012AB07185

Ditch

 
 
Ditch Details 
Length   3635 Maximum Width   58 Maximum Depth   35 Profile U shaped
Material Culture  Number of Objects  19 Number of Animal Bones  10
Environmental       

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

    

Discussion

 An L-shaped ditch in area 12AB. The ditch transected with numerous features (see matrix, above); cutting through the enclosure ditches in the south of the area and being cut by the east/west aligned enclosure ditches in the centre. The ditch is parallel to ditch 012AB00144 to the east and the two are probably associated. The northern extents of both ditches were not visible beyond east/west ditch 012AB07171 and it is possible they never extended further but formed an enclosure with 012AB07171 or 012AB07194. Seven sherds of Roman pottery were recovered including four sherds of 4th Century date, indicating a probable Late Roman date for this ditch. Seven limpet shells were also recovered, from segment 012AB00142. This segment contained a primary fill of charcoal-rich material (012AB00254).

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME  OBJECTS AN BONE  DENSITY
 012AB07185
012AB00142
012AB00143
   11 2  
   
012AB00254
   5 1  
 
012AB00435
012AB00436
   3 7  
 
012AB00886
012AB00887
        

Object Totals by Material

012AB00143 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
012AB00143 Unassigned CHARCOAL
2
 
 4TH CENTURY POTTERY
2
 
 Unassigned SHELL
7

012AB00254 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
012AB00254 Unassigned CHARCOAL
1
 
 4TH CENTURY POTTERY
2
 
 4TH CENTURY? POTTERY
1
 
 Unassigned UNFIRED CLAY
1

 012AB00436 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
012AB00436 ROMAN POTTERY
2
 
 ROMAN SLAG
1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

012AB00143 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AB00143 Sheep/Goat
2

 012AB00254 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AB00254 Cattle
1

012AB00436 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AB00436 Cattle
2
 
 Sheep/Goat
5

Context Details

012AB00142 Section and Notes

012AB00142 North Facing Section

012AB00142 North Facing Section

012AB00142 South/East Facing Section

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AB00142 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG.
1300
58
35
 U-SHAPED CUT OF DITCH RUNNING N-S PARALLEL TO DITCH CUT 144 FILLED BY 254+143 CUT BY ALL ABOVE STRAT CUTS 560 RING GULLY+243
012AB00143 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG.
1300
40
35
 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH CUT BY ABOVE STRAT INCLUSIONS OF CHALK ANGULAR<10CM 20% ABOVE 254
012AB00254 DITCH FILL LINEAR
49
40
4
 WIDE U CHARCOAL FLECKED PRIMARY FILL OF DITCH VISIBLE IN ONE SECTION INCLUSIONS OF 1 LARGE CHALK STONE 1+10%CHALK <3CM

012AB00435 Section and Notes

012AB00435 North Facing Section

012AB00435 South Facing Section

012AB00435 West Facing Section

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AB00435 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG.
1000
90
30
 U-SHAPED DITCH =142 CUT BY 00680+00689+00308 CUTS 77+434+422 RUNS N-S CURVING TO THE E
012AB00436 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG.
100
90
30
 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH CUT BY ABOVE STRAT INCLUSIONS OF CHARCOAL CHALK<3CM 15% =143 BUT HIGHER CHARCOAL CONTENT GRADES AWAY AS DITCH GOES S.

012AB00886 Section and Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AB00886 DITCH CUT LINEAR
700
40
15
 WIDE U CUT OF SLOT THAT RUNS E-W INTO AA AND UNDER SPOIL HEAP NO OBVIOUS ASSOCIATIONS
012AB00887 SLOT FILL LINEAR
700
40
15
 WIDE U FILL OF SLOT INCLUSIONS OF CHALK<3CM 30%

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AB00143 AG Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE
 
 
1
012AB00143 AH Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE
 
 
1
012AB00143 AF 4TH CENTURY POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AB00143 AJ 4TH CENTURY POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AB00143 AA Unassigned SHELL SHELL
 
 LIMPET
1
012AB00143 AB Unassigned SHELL SHELL
 
 LIMPET
1
012AB00143 AC Unassigned SHELL SHELL
 
 LIMPET
1
012AB00143 AD Unassigned SHELL SHELL
 
 LIMPET
1
012AB00143 AE Unassigned SHELL SHELL
 
 LIMPET
1
012AB00143 AI Unassigned SHELL SHELL
 
 LIMPET
1
012AB00143 AK Unassigned SHELL SHELL
 
 LIMPET
1
012AB00254 AD Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE
 
 
1
012AB00254 AB 4TH CENTURY POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AB00254 AC 4TH CENTURY POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AB00254 AE 4TH CENTURY? POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AB00254 AA Unassigned UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY
 
 
1
012AB00436 AB ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 
1
012AB00436 AC ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 
1
012AB00436 AA ROMAN SLAG SLAG
 
 
1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID  SPECIES ELEMENT  QUANT CHEW  BURN BUTCH  FBRK
012AB00143 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00143 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 0 1
012AB00254 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00436 Cattle Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00436 Cattle Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00436 Sheep/Goat Pelvis 1 0 0 0 1
012AB00436 Sheep/Goat Radius br 1 0 0 0 1
012AB00436 Sheep/Goat Radius D 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00436 Sheep/Goat Radius D 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00436 Sheep/Goat Skull fr 1 1 0 0 1