012AD00057

Slot


 
Slot Details
Length  502 Maximum Width 36 Maximum Depth 21 Profile V-shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects 4 Number of Animal Bones 2
Environmental       

Discussion

This short slot roughly follows the east-west oriented ditch 012AD07227 one metre to the south, although it appears to be curvilinear rather than straight. Plough truncation was quite severe, and it was felt during excavation that the slot probably had extended further to the east (indicated by a series of dents in the chalk natural). The fill was a quite dark (Munsell 10YR 3/3) sandy loam, with 10% chalk inclusions and no charcoal flecking. The only diagnostic find was a single sherd of 4th century Romano-British pottery. Some large fragments of daub were also recovered.

The slot was cut into chalk, generally with a V-profile, although one segment had a flat-based U-profile. It also cut through layer 012AD00055, a deposit which overlay pebble surface 012AD00054. The slot did not cut through the pebble surface.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD00057 012AD00056   4 2  

Context Details

012AD00057 Sections and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00056 SLOT FILL LINEAR
326
36
21
 U-SHAPED FINDS OF ANIMAL BONE AND LARGE FRAGMENTS OF DAUB. MAY BE PLOUGH TRUNCATED TO THE EAST ALTHOUGH DENTS IN THE NATURAL MAY INDICATE THAT THE SLOT CONTINUED IN THIS DIRECTION.
012AD00057 SLOT CUT LINEAR
326
36
21
 U-SHAPED CUT INTO LAYER 55 BUT NOT THROUGH COBBLE SURFACE 54. REGULAR U-PROFILE WITH FAIRLY FLAT BASE.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD00056 AA   DAUB BURNT DAUB    
1
012AD00056 AB   DAUB BURNT DAUB   RED SANDSTONE
1
012AD00056 AC   DAUB BURNT DAUB    
1
012AD00056 AD 4C POTTERY SHERD LM21? ROMANO-BRITISH
1

Animal Bone

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD00056 Horse Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00056 Sheep M/C P 1 0 0 0 0