Location of Spit 012AD00471 in relation to the rest of Site 12

012AD00471     Spit


 
Spit Details
Length 219 Width 125 Depth 18
Area  7.13 sq. m Volume
Material Culture Number of Objects 19 Number of Animal Bones 9

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

                                012AD00001                                               
                                                                               
      012AD00216        012AD00471    012AD00504        012AD00385                      012AD00390        012AD00380                   012AD00375   
                                                                               
      012AD00275                                                      012AD00651                  
                                                                               
  012AD00635    012AD00596    012AD00597         012AD00643    012AD00668    012AD06213                012AD00653      012AD00652    012AD06135            012AD00472          012AD00505    012AD00506 
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                              012AD00589    012AD00539             
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

The matrix diagram above shows an extract of the spits from Area 12AD indicating their relationships to each other. Click on the spit number which you wish to see in more detail. The bold, flashing (Netscape browser only) context indicates the current catalogue entry.

Discussion

This was a small rectangular spit, excavated in order to establish the relationship between ditch 012AD00013 and compacted pebble surfaces 012AD00378 to the west and 012AD00481 to the east. In the event, no relationship was established, and it is possible that both the ditch and the surfaces were extant at the same time.

Of the material culture recovered, the pottery was all of a later Roman date (16 sherds), together with a single oyster shell. Only sheep/goat and cattle animal bones were found, in small numbers.

Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD00471 CHARCOAL  
1
  POTTERY 2-3C
1
  POTTERY 2-4C
3
  POTTERY 3-4?
1
  POTTERY 3-4C
10
  POTTERY 4C
1
  SHELL  
1
  STONE  
1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD00471 Cattle
7
  Sheep/Goat
2

Context Details

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00471 SPIT COMPLEX
219
125
18
 FLAT SECTION REMOVED TO UNDERSTAND RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PEBBLE SURFACE AND DITCH 51/52. DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKING. 20% CHALK INCLUSIONS < 10CMS. BONE POT

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD00471 AA 2-4C POTTERY SHERD J  
1
012AD00471 AB 4C POTTERY SHERD    
1
012AD00471 AC 2-4C POTTERY SHERD CLSD  
1
012AD00471 AD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JEV  
1
012AD00471 AE 2-4C POTTERY SHERD CLSD  
1
012AD00471 AF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD CLSD  
1
012AD00471 AG 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00471 AH 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00471 AI 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00471 AJ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00471 AK 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00471 AL   SHELL SHELL   OYSTER
1
012AD00471 AM 3-4? POTTERY SHERD BDTR ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00471 AN 3-4C POTTERY SHERDS   ROMANO-BRITISH
2
012AD00471 AO 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JKNAP? ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00471 AP 2-3C POTTERY SHERD CLSD  
1
012AD00471 AQ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD CLSD  
1
012AD00471 AR   STONE STONE    
1
012AD00471 AS   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1

Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD00471 Cattle Humerus fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00471 Cattle M/C P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00471 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00471 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00471 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00471 Cattle Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00471 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00471 Sheep/Goat Calcaneum 1 0 1 0 0
012AD00471 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 0 0