012AD00795

Enclosure Ditch


 
Ditch Details
Length  717 Maximum Width   Maximum Depth   Profile U-shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects 11 Number of Animal Bones 19
Environmental       

Phasing

The enclosure was phased to the Middle Saxon period, based on stratigraphic evidence. The material culture recovered included 2 Anglian sherds. This was not the latest phase, as the ditch was clearly cut by enclosure 012AD07217.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

                           012AD07217        
                                   
                           012AD00794        
                                   
                          012AD00795         
                                   
                          012AD00797         
                                   
                                 
                                   
        012AD00785                           
                      012AD00834    012AD00767    012AD00786     
                                   
                            012AD00768       
                                   
            012AD00798  =  012AD00774                   
                                   
            012AD00822                       
                                   
        012AD00967                           
                                   
            012AD00799  =  012AD00775                   
                                   
                                   
  012AD07230

Discussion

Only a short segment of this ditch remained undisturbed by later recuts. However, sufficient was excavated in order to ascertain that this feature cut through ditch 012AD00797 and was cut in turn by ditch 012AD07217. Like enclosure 012AD00766 some 1.9 metres to the east, there is clear evidence for a terminus at this point, although no evidence for the northern part of the entrance remained.

The ditch was filled with a uniform sandy loam, with less than 5% chalk inclusions, was slightly darker (Munsell 10YR 3/2) than the surrounding ditches and contained daub and charcoal flecking. Together with 012AD00797 just to the west, traces of cess were noted on the base of the feature. The animal species recovered were mainly cattle, with sheep/goat and pig also present, in similar percentages to all of the ditch fills in the surrounding area.

The feature was cut into hillwash with 20% chalk inclusions, and had a shallow V profile.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD00795 012AD00794   11 19  

012AD00794 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD00794 CHARCOAL  
1
  FIRED CLAY  
1
  POTTERY 2-4C
1
  POTTERY 4C
1
  POTTERY ANGLIAN
1
  POTTERY ANGLIAN?
1
  STONE  
4
  UTILISED STONE ANGLIAN
1

012AD00794 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD00794 Cat
1
  Cattle
10
  Pig
2
  Sheep
2
  Sheep/Goat
4

Context Details

012AD00795 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00794 DITCH FILL LINEAR
717
53
28
 V-SHAPED DITCH FILL. BONE AND POTTERY FOUND. CHARCOAL AND DAUB FLECKING. < 5% CHALK INCLUSIONS < 5CMS. TRACES OF CESS IN BASE OF SLOT. LIES UNDER LAYER 769.
012AD00795 DITCH CUT LINEAR
717
53
28
 V-SHAPED DITCH CUT. CUT INTO HILLWASH OF 20% CHALK INCLUSIONS. U SHAPED PROFILE BUT THE CUT IS A BIT UNEVEN. CUTS 796/7.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD00794 AA   STONE STONE   RED CHALK
1
012AD00794 AB   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD00794 AC 2-4C POTTERY SHERD J  
1
012AD00794 AD   FIRED CLAY FIRED CLAY    
1
012AD00794 AE   STONE STONE   RED CHALK
1
012AD00794 AF   STONE PEBBLE    
1
012AD00794 AG   STONE STONE    
1
012AD00794 AH ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN V
1
012AD00794 AI ANGLIAN? POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN
1
012AD00794 AJ 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN? ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00794 AK ANGLIAN UTILISED STONE LAVA NIEDERMENDIG  
8

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD00794 Cat Radius C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00794 Cattle Femur D 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00794 Cattle Horncore 1 0 0 1 0
012AD00794 Cattle M/C P 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00794 Cattle N.Cuboid 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00794 Cattle Patella 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00794 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00794 Cattle Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00794 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00794 Cattle Scapula 1 1 0 0 1
012AD00794 Cattle Ulna 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00794 Pig Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00794 Pig Scapula 1 1 0 0 1
012AD00794 Sheep M/C P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00794 Sheep Tibia D 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00794 Sheep/Goat Hyoid 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00794 Sheep/Goat Radius C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00794 Sheep/Goat Ulna 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00794 Sheep/Goat Ulna 1 0 0 0 0