012AD00598

Slot

Phasing

The only diagnostic material culture were three sherds of later Roman pottery. The find of a fragment of Niedermendig lava, while not strictly diagnostic, may indicate a later, Anglian date. Although immediately adjacent to enclosure ditch 012AD01006, no stratigraphic relationship was established.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

          012AD00476 = 012AD00369      
                         
              012AD00644           
      012AD00477                   
            012AD00578    012AD00580         
    012AD00556    012AD00558            012AD00645     
            012AD00579             
    012AD00557    012AD00370        012AD00581         
                         
          012AD00649               
                         
              012AD00598           
                         
                         

Discussion

This was a short slot, with 4 post holes apparently cut into a primary fill (012AD00649). This primary fill was a redeposited natural (70% chalk) in a sandy loam matrix (Munsell colour 10YR 4/3). The fill contained no finds. The four posts were then inserted into the stony layer. Fill 012AD00645 was another redeposited natural chalk layer, again containing no finds. It was found for a short distance along the southern side of the slot only. Sealing two of the post holes (012AD00579 and 012AD00581) in the eastern half of the slot was another (012AD00644) stony deposit (40% chalk inclusions in a sandy loam matrix, Munsell colour 10YR 4/3). Again there were no finds from the layer. Sealing the two western post holes (012AD00370 and 012AD00557), was 012AD00477, which had a different character to all of the other fills in the slot. This was a sandy loam (Munsell colour 10YR 3/3, although a dark red tinge was noted), with 10% chalk inclusions. It was from this layer that the fragment of Niedermendig lava was recovered. It was sealed by 012AD00476, which also sealed all of the other fills, as well as extending over part of enclosure ditch 012AD01006. This was a sandy loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/3), with 5% chalk inclusions. Both daub and charcoal flecking were noted.

The slot was cut into solid chalk, generally with a V-shaped profile, although almost U in places.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD00598 012AD000369   5 2  
012AD000476   3 6  
  012AD000477   2 0  
  012AD000644   0 0  
  012AD000645   0 0  
  012AD000649   0 0  
012AD00370 012AD00558   0 0  
012AD00557 012AD00556   0 0  
012AD00579 012AD00578   3 0  
012AD00581 012AD00580   0 1  

Context Details

012AD00598 Sections and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00369 LAYER SEMI-CIRCULAR 145 48 19 FLAT SEALING LAYER. =476. RESULTED IN EXPOSING DITCH 598 WITH POSTHOLES AND FILLS. POTTERY AND BONE FOUND.5% CHALK INCLUSIONS <5CMS. DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKS
012AD00476 LAYER LINEAR 410 176  12  FLAT SEALING LAYER. RESULTED IN DITCH 598 WITH POST HOLE AND FILLS BEING IDENTIFIED AND ALSO 646. BONE AND POTTERY FOUND. DAUB + CHARCOAL FLECKING.5% CHALK
012AD00477 SLOT FILL CURVILINEAR
130
43
10
 FLAT FILL OF SLOT. DARK RED FILL ONLY COVERING 2 OF THE 4 P/HS IN 598. BONE FOUND. DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKS. 10% CHALK INCLUSIONS.
012AD00598 SLOT CUT CURVILINEAR
315
100
42
 V-SHAPED SLOT CUT. CONTAINS 4 FILLS. ALSO HAS 4 POSTHOLES CUT INTO IT. CURVES N AND MEETS 271 BUT ANY RELATIONSHIP UNKNOWN. CUT INTO SOLID CHALK. PROFILE V
012AD00644 SLOT FILL CURVILINEAR
266
135
28
 U+SLOT STONY LAYER IN SHORT SLOT 598. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. 40% CHALK INCLUSIONS 1-10CMS. BONE FOUND.
012AD00645 SLOT FILL COMPLEX
260
28
58
 IRREGULAR REDEPOSITED NATURAL ALONG S SIDE OF DITCH 598. POSSIBLY POST-PACKING OR ELSE SLUMPING. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. BONE FOUND. 95% CHALK.
012AD00649 SLOT FILL AMORPHOUS
79
70
20
 UNDULATING SLOT FILL OF 598. STONY FILL 70% CHALK INCLUSIONS 5-20CMS. POST HOLE 556/7 CUT INTO IT. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. NO FINDS.

Post Holes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00370 POST HOLE CUT OVATE
55
33
16
 V-SHAPED CUT OF POSTHOLE. CUT INTO CHALK. V PROFILE WITH STEEPER GRADIENT ON S SIDE. SEALED BY 477 AND ONLY NOTICED WHEN THIS LAYER REMOVED. CUTS FILL 649.
012AD00558 POST HOLE FILL OVATE
55
33
16
 V-SHAPED FILL OF POSTHOLE. REDDISH FILL SIMILAR TO DITCH FILL 477. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. 10% CHALK INCLUSIONS 1-5CMS. NO FINDS.
012AD00556 POST HOLE FILL OVATE
63
47
18
 U-SHAPED FILL OF POSTHOLE. CHARCOAL AND DAUB FLECKING. SOME BONE FOUND.5% CHALK INCLUSIONS. CUT INTO 649 WHICH HAS MUCH HIGHER % OF CHALK INCLUSIONS.
012AD00557 POST HOLE CUT OVATE
63
47
18
 U-SHAPED CUT OF POSTHOLE. 1 OF 4 POSTHOLES CUT INTO 598. ALSO CUT INTO 649 WHICH HAS MUCH HIGHER % OF CHALK INCLUSIONS. SECTION DRAWN BEFORE 649 REMOVED.
               
012AD00578 POST HOLE FILL ROUND
33
32
15
 U-SHAPED POST HOLE FILL. BONE FOUND. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. 10% CHALK INCLUSIONS. UNFORTUNATELY NOT DRAWN BEFORE 649 REMOVED.
012AD00579 POST HOLE CUT ROUND
33
32
15
 U-SHAPED POST HOLE CUT. CUT INTO DITCH FILL 649. BOWL SHAPED PROFILE. UNFORTUNATELY SECTION NOT DRAWN BEFORE 649 REMOVED.
012AD00580 POST HOLE FILL ROUND
50
36
40
 U-SHAPED POST HOLE FILL. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. SOME BONE FOUND.5% CHALK INCLUSIONS < 1CM. LOOKS LIKE POST IS AT AN ANGLE.
012AD00581 POST HOLE CUT ROUND
50
36
40
 U-SHAPED POST HOLE CUT. CUT INTO FILL 649. LOOKS LIKE POST IS AT AN ANGLE. 645 MAY HAVE BEEN USED AS POST PACKING.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD00369 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD00369 AC MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD GREEN GLAZED 1
012AD00369 AD FIRED CLAY FRAGMENT 1
012AD00369 AE CHARCOAL SAMPLE 1
012AD00369 AF STONE 1
012AD00476 AC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00476 AB   STONE PEBBLE   QUARTZITE
1
012AD00476 AA ROMAN WORKED BONE BONE PIN PERFORATED HEAD  
1
012AD00477 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JCUR? ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00477 AA ANGLIAN UTILISED STONE LAVA NIEDERMENDIG  
14
012AD00578 AB 2-4C POTTERY SHERD    
1
012AD00578 AA SLAG SLAG    
1
012AD00578 AC   STONE STONE    
1

Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD00369 Sheep Radius D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00369 Cattle Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00476 Cattle Pelvis 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00476 Sheep Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00476 Sheep Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00476 Sheep/Goat Astragalus 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00476 Sheep/Goat Radius P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00476 Sheep/Goat Tibia D 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00580 Sheep/Goat M/C D 1 0 0 0 0