012AB07197

Enclosure Ditch


 
Ditch Details
Length   2910 Maximum Width  100 Maximum Depth  20 Profile Wide U
Material Culture Number of Objects  4 Number of Animal Bones  19
Environmental       

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

 The northerly, and earliest, of two east/west aligned enclosure ditches in area 12AB (with 012AB07198 to the south). Three further ditches on the same alignment (012AB07194 and 012AB07171 and 012AB00128) lie to the south, probably all phases of the same type of enclosure pattern. Unlike the northern two ditches, no entrances were present in the ditches to the south. The two northern ditches extended westwards into area 12AC, joined by the results of a geophysical survey. The two ditches were excavated as one in this area (012AC00125, part of master 012AB07198 as this was the latest phase).

The ditch cut through north/south aligned ditches 012AB07199 and 012AB00256 and was subsequently cut by a small ring ditch (012AB00401).  The line of post holes to the north of the ditch (part of master 012AB07230) were believed to be part of the entrance structure or blocking mechanism but they could equally be later features unassociated with these enclosures. 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
 012AB07197
012AB00122
012AB00123
     3  
 
012AB00168
012AB00169
   4 16  
 
012AB01015
012AB01016
        

Object Totals by Material

012AB00169 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
012AB00169 Unassigned DAUB
1
  ANGLIAN? POTTERY
1
  Unassigned SNAIL
1
  Unassigned STONE
1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

012AB00123 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AB00123 Cattle 2
  Sheep 1

012AB00169 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AB00169 Cattle 5
  Domestic fowl 1
  Horse 1
  Sheep/Goat 9

Context Details

012AB00122 Section and Notes

012AB00122 North/East Facing Section

012AB00122 East Facing Section

 KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AB00122 DITCH CUT SEG LINEAR SEG.
390
100
20
 WIDE U DITCH CUT OF ENCLOSURE DITCH AS IT COMES IN FROM E BAULK BUTTS TO FORM ENTRANCE WITH 168 ASSOCIATED WITH POST HOLE 405 AND 567 CUT BY401
012AB00123 DITCH FILL SEG LINEAR SEG.
390
100
20
 WIDE U FILL OF ENCLOSURE DITCH INCLUSIONS OF CHALK ANGULAR 15% CUT BY LITTLE RING GULLY 401

012AB00168 Section and Notes

012AB00168 East Facing Section

012AB00168 East Facing Section

012AB00168 West Facing Section

012AB00168 West Facing Section

 KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AB00168 DITCH CUT SEG LINEAR SEG.
700
75
18
 WIDE U CUT OF DITCH RUNS E-W ACROSS AB BUTTING TO FORM ENCLOSURE ENTRANCE OPPOSITE 122 ASSOCIATED WITH POST HOLE 423 POSSIBLE GATEPOST CUT BY RECUT 167 CUTS N-S DITCH 178 +430+257
012AB00169 DITCH FILL SEG LINEAR SEG.
700
75
18
 WIDE U FILL OF DITCH CUT BY RECUT 166 INCLUSIONS OF ANGULAR CHALK <5CM 20%

012AB01015 Notes

 KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AB01015 DITCH CUT LINEAR
300
70
   WIDE U CUT OF DITCH RUNNING E-W CUT AWAY BY 1017 THEN BUTTS PART OF ENCLOSURE SEQUENCE =122 WHICH FORMS PART OF ENCLOSURE ENTRANCE IN MID AB
012AB01016 DITCH FILL LINEAR
300
70
     FILL OF DITCH UNEXCAVATED INCLUSIONS OF CHALK<3CM 15%

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AB00169 AB Unassigned DAUB DAUB FRAGMENT    
1
012AB00169 AD ANGLIAN? POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN III?
1
012AB00169 AC Unassigned SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE    
1
012AB00169 AA Unassigned STONE STONE   RED CHALK
1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AB00123 Cattle Calcaneum 1 1 0 1 0
012AB00123 Cattle M/T P 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00123 Sheep M/T P 1 1 0 0 0
012AB00169 Cattle Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00169 Cattle Horncore 1 0 0 1 0
012AB00169 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00169 Cattle N.Cuboid 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00169 Cattle Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00169 Domestic fowl Ulna 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00169 Horse Tooth 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00169 Sheep/Goat Astragalus 1 0 0 1 0
012AB00169 Sheep/Goat Humerus br 1 0 0 0 1
012AB00169 Sheep/Goat Humerus D 1 0 0 0 1
012AB00169 Sheep/Goat Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00169 Sheep/Goat LM3 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00169 Sheep/Goat M/T br 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00169 Sheep/Goat Radius D 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00169 Sheep/Goat Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00169 Sheep/Goat Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0