012AD08358

Ditch


 
 
Ditch Details
Length    Maximum Width   Maximum Depth   Profile U-shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects 16 Number of Animal Bones 0
Environmental       

Phasing

This was one of the earliest events in the area, being cut by Grubenhaus 012AD08030 as well as the ditches 012AD08014 (the latest event), 012AD08016 and 012AD08331. The relationship to the other early ditch in the immediate area (012AD08467) was not established. No identifiable animal bones were recovered from the excavated segment, and all of the 15 sherds of pottery were of a late Roman date.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

          012AD08014                             012AD07218      
                                    012AD07217          
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
              012AD08016                                
                    012AD08030                         012AD07072
                012AD08331                              
                                          012AD00754    
 012AD08507                             012AD08341                
                                               
         012AD05266                                      
                                               
    012AD08097      012AD08357                                  
                                               
             012AD08358                           012AD08467      
                                               

Discussion

The fill of this east-west aligned ditch was slightly lighter (Munsell colour 10YR 4/4) than the more usual 10YR 4/3 in the area. There were 10% angular chalk inclusions (0.5-2.5 cm diameter). It is virtually invisible on the gradiometer survey plot, and thus it is not possible to say whether it continued on in an easterly direction. The pot recovered was almost all from jars, with one grey ware cooking pot sherd. All the indications are that this is part of an earlier phase of enclosure.

The ditch was cut into sand and chalk gravel, with a U-shaped profile.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD08358 012AD08357   16 0  

012AD08357 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD08357 POTTERY 3-4C
14
  POTTERY 4C?
1
  STONE  
1

Context Details

012AD08537 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08357 DITCH FILL LINEAR
820
88
29
 U-SHAPED CONTAINED POTTERY AND SPARSE ANIMAL BONE. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING.
012AD08358 DITCH CUT LINEAR
820
88
29
 U-SHAPED CUT INTO SAND AND GRAVEL. LINEAR WITH U SHAPED PROFILE. EARLIEST DITCH IN AREA-CUT BY GRUB M8030 AND DITCHES 8014 8016 AND 8331.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD08357 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08357 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08357 AC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08357 AD 4C? POTTERY SHERD JHUN? ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08357 AE 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08357 AF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08357 AG 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08357 AH 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08357 AI 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08357 AJ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08357 AK 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08357 AL 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08357 AM 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JCURS ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08357 AN   STONE STONE   RED SANDSTONE
1
012AD08357 AO 3-4C POTTERY SHERD CP? GREY WARE
1
012AD08357 AP 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1