012AC09501

Enclosure Ditch


 
Ditch Details
Length   2425 Maximum Width  80 Maximum Depth  37 Profile  U
Material Culture Number of Objects  8 Number of Animal Bones 3
Environmental       

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

               
012AC00074            
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
          012AC00021    
               
      012AC00027    012AC00085     
               
      012AC00116    012AC00024    012AC00301 
        =    =   
      012AC00080   012AC00086   012AC00302
               
    012AC00081           
               
    012AC00082          
               
               
012AC00028          012AC00087     
      =         
012AC00100         012AC00088    

Discussion

The latest of three north/south aligned ditches in area 12AC. Two further ditches on the same alignment (012AC09500 and 012AC07209) lie to the east, both earlierl phases of the same enclosure ditch. The ditch forms the north/south division between two enclosures to the east and west. Ditch 012AC09502 appears to have formed the southern boundary of an enclosure on its western side while the boundary of the enclosure to the east was formed by one of a number of ditches in area 12AB, possibly 012 AB07197 or 012AB07198.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
 012AC09501 012AC00080 012AC00027   4 2  
    012AC00116        
  012AC00086 012AC00085        
    012AC00024        
012AC00302 012AC00301   4 1  

Object Totals by Material

012AC00027 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
012AC00027 PREHISTORIC FLINT
1
  ROMAN POTTERY
1
  Unassigned STONE
2

012AC00301 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
012AC00301 ROMAN POTTERY
1
  Unassigned STONE
3

Animal Bone Totals by Species

012AC00027 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AC00027 Cattle
2

012AB00301 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AC00301 Pig
2

Context Details

012AC00080 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AC00027 DITCH FILL LINEAR
2260
60
22
 U-SHAPED POST HOLES IN BASE APPARENT POST EX. CHALK FRAGMENTS <6CM. PROBABLY = 87 AND 301.
012AC00116 DITCH FILL LINEAR
155
23
18
 U-SHAPED POST HOLE PACKING IN DITCH 80. DEFINED IN SECTION. CHALK FRAGMENTS <9CM.
012AC00080 DITCH CUT LINEAR
2260
60
20
 U-SHAPED DITCH CONTAINING FENCE POST HOLES ALIGNED N-S. CONTINUATION OF DITCH 31 (BREAK AT SE CORNER OF ENCLOSURE). RELATIONSHIP. WITH 100 UNDEFINED (REPLACEMENT?)

012AC00086 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AC00085 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG.
820
80
18
 U-SHAPED DITCH DEFINED POST EXC. AFTER RAPID REMOVAL OF 21. 135CM SEG. EXCAVATED. FINDS UNDER 21
012AC00024 DITCH FILL OVATE
65
35
2
 U-SHAPED LAYER IN BASE OF 85. HIGH CHARCOAL CONTENT - POSSIBLY EVIDENCE OF STAKES/FENCE POSTS
012AC00086 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG.
820
80
18
 V-SHAPED DITCH SEEN POST EXCAVATION. IN 135CM EXCAVATED. BUT PROBABLY DEFINED FOR 820CM ON SURFACE (NOT INVESTIGATED)

012AC00302 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AC00301 DITCH FILL SEG LINEAR
160
40
37
 U-SHAPED CHALK FRAGMENTS <8CM IN SIZE BURNT CHALK FRAGMENTS RED SANDSTONE PEBBLE. POSSIBLY = 27 AND 87
012AC00302 DITCH CUT SEG LINEAR
160
40
37
 U-SHAPED DITCH ALIGNED N-S PROBABLY = 80 AND 88 (TOTAL LENGTH =2260CM). RELATIONSHIP WITH 304 UNDEFINED

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OBCODE PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AC00027 AA Unassigned STONE STONE   FOSSILIFEROUS
1
012AC00027 AB Unassigned STONE STONE   IRONSTONE
1
012AC00027 AC ROMAN POTTERY SHERD JAR  
1
012AC00027 AD PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE    
1
012AC00301 AA Unassigned STONE STONE    
1
012AC00301 AB Unassigned STONE STONE   RED CHALK
2
012AC00301 AC Unassigned STONE STONE   RED CHALK
2
012AC00301 AD ROMAN POTTERY SHERDS    
2

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AC00027 Cattle Femur P 1
1
 0 0 0
012AC00027 Cattle Humerus br 1
0
 0 0 0
012AC00301 Pig Humerus br 1
0
 0 0 1