012AD008519

Pit

Phasing

The pit was cut by ditch 012AD08171 in the north. The pit fill contained only one sherd of later Roman pot (a Knapton type jar with a grooved rim). The only other objects were of stone, one of which was decorated with incised lines.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

                                       
  012AD08237          012AD08229        012AD08233    012AD05075   012AD08215    012AD08136    012AD08337   
                                       
  012AD08238          012AD08230        012AD08234    012AD05076   012AD08216    012AD08137    012AD08338   
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
            012AD08177    012AD08326    012AD08235    012AD05183    012AD05073   012AD08179       
              =    =    =    =   =         
            012AD08178    012AD08327    012AD08236    012AD05184    012AD05074   012AD08180       
                                  012AD07219    
                                       
                    012AD08188        012AD08341          
                                       
                    012AD08189                   
                                       
                                       
              012AD08170  =  012AD08328                     
                                       
                012AD08171                       
                                       
                012AD08329                       
                                     
                012AD08351                       
                                       
                012AD08519                       
                                       

Discussion

This was the earliest event in the immediate area, being cut by ditch 012AD08171 in the north. It contained two fills, the uppermost containing all of the recovered material. The primary fill was a mixed natural sand in a sandy loam matrix with occasional iron panning, the excavator noticing a slighly green tinge, although the Munsell was generally 10YR 3/3, slightly darker than the latest fill, a medium sandy loam (Munsell 10YR 4/3).

A particularly notable find was a broken fragment of decorated chalk. The decoration was of incised straight lines radiating outwards from the centre towards a slightly curved outside edge, with perhaps about 25% of the original stone remaining. The pit was cut into sand and gravel, with a flat-based U profile.

The post hole 012AD08210 has been included with this entry due to its proximity to the pit, although it may have had no functional relationship with this pit. There were no other post holes in the immediate vicinity. It was filled with a medium loamy sand (Munsell colour 10YR 4/4), with very few chalk inclusions. It was sealed by spit 012AD08187, and was cut into sand and gravel, with a U-shaped profile. No startigraphic relationship with pit 012AD08519 was established.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD08519 012AD08329   4 11  
  012AD08351   0 0  

 
CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD08210 012AD08209   0 7  

012AD08329 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD08329 Cattle
5
Sheep
2
Sheep/Goat
3
Wild/domestic goose
1

Context Details

012AD08519 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08329 PIT FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR
180
133
18
 FLAT BASED U ONE OF TWO FILLS IN PIT CUT 8519. CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE AND CARVED STONE. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING.
012AD08351 PIT FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR
140
60
10
 FLAT BASED U SLIGHTLY GREEN SAND IN SANDY LOAM MATRIX. CONTAINED NUMBER OF LARGE CHALK AND SANDSTONE BLOCKS. NO OTHER FINDS.
012AD08519 PIT CUT SUB-RECTANGULAR
180
133
28
 U-SHAPED CUT OF PIT-FILLS 8351 AND 8329. CUT INTO SAND AND GRAVEL. UNDER DITCH 8171.

012AD08210 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08209 POST HOLE FILL ROUND
64
59
20
 U-SHAPED CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING.
012AD08210 POST HOLE CUT ROUND
64
29
20
 U-SHAPED CUT INTO SAND AND GRAVEL. ROUND WITH U SHAPED PROFILE.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD08329 AA ROMAN? WORKED STONE CARVED STONE CHALK  
1
012AD08329 AB   STONE STONE    
1
012AD08329 AC   STONE STONE    
1
012AD08329 AD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JKNAPG ROMANO-BRITISH
1

Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD08329 Cattle Atlas 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08329 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08329 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08329 Cattle Radius P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08329 Cattle Ulna 1 0 0 1 0
012AD08329 Sheep Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08329 Sheep Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08329 Sheep/Goat Axis 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08329 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 1 1
012AD08329 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08329 Wild/domestic goose Tibia D 1 0 0 0 1
KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD08209 Cattle Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08209 Cattle Femur D 1 1 0 0 0
012AD08209 Cattle M/C P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08209 Cattle Radius D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08209 Sheep/Goat Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08209 Sheep/Goat Femur P 1 0 1 0 0
012AD08209 Wild/domestic goose Scapula 1 0 0 0 1