012AD08016

Ditch


 
 
Ditch Details
Length  2771 Maximum Width 108 Maximum Depth 50 Profile U-shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects 56 Number of Animal Bones 51
Environmental       

Phasing

Click here to go to a separate Master matrix page, which shows the relationships of the ditches and pits in the immediate area. As is usual in this part of the site, the majority of the datable finds from the ditch are of late Roman potsherds, with the notable exception of part of a male wrist clasp (5th-6th Century).

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

    012AD07217                
                     
  012AD08095 =  012AD08056  =  012AD08015  = 012AD05045  = 012AD05243   
                     
    012AD08057  =    012AD08016  = 012AD05046 = 012AD05244   
                     
                     
    012AD08097             012AD05266  
                     

Discussion

A linear, north-south oriented ditch, roughly following the alignment of ditches 012AD08467 to the east and 012AD05266 to the west. The ditch was cut into hillwash, although it followed the line of the chalk valley edge just to the west. It terminates in the south just before reaching east-west aligned ditch 012AD05024, and in the north just after cutting through ditch 012AD08358 (the subsoil had become very sandy in this area).

Generally, the fill was a medium sandy loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/3), although it became darker (Munsell 10YR33) in the south. Over half of the animal bones recovered were cattle, with about 25% being sheep/goat. Two parts of a dog skull were also recovered. The wrist clasp was found in a charcoal-rich (Munsell 10YR 3/2) fill 012AD08056, which extended along the section where the ditch cut through pit 012AD08097.  It may be of note that this length of charcoal rich fill was mirrored by the same phenomenon in ditch 012AD05266, just 1.91 metres to the west.
 

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD08016 012AD05046 012AD05045   14 18  
  012AD05244 012AD05243   5 5  
  012AD08016 012AD08015   20 17  
  012AD08057 012AD08056   7 3  
    012AD08095   10 8  

012AD05045 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD05045 CHARCOAL  
8
  POTTERY 3-4C
1
  SNAIL  
2
  STONE  
1
  UNFIRED CLAY  
1
  UTILISED STONE ANGLIAN
1

012AD08015 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD08015 CHARCOAL  
1
  POTTERY 2-4C
3
  POTTERY 3-4C
13
  POTTERY 4C
2
  STONE  
1

012AD08056 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD08056 CHARCOAL  
1
  COPPER ALLOY 5TH CENTURY/6TH CENTURY
1
  POTTERY 2-4C
1
  POTTERY 3-4C
3
  STONE  
1

012AD08095 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD08095 CHARCOAL  
5
  POTTERY 3-4C
2
  POTTERY 4C
1
  STONE  
2

012AD05045 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD05045 Cattle
9
  Domestic fowl
1
  Pig
1
  Sheep
2
  Sheep/Goat
5

012AD05243 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD05243 Cattle
4
  Dog
1

012AD08015 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD08015 Cattle
8
  Domestic fowl
1
  Sheep
1
  Sheep/Goat
7

012AD08095 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD08095 Cattle
7
  Dog
1

Context Details

012AD05046 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05045 DITCH FILL LINEAR
450
75
50
 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH. SEVERELY CUT AWAY BY LARGE PITS - SO MUCH SO THAT NONE OF THE DITCH WAS ACTUALLY EXCAVATED AND APPEARS ONLY IN SECTION. 15% CHALK.
012AD05046 DITCH CUT LINEAR
450
75
50
 WIDE U CUT OF DITCH. SEVERELY CUT AWAY BY LARGE PITS - SO MUCH SO THAT NONE OF THE DITCH WAS ACTUALLY EXCAVATED AND APPEARS ONLY IN SECTION.

012AD05244 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05243 DITCH FILL SEG LINEAR SEG.
200
98
33
 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH. VERY FINE SANDY FILL. CONTAINED CHARCOAL AND PART OF A S/STONE BALL. 10% CHALK.
012AD05244 DITCH CUT SEG LINEAR SEG.
200
98
33
 WIDE U CUT OF DITCH. CUT INTO NATURAL SANDY GRAVEL. N-S DITCH.

012AD08016 Section and Notes


 
 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08015 DITCH FILL LINEAR
1990
96
18
 U-SHAPED CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE AND ROMAN POTTERY. FIRED LOOM WEIGHT LIFTED UNDER THIS NUMBER PROBABLY FROM POST HOLE NOT SEEN TILL FURTHER EXCAVATION.
012AD08016 DITCH CUT LINEAR
1990
96
18
 U-SHAPED CUT INTO HILLWASH AND SAND AND GRAVEL AND NATURAL CHALK. CUT BY DITCH 8013/8014 AND CUTS DITCH 8357/8358.

012AD08057 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08056 DITCH FILL LINEAR
280
108
10
 V-SHAPED CONTAINED LARGE AMOUNT OF CHARCOAL AND BROKEN WRIST CLASP (RING AND DOT). LOCALISED AND DOES NOT EXTEND ALONG LENGTH OF DITCH 8015/8016.
012AD08057 DITCH CUT LINEAR
280
108
10
 V-SHAPED CUT INTO HILLWASH. SHALLOW V (30 DEGREE) PROFILE. PARALLEL TO DITCH 5265 IMMEDIATELY TO THE WEST.
012AD08095 DITCH FILL LINEAR
280
108
10
 U-SHAPED CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE. HIGH CHARCOAL CONTENT. EQUALS DITCH FILL 8056. DITCH CUT INTO PIT FILL 8096.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD05045 AA   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD05045 AB   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD05045 AC   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD05045 AD   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD05045 AE   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD05045 AF   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD05045 AG   UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY    
6
012AD05045 AH ANGLIAN UTILISED STONE LAVA NIEDERMENDIG  
31
012AD05045 AI   STONE STONE   RED SANDSTONE
1
012AD05045 AJ   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD05045 AK   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD05045 AL 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05045 AM   SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE    
1
012AD05045 AN   SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE    
1
012AD05243 AA   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD05243 AB   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD05243 AC   STONE PEBBLE    
1
012AD05243 AD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05243 AF   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD08015 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD    
1
012AD08015 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08015 AC   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD08015 AD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JKNAP ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08015 AE 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08015 AF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08015 AG 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08015 AH 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08015 AI 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08015 AJ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08015 AK 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08015 AL 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JBK ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08015 AM 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08015 AN 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08015 AO 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08015 AP 2-4C POTTERY SHERD OPEN  
1
012AD08015 AQ 4C POTTERY SHERD BFBL  
1
012AD08015 AR   STONE PEBBLE    
1
012AD08015 AS 2-4C POTTERY SHERD CLSD GREY WARE
1
012AD08015 AT 2-4C POTTERY SHERD JBK GREY WARE
1
012AD08056 AA   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD08056 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08056 AC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08056 AD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08056 AE 2-4C POTTERY SHERD J  
1
012AD08056 AF   STONE STONE    
1
012AD08056 AG 5TH CENTURY/6TH CENTURY COPPER ALLOY WRIST CLASP MALE HALF  
1
012AD08095 AA   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD08095 AB   STONE STONE   RED SANDSTONE
1
012AD08095 AC   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD08095 AD   STONE STONE    
1
012AD08095 AE   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD08095 AF   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD08095 AG   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD08095 AH 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08095 AI 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08095 AJ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JBL? ROMANO-BRITISH
1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD05045 Cattle Hyoid 1 0 0 0 1
012AD05045 Cattle M/C C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05045 Cattle M/C C 1 0 0 1 1
012AD05045 Cattle M/T C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05045 Cattle Mand fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05045 Cattle Phalanx 1 5 0 0 0 0
012AD05045 Cattle Phalanx 2 4 0 0 0 0
012AD05045 Cattle Phalanx 3 3 0 0 0 0
012AD05045 Cattle Radius P 1 0 0 0 1
012AD05045 Domestic fowl Femur C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05045 Pig Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05045 Sheep Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05045 Sheep Phalanx 1 1 0 0 1 0
012AD05045 Sheep/Goat Hyoid 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05045 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
012AD05045 Sheep/Goat Radius br 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05045 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 1 0 0 0
012AD05045 Sheep/Goat Tibia D 1 0 1 0 0
012AD05243 Cattle Astragalus 1 0 0 0 1
012AD05243 Cattle Pelvis 1 1 0 0 1
012AD05243 Cattle Pelvis 1 0 0 0 1
012AD05243 Cattle Tibia C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05243 Dog Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08015 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08015 Cattle Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08015 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08015 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08015 Cattle Radius C 1 1 0 0 0
012AD08015 Cattle Tibia C 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08015 Cattle Tibia C 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08015 Cattle Ulna 1 1 0 0 0
012AD08015 Domestic fowl Humerus D 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08015 Sheep M/C P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08015 Sheep/Goat Astragalus 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08015 Sheep/Goat Axis 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08015 Sheep/Goat Mand fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08015 Sheep/Goat Radius br 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08015 Sheep/Goat Radius br 1 1 0 0 0
012AD08015 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08015 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08056 Sheep/Goat M/T P 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08056 Sheep/Goat Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08056 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08095 Cattle Humerus D 1 0 0 1 0
012AD08095 Cattle M/C P 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08095 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08095 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08095 Cattle Pelvis 1 1 0 0 0
012AD08095 Cattle Scapula 1 1 0 0 0
012AD08095 Cattle Tibia P 1 1 0 0 0
012AD08095 Dog Occiput 2 0 0 0 0