012AB00991

Ditch

 
 
Ditch Details 
Length   770 Maximum Width   80 Maximum Depth   50 Profile Wide U
Material Culture  Number of Objects  1 Number of Animal Bones  11
Environmental       

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

    

Discussion

 A short curvilinear ditch in the south of area 12AB. The ditch cut through ditches 012AB00993, 012AB07167 and 012AB07184 and was subsequently cut by Grubenhaus 012AB07004 and large pit 012AB00498. A small charcoal lens was present in the south terminus. The fill contained a limpet shell and 11 identifiable animal bones.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME  OBJECTS AN BONE  DENSITY
 
012AB00500
012AB00501
   1 6  
 
012AB00991
012AB00992
     5  

Object Totals by Material

012AB00501 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
012AB00501 Unassigned SHELL
1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

012AB00501 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AB00501 Horse
1
 
 Sheep/Goat
5

012AB00992 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AB00992 Cattle
1
 
 Domestic fowl/Pheasant
1
 
 Sheep
2
 
 Sheep/Goat
1

Context Details

012AB00500 Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AB00500 DITCH CUT SUB-CIRCULAR
100
80
20
 U-SHAPED DITCH CUT BY GRUB 684+BY PIT 498 CONT INTO AA BUT NOT VISIBLE. NEEDS FURTHER DEFINITION.
012AB00501 DITCH FILL SUB-CIRCULAR
100
80
20
 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH CUT BY GRUB 684+ DITCH 498 INCLUSIONS OF ANGULAR CHALK <3CM 15%

012AB00991 Section and Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AB00991 DITCH CUT LINEAR
500
60
50
 WIDE U CUT OF N-S DITCH LATE BUTTS IN S AND CONT N UNTIL IT IS INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM THE NATURAL
012AB00992 DITCH FILL LINEAR
500
60
50
 WIDE U FILL OF DITCH CONTAINS A CHARCOAL LENSE AT BUTT. INCLUSIONS = CHALK<3CM25 %

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AB00501 AA Unassigned SHELL SHELL
 
 LIMPET
1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID  SPECIES ELEMENT  QUANT CHEW  BURN BUTCH  FBRK
012AB00501 Horse Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00501 Sheep/Goat Ld4 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00501 Sheep/Goat Mand fr 1 1 0 0 0
012AB00501 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 1 0 0 0
012AB00501 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00501 Sheep/Goat Radius br 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00992 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
012AB00992 Domestic fowl/Pheasant Tibia P 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00992 Sheep Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00992 Sheep Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00992 Sheep/Goat M/C P 1 0 0 0 0