| Ditch Details | |||||||
| Length | 1576 | Maximum Width | 98 | Maximum Depth | 25 | Profile | U-shaped |
| Material Culture | Number of Objects | 27 | Number of Animal Bones | 31 | |||
| Environmental | |||||||
The ditch fill varied along its length, although each excavated segment appeared to be filled with the same material (i.e no secondary fills). In the south (012AD00014) the ditch was filled with a sandy loam, slightly darker (Munsell 10YR 3/3) than the other segments, with no daub or charcoal flecking. No objects and only 3 animal bones were recovered from this segment. The second segment (012AD00074) contained a slightly lighter (Munsell 10YR 4/3) sandy clay loam, with 10% chalk inclusions. No daub flecking was noted. The fill contained 1 single Roman sherd and a lump of charcoal, with only 3 animal bones. The third segment (012AD00047) was a sandy loam (Munsell 10YR 4/3) with 5% chalk inclusions. No daub or charcoal flecking noted. Again, no objects were recovered, although the animal bone total was slightly higher at 7 bones. The most northerly segment (012AD00063) was a sandy clay loam (Munsell 10YR 4/3) with 5% chalk inclusions. Some daub flecking was noted. However, the number of objects (25) and animal bones (18) in this segment increases significantly. Most of the objects (13) were fragments of daub, although significant finds include a copper alloy sub-trinagular headed dress pin and an iron heckle tooth. As usual in this area, the animal species represented were predominantly cattle and sheep/goat. Also in this segment, 4 postholes (012AD00400, 012AD00417, 012AD00419 and 012AD00496 were found, cut into the western edge of the ditch.
The ditch was cut into chalk, generally with a wide, flat-based V profile.
| MASTER | CUT | FILL | VOLUME | OBJECTS | AN BONE | DENSITY |
| 012AD01004 | 012AD00015 | 012AD00014 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 012AD00048 | 012AD00047 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 012AD00075 | 012AD00074 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 012AD00401 | 012AD00063 | 25 | 18 | |||
| POST HOLE | 012AD00400 | 012AD00399 | 0 | 0 | ||
| POST HOLE | 012AD00417 | 012AD00416 | 0 | 0 | ||
| POST HOLE | 012AD00419 | 012AD00418 | 0 | 0 | ||
| POST HOLE | 012AD00496 | 012AD00495 | 0 | 0 |
| KEY_ID | MATERIAL | PERIOD | No |
| 012AD00063 | COPPER ALLOY |
1
|
|
| DAUB |
13
|
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| IRON |
2
|
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| POTTERY | 3-4C |
2
|
|
| POTTERY | ANGLIAN? |
1
|
|
| SLAG |
1
|
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| STONE |
5
|
| KEY_ID | SPECIES | No |
| 012AD00047 | Cattle |
2
|
| Pig |
1
|
|
| Sheep |
1
|
|
| Sheep/Goat |
3
|
| KEY_ID | SPECIES | No |
| 012AD00063 | Cat |
1
|
| Cattle |
9
|
|
| Domestic fowl |
1
|
|
| Domestic goose |
1
|
|
| Sheep/Goat |
6
|
| KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
| 012AD00014 | DITCH FILL | LINEAR |
97
|
78
|
9
|
FLAT BASED U | DITCH CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE AND CHARCOAL FLECKING. TRUE LENGTH 1873 CM. EXCAVATED UNDER NUMBERS 47 AND 63. CHALK INCLUSIONS 15% 0.5-2 CM IN DIAMETER. |
| 012AD00015 | DITCH CUT | LINEAR |
97
|
78
|
9
|
FLAT BASED U | TRUE LENGTH 1873 CM. EXCAVATED UNDER NUMBER 48. THIS SEGMENT HAS FLAT BASE AND REGULAR SIDES CUT INTO PINK CHALK NATURAL. PLOUGH TRUNCATED. |
| KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
| 012AD00047 | DITCH FILL | LINEAR |
315
|
72
|
12
|
WIDE V | FILL OF 1 OF 2 SLOTS WHICH ARE CLEARLY SHOWN TO INTERACT IN THE GEOPHYSICS. ANIMAL BONE FINDS. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. |
| 012AD00048 | DITCH CUT | LINEAR |
315
|
72
|
12
|
WIDE V | CUT OF 1 OF 2 SLOTS WHICH ARE CLEARLY SHOWN TO INTERACT IN THE GEOPHYSICS. NO RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED IN THIS EXCAVATED SEGMENT. SEE 58. |
| KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
| 012AD00074 | DITCH FILL | LINEAR |
280
|
72
|
14
|
FLAT BASED U | CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. CHALK INCLUSIONS 10% 0.5-2 CM IN DIAMETER. |
| 012AD00075 | DITCH CUT | LINEAR |
280
|
72
|
14
|
FLAT BASED U | CUT INTO ANGULAR WHITE CHALK NATURAL. QUITE SHALLOW FLAT BASED V PROFILE. |
| KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
| 012AD00063 | DITCH FILL | LINEAR |
507
|
98
|
20
|
V-SHAPED | FILL OF DITCH CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE AND POTTERY. DITCH CUT BY NE/SW ALIGNED DITCH 58=49/50. CONTAINED ANGULAR CHALK FRAGMENTS 2-5 CM IN DIAMETER. DAUB |
| 012AD00401 | DITCH CUT | LINEAR SEG. |
238
|
98
|
25
|
V-SHAPED | DITCH CUT. CUT INTO SOLID WHITE AND PINK CHALK BEDROCK. POST HOLE 399/400 CUT INTO BASE. NO RELATIONSHIP ASCERTAINED WITH 78. BOWL SHAPED CUT. . |
| KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
| 012AD00399 | POST HOLE FILL | ROUND |
26
|
26
|
15
|
FLAT BASED U | FILL OF POSTHOLE. DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKING. NO FINDS. LESS THAN 5% CHALK INCLUSIONS. ONE OF A SERIES OF POSTHOLES DOWN THIS DITCH. NO HALF SECTION. |
| 012AD00400 | POST HOLE CUT | ROUND |
26
|
26
|
15
|
FLAT BASED U | CUT OF POSTHOLE. CUT INTO DITCH 401. ALSO CUT INTO PINK CHALK. ONE OF A LINE OF POSTHOLES IN DITCH. NO HALF SECTION. |
| KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
| 012AD00416 | POST HOLE FILL | ROUND |
22
|
18
|
17
|
VERT.SIDE U.BASE | FILL OF POSTHOLE. NO FINDS. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. LESS THAN 5% CHALK INCLUSIONS. |
| 012AD00417 | POST HOLE CUT | ROUND |
22
|
18
|
17
|
VERT.SIDE U.BASE | CUT OF POSTHOLE. CUT INTO W SIDE OF DITCH 401. IN LINE WITH OTHERS IN DITCH. CUT INTO CHALK. |
| KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
| 012AD00418 | POST HOLE FILL | OVATE |
17
|
14
|
9
|
VERT.SIDE U.BASE | FILL OF POSTHOLE. NO FINDS. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. LESS THAN 5% CHALK INCLUSIONS. |
| 012AD00419 | POST HOLE CUT | OVATE |
17
|
14
|
9
|
VERT.SIDE U.BASE | CUT OF POSTHOLE. CUT INTO CHALK AND INTO W SIDE OF DITCH 401 INA LINE OF POSTHOLES. |
| KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
| 012AD00495 | POST HOLE FILL | ROUND |
26
|
24
|
10
|
U-SHAPED | FILL OF POSTHOLE. NO FINDS. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. 10% CHALK INCLUSIONS. |
| 012AD00496 | POST HOLE CUT | ROUND |
26
|
24
|
10
|
U-SHAPED | CUT OF POSTHOLE. CUT INTO CHALK. CUT IN LINE WITH 2 OTHER POSTHOLES IN W EDGE OF DITCH 63/401. NO HALF SECTION. |