012AB07189

Ditch

 
 
Ditch Details 
Length   1640 Maximum Width   80 Maximum Depth   40 Profile U shaped
Material Culture  Number of Objects  2 Number of Animal Bones  4
Environmental       

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

    

Discussion

 Three sides of a rectilinear enclosure in area 12AB. This feature had a distinct signature on the geophysical survey of the area, clearly cutting through all features with which it intersected (see matrix, above). The ditch may have formed a small enclosure around pits 012AB00498 and 012AB00686 which are also relatively late features. It is not likely to be earlier in date than Middle Saxon and could be considerably later.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME  OBJECTS AN BONE  DENSITY
 012AB07189
012AB00140
012AB00141
     1  
 
012AB00290
012AB00291
   1    
 
012AB00292
012AB00293
   1 3  
 
012AB00680
012AB00681
        

Object Totals by Material

012AB00291 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
012AB00291 Unassigned CHARCOAL
1

012AB00293 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
012AB00293 Unassigned POTTERY
1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

012AB00141 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AB00141 Cattle
1

012AB00293 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AB00293 Cattle
1
 
 Sheep/Goat
2

Context Details

012AB00140 Section and Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AB00140 DITCH CUT LINEAR
400
50
20
 U-SHAPED CUT OF DITCH FORMING RECTILINEAR SIGNATURE ON THE GEOPHYSICS =292+290+680 RUNS SW TURNING FROM THE E
012AB00141 DITCH FILL LINEAR
400
50
20
 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH INCLUSIONS OF CHALK <5CM 20%

012AB00290 Section and Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AB00290 DITCH CUT SEG CURVILINEAR
300
80
23
 WIDE U CUT OF DITCH SEG=140+680+292 POSSIBLE FORMING RECTILINEAR SIGNATURE ON GEOPHYSICAL PLOT CUTS 144+142+242 RUNS SW
012AB00291 DITCH FILL SEG CURVILINEAR
300
80
23
 WIDE U FILL OF DITCH SEGMENT INCLUSIONS OF ANGULAR CHALK <3CM 15%

012AB00292 Section and Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AB00292 DITCH CUT LINEAR
400
70
11
 WIDE U CUT OF DITCH RUNS E-W FROM E BAULK. IS CUT AWAY BY 280 134 278 AND IS LOST ON THE OTHER SIDE CUT BY 140+276
012AB00293 DITCH FILL LINEAR
400
70
11
 WIDE U FILL OF DITCH CUT BY DITCHES 134 280 278 INCLUSIONS OF ANGULAR CHALK <3CM 25%

012AB00680 Section and Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AB00680 DITCH CUT LINEAR
150
50
40
 U-SHAPED CUT OF DITCH CUT.
012AB00681 DITCH FILL LINEAR
150
50
40
 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH INCLUSIONS OF CHALK<3CM 15%

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AB00291 AA Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE
 
 
1
012AB00293 AA Unassigned POTTERY SHERD
 
 
1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID  SPECIES ELEMENT  QUANT CHEW  BURN BUTCH  FBRK
012AB00141 Cattle M/C C 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00293 Cattle Skull fr 1 0 0 0 1
012AB00293 Sheep/Goat Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00293 Sheep/Goat Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 0