012AD08801

Slot

Phasing

The only diagnostic object recovered from this feature was a single Romano-British pot sherd. This is one of a number of features which have the same alignment Click here to see a colour coded plan of the different alignments of features, following the line of the dry valley in a NNW-SSE orientation. These features are all either short slots, ditch segments, or lines of posts, with this being one of the short slots (grouped together as master number 012AD07233). The significance of these features is not yet fully understood, although the longer features appear to relate to a form of spatial control of access to the southern part of the dry valley. This slot was cut by the east-west aligned ditch sequence .

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

              012AD08794    012AD09132       
                         
                         
  012AD08986    012AD08988    012AD05809    012AD08800    012AD05811    012AD05661   
                         
  012AD08987    012AD08989    012AD05810    012AD08801    012AD05812    012AD05662   
                         

Discussion

This shallow slot was filled with a sandy loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/3), with chalk inclusions of 5%. Some daub but no charcoal flecking was noted. As well as the single pot sherd, three unidentified animal bones were recovered.

The slot was cut into hillwash, although with only 3cm in depth, a profile could not be established. It was clearly seen to be cut by the east-west enclosure ditch 012AD09136.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD08801 012AD08800   1 0  

Context Details

012AD08801 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08800 SLOT FILL LINEAR
175
26
3
   CONTAINED ONE POTTERY SHERD AND 3 ANIMAL BONES. SOME DAUB BUT NO CHARCOAL FLECKING.
012AD08801 SLOT CUT LINEAR
175
26
3
   CUT INTO HILLWASH. CUT BY DITCH 8793/8794-VISIBLE IN PLAN. LINEAR BUT TOO SHALLOW TO ESTABLISH PROFILE.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD08800 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1