012AB00817

Ditch

 
 
Ditch Details 
Length   1000 Maximum Width   70 Maximum Depth   30 Profile Wide U
Material Culture  Number of Objects  2 Number of Animal Bones  5
Environmental       

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

    

Discussion

 A curvilinear ditch in the north of areas 12AB and 12AC. The ditch appears to curve to the north under to north area baulk. The ditch cut through early ditch 012AB00844, slot 012AC00137 and pit 012AB00842. The ditch contained few finds but a sherd of 3rd to 4th Century pottery was recovered from the segment excavated in 12AB.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME  OBJECTS AN BONE  DENSITY
 
012AB00817
012AB00818
    2  5  
 
012AC00066
012AC00065
        

Object Totals by Material

012AB00818 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
012AB00818
 
 COPPER ALLOY
1
 
 3-4C POTTERY
1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

012AB00818 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AB00818 Cattle
3
 
 Sheep/Goat
2

Context Details

012AB00817 Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AB00817 DITCH CUT LINEAR
1000
70
30
 WIDE U CUT OF E-W DITCH CURVES IN TO AREA FROM THE N IS HALF EXPOSED LINEARLY AND CURVES OUT N AGAIN UNDER BAULK IN AC PART OF BOUNDARY SEQUENCE RELATIVE AGE UNKNOWN
012AB00818 DITCH FILL LINEAR
1000
70
30
 WIDE U FILL OF DITCH DARK IN APPEARANCE INCLUSIONS OF CHALK<3C 10%

012AC00066 Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AC00065 DITCH FILL LINEAR
300
85
30
 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH ILL DEFINED IN 75 PROBABLY RUNNING OUT UNDER NORTH BAULK. CHALK FRAGMENTS. <5CM IN SIZE (FREQ. ) NUMBERED UNDER 5
012AC00066 DITCH CUT LINEAR
300
85
30
 V-SHAPED DITCH DEFINED AFTER REMOVAL OF 5 (17CM). APPEARS TO TURN UNDER NORTH BAULK OR TERMINATE UNDER 75 -INDISTINCT. OVERLIES SLOT 137

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AB00818 AA
 
 COPPER ALLOY C/A SHEET
 
 
1
012AB00818 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD OPEN?
 
1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID  SPECIES ELEMENT  QUANT CHEW  BURN BUTCH  FBRK
012AB00818 Cattle Calcaneum 1 1 0 0 0
012AB00818 Cattle M/T D 1 0 0 0 1
012AB00818 Cattle Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00818 Sheep/Goat Atlas 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00818 Sheep/Goat LM3 1 0 0 0 0