012AD00836 and 012AD00855

Small Rectangular Enclosure Ditch


 
Ditch Details
Length  1071 Maximum Width 106 Maximum Depth 16 Profile U-shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects
10		 Number of Animal Bones 2
Environmental       

Phasing

This feature was the earliest excavated feature in the immediate vicinity (although segment 012AD00855 did cut through pebble surface 012AD00882). All of the 9 diagnostic sherds recovered were of a later Roman date.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

      012AD00785    012AD00920     
               
               
  012AD00891    012AD00775         
               
               
      012AD00835    012AD00854     
        ?=?       
      012AD00836    012AD00855     
               
          012AD00882    

Discussion

This was an unusual feature, cut by all of the other ditches in the area. It has a number of similarities with feature 011CD07116 , including the shape, and the apparent lack of all of the sides to make a full enclosure. It is possible that ditch 012AD00514 is also related to this feature, but this could not be proven, as all of the north-south aligned ditches completely cut away the enclosure at this point.

The fill was a uniform sandy loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/2), with between 5-10% chalk inclusions. Daub and charcoal were noted in both excavated segments. The ditch was cut into hillwash with a flat-based U profile.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD00836 012AD00835   1 2  
012AD00855 012AD00854   9 0  

012AD00854 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD00854 POTTERY 2-4C
5
  POTTERY 3-4C
2
  POTTERY M3-4
1
  STONE  
1

Context Details

012AD00836 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00835 SLOT FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR
630
65
12
 U-SHAPED SLOT FILL. ALMOST FORMS A SUB RECTANGULAR SHAPE. BONE FOUND. DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKING. < 5% CHALK INCLUSIONS < 3 CMS. CUT BY SLOTS 890 + 870.
012AD00836 SLOT CUT SUB-RECTANGULAR
950
65
12
 U-SHAPED SLOT CUT. ALMOST FORMS A SUB RECTANGULAR SHAPE. CUT CAN BE SEEN IN BASE OF DITCH CUTS RUNNING N-S DOWN AD. PROBABLY RELATED TO POST HOLE 927/8. CUT MAINLY INTO HILLWASH.

012AD00855 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE
L
B
D
 PROFILE NOTES
012AD00854 SLOT FILL LINEAR
182
106
16
 U-SHAPED FILL OF SLOT. A LOT OF POTTERY AND SOME BONE FOUND. DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKING. < 10% CHALK INCLUSIONS < 5CMS. TWO POSTHOLES AT E END BUT NO RELATION
012AD00855 SLOT CUT LINEAR
182
106
16
 U-SHAPED CUT OF SLOT. VERY SHALLOW BOWL PROFILE. CUT INTO SURFACE 882. NO RELATIONSHIP ASCERTAINED WITH POSTHOLES 885/6 OR 887/8. CUT BY DITCHES RUNNING N-S.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD00835 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JL ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00836 AA   STONE STONE    
1
012AD00854 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00854 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00854 AC 2-4C POTTERY SHERDS J  
4
012AD00854 AD 2-4C POTTERY SHERDS J  
2
012AD00854 AE 2-4C POTTERY SHERDS J  
4
012AD00854 AF 2-4C POTTERY SHERDS J  
7
012AD00854 AG 2-4C POTTERY SHERD J  
1
012AD00854 AH M3-4 POTTERY SHERDS BWMV  
2
012AD00854 AI   STONE STONE    
1

Animal Bone

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD00835 Cattle Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00835 Sheep M/C P 1 0 1 0 0