012AD00727

Pit

Phasing

Although containing eight later Roman pot sherds (including 1 sherd of samian), the find of a single Anglian sherd places this pit in the Anglian period. It is also the latest event in the immediate area, cutting both the surface 012AD00384 and the slot 012AD00671.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

  012AD00489        012AD007276
           012AD00727   
             
    012AD00671       
             
      012AD00384 =  012AD00473  
             

Discussion

This fairly shallow pit contained a single fill, a sandy clay loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/2), with 5% chalk inclusions (all smaller than 5cm in diameter). Both daub and charcoal flecking were noted. As well as the pottery noted above, the fill contained an iron nail, a snail sample and 2 non-local stones. Animal bones were mainly sheep/goat, with some cattle.

The pit was cut into hillwash, with a wide-U profilee.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD00727 012AD00726   14 8  

012AD00726 Object Totals by Material and Period

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD00726 DAUB  
1
  IRON  
1
  POTTERY 2-4C
1
  POTTERY 2C
1
  POTTERY 3-4C
4
  POTTERY 4C
2
  POTTERY ANGLIAN
1
  SNAIL  
1
  STONE  
2

012AD00726 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD00726 Cattle
2
  Sheep
2
  Sheep/Goat
4

Context Details

012AD00727 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00726 PIT FILL OVATE
98
75
16
 WIDE U PIT FILL. BONE FOUND. DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKING. LESS THAN 5% CHALK INCLUSIONS < 5CMS.
012AD00727 PIT CUT OVATE
98
75
16
 WIDE U PIT CUT. CUT INTO HILLWASH OF 20% CHALK INCLUSIONS. ALSO CUTS SURFACE 384 AND SLOT 670/1. FAIRLY SMALL AND SHALLOW WITH FLATTISH BASE.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD00726 AJ   DAUB BURNT    
1
012AD00726 AN   IRON NAIL    
1
012AD00726 AE 2-4C POTTERY SHERD J  
1
012AD00726 AL 2C POTTERY SHERD 37 SAMIAN
1
012AD00726 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00726 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00726 AG 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00726 AH 3-4C POTTERY SHERD OPEN? ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00726 AF 4C POTTERY SHERD BFBL  
1
012AD00726 AM 4C POTTERY SHERD CLSD?  
1
012AD00726 AK ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD    
1
012AD00726 AC   SNAIL SAMPLE    
1
012AD00726 AD   STONE STONE   COKE
1
012AD00726 AI   STONE STONE    
1

Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD00726 Cattle Mand fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00726 Cattle Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00726 Sheep Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00726 Sheep Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00726 Sheep/Goat N.Cuboid 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00726 Sheep/Goat Pelvis 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00726 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00727 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 0