Shows location of spit 12AC2 in relation to the rest of Site 12

012AC00002    Spit


 
Spit Details
Length 980 Width 850 Depth 10
Area  83.3 sq. m Volume
Material Culture Number of Objects 11 Number of Animal Bones 17

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

                012AC00001                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
     012AC00002           012AC00264         012AC00003                 012AC00004        012AC000326   012AC00363    012AC00007    012AC00045     012AC00021     012AC00074     012AC00076   
                                                                             
012AC00005   012AC00075    012AC00019                 012AC000020    012AC00265    012AC000018    012AC00012    012AC00073    012AC00379    012AC00371                          
                                                                             
                              012AC00290                                              
                012AC00325   012AC00344   012AC09503                                                    
                                                                             
                                                                             
               012AC00377                                                              
                                                                             

The matrix diagram above shows an extract of the spits from Area 12AC indicating their relationships to each other. Click on the spit number which you wish to see in more detail. The bold, flashing (Netscape browser only) context indicates the current catalogue entry.

Discussion

This was a triangular spit, excavated to define the sequence of enclosure ditches turning to the north-west at this point. The material removed was a sandy clay loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/3). Although the southern edge of the sequence was defined, further spits (012AC00005, 012AC00075 and the northern part of 012AC00019) were required to define the individual ditches. Three Medieval sherds were found, along with an ?Anglian knife and a single Anglian pot sherd, two iron nails and a Roman coin (an Antoninianus of Claudius II, AD268-270).

012AC00002 Object Totals by Period and Material

 

012AC00002 Animal Bone Totals by Species

 

Context Details

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AC00002 SPIT TRIANGULAR
980
850
10
 U-SHAPED SPIT IN NORTH EAST CORNER TO DEFINE ENCLOSURE DITCHES UNDER HILLWASH.

Objects

 

Animal Bones