012AD00530

Enclosure Ditch


 
 
Ditch Details
Length  2857 Maximum Width 112  Maximum Depth 25 Profile U-shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects 71 Number of Animal Bones 40
Environmental       

Phasing

The enclosure has been phased to the Anglian period by the find of a single Anglian sherd and a fragment of Niedermendig lava. Also found was a possible iron stylus. As usual, the vast majority of diagnostic material (44 sherds) was late Roman in date.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

   012AD00815    012AD00817    012AD00721
           
           
  012AD00426    012AD00529     
    =       
  012AD00427    012AD00530     
           
           
   012AD00489    012AD00532    012AD00514
           

Discussion

A long, curvilinear enclosure ditch, this has a similar alignment to enclosure 012AD07227 just to the west. It is probable that this is a redefinition of ditch 012AD00532, although this was seen only in the southern 8.5 metres. The ditch contained a single fill, excavated under two context numbers (012AD00529 and, in the southern 2 metres only, 012AD00426). The fill was a sandy clay loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/2) with between 5 and 15% chalk inclusions. Daub and charcoal was noted infrequently, with none occurring in segment 012AD00426. Sheep/goat was the major animal species found (62.5%), with cattle bones accounting for a further 27.5%.

The ditch was cut into hillwash in the north, and into chalk in the south, with a U-shaped profile.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD00427 012AD00426   2 5  
012AD00530 012AD00529   69 35  

012AD00529 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD00529 CHARCOAL  
2
  DAUB  
7
  IRON  
1
  POTTERY 2-4C
8
  POTTERY 3-4C
33
  POTTERY 4C
2
  POTTERY 4C?
1
  POTTERY ANGLIAN
1
  SLAG  
1
  STONE  
11
  UTILISED STONE ANGLIAN
1

012AD00529 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD00529 Cattle
10
  Domestic fowl
1
  Pig
1
  Sheep
10
  Sheep/Goat
13

Context Details

012AD00427 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00426 SLOT FILL LINEAR
465
112
17
 U-SHAPED SLOT FILL. BONE AND PIECE OF IRON FOUND. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING.5% CHALK INCLUSIONS < 5CMS 1 STONE 20 CMS.
012AD00427 SLOT CUT LINEAR
465
112
17
 U-SHAPED SLOT CUT. CUT INTO CHALK. VERY SHALLOW SOUTH GRADIENT. U SHAPED PROFILE. POST HOLE 428/9 CUT INTO IT.

012AD00530 Sections and Notes


 
 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00529 SLOT FILL CURVILINEAR
2400
36
25
 U-SHAPED SLOT FILL. DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKING. BONE AND POTTERY FOUND. < 15% CHALK INCLUSIONS < 5CMS. EASTERN OF 3 DOUBLE SLOTS RUNNING W OFF CHALK + CURVING N
012AD00530 SLOT CUT CURVILINEAR
2400
36
25
 U-SHAPED SLOT CUT. CUT INTO HILLWASH WITH 30% CHALK INCLUSIONS. EASTERN OF 3 DOUBLE SLOTS RUNNING W OFF CHALK + CURVING N. = 427 TOTAL LENGTH 2857 CMS.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD00426 AA   IRON IRON STYLUS?    
1
012AD00426 AB   STONE STONE   IRON ORE
1
012AD00529 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JEV  
1
012AD00529 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00529 AC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00529 AD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00529 AE 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JB  
1
012AD00529 AF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD BD?  
1
012AD00529 AG 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JBKEV  
1
012AD00529 AH 2-4C POTTERY SHERD JB  
1
012AD00529 AI 2-4C POTTERY SHERD JBK?  
1
012AD00529 AJ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00529 AK ANGLIAN UTILISED STONE LAVA NIEDERMENDIG  
10
012AD00529 AL 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00529 AM 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JM304 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00529 AN   STONE STONE    
1
012AD00529 AO 2-4C POTTERY SHERD    
1
012AD00529 AP 2-4C POTTERY SHERD CLSD  
1
012AD00529 AQ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JB ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00529 AR 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00529 AS 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00529 AT 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00529 AU 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J? ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00529 AV 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00529 AW 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00529 AX 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00529 AY 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00529 AZ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00529 BA 4C? POTTERY SHERD D? ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00529 BB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD CLSD  
1
012AD00529 BC 2-4C POTTERY SHERD J  
1
012AD00529 BD   STONE STONE    
1
012AD00529 BE   STONE STONE    
1
012AD00529 BF   STONE STONE    
1
012AD00529 BG   STONE STONE   CINDER
3
012AD00529 BI 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00529 BJ 2-4C POTTERY SHERD CLSD  
1
012AD00529 BK   SLAG SLAG    
1
012AD00529 BL 4C POTTERY SHERD BK?  
1
012AD00529 BM 2-4C POTTERY SHERD JB  
1
012AD00529 BN 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00529 BO 3-4C POTTERY SHERD BD ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00529 BP ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN GTW
1
012AD00529 BQ   STONE STONE   RED CHALK
1
012AD00529 BR   STONE PEBBLE    
1
012AD00529 BS   STONE STONE    
1
012AD00529 BT   IRON IRON OBJECT    
1
012AD00529 BU 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00529 BV 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00529 BW 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00529 BX 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JBEV? ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00529 BY 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00529 BZ 2-4C POTTERY SHERD CLSD  
1
012AD00529 CA 4C POTTERY SHERD BK?  
1
012AD00529 CB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00529 CC   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD00529 CD   DAUB DAUB    
1
012AD00529 CE   DAUB DAUB    
1
012AD00529 CF   DAUB DAUB    
1
012AD00529 CG   DAUB DAUB    
3
012AD00529 CH   DAUB DAUB    
1
012AD00529 CI   DAUB DAUB    
1
012AD00529 CJ   STONE STONE   RED CHALK
1
012AD00529 CK   STONE STONE   RED CHALK
1
012AD00529 CL   STONE STONE   RED CHALK
1
012AD00529 CM 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00529 CN 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00529 CO   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD00529 CP   DAUB DAUB    
1
012AD00529 CQ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JBCUR ROMANO-BRITISH
1

Animal Bone

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD00426 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00426 Domestic fowl Femur C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00426 Pig Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00426 Sheep/Goat Astragalus 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00426 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00529 Cattle Femur br 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00529 Cattle LM3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00529 Cattle M/T C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00529 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00529 Cattle Occiput 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00529 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00529 Cattle Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00529 Cattle Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00529 Cattle Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00529 Cattle Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00529 Domestic fowl Ulna 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00529 Pig N.Cuboid 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00529 Sheep Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00529 Sheep Ld4 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00529 Sheep M/T C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00529 Sheep Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00529 Sheep Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00529 Sheep Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00529 Sheep Radius C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00529 Sheep Radius D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00529 Sheep Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00529 Sheep Tibia D 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00529 Sheep/Goat Astragalus 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00529 Sheep/Goat Calcaneum 1 0 0 1 0
012AD00529 Sheep/Goat Femur br 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00529 Sheep/Goat Femur P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00529 Sheep/Goat M/T br 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00529 Sheep/Goat M/T P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00529 Sheep/Goat M/T P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00529 Sheep/Goat Mand fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00529 Sheep/Goat Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00529 Sheep/Goat Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00529 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00529 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00529 Sheep/Goat Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0