012AD00091

Pit

Phasing

The pit contained no diagnostic material culture. It cut through the late Roman surface 012AD00054, and is thus either very late Roman or Anglian in date.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

         
    012AD00090    
         
    012AD00091    
         
    012AD00054     
         

Discussion

This ovate pit contained a single fill, a sandy clay loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/2), with between 5-10% chalk inclusions. Both daub and charcoal flecking were noted (5 charcoal samples were taken).

The pit was cut through surface 012AD00054 into angular chalk natural, with a wide V profile.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD00091 012AD00090   7 7  

Context Details

012AD00091 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00090 PIT FILL OVATE
162
92
18
 WIDE V CONTAINED DAUB ANIMAL BONE AND RED SANDSTONE. CHARCOAL FLECKS VISIBLE. SEALED BY LAYER 55. LESS STONE INCLUSIONS THAN 55 (5% OPPOSED TO 10%).
012AD00091 PIT CUT OVATE
162
92
18
 WIDE V CUT INTO ANGULAR WHITE CHALK NATURAL AND THROUGH PEBBLE SURFACE 54. REGULAR U-PROFILE.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD00090 AG   CHARCOAL SAMPLE     1
012AD00090 AF   CHARCOAL SAMPLE     1
012AD00090 AE   CHARCOAL SAMPLE     1
012AD00090 AB   CHARCOAL SAMPLE     1
012AD00090 AA   CHARCOAL SAMPLE     1
012AD00090 AD   SNAIL SAMPLE     3
012AD00090 AC   STONE STONE   RED SANDSTONE 1

Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD00090 Cattle Astragalus 0 0 1 0
012AD00090 Cattle Femur fr 0 0 0 0
012AD00090 Cattle Horncore 0 0 0 0
012AD00090 Cattle Scapula 0 0 1 0
012AD00090 Sheep/Goat Astragalus 0 0 0 0
012AD00090 Sheep/Goat LM3 0 0 0 0
012AD00090 Sheep/Goat LM3 0 0 0 0