012AD08004

Layer

Phasing

As is usual in area 12AD, most of the diagnostic pottery is of a later Roman date (14 sherds) , although 2 Anglian sherds were also recovered. This deposit sealed a number of both Anglian and Roman features, and it was cut by Grubenhaus 012AD08208.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

         012AD08208                                      
                                               
        012AD08003                                       
                                               
        012AD08004                                       
                                               
  012AD08320    012AD08181    012AD08101    012AD08161   012AD08248   012AD08266     012AD08245          012AD08198      012AD08193  
                                               
  012AD08335    012AD08182    012AD08102    012AD08162   012AD08249   012AD08267     012AD08246          012AD08199      012AD08194  
                                               
  012AD08333                              012AD08196            012AD08192  
                                               
  012AD08334                              012AD08197            012AD08517  
                                               
  012AD08336                              012AD08183               
                                               
  012AD08321                              012AD08184               
                                               
                                      012AD08185         
                                               
                                      012AD08186         
                                               
                                012AD08200        012AD08163       
                                               
                                012AD08201        012AD08164       
                                               

Discussion

Originally believed to be a ditch with roughly the same orientation as 012AD08341 just to the south, it quickly became clear that this was not the case. Instead, 012AD08003 turned out to be a layer, which sealed 8 pits, 3 slots, a ditch and a quarry pit, although cut by Grubenhaus 012AD08208. The true limit of the layer was not established, as it continued to the north beyond the limit of the excavation, under the modern trackway to Rectory Farm. It appeared to fill either a natural depression, or a deliberately hollowed-out area, but this was not established during excavation. Where the limits were established, the edges were of sand and gravel, so it is possible the hollow was as a result of gravel quarrying, but this is speculative.

The fill was a medium sandy loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/3), similar to, though visibly different from most of the hillwash deposits in the area. There was slight charcoal flecking, with occasional reddish daub tinges, though these were not pronounced and did not occur throughout the deposit.

The finds were not localised, and were found across the length of the deposit. A relatively high number of identifiable animal bones were recovered, most of these cattle bones, followed by sheep/goat remains.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD08004 012AD08003   25 68  

012AD08003 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD08003 CHARCOAL   1
  IRON   2
  POTTERY 3-4C 12
  POTTERY 4C 1
  POTTERY ANGLIAN 2
  POTTERY ROMAN 1
  SLAG   1
  STONE   4
  WORKED STONE   1

012AD08003 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD08003 Cat 2
  Cattle 33
  Horse 2
  Pig 5
  Sheep 10
  Sheep/Goat 15
  Wild/domestic goose 1

Context Details

012AD08004 Sections and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08003 LAYER LINEAR 1050 210 25 U-SHAPED ORIGINALLY THOUGHT TO BE A DITCH. EXCAVATION SHOWED THIS TO BE A LAYER. SOME CHARCOAL AND A SLIGHT REDDISH DAUB TINGE THOUGH NOT THROUGHOUT.
012AD08004 No Entry LINEAR 1050 210 25 U-SHAPED ISSUED IN ERROR AS A DITCH CUT. IN FACT APPEARS TO BE A LAYER SEALING A NUMBER OF PITS SLOTS AND POST HOLES.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD08003 AA   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE     1
012AD08003 AB   STONE STONE   RED CHALK 1
012AD08003 AC ROMAN POTTERY SHERD     1
012AD08003 AD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD     1
012AD08003 AE 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08003 AF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD OPEN? ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08003 AG 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08003 AH ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN III 1
012AD08003 AI ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN II 1
012AD08003 AJ   IRON IRON FRAGMENT     1
012AD08003 AK 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08003 AL 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08003 AM 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JKNAP ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08003 AN 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08003 AO 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08003 AP 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08003 AQ   IRON IRON FRAGMENTS     3
012AD08003 AR   SLAG SLAG     5
012AD08003 AS   STONE PEBBLE   QUARTZITE 1
012AD08003 AT   STONE STONE FOSSILIFEROUS   1
012AD08003 AU   WORKED STONE QUERN FRAGMENT RED SANDSTONE   1
012AD08003 AV 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JCUR ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08003 AW 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08003 AX 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JB ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08003 AY   STONE STONE   RED CHALK 1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD08003 Cat Astragalus 1 0 0 1 0
012AD08003 Cat Femur D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08003 Cattle Astragalus 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08003 Cattle Astragalus 1 1 0 1 0
012AD08003 Cattle Astragalus 1 0 0 1 0
012AD08003 Cattle Atlas 1 0 0 1 0
012AD08003 Cattle Femur P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08003 Cattle Humerus br 1 0 0 1 0
012AD08003 Cattle Humerus C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08003 Cattle Humerus D 1 0 0 1 0
012AD08003 Cattle LM3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08003 Cattle LM3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08003 Cattle M/C C 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08003 Cattle M/C C 1 1 0 0 1
012AD08003 Cattle M/C P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08003 Cattle M/T br 1 0 0 1 0
012AD08003 Cattle M/T P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08003 Cattle M/T P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08003 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08003 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08003 Cattle Pelvis fr 1 0 0 1 1
012AD08003 Cattle Pelvis fr 1 0 0 1 0
012AD08003 Cattle Phalanx 1 2 0 0 1 0
012AD08003 Cattle Phalanx 1 2 1 0 0 0
012AD08003 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08003 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08003 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 1 0
012AD08003 Cattle Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08003 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08003 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08003 Cattle Skull fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08003 Cattle Tibia D 1 1 0 0 1
012AD08003 Cattle Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08003 Cattle Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08003 Cattle Ulna 1 1 0 1 0
012AD08003 Horse Humerus D 1 0 0 1 0
012AD08003 Horse M/T P 1 1 0 0 0
012AD08003 Pig Calcaneum 1 1 0 0 1
012AD08003 Pig Femur P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08003 Pig Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08003 Pig Radius C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08003 Pig Tibia C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08003 Sheep M/C C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08003 Sheep M/C P 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08003 Sheep M/C P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08003 Sheep M/T br 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08003 Sheep M/T D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08003 Sheep M/T D 1 1 0 0 1
012AD08003 Sheep M/T P 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08003 Sheep Phalanx 1 1 1 0 0 0
012AD08003 Sheep Radius P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08003 Sheep Radius P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08003 Sheep/Goat Femur D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08003 Sheep/Goat Femur D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08003 Sheep/Goat Humerus br 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08003 Sheep/Goat M/T br 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08003 Sheep/Goat Mand fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08003 Sheep/Goat Mand fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08003 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08003 Sheep/Goat Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08003 Sheep/Goat Radius br 1 1 0 0 0
012AD08003 Sheep/Goat Radius P 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08003 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 1 1
012AD08003 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08003 Sheep/Goat Skull fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08003 Sheep/Goat Tibia D 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08003 Sheep/Goat Tibia P 1 1 0 0 0
012AD08003 Wild/domestic goose Femur D 1 0 0 0 0