012AB07194

Enclosure Ditch

 
 
Ditch Details 
Length   3480 Maximum Width   55 Maximum Depth   20 Profile Wide U
Material Culture  Number of Objects  6 Number of Animal Bones 11
Environmental       

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

    

Discussion

 The northern, and latest, of three east/west aligned ditches in area 12AB. The south side of the ditch cut through ditch 012AB07171 which cut through primary cut 012AB00128. All three ditches cut through north/south aligned ditches 012AB07192, 012AB07195 and 012AB00134. A post hole of master 012AB07200 cut through the ditch. Two further ditches on the same alignment (012AB07197 and 012AB07198) lie to the north, probably all phases of the same type of enclosure pattern. The northern two have entrances but no evidence of a break in the southerly three ditches was present. The exact nature of the enclosures is difficult to determine due to the complexity of features in this area. It is likely these ditches formed the south side of a square enclosure; with the north/south ditches in areas 12AA and 12AC (the east and west sides, respectively) and the east/west ditches in the north of 12AB. The enclosure is almost certainly Anglian in date, possibly as late as Middle Saxon (based on stratigraphic evidence).

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME  OBJECTS AN BONE  DENSITY
 012AB07194
012AB00130
012AB00131
     3  
 
012AB00158
012AB00159
   6 5  
 
012AB01021
012AB01022
     1  
 
012AC00056
012AC00055
     2  

Object Totals by Material

012AB00159 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
012AB00159 Unassigned DAUB
5
 
 ANGLIAN POTTERY
1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

012AB00131 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AB00131 Cattle 1
 
 Pig 1
 
 Sheep/Goat 1

012AB00159 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AB00159 Cattle 1
 
 Horse 1
 
 Sheep/Goat 3

012AB01022 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AB01022 Horse 1

012AC00055 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AC00055 Cattle 2

Context Details

012AB00130 Section and Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AB00130 DITCH CUT SEG LINEAR SEG.
200
40
15
 U-SHAPED CUT OF DITCH RUNNING E-W ACROSS AB =. 158 CUT BY 132+126
012AB00131 DITCH FILL SEG LINEAR SEG.
200
40
15
 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH RUNNING E-W ACROSS AB CUT BY 00132=00159

012AB00158 Section and Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AB00158 DITCH CUT SEG LINEAR SEG.
1050
40
20
 WIDE U CUT OF DITCH RUNNING E-W RECUT BY 156 IS=130 PARALLEL TO ENCLOSURE DITCHES 160+166+168 POSSIBLE ASSOCIATED LATER BLOCKING OF ENTRANCE? CUTS 514
012AB00159 DITCH FILL SEG LINEAR SEG.
1050
40
20
 WIDE U FILL OF DITCH CUT BY DIT513+RECUT BY 156 INCLUSIONS OF CHALK ANGULAR <3CM 10%

012AB01021 Section and Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AB01021 DITCH CUT LINEAR
500
55
20
 WIDE U CUT OF DITCH THAT RUNS E-W CUTTING ABOVE TO BUT IN THE E PART OF ENCLOSURE SEQUENCE
012AB01022 DITCH FILL LINEAR
500
55
20
 WIDE U FILL OF DITCH INCLUSIONS OF CHALK <3CM 20% REDDISH TINGE TO MATRIX

012AC00056 Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AC00055 DITCH FILL LINEAR
240
120
15
 U-SHAPED CHALK FRAGMENTS <5CM IN SIZE.
012AC00056 DITCH CUT LINEAR
240
120
15
 WIDE V DITCH RUNNING IN FROM AB AND TERMINATING WITH A BUTT END INTERSECTING WITH 52. POSSIBLE POST HOLE AT TERMINAL 40 X 20 X 14 CM OVATE.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AB00159 AA Unassigned DAUB DAUB FRAGENT
 
 
1
012AB00159 AC Unassigned DAUB DAUB
 
 
1
012AB00159 AD Unassigned DAUB DAUB
 
 
1
012AB00159 AE Unassigned DAUB DAUB
 
 
1
012AB00159 AF Unassigned DAUB DAUB
 
 
2
012AB00159 AB ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ANGLIAN III
1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID  SPECIES ELEMENT  QUANT CHEW  BURN BUTCH  FBRK
012AB00131 Cattle M/C D 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00131 Pig Humerus D 1 0 0 1 0
012AB00131 Sheep/Goat LM3 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00159 Cattle Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00159 Horse Pelvis 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00159 Sheep/Goat Astragalus 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00159 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00159 Sheep/Goat Ulna 1 0 0 0 1
012AB01022 Horse Calcaneum 1 1 0 0 1
012AC00055 Cattle Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AC00055 Cattle Skull fr 1 0 0 0 0