012AD05660

Enclosure Ditch


 
Ditch Details
Length  5741 Maximum Width 100  Maximum Depth 27  Profile U-shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects 69 Number of Animal Bones 13
Environmental       

Phasing

With an exceptionally high number (67) of exclusively later Romano-British sherds, this feature can be firmly phased to the later Roman period. All of the finds were from the eastern excavated segment (012AD05659) of the ditch. The ditch was cut by post hole 012AD05086 , part of Master 012AD07079 .

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

   012AD09136       012AD07079             
                       
  012AD05505       012AD05659    012AD05843    012AD05845     
            =           
  012AD05506       012AD05660    012AD05844    012AD05846     
                       
          012AD05799            
                       
          012AD05800            

Discussion

This ditch appears to be part of a system which blocks the access to the dry valley further to the south. While it is possible that the ditches 012AD05778 and 012AD05790 are also part of this system, it seems more likely that this is part of a rectangular enclosure with an unexcavated feature (clearly visible Click here to see the enclosure defined by geophysical survey on the geophysical survey). There are at least two entrances in the east-west aligned northern section of the enclosure, with another gap visible in the geophysical data on the north-south aligned eastern arm. The western entrance of the east-west aligned segment appears to show some evidence of a post (012AD05846), although no post-pipe was noted during the excavation.

The fill of the main excavated segment was a silty clay loam (Munsell colour 10YR 3/3), with 10% chalk inclusions. Daub and charcoal flecking were noted throughout. Almost all of the material culture was from segment 012AD05659, and most were found in the upper part of the fill.

To some extent it is not certain that the western segment 012AD05506 was actually part of this enclosure, as there was no direct physical link. However, it does appear to have a similar orientation. The fill of this narrow segment (012AD05505) was a dark (Munsell colour 10YR 3/2) sandy loam, with 20% chalk inclusions. Both daub and charcoal flecking was noted. Small unidentified fragments of animal bone were the only finds.

The central excavated segment was cut into hillwash, with a flat-based steep-V profile. The small segment in the west was cut into chalk with a U-profile

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD05506 012AD05505   0 0  
012AD05660 012AD05659   69 13  
012AD05844 012AD05843   0 0  
012AD05846 012AD05845   0 6  

012AD05659 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD05659 POTTERY 3-4? 1
  POTTERY 3-4C 52
  POTTERY 4C 13
  POTTERY M3-4 1
  STONE   2

012AD05659 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD05659 Cattle
4
  Sheep
3
  Sheep/Goat
6

012AD05845 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD05845 Cattle
5
  Sheep/Goat
1

 

Context Details

012AD05506 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05505 SLOT FILL LINEAR SEG.
148
16
13
 U-SHAPED FILL OF SHALLOW THIN SLOT. DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKS. 20%+ CHALK. BONE LIFTED BY CTXT.
012AD05506 SLOT CUT LINEAR SEG.
148
16
13
 U-SHAPED CUT OF SHALLOW THIN SLOT. ROUGH NEAR VERT. SIDES.

012AD05660 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05659 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG.
240
100
27
 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH.5-10% CHALK WITH DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKS. CONTAINED MUCH BONE AND POT WHICH LESSENED TOWARDS BOTTOM OF FEATURE.
012AD05660 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG.
240
100
27
 U-SHAPED CUT OF DITCH. E-W ALIGNMENT WHICH NARROWS AND SHALLOWS CONSIDERABLY AT E END TO WIDTH 68CM AND DEPTH 20CM.

012AD05844 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05843 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG.
140
40
14
 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH. LONG. SECTION THROUGH DITCH. 10% CHALK WITH DAUB AND CHARCOAL. CONTAINED POT/OS/COPPER ALLOY. BONE BY CTXT ONLY.
012AD05844 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG.
140
40
14
 U-SHAPED CUT OF DITCH. LONG. SECTION THROUGH DITCH. ROUGH CUT INTO CHALK. RELATIONSHIP WITH 5845/6 NOT ESTABLISHED.

012AD05846 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05845 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG.
65
76
7
 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH. LONG. SECTION THROUGH DITCH. 10% CHALK WITH DAUB AND CHARCOAL. POT AND BONE. BONE BY CTXT ONLY.
012AD05846 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG.
65
76
7
 U-SHAPED CUT OF DITCH. LONG. SECTION THROUGH DITCH. TERMINAL OF FEATURE OF UNCERTAIN NATURE.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD05659 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 AC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 AD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 AE 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 AF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 AG 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN? ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 AH 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 AI 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 AJ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 AK 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 AL 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 AM 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 AN 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 AO 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN? ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 AP 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 AQ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 AR 3-4C POTTERY SHERDS J ROMANO-BRITISH 2
012AD05659 AS 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 AT 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 AU 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 AV 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 AW 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 AX 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 AY 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 AZ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 BA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 BB 3-4? POTTERY SHERD BD   1
012AD05659 BC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD     1
012AD05659 BD   STONE STONE FOSSILIFEROUS LIMESTONE 1
012AD05659 BE 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 BF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 BG 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 BH   STONE STONE   SANDSTONE 1
012AD05659 BI 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 BJ 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 BK 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 BL 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 BM 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 BN 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 BO 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN?   1
012AD05659 BP 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JBCUR ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 BQ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 BR 4C POTTERY SHERD B38 GREY WARE 1
012AD05659 BS 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 BT 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN? ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 BU 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 BV 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 BW 4C POTTERY SHERD CLSD GREY WARE 1
012AD05659 BX 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 BY M3-4 POTTERY SHERD JDW ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 BZ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 CA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 CB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 CC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 CD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 CE 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 CF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 CG 4C POTTERY SHERD CLSD GREY WARE 1
012AD05659 CH 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 CI 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 CJ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 CK 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 CL 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN?   1
012AD05659 CM 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 CN 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 CO 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 CP 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05659 CQ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1

Animal Bone

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD05659 Cattle Astragalus 1 0 0 1 0
012AD05659 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05659 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05659 Cattle Scapula fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05659 Sheep M/C C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05659 Sheep M/C C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05659 Sheep Radius P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05659 Sheep/Goat Atlas 1 0 0 1 0
012AD05659 Sheep/Goat LM3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05659 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
012AD05659 Sheep/Goat Radius C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05659 Sheep/Goat Tibia C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05659 Sheep/Goat Ulna 1 0 0 0 1
012AD05845 Cattle Atlas 1 0 0 1 0
012AD05845 Cattle N.Cuboid 1 0 0 1 0
012AD05845 Cattle Pelvis fr 1 1 0 0 0
012AD05845 Cattle Radius P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05845 Cattle Ulna 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05845 Sheep/Goat Femur P 1 0 0 0 0