012AB07182

Ditch

 
 
Ditch Details 
Length   2465 Maximum Width   100 Maximum Depth   20 Profile Wide U
Material Culture  Number of Objects  7 Number of Animal Bones  9
Environmental       

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

    

Discussion

 A NE/SW aligned ditch in the south of area 12AB. The ditch cut through ditches 012AB07183, 012AB07186 and 012AB00884 and was subsequently cut by ditches 012AB07181, 012AB07185 and 012AB00427. Four sherds of Roman pottery were recovered, one a rim flake from a Samian vessel, dated to the 2nd Century (012AB00341AD).

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME  OBJECTS AN BONE  DENSITY
 012AB07182
012AB00340
012AB00341
   2 + 5 3 + 6  
 
012AB00409
012AB00410
        
 
012AB00866
012AB00867
        

Object Totals by Material

012AB00340 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
012AB00340 PREHISTORIC FLINT
1
 
 Unassigned SLAG
1

012AB00341 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
012AB00341 ROMAN POTTERY
4
 
 Unassigned STONE
1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

012AB00340 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AB00340 Fox
1
 
 Pig
1
 
 Sheep
1

012AB00341 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AB00341 Cattle
2
 
 Pig
1
 
 Sheep/Goat
3

Context Details

012AB00340 Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AB00340 DITCH CUT LINEAR
900
90
20
 WIDE U CUT OF DITCH RUNNING E-W RECUTTING DITCH 397 FINALLY CUTTING IT AWAY AT THE E END ALSO CUTS N-S DITCH 336 IS=410
012AB00341 DITCH FILL LINEAR
900
90
20
 WIDE U FILL OF DITCH INCLUSIONS OF CHALK<3CM 15%

012AB00409 Section and Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AB00409 DITCH CUT LINEAR
1800
100
15
 WIDE U LATER PHASE OF SOUTHERN BOUNDARY SEQUENCE ALIGNED ON ADJACENT GRUB RUNS E-W UNTIL IT POSSIBLE CONTINUES INTO AA.
012AB00410 DITCH FILL LINEAR
250
70
15
 WIDE U FILL OF DITCH SEG=00341. INCLUSIONS OF CHALK<3CM 15%. FULL LENGTH GIVEN IN CUT RECORD.

012AB00866 Section and Notes

012AB00866 East Facing Section

012AB00866 West Facing Section

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AB00866 DITCH CUT LINEAR
400
20
15
 WIDE U CUT OF E-W DITCH CUT AWAY AT BOTH ENDS
012AB00867 DITCH FILL LINEAR
400
20
15
 WIDE U FILL OF DITCH INCLUSIONS OF CHALK<2CM 15%

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AB00340 AB PREHISTORIC FLINT FLINT BLADE
 
 
1
012AB00340 AA Unassigned SLAG SLAG
 
 IRON SLAG
2
012AB00341 AA ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 
1
012AB00341 AB ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 
1
012AB00341 AC ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 
1
012AB00341 AD ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 SAMIAN
1
012AB00341 AE Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 
1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID  SPECIES ELEMENT  QUANT CHEW  BURN BUTCH  FBRK
012AB00340 Fox Femur P 1 0 0 0 1
012AB00340 Pig Femur D 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00340 Sheep Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00341 Cattle Hyoid 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00341 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 1
012AB00341 Pig Tibia P 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00341 Sheep/Goat Femur D 1 0 0 0 1
012AB00341 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 1
012AB00341 Sheep/Goat Radius D 1 0 0 0 0