012AD08370

Pit

Phasing

It was noted during the excavation season that the pit apparently cut through the Grubenhaus (012AD08480), and must thus be Anglian in date, although only containing 2 diagnostic finds, both Roman pot sherds. Unfortunately, the section was established right across the very end of the pit, and did not demonstrate this relationship.

Stratigraphic Sequence Diagram

                        012AD08077         
                    012AD08369            
                        012AD08078         
                    012AD08370         012AD08589   
                                 
                              012AD08590   
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                    012AD08343             
                                 
        012AD08449                012AD08502         
                                 
    012AD08481          012AD08484  =    012AD08483    012AD08499         
                                 
                                 
                012AD08498    =  012AD08518           
                                 
                                 
        012AD08497                    012AD08535     
                                 
                    012AD08578             
                            012AD08480     
                                 

Discussion

This ovate pit contained a single fill, which was a medium sandy loam (Munsell 10YR 4/3). The fill contained a high density of burnt animal bone, as well as part of an articulated cattle skeleton (the leg). Daub and charcoal flecking occurred throughout the fill, which contained only 3% chalk inclusions (all less than 1.5cm in diameter). The pit was cut into Grubenhaus fill 012AD08343, and had a steep (80 degree) V-profile.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD08370 012AD08369   3 38  

0012AD08369 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD08369 Cattle
24
  Domestic goose
2
  Hare spp.
1
  Pig
2
  Sheep
6
  Sheep/Goat
3

Context Details

012AD08370 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08369 PIT FILL OVATE
103
50
24
 NARROW V CONTAINED LARGE QUANTITY OF BURNT BONE AND ARTICULATED SKELETON. DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKING THROUGHOUT.
012AD08370 PIT CUT OVATE
103
50
24
 NARROW V PIT CUT INTO GRUB FILL 8343 MASTER 8480. OVATE WITH STEEP V SHAPED PROFILE.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD08369 AA   DAUB DAUB    
9
012AD08369 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08369 AC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1

Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD08369 Cattle Astragalus 1 0 1 1 0
012AD08369 Cattle Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08369 Cattle Femur P 1 0 1 0 0
012AD08369 Cattle M/C D 1 0 1 0 0
012AD08369 Cattle M/C P 1 0 1 0 0
012AD08369 Cattle M/T P 1 0 1 0 1
012AD08369 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08369 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08369 Cattle Patella 1 0 1 0 0
012AD08369 Cattle Pelvis fr 1 0 1 0 0
012AD08369 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 1 0 0
012AD08369 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 1 0 0
012AD08369 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08369 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08369 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 1 0 0
012AD08369 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 1 0 0
012AD08369 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08369 Cattle Radius D 1 0 1 0 0
012AD08369 Cattle Radius P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08369 Cattle Scapula 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08369 Cattle Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08369 Cattle Ulna 1 0 1 0 0
012AD08369 Cattle Ulna 1 1 0 0 0
012AD08369 Cattle Ulna 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08369 Domestic goose Humerus C 1 0 0 1 0
012AD08369 Domestic goose Tarsom/t 1 1 0 1 0
012AD08369 Hare spp. Tibia D 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08369 Pig Scapula 1 0 0 1 1
012AD08369 Pig Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08369 Sheep Femur P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08369 Sheep Humerus D 1 1 0 0 1
012AD08369 Sheep M/C C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08369 Sheep Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08369 Sheep Radius D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08369 Sheep Tibia P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08369 Sheep/Goat Femur D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08369 Sheep/Goat Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08369 Sheep/Goat Tibia P 1 0 0 0 0