Shows location of spit 12AD6079 in relation to the rest of Site 12

012AD06079    Spit


 
Spit Details
Length 500 Width 300 Depth 4
Area  15 sq. m Volume
Material Culture Number of Objects 9 Number of Animal Bones 0

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

                           012AD00001                     
                                               
                          012AD00385              012AD00390       
                                               
                                               
                                               
  012AD00669   012AD06214   012AD06110   012AD06079   012AD06080   012AD06149   012AD06213        012AD00653      012AD00652    012AD06103  
                                             
  012AD06007                                012AD06139            
                                               
                                               

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Discussion

This was a small, rectangular spit, excavated in order to define the extent of a worn pebble surface (012AD06058). The material removed was a sandy clay loam (Munsell 10YR 4/3). No daub or charcoal flecking was noted. Also defined were the south-eastern section of post hole line 012AD07082 and the short slot 012AD06148. All of the finds were late Roman pot sherds. A dump of redeposited natural (012AD06267, initially thought to be a mortar deposit) was uncovered by the removal of this material, but further cleaning around this deposit did not further define it.

012AD06079 Object Totals by Period and Material

 

Context Details

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD06079 SPIT RECTANGULAR
500
300
4
 U-SHAPED CLEANING SPIT ABOVE PEBBLE SURFACE 6058 AND POSSIBLE MORTAR DUMP 6267. DEFINED POST HOLE BUILDING. CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE AND POTTERY.
012AD06267 REDEPOSITED NATURAL AMORPHOUS 180 70 5 U-SHAPED DUMP OF REDEPOSITED NATURAL ORIGINALLY THOUGHT TO BE A MORTAR DEPOSIT. SPIT 6079 REMOVED TO FURTHER DEFINE THIS DUMP UNSUCCESSFUL. LAY ON HILLWASH.

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