012AD05558 and 012AD05482

Pit

Phasing

The lower pit (012AD05482) has an exclusively Roman material culture (150 sherds). The upper pit (012AD05558) has only 3 Roman sherds, as well a a fragment of unfired clay. While this is not conclusive evidence, the upper pit has been phased to the early Anglian period.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

    012AD05448         
             
    012AD05557         
             
    012AD05558         
             
    012AD05478         
             
        012AD05489     
    012AD05481         
             
    012AD05482  =  012AD05555     
             
             

Discussion

The feature was originally believed to be a Grubenhaus, although excavation proved this not to be the case. In fact, it was two intercutting pits, with 012AD05558 cutting through pit 012AD05482. The primary fill of the lower pit was 012AD05481, a slightly dark (Munsell 10YR 3/2) sandy clay loam with 15-20% chalk inclusions. Some charcoal and daub flecking were noted. Most (10) of the finds recovered from this primary fill were unfired clay fragments. This was sealed by fill 012AD05489, a dark (Munsell 10YR 2/1) sandy loam, very charcoal rich and ashy. The majority of the finds were recovered from this layer, including 93 late Roman pot sherds. Other finds included a fragment of lead and a copper alloy vessel repair. The final fill of the lower pit was 012AD05478, a lighter (Munsell 10YR 4/3) sandy clay loam with 10-15% chalk inclusions. This fill also contained a high (55) density of Roman pot sherds.

The only fill of the later pit was 012AD05557, a sandy clay loam (Munsell colour 10YR 3/2) with 5% chalk inclusions. The fill was charcoal rich with much daub flecking.

The lower pit (012AD05482) was cut into fragmented chalk, with vertical sides and a flat base. The later pit (012AD05558) was cut into fragmented chalk and the upper fill (012AD05478) of pit 012AD05482, with an irregular U-shaped profile. Unfortunately, no section drawing can be found for these features.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD05558 012AD05557   7 7  
012AD05482 012AD05478 58 2
012AD05481 16 16
012AD05489 105 1

012AD05557 Object Totals by Material and Period

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD05557 DAUB  
1
  POTTERY 3-4C
3
  SHELL  
1
  UNFIRED CLAY ANGLIAN
1

012AD05478 Object Totals by Material and Period

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD05478 LEAD  
1
  POTTERY 2-4C
3
  POTTERY 3-4C
43
  POTTERY 4C
8
  POTTERY 4C?
1
  STONE  
2

012AD05481 Object Totals by Material and Period

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD05481 POTTERY 3-4C
2
  SHELL  
2
  SLAG  
1
  STONE  
1
  UNFIRED CLAY  
10

012AD05489 Object Totals by Material and Period

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD05489 CHARCOAL  
2
  COPPER ALLOY ROMAN
1
  FIRED CLAY  
1
  LEAD  
1
  MINERAL  
1
  POTTERY 3-4?
1
  POTTERY 3-4C
83
  POTTERY 4C
6
  POTTERY 4C?
2
  POTTERY M3-4
1
  STONE  
6

012AD05557 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD05557 Domestic fowl
1
  Sheep
3
  Sheep/Goat
3

012AD05481 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD05481 Cattle
3
  Domestic fowl
1
  Domestic goose
1
  Horse
1
  Pig
2
  Sheep/Goat
7
  Wild/domestic goose
1

Context Details

012AD05558 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05557 PIT FILL SUB-CIRCULAR
104
76
18
 U-SHAPED FILL OF PIT. CHARCOAL-RICH FILL WITH MUCH DAUB AND CHARCOAL FRAGMENTS.5% CHALK. BONE BY CTXT.
012AD05558 PIT CUT SUB-CIRCULAR
104
76
18
 U-SHAPED CUT OF PIT. VERY ELUSIVE EDGE CUT INTO SIMILAR FILL OF 5481. EXTENT EXCAVATED ALMOST CERTAINLY O/CUT. ROUGH CUT INTO FRAG. CHALK.

012AD05482 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05478 SPIT TRIANGULAR
455
285
10
 U-SHAPED SPIT OVER SW 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.
012AD05481 PIT FILL OVATE
295
230
29
 U-SHAPED FILL OF PIT. VERY SHALLOW. 15-20% CHALK. CHARCOAL AND DAUB FLECKS. FEW FINDS. BONE LIFTED BY CTXT ONLY.
012AD05482 PIT CUT OVATE
295
230
29
 VERT.SIDE F.BASE CUT OF PIT. VERY SHALLOW. EVEN CUT THROUGH GRAVELLY FRAGMENTED CHALK NATURAL. O/CUT ON WEST SIDE.
012AD05489 LAYER AMORPHOUS
270
95
7
 U-SHAPED CHARCOAL-RICH ASHY SANDY LAYER SEALED BY 5478. MUNSELL RANGES FROM 10YR21-7.5YR56. POSSIBLY=5486. BONE BY CONTEXT ONLY. LARGE CHARCOAL LUMPS.
012AD05555 UNDEFINED CUT OVATE
485
285
90
 VERT.SIDE F.BASE CUT OF WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY THOUGHT TO BE A GRUB. ROUGH CUT INTO CHALK WEST EDGE CONSISTING OF CHALK TERRACE.

012AD05558 Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD05557 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05557 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05557 AC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05557 AD   SHELL SHELL   COCKLE
1
012AD05557 AF   DAUB DAUB    
2
012AD05557 AG ANGLIAN UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY    
1

012AD05482 Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD05478 BC   LEAD LEAD FRAGMENT    
1
012AD05478 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 AC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 AD 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 AE 3-4C POTTERY SHERDS   ROMANO-BRITISH
5
012AD05478 AF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 AG 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 AH 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 AI 3-4C POTTERY SHERDS J ROMANO-BRITISH
2
012AD05478 AJ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 AK 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 AL 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 AM 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 AN 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 AO 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 AP 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JB ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 AQ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 AR 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 AS 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 AT 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN? ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 AU 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JKNAP ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 AV 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN? ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 AW 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JS ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 AX 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J  
1
012AD05478 AY 4C POTTERY SHERD BD?  
1
012AD05478 AZ 2-4C POTTERY SHERD    
1
012AD05478 BA 2-4C POTTERY SHERD    
1
012AD05478 BB 2-4C POTTERY SHERD    
1
012AD05478 BE 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 BF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 BG 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 BH 4C? POTTERY SHERD JHUN? ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 BI 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 BJ 3-4C POTTERY SHERDS   ROMANO-BRITISH
2
012AD05478 BK 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 BL 3-4C POTTERY SHERDS   ROMANO-BRITISH
2
012AD05478 BM 3-4C POTTERY SHERD CLSD  
1
012AD05478 BN 3-4C POTTERY SHERD    
1
012AD05478 BO 3-4C POTTERY SHERD    
1
012AD05478 BP 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J  
1
012AD05478 BQ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD    
1
012AD05478 BR 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 BS 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 BT 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN? ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 BU 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 BV 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JBL ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 BW 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JB ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 BX 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN? ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 BY 3-4C POTTERY SHERD TRAY ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 BZ 3-4C POTTERY SHERDS   ROMANO-BRITISH
5
012AD05478 CA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 CB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 CC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 CD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 CF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05478 BD   STONE STONE    
6
012AD05478 CE   STONE STONE    
1
012AD05481 AI 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05481 AJ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05481 AL   SHELL SHELL   COCKLE
1
012AD05481 AM   SHELL SHELL   COCKLE
1
012AD05481 AK ROMAN SLAG SLAG    
1
012AD05481 AP   STONE STONE    
1
012AD05481 AA   UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY    
1
012AD05481 AB   UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY    
5
012AD05481 AC   UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY    
1
012AD05481 AD   UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY    
1
012AD05481 AE   UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY    
1
012AD05481 AF   UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY    
2
012AD05481 AG   UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY    
1
012AD05481 AH   UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY    
1
012AD05481 AN   UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY    
2
012AD05481 AO   UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY    
6
012AD05489 CO   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD05489 EA   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD05489 DZ ROMAN COPPER ALLOY C/A SHEET   VESSEL REPAIR
1
012AD05489 CL   FIRED CLAY FIRED CLAY    
1
012AD05489 BK   LEAD LEAD FRAGMENT    
1
012AD05489 BM   MINERAL CALCITE   CALCITE
1
012AD05489 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 AC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JBL ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 AD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 AE 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 AF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 AG 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 AH 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 AI 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 AJ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 AK 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 AL 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 AM 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 AN 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 AO 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 AP 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 AQ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 AR 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 AS 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 AT 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 AU 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN? ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 AV 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 AW 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 AX 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 AY 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 AZ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 BA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 BB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 BC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 BD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JB ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 BE 4C? POTTERY SHERD JHUN? ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 BF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 BH 4C POTTERY SHERDS B38  
2
012AD05489 BI 3-4C POTTERY SHERD    
1
012AD05489 BJ 4C POTTERY SHERD BD  
1
012AD05489 BN 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JS ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 BO 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 BP 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 BQ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 BR 3-4C POTTERY SHERDS   ROMANO-BRITISH
2
012AD05489 BS 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 BT 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN? ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 BU 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 BV 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JS ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 BW 3-4C POTTERY SHERDS JS ROMANO-BRITISH
2
012AD05489 BX 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 BY 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 BZ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 CA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 CB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 CC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 CD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 CE 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 CF 3-4? POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 CG 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 CH 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 CI 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 CJ 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN? ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 CK 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 CN 4C? POTTERY SHERD JHUN? ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 CP 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J  
1
012AD05489 CQ 4C POTTERY SHERD J  
1
012AD05489 CR 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 CS 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 CT 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 CU 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 CV 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 CW 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 CX 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 CY 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 CZ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 DA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 DB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 DC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 DD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 DE 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 DF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 DG 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 DH 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 DI 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 DJ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 DK 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 DL 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 DM 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 DN 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 DO 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JS? ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 DP 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 DQ M3-4 POTTERY SHERD JDWV ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 DR 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 DS 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 DT 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 DU 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 DV 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JS ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05489 BG   STONE STONE    
1
012AD05489 BL   STONE STONE    
1
012AD05489 CM   STONE STONE   RED SANDSTONE
1
012AD05489 DW   STONE STONE   RED CHALK
1
012AD05489 DX   STONE STONE    
1
012AD05489 DY   STONE STONE    
6

012AD05558 Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD05557 Domestic fowl Humerus P 1 0 0 0 1
012AD05557 Sheep Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05557 Sheep Humerus D 1 0 0 1 0
012AD05557 Sheep Ld4 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05557 Sheep/Goat Femur P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05557 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
012AD05557 Sheep/Goat Pelvis 1 0 0 1 0

012AD05482 Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD05478 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 1 0
012AD05478 Red Deer Antler 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05481 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05481 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05481 Cattle Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05481 Domestic fowl Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05481 Domestic goose Coracoid 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05481 Horse Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05481 Pig Astragalus 2 0 0 0 0
012AD05481 Pig Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05481 Sheep/Goat LM3 1 1 0 0 0
012AD05481 Sheep/Goat N.Cuboid 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05481 Sheep/Goat Pelvis fr 1 0 0 1 0
012AD05481 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05481 Sheep/Goat Radius P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05481 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05481 Sheep/Goat Tibia br 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05481 Wild/domestic goose Scapula 1 0 0 0 1
012AD05489 Horse Mandible 1 0 1 0 0