012AC00036

Enclosure Ditch


 
 
 
Ditch Details
Length  1390 Maximum Width  85 Maximum Depth  20 Profile  U-shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects  5 Number of Animal Bones  5
Environmental   

Phasing

The ditch has been phased to the Anglian period by the finds of a single Anglian pot sherd and a bone pin with a perforated head. A single Roman sherd was found.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

    012AC07211     012AC00035
         
    012AC00025     
         
    012AC00162     
         
    012AC00036     
         
         

Discussion

A curvilinear enclosure ditch aligned north-west/south-east and forming the boundary of an enclosure to the north. Further ditches on a similar alignment lie to the north (012AC00033 and 012AC07211) and to the south (012AC00035) of 012AC00036 which form different phases of the same enclosure. The ditch appeared to continue north-west as 012AC00335, although the stratigraphic relationship was complex in this area due to the frequency of intercutting features. The lower fill 012AC00162 comprised large angular chalk blocks indicative of possible post-packing.

As with the other enclosure ditches in this area, relatively few objects and animal bones were found in the fills of these features.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AC00036 012AC00025   3 +2 5  
012AC00162        

Context Details

012AC00036 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AC00025 SLOT FILL LINEAR
210
40
24
 U-SHAPED SLOT FILL. CHALK FRAGMENTS <6CM IN SIZE. BONE PIN. PROBABLE EQUALS 334
012AC00162 SLOT FILL LINEAR
210
35
30
 CONVEX STONY FILL OF SLOT 36. ANGULAR CHALK FRAGMENTS <13CM IN SIZE.
012AC00036 SLOT CUT LINEAR
210
40
36
 U-SHAPED SLOT CUT BY SLOT 70 PIT 68 DITCH 35. PROBABLE POST-PACKING 162. PROBABLY CONTINUES AS 335 PARALLEL TO 337 - LENGTH 25M

Objects by Context

KEY_ID OBCODE PERIOD1 MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AC00025 AB ROMAN DAUB DAUB    
2
012AC00025 AA Unassigned UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY    
3
012AC00025 AC ROMAN WORKED BONE BONE PIN PERFORATED HEAD  
1
012AC00036 AA ANGLIAN? POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN III?
1
012AC00036 AB ROMAN POTTERY SHERD    
1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AC00025 Cattle Astragalus 1
0
 0 1 0
012AC00025 Cattle Calcaneum 1
0
 0 0 0
012AC00025 Pig Occiput 1
0
 0 0 0
012AC00025 Pig Pelvis 1
0
 0 1 0
012AC00025 Sheep Humerus D 1
0
 0 0 0