012AD05572

Pit

Phasing

Although containing 21 late Roman pot sherds, the finds of a single Anglian sherd, together with a fired clay loomweight fragment and a worked bone pin place this pit in an early Anglian phase. No stratigraphic relationships with any other features were established.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

    012AD05461     
         
    012AD05462     
         
    012AD05570    
         
    012AD05571    
         
    012AD05572    
         
         

Discussion

This was an unusually shaped pit, which appeared in section to seal a deep post hole (012AD05574), although this was not evident during the excavation phase. The primary fill was 012AD05571, an ashy layer with a high charcoal content (Munsell colour 10YR 2/1). No daub flecking was noted, and no finds were recovered. An environmental sample was taken. The second fill was 012AD05570, a silty clay loam (Munsell 10YR 3/2). Only 4 objects were recovered from this fill, 3 of which were late Roman pot sherds. Sealing this was a fill with a much higher (25%) chalk inclusion rate, 012AD05462, a sandy clay loam (Munsell 10YR 4/2). No finds were recovered from this fill. The final event was 012AD05461, a sandy clay loam (Munsell 10YR 4/3). Charcoal and daub flecking were evident. This fill contained almost all of the finds.

The animal bone recovered was predominantly sheep/goat (52%), followed by cattle (23%). All but one of the bones were from the final fill (012AD05461).

The pit was cut into white and pink chalk, with a wide-U profile.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD05572 012AD05461   30 31  
  012AD05462   0 0  
  012AD05570   4 1  
  012AD05571   0 0  

012AD05461 Object Totals by Material and Period

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD05461 COPPER ALLOY  
1
  DAUB  
1
  FIRED CLAY ANGLIAN
1
  POTTERY 3-4C
12
  POTTERY 4C
6
  POTTERY ANGLIAN
1
  SLAG  
1
  SNAIL  
4
  STONE  
2
  WORKED BONE ANGLIAN
1

012AD05461 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD05461 Cattle
7
  Dog
2
  Domestic fowl
2
  Horse
3
  Pig
1
  Sheep
6
  Sheep/Goat
10

Context Details

012AD05572 Section and  Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05461 PIT FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR
220
140
25
 WIDE U FILL OF UNUSUAL PIT. 10% CHALK. CHARCOAL AND DAUB FLECKING. BONE LIFTED BY CONTEXT ONLY. CONTAINED BRONZE PIN.
012AD05462 PIT FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR
220
140
10
 WIDE U FILL OF UNUSUAL PIT. A STONY LAYER WITH AROUND 40% CHALK INCLUSIONS. NO FINDS OR ANIMAL BONES. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING.
012AD05570 PIT FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR 142 42 14 WIDE U LAYER BETWEEN REDEPOSITED NAT.5462 AND ASHY 5571. 10-15% CHALK. WITH CHARCOAL INCLUSIONS. BONE LIFTED BY CTXT.
012AD05571 PIT FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR 140 38 14 WIDE U VERY SILTY ASHY LAYER WITH MUCH CHARCOAL. ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE TAKEN. -5% CHALK. NO FINDS.
012AD05572 PIT CUT SUB-RECTANGULAR 220 140 65 WIDE U SMOOTH PIT CUT INTO CHALK. GENTLY SLOPING E AND W SIDES AND N VERTICAL. TRUE EXTENT SOUTH NOT KNOWN.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD05461 AA ANGLIAN WORKED BONE BONE NEEDLE    
1
012AD05461 AB   SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE    
1
012AD05461 AC   SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE    
1
012AD05461 AD   SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE    
1
012AD05461 AE   SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE    
1
012AD05461 AF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05461 AG 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN? ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05461 AH 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN? ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05461 AI 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05461 AJ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05461 AK 3-4C POTTERY SHERD BD ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05461 AL 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05461 AM   STONE STONE   RED CHALK
1
012AD05461 AN   DAUB DAUB    
1
012AD05461 AO   SLAG SLAG    
1
012AD05461 AP 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05461 AQ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05461 AR   COPPER ALLOY C/A PIN DOUBLE POINTED  
1
012AD05461 AS 3-4C POTTERY SHERD CLSD  
1
012AD05461 AT 3-4C POTTERY SHERD    
1
012AD05461 AU 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05461 AV 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05461 AW 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05461 AX 4C POTTERY SHERD BFB ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05461 AY 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05461 AZ 4C POTTERY SHERD JCURS ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05461 BA ANGLIAN FIRED CLAY LOOMWEIGHT FRAG    
1
012AD05461 BB   STONE STONE FOSSILIFEROUS  
1
012AD05461 BC ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN III
1
012AD05461 BD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05570 AA 3-4C POTTERY     ROMANO-BRITISH     1
012AD05570 AB 3-4C POTTERY     ROMANO-BRITISH    1
012AD05570 AC 2-4C POTTERY   CLSD      1
012AD05570     STONE STONE        1

Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD05461 Cattle Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05461 Cattle M/T P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05461 Cattle Pelvis fr 1 0 0 1 0
012AD05461 Cattle Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05461 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05461 Cattle Skull fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05461 Cattle Tibia P 1 1 0 0 0
012AD05461 Dog Humerus P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05461 Dog Ulna 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05461 Domestic fowl Coracoid 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05461 Domestic fowl Ulna 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05461 Horse Radius P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05461 Horse Tooth 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05461 Horse Ulna 1 1 0 0 0
012AD05461 Pig M/C C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05461 Sheep M/C D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05461 Sheep M/T P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05461 Sheep Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05461 Sheep Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05461 Sheep Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05461 Sheep Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05461 Sheep/Goat Astragalus 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05461 Sheep/Goat Atlas 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05461 Sheep/Goat Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05461 Sheep/Goat M/C C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05461 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05461 Sheep/Goat Radius br 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05461 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 1 0 0 0
012AD05461 Sheep/Goat Skull fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05461 Sheep/Goat Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05461 Sheep/Goat Tibia P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05570 Sheep M/C D 1 1 0 0 1