012AD09064

Ditch


 
Ditch Details
Length  906 Maximum Width 102 Maximum Depth 10 Profile U-shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects 3 Number of Animal Bones 33
Environmental       

Phasing

Two of the three objects recovered were late Romano-British sherds. However, the fill of this feature sealed a number of post holes (012AD08975, 012AD09086 and 012AD9088), all of which were interpreted as being part of post hole line 012AD07200. If this is the case, then the ditch must be Anglian or later in date.This is one of a number of features which have the same alignment Clich 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 slot or ditch segments, as well as four lines of posts also following the same alignment. The significance of these features is not yet fully understood, although they appear to relate to a form of spatial control of the dry valley.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

    012AD09063             
                 
    012AD09064             
                 
    012AD08974    012AD09085    012AD09087     
                 
    012AD08975    012AD09086    012AD09088     
              012AD07200  
                 

Discussion

The single fill was a sandy silty loam (Munsell 10YR 4/3) with very few (3%) chalk inclusions. No daub or charcoal flecking was noted. Although only a few objects were recovered, thirty-three animal bones were found. These were predominantly cattle bones (64%) , followed by sheep/goat (33%), with a single domestic goose bone also found. The ditch apparently butted oup onto ditch 012AD05790 in the south, as it was not seen further beyond this to the south

The ditch was cut into hillwash and down to a pebble surface, with a flat-based U profile.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD09064 012AD09063   3 33  

012AD09063 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD09063 Cattle
21
  Domestic goose
1
  Sheep
7
  Sheep/Goat
4

Context Details

012AD09064 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD09063 SLOT FILL LINEAR
906
102
10
 FLAT BASED U CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE AND TWO POTTERY SHERDS. ALSO PIECE OF FLINT AND FRAG. OF BURNT SANDSTONE.
012AD09064 SLOT CUT LINEAR
906
102
10
 FLAT BASED U CUT INTO HILLWASH AND SURFACE. LINEAR WITH SHALLOW V PROFILE. POSS. JUST WORN DEPRESSION IN SURFACE. OVERLAY NO. OF POST HOLES.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD09063 AA   IRON IRON NAIL    
1
012AD09063 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD09063 AC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1

Animal Bone

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD09063 Cattle Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09063 Cattle Calcaneum 1 1 0 0 0
012AD09063 Cattle Calcaneum 1 1 0 0 0
012AD09063 Cattle Femur P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09063 Cattle Femur P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09063 Cattle Horncore 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09063 Cattle Humerus br 1 0 0 1 0
012AD09063 Cattle Humerus P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09063 Cattle LM3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09063 Cattle Mand fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09063 Cattle Pelvis 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09063 Cattle Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09063 Cattle Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09063 Cattle Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09063 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09063 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09063 Cattle Radius D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09063 Cattle Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09063 Cattle Tibia D 1 0 0 0 1
012AD09063 Cattle Tibia P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09063 Cattle Tibia P 1 0 0 1 1
012AD09063 Domestic goose Coracoid 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09063 Sheep Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09063 Sheep Horncore 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09063 Sheep Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09063 Sheep M/T C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09063 Sheep M/T P 1 0 0 0 1
012AD09063 Sheep Radius P 1 0 0 0 1
012AD09063 Sheep Tibia D 1 0 0 0 1
012AD09063 Sheep/Goat Axis 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09063 Sheep/Goat Mand fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09063 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
012AD09063 Sheep/Goat Ulna 1 0 0 0 1