5 7  
 
012AB00997
012AB00998
   1    

Object Totals by Material

012AA00184 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
012AA00184 ROMAN WORKED STONE
1

012AB00708 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
012AB00708 ROMAN DAUB
1
 
 4TH CENTURY POTTERY
2
 
 Unassigned STONE
2

012AB00998 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
012AB00998 ROMAN IRON
1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

012AA00184 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AA00184 Cattle
1
 
 Sheep
1
 
 Sheep/Goat
4

012AB00708 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AB00708 Cattle
2
 
 Sheep/Goat
5

Context Details

012AA00188 Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AA00184 DITCH FILL SEG LINEAR
150
45
10
 U-SHAPED FILL OF POSSIBLE DITCH RUNNING NW-SE CUTTING PIT 229/230. 15% CHALK MATRIX. CHARCOAL INCL.
012AA00188 DITCH CUT SEG LINEAR
150
45
10
 U-SHAPED CUT OF DITCH SEG. TRUNCATES PIT 229/230. SHALLOW CUT AND UNEVEN BASE AND SIDES. AS IT IS NOT VISIBLE BEYOND THE SECTION IT MAY TERMINATE IN VICINITY.

012AB00707 Section and Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AB00707 DITCH CUT LINEAR
1300
80
15
 WIDE U CUT OF N-S DITCH CUT BY PIT 705 EQUAL TO 995 WHICH CONTINUES S THEN BUTTS 707 ITSELF BUTTS IN THE NORTH DIR. AFTER PIT 705
012AB00708 DITCH FILL LINEAR
1300
80
15
 WIDE U FILL OF DITCH INCLUSIONS OF CHALK <3CM 15%

012AB00997 Section and Notes

012AB00997 North Facing Section

012AB00997 North Facing Section

012AB00997 North Facing Section

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AB00997 DITCH CUT CURVILINEAR
1300
70
30
 U-SHAPED CUT OF DITCH RUNS N CURVING IN FROM E IN AA IS CUT AWAY PROBABLY BY 724 PART OF ENCLOSURE SERIES IN MID AB
012AB00998 DITCH FILL CURVILINEAR
1300
70
30
 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH REDDISH TINGE TO MATRIX INCLUSIONS OF CHALK<2CM 10%

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AA00184 AA ROMAN WORKED STONE PIN SHARPENER RED SANDSTONE
 
1
012AB00708 AA ROMAN DAUB DAUB
 
 
1
012AB00708 AB 4TH CENTURY POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AB00708 AC 4TH CENTURY POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AB00708 AD Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 
9
012AB00708 AE Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 
1
012AB00998 AA ROMAN IRON IRON OBJECT
 
 
1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID  SPECIES ELEMENT  QUANT CHEW  BURN BUTCH  FBRK
012AA00184 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00184 Sheep Tibia D 1 0 0 0 1
012AA00184 Sheep/Goat LM3 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00184 Sheep/Goat LM3 1 0 0 0 0
012AA00184 Sheep/Goat M/C P 1 1 0 0 0
012AA00184 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
012AB00708 Cattle M/T P 1 0 0 0 1
012AB00708 Cattle Tibia P 1 0 0 0 1
012AB00708 Sheep/Goat M/T D 1 0 0 0 1
012AB00708 Sheep/Goat Pelvis 1 0 0 0 1
012AB00708 Sheep/Goat Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 1
012AB00708 Sheep/Goat Tibia br 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00708 Sheep/Goat Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0