012AD07226

Square Enclosure (?Pen)

Phasing

The feature has been phased as ?Anglian, based on the find of a single fine sandstone whetstone. However, all of the diagnostic material (8 sherds) are AD 3rd-4th Century in date.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

         012AD00001          012AD00766  
                     
                     
  012AD00823                   
                     
  012AD00837    012AD00789    012AD00820    012AD00858    012AD00942   
                =     
  012AD00824    012AD00790    012AD00821    012AD00859    012AD00943   
                    012AD07226

Discussion

This small square or rectangular enclosure or "pen" was cut by ditch 012AD00766 in the west. No continuation of the southern slot to the west was detected, nor was any visible on the high resolution geophysics (although this area was dominated by the strong magnetic response of the ditch), so it is possible that the entrance to the enclosure was from the south. Some evidence of posts in the slots are evident only in the slight "widenings" along the length of the slot, although no actual post holes were found during excavation.

The fill in the slot was a uniform sandy loam (Munsell 10YR 4/2) with a 5% or less chalk inclusion rate. A little daub and charcoal flecking was evident, though not throughout. The slot was cut into hillwash (a sandy clay loam with 20% chalk inclusions), with a U-shaped profile.

The small pit 012AD00824  is directly in line with the southern slot, although this may be fortuitous. The pit contained 2 distinct fills, the primary fill (012AD00837) being a red tinged (Munsell 7.5 YR 4/6) sandy clay loam, with 25% chalk inclusions. As the pit was cut into hillwash this may not actually be a distinct fill, but just the reaction of the hillwash to being filled with the hot ashy material above. This (012AD00823) was a sandy silty loam (a dark ashy deposit, Munsell 10YR 3/1) which contained charcoal but no daub flecking. The only finds from the pit were a sherd of Romano-British pottery and a single cat bone (a femur).

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD07226 012AD00790 012AD00789   8 9  
  012AD00821 012AD00820   0 1  
  012AD00859 012AD00858   2 2  
  012AD00943 012AD00942   7 6  
PIT 012AD00824 012AD00823   1 1  
    012AD00837   0 0  

Context Details

012AD00790 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00789 SLOT FILL LINEAR
567
19
28
 U-SHAPED FENCE SLOT FILL. BONE FOUND. A LITTLE DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKING. LESS THAN 5% CHALK INCLUSIONS < 2CMS. RELATES TO 840
012AD00790 SLOT CUT LINEAR
567
19
28
 U-SHAPED FENCE SLOT CUT. CUT INTO HILLWASH OF 20% CHALK INCLUSIONS. 13 STAKEHOLES CUT INTO BASE. RELATES TO 840/1 820/1. MAY BE CONNECTED WITH GRUB 566/7.

012AD00821 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00820 SLOT FILL LINEAR
125
23
16
 U-SHAPED SLOT FILL. CHARCOAL AND BONE FOUND. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING.5% CHALK INCLUSIONS < 2CM. RUNS E-W AT RIGHT ANGLES TO 789/90. STAKEHOLES? IN BASE.
012AD00821 SLOT CUT LINEAR
125
23
16
 U-SHAPED SLOT CUT. CUT INTO HILLWASH OF 25% CHALK INCLUSIONS. POS. STAKEHOLES/ANIMAL ACTION IN BASE. RUNS E-W AT RIGHT ANGLES TO 789/90. PIT 823 AT W END.

012AD00859 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00858 SLOT FILL LINEAR
210
32
6
 U-SHAPED SLOT FILL. SANDSTONE AND BONE FOUND. BONE BULK SAMPLED. SOME DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKING. < 5% CHALK INCLUSIONS < 5CMS.
012AD00859 SLOT CUT LINEAR
210
32
6
 U-SHAPED SLOT CUT. VERY SHALLOW BOWL PROFILE. NO RELATIONSHIP ASCERTAINED WITH 789/90 OR WITH 942 AS FILLS ALL VERY SIMILAR.

012AD00943 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00942 SLOT FILL LINEAR
139
50
16
 U-SHAPED SLOT FILL. BONE FOUND. SOME DAUB AN CHARCOAL FLECKING.5% CHALK INCLUSIONS <5CMS.
012AD00943 SLOT CUT LINEAR
139
50
16
 U-SHAPED SLOT CUT. CUT INTO HILLWASH OF 20% CHALK INCLUSIONS. NO RELATIONSHIP SEEN WITH 858/9 BUT IS A DEEPER CUT. U SHAPED PROFILE.

012AD00824 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00823 PIT FILL ROUND
71
69
7
 UNDULATING PIT FILL. ASHY DEPOSIT. DECORATED POT BONE AND BURNT BONE FOUND. CHARCOAL BUT NO DAUB FLECKING. 25% CHALK INCLUSIONS < 2CMS.
012AD00824 PIT CUT ROUND
71
69
9
 UNDULATING PIT CUT. CUT INTO HILLWASH WITH 25% CHALK INCLUSIONS. UNDULATING BASE AS ANIMAL HOLES EXCAVATED AS WELL.
012AD00837 PIT FILL ROUND
71
69
2
 IRREGULAR PIT FILL. AT BOTTOM OF PIT BURNT HILLWASH. PINK TINGE. BONE FOUND. CHARCOAL BUT NO DAUB FLECKING. 25% CHALK INCLUSIONS. BELOW ASHY FILL 823.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD00789 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JBK ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00789 AB   DAUB DAUB    
9
012AD00789 AC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD    
1
012AD00789 AD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00789 AE 4C POTTERY SHERD J  
1
012AD00789 AF ANGLIAN? WORKED STONE WHETSTONE FINE SANDSTONE  
1
012AD00789 AG   DAUB DAUB    
2
012AD00789 AH   DAUB DAUB    
1
012AD00790 AA   SLAG SLAG    
1
012AD00823 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00858 AA   DAUB DAUB    
9
012AD00858 AB   STONE STONE    
2
012AD00942 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00942 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD    
1
012AD00942 AC   IRON IRON FRAGMENT    
1
012AD00942 AD   DAUB DAUB    
1
012AD00942 AE   DAUB DAUB    
4
012AD00942 AF   DAUB DAUB    
1
012AD00942 AG 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD00789 Cattle Femur P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00789 Cattle Femur P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00789 Cattle Femur P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00789 Cattle Horncore 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00789 Cattle M/T C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00789 Cattle Mandible 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00789 Cattle Tibia D 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00789 Cattle Ulna 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00789 Pig Femur P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00820 Sheep/Goat Humerus D 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00823 Cat Femur P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00858 Sheep M/T P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00858 Sheep Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00942 Cattle Pelvis 1 0 0 1 0
012AD00942 Sheep Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00942 Sheep/Goat Astragalus 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00942 Sheep/Goat Ld4 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00942 Sheep/Goat Tibia C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00942 Wild/domestic goose Radius P 1 0 0 0 0