012AD08991

Slot

Phasing

The only two diagnostic finds recovered were both late 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 the dry valley.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

  012AD09136   
     
  012AD08990   
     
  012AD08991   
     

Discussion

The fill was a sandy loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/3), with 5% chalk inclusions. No daub or charcoal flecking was noted. Although never clear on the ground, it was believed by the excavator to be cut by the east-west aligned ditch 012AD09136. Sparse animal bone (cattle and sheep/goat) was recovered.

The slot was cut into hillwash, with a U-shaped profile. It was very shallow, like the other features in the immediate vicinity.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD08991 012AD08990   2 5  

Context Details

012AD08991 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08990 SLOT FILL LINEAR
166
49
6
 U-SHAPED CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING.
012AD08991 SLOT CUT LINEAR
166
49
6
 U-SHAPED CUT INTO HILLWASH. LINEAR WITH U SHAPED PROFILE. VERY SHALLOW LIKE OTHER FEATURES IN THIS AREA.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD08990 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08990 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1

Animal Bone

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD08990 Cattle Humerus br 1 1 0 0 0
012AD08990 Cattle Ld4 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08990 Sheep M/C P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08990 Sheep M/T br 1 1 0 0 0
012AD08990 Sheep/Goat Ulna 1 1 0 0 0