Shows location of layer 12AD8009 in relation to the rest of Site 12

012AD08009  Layer  and  012AD08012  Rubble


 
Layer Details
Length 585 Width 285 Depth 25
Area  15.24 sq. m Volume
Material Culture Number of Objects 24 Number of Animal Bones 2

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

    012AD08000    
         
         
  012AD08009  =  012AD08011   
         
    012AD08012     

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

TYPE  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
LAYER 012AD08009   18 1  
LAYER 012AD08011   6 1  
RUBBLE 012AD08012   0 0  

Discussion

This was a layer of material (a sandy loam, Munsell colour 10YR 4/4) located in between a number of enclosure ditches. All twenty one pot sherds were of a Roman date. Of particular note was the find of a sestercius of Antoninus Pius (AD 152-153). This was one of only three coins which were pre AD193, and it is interesting that it was found only 3.92 metres to the south of the earliest coin found (a gold stater of the Corieltauvi, AD 20-35). The layer sealed a spread of rubble (012AD08012), which consisted of local chalk and flint blocks, together with some large lumps of sandstone. Apart from cleaning back and planning the rubble, no further excavation was carried out.

012AD08009 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD08009 BRONZE 152/153
1
  IRON  
1
  POTTERY 2-4C
5
  POTTERY 3-4C
10
  STONE  
1

Context Details

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08009 LAYER TRIANGULAR
505
230
25
 FLAT CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE/ROMAN POTTERY AND A SESTERTIUS OF ANTONINUS PIUS (AD 138-161). MEASUREMENT OF WIDTH TO BAULK ONLY.
012AD08011 LAYER TRIANGULAR
585
282
15
 FLAT CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE AND POTTERY. SHOWN TO EQUAL LAYER 8009 AND LIES ABOVE STONE SETTING 8012.
012AD08012 STONE SETTING No Entry
585
282
10
 FLAT NOT EXCAVATED. PROVED TO BE A WIDESPREAD DUMP OF LOCAL CHALK AND FLINT WITH SOME LARGE FRAGMENTS OF SANDSTONE.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD08009 AA 152/153 BRONZE COIN SESTERTIUS ANTONINUS PIUS 1
012AD08009 AK   IRON IRON OBJECT     1
012AD08009 AB 2-4C POTTERY SHERD J   1
012AD08009 AH 2-4C POTTERY SHERD BKEV?   1
012AD08009 AI 2-4C POTTERY SHERD J   1
012AD08009 AJ 2-4C POTTERY SHERD BD   1
012AD08009 AM 2-4C POTTERY SHERD J GREY WARE 1
012AD08009 AC 3-4C POTTERY SHERDS J ROMANO-BRITISH 2
012AD08009 AE 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J? ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08009 AF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08009 AG 3-4C POTTERY SHERD CPB   1
012AD08009 AL 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08009 AN 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08009 AO 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08009 AP 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JBL? ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08009 AQ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08009 AR 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08009 AD   STONE STONE     1
012AD08011 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08011 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08011 AC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD08011 AD 4C POTTERY SHERD J 1
012AD08011 AE 2-4C POTTERY SHERD CP? 1
012AD08011 AF 2-4C POTTERY SHERD 1

Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD08009 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08011 Sheep MC/C 1 0 0 0 0