012AB00789

Ditch

  
 
Ditch Details 
Length   900 Maximum Width   30 Maximum Depth   25 Profile Flat based U
Material Culture  Number of Objects  4 Number of Animal Bones  13
Environmental       

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

     

Discussion

 A curvilinear ditch in the north of area 12AB. The west end of the ditch is cut away by ditch 012AB00757 with pit 012AB00828 cutting away the eastern terminus. This is one of the earlier phases of several curvilinear enclosure ditches in this area, probably enclosing stock. The ditch may extend eastwards as 012AA00257.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME  OBJECTS AN BONE  DENSITY
 
012AB00789
012AB00790
    4  13  

Object Totals by Material

012AB00790 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
012AB00790 ROMAN/ANGLIAN DAUB
1
 
 2-4C POTTERY
1
 
 3-4C POTTERY
1
 
 
 STONE
1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

012AB00790 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AB00790 Cattle
7
 
 Pig
1
 
 Sheep
1
 
 Sheep/Goat
4

Context Details

012AB00789 Section and Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AB00789 DITCH CUT LINEAR
900
30
25
 FLAT BASED U DITCH RUNNING E-W PART OF BOUNDARY SEQUENCE VERY REGULAR CUT POSSIBLE FOR TIMBERS BUT CHANGES PROFILE-WIDER AND SHALLOWER IN THE E. CUT BY PIT IN E AND DITCH W.
012AB00790 DITCH FILL LINEAR
900
30
25
 FLAT BASED U FILL OF DITCH CONTAINS A REDDISH TINGS. CHALK INCLUSIONS 5% <2CM IN DIAMETER.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AB00790 AC ROMAN/ANGLIAN DAUB DAUB
 
 
5
012AB00790 AA 2-4C POTTERY SHERD J
 
1
012AB00790 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AB00790 AD
 
 STONE STONE
 
 
2

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID  SPECIES ELEMENT  QUANT CHEW  BURN BUTCH  FBRK
012AB00790 Cattle Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00790 Cattle M/T C 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00790 Cattle Occiput 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00790 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00790 Cattle Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00790 Cattle Tibia P 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00790 Cattle Ulna 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00790 Pig Tibia D 1 0 0 0 1
012AB00790 Sheep Horncore 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00790 Sheep/Goat Humerus P 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00790 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00790 Sheep/Goat Pelvis 1 0 0 1 0
012AB00790 Sheep/Goat Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0