012AD05544

Pit

Phasing

The pit is phased to the late Roman period, by two sherds of Roman pottery. It is also cut by pit 012AD05426.

Stratigraphic Sequence Diagram

   012AD09136  
  012AD05425   
     
  012AD05426   
     
  012AD05543   
     
  012AD05544   
     

Discussion

Only a small section of the lower part of this pit survived, as is was almost completely cut away by pit 012AD05426. The fill of the pit consisted mainly (up to 70%) of a redeposited chalk natural in a light (Munsell 10YR 4/2) sandy clay loam matrix. This type of fill in other parts of the site tend to indicate quarry pit activity, although not enough remained of this pit to allow such an interpretation to stand.

The pit was cut into fragmentd chalk natural, with an irregular profile, again perhaps indicating quarrying activity.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD05544 012AD05543   4 2  

Context Details

012AD05544 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID
TYPE
SHAPE
L
B
D
PROFILE
NOTES
012AD05543
PIT FILL
SUB-CIRCULAR
112
110
51
U-SHAPED
FILL OF PIT. LARGELY CONSISTS OF CHALKY GRAVELLY REDEPOSITED CHALK NATURAL. UP TO 70% CHALK. CHARCOAL FLECKS. BONE LIFTED BY CONTEXT ONLY.
012AD05544
PIT CUT
SUB-CIRCULAR
112
110
51
U-SHAPED
CUT OF PIT. VERY ROUGH CUT INTO FRAGMENTED CHALK NATURAL. CUT BY ASH PIT 5425/6.

Objects

KEY_ID
OB
PERIOD
MATERIAL
TYPE
SUB_TYPE
CLASS
No
012AD05543
AA
4C
POTTERY
SHERDS
JHUNC
ROMANO-BRITISH
2
012AD05543
AB
2-3?
POTTERY
SHERD
M147?
ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05543
AC
  
SLAG
SLAG
    
1
012AD05543
AD
  
STONE
STONE
    
1

Animal Bones

KEY_ID
SPECIES
ELEMENT
QUANT
CHEW
BURN
BUTCH
FBRK
012AD05543
Sheep
M/C C
1
0
0
0
0
012AD05543
Sheep/Goat
Mandible
1
0
0
0
1