012AD00970 and 012AD00684

Quarry Pit

Phasing

The only diagnostic finds were 16 later Roman pot sherds. The feature was sealed by a pebble surface (012AD00508), itself sealed by a layer of material (012AD00282), before both features were cut by enclosure ditch 012AD01006 in the north. The pit was also cut by the termini of slots 012AD00456 and 012AD00606 in the south

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

    012AD00272               
                   
    012AD00282        012AD00455   012AD00605  
                   
        012AD00507   012AD00456   012AD00606  
                   
      012AD00508             
                   
                   
                   
        012AD00283           
                   
        012AD00968   =   012AD00683    
                   
    012AD00969       =   012AD00685    
                   
    012AD00970       =   012AD00684    
                   
                   

Discussion

This was a quarry pit, the earliest event in the immediate area. The southern half was initially recognised during the excavation of the termini of slots 012AD00456 and 012AD00606. The north-eastern quadrant was fully excavated. The primary fill was 012AD00969 = (012AD00685), a redeposited natural composed of around 60% chalk fragments. Its soil matrix was a sandy loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/3), which contained slight charcoal flecking and nine animal bones. Then came 012AD00968 = (012AD00683), a sandy loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/2), with 25% chalk inclusions. The deposit contained both daub and charcoal flecking, as well as the majority of the finds from the pit. Both of the lower fills were then sealed by 012AD00283, a sandy loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/2), with a much lower (10% chalk inclusion rate, and no daub or charcoal flecking. This fill contained two late Romano-British sherds and an iron knife (non-diagnostic-could be either Roman or Anglian).

The quarry pit was not fully excavated, due to time constraints at the end of the 1995 season. It was cut into solid chalk bedrock, with an irregular U profile.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD00970 012AD00283   4 5  
  012AD00968   20 17  
  012AD00969   0 8  
012AD00684 012AD00683   4 2  
  012AD00685   2 1  

012AD00968 Object Totals by Material and Period

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD00968 CHARCOAL  
3
  DAUB  
4
  POTTERY 3-4C
12
  POTTERY 4C    1

012AD00968 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD00968 Cattle
5
  Horse
1
  Pig
2
  Sheep
3
  Sheep/Goat
6

012AD00969 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD00969 Cattle
5
  Domestic fowl
1
  Pig
1
  Sheep/Goat
1

Context Details

012AD00970 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00283 PIT FILL COMPLEX
92
92
12
 U-SHAPED QUARRY PIT FILL. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. 10% CHALK INCLUSIONS < 7CMS. BONE BULK SAMPLED.
012AD00968 PIT FILL COMPLEX
73
30
5
 U-SHAPED QUARRY PIT FILL. DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKING. 25% CHALK INCLUSIONS < 10CMS. BONE AND POTTERY FOUND. BONE BULK SAMPLED.
012AD00969 PIT FILL COMPLEX
100
18
22
 IRREGULAR QUARRY PIT FILL. REDEPOSITED NATURAL IN PIT. 60% CHALK INCLUSIONS. A LITTLE DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKING. NO FINDS. NOT FULLY EXCAVATED.
012AD00970 PIT CUT COMPLEX
229
211
27
 IRREGULAR QUARRY PIT CUT. NOT FULLY EXCAVATED DUE TO LACK OF TIME. CONTAINS FILLS 283 968 969. CUT INTO SOLID CHALK BEDROCK. LIES BENEATH SURFACE 508.

012AD00684 Section and Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00683 PIT FILL SUB-CIRCULAR
227
220
27
 U-SHAPED QUARRY PIT FILL. NOT FULLY EXCAVATED. BONE CHARCOAL FLINT FOUND. DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKING. 10% CHALK INCLUSIONS < 7CMS.
012AD00684 PIT CUT SUB-CIRCULAR
227
220
35
 U-SHAPED QUARRY PIT CUT. NOT FULLY EXCAVATED. CUT INTO SOLID CHALK BEDROCK. FILLS 683 AND 685 LIE BENEATH 3 LATER SLOTS 605/6 603/4 AND 455/6.
012AD00685 PIT FILL COMPLEX
221
203
15
 IRREGULAR QUARRY PIT FILL. NOT FULLY EXCAVATED. POTTERY DAUB AND BONE FOUND. DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKING. 60% CHALK INCLUSIONS <10CMS. MIX OF FILL + REDEP. NATURAL

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD00283 AA   DAUB BURNT DAUB    
100
012AD00283 AB   IRON IRON KNIFE    
1
012AD00283 AC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00283 AD 4C POTTERY SHERD BK  
1
012AD00968 AA   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD00968 AR   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD00968 AS   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD00968 AO   DAUB BURNT DAUB    
6
012AD00968 AP   DAUB BURNT DAUB    
10
012AD00968 AQ   DAUB BURNT DAUB    
18
012AD00968 AT   DAUB BURNT DAUB    
1
012AD00968 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JKNAP ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00968 AC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00968 AD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD LID? ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00968 AE 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00968 AF 3-4C POTTERY SHERDS   ROMANO-BRITISH
3
012AD00968 AG 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00968 AH 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00968 AI 3-4C POTTERY SHERD L ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00968 AJ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00968 AK 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00968 AL 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00968 AM 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD00968 AN 4C POTTERY SHERD J  
1
KEY_ID OB MATERIAL PERIOD TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS
012AD00683 AA CHARCOAL   SAMPLE    
012AD00683 AB DAUB BURNT     
012AD00683 AD STONE   PEBBLE    
012AD00683 AC STONE   STONE    
012AD00685 AA DAUB BURNT     
012AD00685 AB POTTERY 3-4C SHERD    

Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD00283 Pig Ulna 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00283 Sheep M/T D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00283 Sheep/Goat Radius br 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00283 Sheep/Goat Tibia br 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00283 Sheep/Goat Ulna 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00968 Cattle LM3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00968 Cattle M/C C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00968 Cattle Pelvis 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00968 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00968 Cattle Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00968 Horse Pelvis 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00968 Pig Radius P 1 1 0 0 0
012AD00968 Pig Ulna 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00968 Sheep Femur P 1 0 0 1 0
012AD00968 Sheep M/C P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00968 Sheep Tibia D 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00968 Sheep/Goat Astragalus 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00968 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00968 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00968 Sheep/Goat okull fr 2 0 0 0 0
012AD00968 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00968 Sheep/Goat Ulna 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00969 Cattle Femur D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00969 Cattle Femur P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00969 Cattle Humerus br 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00969 Cattle Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00969 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00969 Domestic fowl Tarsom/t 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00969 Pig Femur P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00969 Sheep/Goat M/C P 1 1 0 0 0
KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD00683 Sheep Phalanx 2 0 0 0 0
012AD00684 Cattle Scapula 0 0 0 0
012AD00685 Sheep/Goat Ulna 0 0 0 0