012AD01003

Enclosure Ditch


 
Ditch Details
Length  1039 Maximum Width 92 Maximum Depth 23 Profile V-shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects 31 Number of Animal Bones 49
Environmental       

Phasing

The ditch has been phased to the Anglian period, based on the finds of a single Anglian sherd, a fired clay loomweight fragment and Niedermendig lava. Also present (as is usual from Site 12AD) is some late Roman material (9 sherds). Stratigraphically, it cuts ditch 012AD01004, which also contains Anglian material

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

              012AD00049  =  012AD00072  = 012AD00058                   
                                         
                      012AD00493                   
                                         
                      012AD00494                   
                                         
              012AD00050  =  012AD00073                       
                        012AD01003                 
                                         
    012AD00014  =  012AD00074  =      012AD00047  =      012AD00063                 
                                         
                    012AD00399        012AD00416    012AD00418    012AD00495     
                                         
                    012AD00400        012AD00417    012AD00419    012AD00496    
                                         
    012AD00015  =  012AD00075  =      012AD00048  =      012AD00401                 
                                      012AD01004   
                                         
        012AD00291                                
                                         
        012AD00398                                
                                         

Discussion

The latest of two quite short segments of enclosure ditch, this cuts through ditch 012AD01004. This may represent an internal division of a larger enclosure. The fill was a uniform sandy loam (Munsell 10YR 4/3) with 5-10% chalk inclusions. Some daub but no charcoal flecking was noted. Animal bone species were similar in representation to most of the enclosures in this area, with cattle predominating (47%), followed by sheep/goat (37%) and then pig (8%). A cat tibia was also recovered. Although post hole 012AD00494 has been associated with this feature, it is also possible that it is a terminus post in ditch 012AD00005.

The ditch was cut into chalk, with a flat-based V profile.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD01003 012AD00050 012AD00049   2 3  
  012AD00073 012AD00072   12 12  
    012AD00058 17 34
POST HOLE 012AD00494 012AD00494   0 0  

012AD00058 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD00058 DAUB   1
  FIRED CLAY   1
  IRON   1
  POTTERY 2-4C 3
  POTTERY 3-4C 2
  POTTERY ANGLIAN 1
  STONE   6
  UTILISED STONE ANGLIAN 1

012AD00072 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD00072 CHARCOAL  
3
  DAUB  
1
  POTTERY 2-4C
2
  POTTERY 3-4C
2
  SNAIL  
1
  STONE  
2
  UTILISED STONE ANGLIAN
1

012AD00058 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD00058 Cat 1
  Cattle 15
  Domestic fowl 1
  Horse 1
  Pig 1
  Sheep 4
  Sheep/Goat 11

012AD00072 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD00072 Cattle 6
  Pig 2
  Sheep 1
  Sheep/Goat 3

Context Details

012AD00050 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00049 DITCH FILL LINEAR
313
61
16
 V-SHAPED CUT OF 1 OF 2 SLOTS WHICH ARE CLEARLY SHOWN TO INTERACT IN THE GEOPHYSICS. NO RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED IN THIS EXCAVATED SEGMENT. ANIMAL BONE FINDS ONLY.
012AD00050 DITCH CUT LINEAR
313
61
16
 V-SHAPED CUT OF 1 OF 2 SLOTS WHICH ARE CLEARLY SHOWN TO INTERACT IN THE GEOPHYSICS. NO RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED IN THIS EXCAVATED SEGMENT. SEE 58.

012AD00073 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00072 DITCH FILL LINEAR
140
92
23
 FLAT BASED V CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE. DAUB FLECKS BUT NO CHARCOAL VISIBLE. CHALK INCLUSIONS 5% 0.5-3 CM IN DIAMETER.
012AD00058 DITCH FILL LINEAR 289 74 19 FLAT BASED V FILL OF DITCH CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE AND POTTERY. DITCH CUTS N/S ALIGNED DITCH 47=62/48/63. ABOVE POST HOLE 493/494. DAUB PRESENT BUT NO CHARCOAL.
012AD00073 DITCH CUT LINEAR
140
92
23
 FLAT BASED V CUT INTO WHITE CHALK NATURAL. IRREGULAR PROFILE. BUTT END NARROWS TO THE NORTH.

012AD00493 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00493 POST HOLE FILL ROUND
26
24
9
 U-SHAPED FILL OF POSTHOLE. 1 PIECE OF BONE. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING.5% CHALK INCLUSIONS.
012AD00494 POST HOLE CUT ROUND
26
24
9
 U-SHAPED CUT OF POSTHOLE. CUT INTO CHALK. CUT INTO DITCH 72/73. U PROFILE WITH SHALLOWER GRADIENT ON W SIDE.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD00058 AA 2-4C POTTERY SHERD     1
012AD00058 AB   STONE STONE     1
012AD00058 AC ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD +ORGANIC ANGLIAN III 1
012AD00058 AD   IRON IRON FRAGMENT     1
012AD00058 AE   STONE STONE   RED CHALK 1
012AD00058 AF   STONE PEBBLE   RED SANDSTONE 1
012AD00058 AG 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00058 AH   STONE PEBBLE     1
012AD00058 AI   DAUB DAUB     1
012AD00058 AJ ANGLIAN UTILISED STONE LAVA NIEDERMENDIG   16
012AD00058 AK ANGLIAN FIRED CLAY FIRED CLAY LOOMWEIGHT FRAG.   1
012AD00058 AL 2-4C POTTERY SHERD     1
012AD00058 AM   STONE STONE     1
012AD00058 AO 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00058 AP 2-4C POTTERY SHERD     1
012AD00058 AQ   STONE PEBBLE     1
KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD00049 AA ANGLIAN UTILISED STONE LAVA NIEDERMENDIG  
14
012AD00049 AB ANGLIAN UTILISED STONE LAVA NIEDERMENDIG  
21
012AD00072 AA   STONE STONE   RED CHALK
2
012AD00072 AB   DAUB DAUB    
1
012AD00072 AC   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD00072 AD   STONE PEBBLE    
1
012AD00072 AE   SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE    
1
012AD00072 AF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00072 AG 2-4C POTTERY SHERD J  
1
012AD00072 AH 2-4C POTTERY SHERD    
1
012AD00072 AI   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD00072 AJ   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD00072 AK 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JKNAP? ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00072 AL ANGLIAN UTILISED STONE LAVA NIEDERMENDIG  
1

Animal Bone

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD00058 Cat Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00058 Cattle Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00058 Cattle Humerus P 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00058 Cattle LM3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00058 Cattle M/C D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00058 Cattle M/T br 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00058 Cattle Mand fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00058 Cattle Mandible 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00058 Cattle Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00058 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00058 Cattle Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00058 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00058 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00058 Cattle Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00058 Cattle Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00058 Cattle Ulna 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00058 Domestic fowl Ulna 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00058 Horse Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00058 Pig Calcaneum 1 0 0 1 0
012AD00058 Sheep Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00058 Sheep Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00058 Sheep Radius C 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00058 Sheep Radius P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00058 Sheep/Goat Femur D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00058 Sheep/Goat Humerus D 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00058 Sheep/Goat LM3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00058 Sheep/Goat M/T P 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00058 Sheep/Goat Mand fr 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00058 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00058 Sheep/Goat N.Cuboid 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00058 Sheep/Goat Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00058 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00058 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00058 Sheep/Goat Tibia P 1 0 0 0 0
KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD00049 Cattle M/C C 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00049 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00049 Pig Femur P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00050 Pig Femur D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00072 Cattle M/C D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00072 Cattle M/T P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00072 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00072 Cattle Skull fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00072 Cattle Tibia P 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00072 Cattle Ulna 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00072 Pig Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00072 Pig U Canine 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00072 Sheep Horncore 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00072 Sheep M/T br 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00072 Sheep Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00072 Sheep/Goat LM3 1 0 0 0 0