012AD08987

Slot

Phasing

All of the objects from this feature were late Roman in date (three Romano-British pot sherds). 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 012AD09136.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

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

Discussion

This was one of two parallel slots (with 012AD08989). This slot was slightly different in character, being shallower and having a less well-defined northen terminus. It contained relatively few finds, only 25% of the number recovered from its neighbour. It was filled with a sandy silty loam (Munsell colour 10YR 3/3) with few (3%) chalk inclusions. There was much charcoal flecking, with very little daub noted.

The slot was cut into hillwash with a U-profile, and was cut by enclosure ditch 012AD09136.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD08987 012AD08986   3 4  

Context Details

012AD08987  Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08986 SLOT FILL LINEAR
232
71
31
 U-SHAPED CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE POTTERY AND FE OBJECT. HIGH CHARCOAL FLECKING WITH SLIGHT DAUB FLECKING.
012AD08987 SLOT CUT LINEAR
232
71
31
 U-SHAPED CUT INTO HILLWASH. LINEAR WITH U SHAPED PROFILE. CUT BY DITCH 8793/8794. PARALLEL WITH SLOT 8988/8989.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD08986 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD    
1
012AD08986 AC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08986 AD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1

Animal Bone

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD08986 Cattle Radius P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08986 Pig Femur C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08986 Sheep M/C C 1 1 0 1 0
012AD08986 Sheep/Goat Pelvis 1 0 0 0 1