012AD00797

Enclosure Ditch


 
Ditch Details
Length  1950 Maximum Width 53 Maximum Depth 28 Profile V-shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects 22 Number of Animal Bones 44
Environmental       

Phasing

The enclosure has been phased to the Middle Saxon period, based on the stratigraphic evidence. However, the only diagnostic material recovered from this feature were 11 Roman sherds.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

                           012AD07217        
                                   
                           012AD00795        
                                   
                          012AD00796        
                                   
                          012AD00797         
                                   
                                 
                                   
        012AD00785                           
                      012AD00834    012AD00767    012AD00786     
                                   
                            012AD00768       
                                   
            012AD00798  =  012AD00774                   
                                   
            012AD00822                       
                                   
        012AD00967                           
                                   
            012AD00799  =  012AD00775                   
                                   
                                   
  012AD07230                                

Discussion

This phase of the enclosure system cut through both 012AD00768 and 012AD00775, before being cut by ditch 012AD00795. Although placed in a Middle Saxon phase, no material culture of this date was recovered from the feature, which, like all of the other ditches in the area, contained more Roman pottery than that of any other period. Main animal species found were fairly evenly split between sheep/goat (44%) and cattle (40%).

The feature contained a uniform sandy loam fill (Munsell 10YR 4/2), with less than 5% chalk inclusions. Daub and charcoal flecking was noted throughout. Together with 012AD00795 just to the east, traces of cess were noted on the base of the feature.

The ditch was cut into hillwash (containing 20% chalk inclusions), and had a slightly rounded wide V profile.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD00797 012AD00796   22 44  

012AD00796 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD00796 CHARCOAL  
1
  COPPER ALLOY  
1
  DAUB  
1
  FIRED CLAY  
1
  IRON  
1
  POTTERY 2-4C
2
  POTTERY 2C
1
  POTTERY 3-4C
8
  STONE  
6

012AD00796 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD00796 Cat
1
  Cattle
18
  Domestic fowl
1
  Domestic goose
2
  Pig
1
  Sheep
8
  Sheep/Goat
12
  Wild/domestic goose
1

Context Details

012AD00797 Sections and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00796 DITCH FILL LINEAR
1950
53
28
 WIDE V DITCH FILL. BONE POT DAUB CHARCOAL COPPER IRON FOUND. DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKING. < 5% CHALK INCLUSIONS. TRACES OF CESS IN BASE OF FEATURE.
012AD00797 DITCH CUT LINEAR
1950
53
28
 WIDE V DITCH CUT. CUT INTO HILLWASH OF 20% CHALK INCLUSIONS. U SHAPED PROFILE. RUNS NS ALONG AD AND INTO THE N BAULK. CUTS SEVERAL OTHER DITCHES.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD00796 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERDS J ROMANO-BRITISH?
2
012AD00796 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00796 AC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD BD ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00796 AD   STONE PEBBLE    
1
012AD00796 AE   IRON IRON PIN    
1
012AD00796 AF   COPPER ALLOY FOLDED C/A SHEET    
1
012AD00796 AG   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD00796 AH   FIRED CLAY FIRED CLAY FRAG    
1
012AD00796 AI 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00796 AJ 2-4C POTTERY SHERD J  
1
012AD00796 AK 2-4C POTTERY SHERD JCOR?  
1
012AD00796 AL 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00796 AM 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00796 AN   DAUB DAUB    
1
012AD00796 AO   STONE STONE    
1
012AD00796 AP   STONE STONE    
1
012AD00796 AQ   STONE STONE   RED SANDSTONE
1
012AD00796 AR   STONE STONE   IRONSTONE
1
012AD00796 AS   STONE STONE    
1
012AD00796 AT 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00796 AU 2C POTTERY SHERD BD? SAMIAN
1
012AD00796 AV 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J R-B/ANGLIAN III
1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD00796 Cat Pelvis 2 0 0 0 0
012AD00796 Cattle Atlas 1 0 0 1 0
012AD00796 Cattle Calcaneum 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00796 Cattle Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00796 Cattle Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00796 Cattle Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00796 Cattle Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00796 Cattle Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00796 Cattle Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00796 Cattle M/C C 1 1 0 1 0
012AD00796 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00796 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00796 Cattle Patella 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00796 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00796 Cattle Radius C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00796 Cattle Radius P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00796 Cattle Sacrum 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00796 Cattle Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00796 Cattle Tibia P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00796 Domestic fowl Radius C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00796 Domestic goose Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00796 Domestic goose Ulna 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00796 Pig Radius P 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00796 Sheep Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00796 Sheep M/C C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00796 Sheep Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00796 Sheep Radius D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00796 Sheep Radius P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00796 Sheep Radius P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00796 Sheep Tibia D 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00796 Sheep Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00796 Sheep/Goat Axis 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00796 Sheep/Goat Axis 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00796 Sheep/Goat M/T br 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00796 Sheep/Goat Mand fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00796 Sheep/Goat Mand fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00796 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00796 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00796 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00796 Sheep/Goat Radius br 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00796 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00796 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00796 Sheep/Goat Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00796 Wild/domestic goose Femur D 1 0 0 0 0