Shows location of spit 12AD5477 in relation to the rest of Site 12

012AD05477    Spit


 
Spit Details
Length 245 Width 180 Depth 22
Area  4.41 sq. m Volume
Material Culture Number of Objects 41 Number of Animal Bones 46

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

                 012AD00001                   
                                   
012AD05441   012AD05447   012AD05448   012AD05452   012AD05467   012AD05468   012AD05477   012AD05480   012AD05485  
                                   

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Discussion

An amorphously shaped area on the western chalk edge of the dry valley was originally thought to be a Grubenhaus, and was excavated in quadrants. This was a spit over the north-west quadrant. The "Grubenhaus"  turned out to be a number of different features, and the finds from this spit was primarily from above pit 012AD05554. The material removed was a sandy clay loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/3) with 10-15% chalk inclusions (hillwash).

012AD05477 Object Totals by Period and Material

 

012AD05477 Animal Bone Totals by Species

 

Context Details

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05477 SPIT RECTANGULAR
245
180
22
 U-SHAPED SPIT OVER NW QUAD OF WHAT WAS STRUNG AS GRUB. 10-15% CHALK IN A REDEPOSITED HILLWASH TYPE MATRIX. CONSIDERABLE DAUB AND CHARCOAL INCLUSIONS. BONE LIFTED BY CTXT ONLY.

Objects

 

Animal Bones