012AD00514

Slot


 
Slot Details
Length  886 Maximum Width 57 Maximum Depth 13 Profile V-shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects 27 Number of Animal Bones 23
Environmental       

Phasing

The slot has been phased to the later Anglian or Middle Saxon period by the find of a single Anglian sherd. Also found was a copper alloy needle, three Roman sherds and a Medieval green-glazed sherd.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

    012AD07227     012AD00530      
                 
                 
    012AD00847    012AD00513    012AD00515    
      =    =       
    012AD00848    012AD00514    012AD00516    
                 
                 
                 
    012AD00876    012AD00845    012AD00878     
                 
    012AD00877    012AD00846    012AD00879     
                 

Discussion

This east-west aligned slot had a gentle curve to the south, before suddenly turning to the east and terminating. It was initially believed to be part of the unusual rectangular enclosure 012AD00836. However, this was impossible to prove as the slot had been cut away completely by a sequence of north-south aligned ditches (the latest being 012AD00918 and 012AD00920). Also mitigating against this interpretation was the later assigned phase of this slot (later Anglian or Middle Saxon as opposed to Roman). It  seems more likely that slot 012AD0846 is related to enclosure 012AD00836, as this slot is cut by the current feature 012AD00514.

The fill of the slot was a uniform sandy clay loam (Munsell 10YR 4/2), with 5-10% chalk inclusions, although the eastern terminal was slightly darker (Munsell 10YR 3/2) with 5% inclusions. Charcoal and daub were present in quantity, and a number of samples were recovered. The majority of animal bones recovered were of cattle (61%), with sheep/goat following (31%) and then pig (8%).

The slot was cut into chalk, and was quite badly plough truncated, generally with a V-shaped profile, although U-shaped in places (segment 012AD00848).

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD00514 012AD00513   0 2  
012AD00516 012AD00515   25 12  
012AD00848 012AD00847   2 9  

012AD00515 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD00515 CHARCOAL  
11
  COPPER ALLOY  
2
  DAUB  
7
  POTTERY 3-4C
1
  POTTERY ANGLIAN
1
  POTTERY MEDIEVAL
1
  STONE  
1
  WORKED STONE?  
1

012AD00515 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD00515 Cattle
7
  Pig
1
  Sheep/Goat
4

012AD00847Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD00847 Cattle
5
  Pig
1
  Sheep
2
  Sheep/Goat
1

Context Details

012AD00514 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00513 SLOT FILL CURVILINEAR
298
38
8
 V-SHAPED SLOT FILL. DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKING. BONE FOUND. 10% CHALK INCLUSIONS < 5CMS. CUT BY SLOTS 724/5 AND 529/30. = 847. UNKNOWN RELATIONS WITH 515 816
012AD00514 SLOT CUT CURVILINEAR
298
38
8
 V-SHAPED SLOT CUT. CUT INTO CHALK BEDROCK. SEEN IN PLAN TO BE CUT BY 724/5 AND 529/30. VERY SHALLOW PLOUGH TRUNCATED RELATION WITH 515 816 814 UNKNOWN.

012AD00516 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00515 SLOT FILL LINEAR
162
57
10
 V-SHAPED SLOT FILL. SOME DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKING. BONE FOUND. 15% CHALK INCLUSIONS < 10CMS. NO RELATIONSHIP ASCERTAINED WITH 513/4 814/5 816/7.
012AD00516 SLOT CUT LINEAR
162
57
10
 V-SHAPED SLOT CUT. CUT INTO SOLID CHALK. BADLY PLOUGH TRUNCATED. NO RELATIONSHIP ASCERTAINED WITH 513/4 814/5 816/7.

012AD00848 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00847 SLOT FILL CURVILINEAR
325
40
13
 U-SHAPED SLOT FILL. BONE FOUND. SOME DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKING.5% CHALK INCLUSIONS < 10CMS. = 513 RUNNING W OFF CHALK CUT BY 529 + 724.
012AD00848 SLOT CUT CURVILINEAR
325
40
13
 U-SHAPED SLOT CUT. CUT INTO CHALK BEDROCK. FAIRLY SHALLOW PLOUGH TRUNCATED SLOT. = 513/4 CUT BY SLOTS 724/5 +529/30. BOWL PROFILE. CUTS 876 + 878 + 845.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD00847 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00847 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00515 AA   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD00515 AB   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD00515 AC   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD00515 AD   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD00515 AE   STONE STONE   RED CHALK
1
012AD00515 AF   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD00515 AG   DAUB DAUB    
3
012AD00515 AH   DAUB DAUB    
2
012AD00515 AI 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00515 AJ   WORKED STONE? QUERN FRAGMENT? RED SANDSTONE  
1
012AD00515 AK ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD +ORGANIC ANGLIAN GTW
1
012AD00515 AL MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD GREEN GLAZED  
1
012AD00515 AM   COPPER ALLOY C/A NEEDLE    
1
012AD00515 AN   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD00515 AO   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD00515 AP   DAUB DAUB    
2
012AD00515 AQ   DAUB DAUB    
7
012AD00515 AR   DAUB DAUB    
1
012AD00515 AS   DAUB DAUB    
1
012AD00515 AT   COPPER ALLOY C/A FRAGMENT    
1
012AD00515 AU   DAUB DAUB    
2
012AD00515 AV   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD00515 AW   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD00515 AX   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD00515 AY   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1

Animal Bone

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD00513 Cattle Mand fr 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00513 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00847 Cattle Femur D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00847 Cattle M/T C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00847 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00847 Cattle Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00847 Cattle Tibia D 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00847 Pig Skull fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00847 Sheep Humerus D 1 1 0 1 0
012AD00847 Sheep Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00847 Sheep/Goat Mand fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00515 Cattle Femur br 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00515 Cattle Horncore 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00515 Cattle Horncore 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00515 Cattle Ld4 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00515 Cattle M/C D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00515 Cattle Mand fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00515 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00515 Pig Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00515 Sheep/Goat Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00515 Sheep/Goat Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00515 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00515 Sheep/Goat Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 0