012AD00511

Ditch


 
Ditch Details
Length  1358 Maximum Width   Maximum Depth   Profile U-shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects 56 Number of Animal Bones 90
Environmental       

Phasing

Although assigned an Anglian phase (based on a single Anglian sherd and Niedermendig lava fragments), the majority of dateable finds (31 sherds) were later Roman in date, as was usual in this part of the site. The ditch cut through surface 012AD01005, which although probably established in the Roman period, appears to continue in use at least until the early Anglian phase. Both features were later sealed by Middle Saxon deposits.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

        012AD00560  =  012AD00549                 
                             
                             
          012AD00550                   
                             
                             
      012AD00599    =  012AD00561                 
                             
            012AD00544    012AD00510             
  012AD00808            =               
            012AD00545    012AD00511             
  012AD00809                           
                             
                             
      012AD00600                       
                             
                             
                             
  012AD00995    012AD00562                012AD00559   012AD00551   
                          012AD01005  
                             

Discussion

This ditch is the easternmost of the western sequence, and has the same orientation as enclosure 012AD00766 to the west. This feature may be a form of blocking, to allow controlled access into the main enclosure. The ditch initially cut through the surface 012AD01005, before filling up with a red (Munsell 7.5YR 3/2) silty loam. This filling may have taken place in the Middle Saxon period, as part of a general late event in the immediate area at this time.

A relatively high number of objects (56) and identifiable animal bones (90) were recovered from the fill. As well as the pottery, 2 iron nails and an unidentified iron object, a fragment of very pale green glass and an oyster shell were found. Some charcoal and unfired clay was also present. The predominant animal species was cattle (50%), with sheep/goat accounting for a further 41%. Domestic fowl was present at 5.5%, with pig at just 3.3%.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD00511 012AD00510   23 49  
012AD00545 012AD00544   33 41  

012AD00510 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD00510 CHARCOAL  
1
  IRON  
3
  POTTERY 3-4C
9
  POTTERY 4C
2
  POTTERY ANGLIAN
1
  STONE  
4
  UTILISED STONE ANGLIAN
1

012AD00544 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD00544 CHARCOAL  
2
  GLASS  
1
  POTTERY  
1
  POTTERY 2-4C
2
  POTTERY 3-4C
16
  POTTERY 4C
2
  SHELL  
1
  STONE  
3
  UNFIRED CLAY  
1

012AD00510 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD00510 Cattle
28
Horse
1
Pig
1
Sheep
4
Sheep/Goat
15
Wild/domestic goose
1

012AD00544 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD00544 Cattle
17
Domestic fowl
2
Domestic goose
1
Pig
2
Sheep
7
Sheep/Goat
11
Wild/domestic goose
1

Context Details

012AD00511 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00510 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG.
1358
76
12
 U-SHAPED DITCH FILL. NUMBER GIVEN TO FULL DITCH.544 GIVEN TO BUTT END BUT =510. DAUB/CHARCOAL FLECKS. <5% CHALK INCLUSIONS<10CMS. BONE POTTERY METAL FOUND.
012AD00511 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG.
1358
76
12
 U-SHAPED DITCH CUT. CUTS INTO HILLWASH 25% CHALK INCLUSIONS. ALSO CUTS SURFACE 562 BUT AT N END HARD TO DETERMINE EXACT TERMINUS.
012AD00544 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG.
161
76
12
 U-SHAPED DITCH FILL. =510 AND IS NUMBER GIVEN TO BUTT END OF 510. A LOT OF BONE SOME POTTERY AND METAL FOUND. DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKING. < 5% CHALK INCLUSIONS
012AD00545 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG.
161
76
12
 U-SHAPED DITCH CUT. CUT INTO HILLWASH OF 25% CHALK INCLUSIONS. =511 NUMBER GIVEN TO BUTT END OF DITCH. RUNS PARALLEL WITH 765 WITH SURFACE 562 IN BETWEEN.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD00510 AA ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN III
1
012AD00510 AB   STONE STONE   RED CHALK
1
012AD00510 AC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00510 AD   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD00510 AE   IRON IRON NAIL    
1
012AD00510 AF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00510 AG 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J? ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00510 AH 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00510 AJ   IRON IRON OBJECT    
1
012AD00510 AK   IRON IRON NAIL    
1
012AD00510 AL ANGLIAN UTILISED STONE LAVA NIEDERMENDIG  
31
012AD00510 AM   STONE STONE   RED CHALK
2
012AD00510 AN 4C POTTERY SHERD    
1
012AD00510 AO 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00510 AP 3-4C POTTERY SHERDS   ROMANO-BRITISH
2
012AD00510 AQ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JB ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00510 AR 3-4C POTTERY SHERD    
1
012AD00510 AS 4C POTTERY SHERD BK?  
1
012AD00510 AT 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J  
1
012AD00510 AV   STONE STONE   RED CHALK
1
012AD00510 AW   STONE PEBBLE    
1
012AD00544 AB   GLASS GLASS SHERD V.PALE GREEN  
1
012AD00544 AC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00544 AD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00544 AE 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00544 AF 2-4C POTTERY SHERD    
1
012AD00544 AI   SHELL SHELL   OYSTER
1
012AD00544 AJ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00544 AK 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00544 AL 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00544 AM 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00544 AN 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00544 AO 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00544 AP 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00544 AQ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00544 AR 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00544 AS 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00544 AT 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00544 AU 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00544 AV 4C POTTERY SHERD CLSD  
1
012AD00544 AW 4C POTTERY SHERD CLSD  
1
012AD00544 AX 2-4C POTTERY SHERD CLSD  
1
012AD00544 AY   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD00544 BA   STONE STONE FOSSILIFEROUS  
1
012AD00544 BB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00544 BC   STONE STONE   RED CHALK
1
012AD00544 BD   STONE STONE   RED CHALK
1
012AD00544 BE   UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY    
2
012AD00544 BF   POTTERY SHERD    
1
012AD00544 BG   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD00510 Cattle Astragalus 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00510 Cattle Atlas 1 0 0 1 0
012AD00510 Cattle Calcaneum 1 0 0 1 0
012AD00510 Cattle Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00510 Cattle Femur P 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00510 Cattle Humerus P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00510 Cattle Humerus P 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00510 Cattle M/C C 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00510 Cattle M/C P 1 0 1 0 0
012AD00510 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00510 Cattle Occiput 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00510 Cattle Patella 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00510 Cattle Pelvis 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00510 Cattle Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00510 Cattle Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00510 Cattle Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00510 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00510 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00510 Cattle Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00510 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00510 Cattle Radius D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00510 Cattle Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00510 Cattle Scapula 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00510 Cattle Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00510 Cattle Scapula fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00510 Cattle Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00510 Cattle Ulna 1 1 0 0 1
012AD00510 Horse Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00510 Pig Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00510 Sheep Femur P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00510 Sheep Horncore 1 0 0 1 0
012AD00510 Sheep Humerus D 1 0 0 1 0
012AD00510 Sheep M/T P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00510 Sheep/Goat Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00510 Sheep/Goat Femur D 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00510 Sheep/Goat Femur P 1 1 0 0 1
012AD00510 Sheep/Goat Femur P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00510 Sheep/Goat Humerus br 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00510 Sheep/Goat Humerus D 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00510 Sheep/Goat LM3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00510 Sheep/Goat M/C P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00510 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00510 Sheep/Goat Radius D 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00510 Sheep/Goat Radius P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00510 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00510 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 1 0 1 1
012AD00510 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00510 Sheep/Goat Tibia P 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00510 Wild/domestic goose Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00511 Cattle Pelvis 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00544 Cattle Astragalus 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00544 Cattle Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00544 Cattle Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00544 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00544 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00544 Cattle Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00544 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00544 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00544 Cattle Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00544 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00544 Cattle Radius C 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00544 Cattle Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00544 Cattle Skull fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00544 Cattle Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00544 Cattle Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00544 Cattle Tibia P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00544 Cattle Ulna 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00544 Domestic fowl Humerus P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00544 Domestic fowl Radius C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00544 Domestic goose Coracoid 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00544 Pig Astragalus 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00544 Pig Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00544 Sheep M/C C 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00544 Sheep Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00544 Sheep Radius C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00544 Sheep Radius C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00544 Sheep Radius P 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00544 Sheep Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00544 Sheep Tibia D 1 0 1 0 0
012AD00544 Sheep/Goat Astragalus 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00544 Sheep/Goat Atlas 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00544 Sheep/Goat Calcaneum 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00544 Sheep/Goat Femur C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00544 Sheep/Goat Femur D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00544 Sheep/Goat M/C D 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00544 Sheep/Goat Mand fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00544 Sheep/Goat Radius br 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00544 Sheep/Goat Radius D 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00544 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00544 Sheep/Goat Tibia P 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00544 Wild/domestic goose Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0