012AB00755

Ditch

 
 
Ditch Details 
Length   1570 Maximum Width   35 Maximum Depth   15 Profile U shaped
Material Culture  Number of Objects   Number of Animal Bones  2
Environmental       

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

    

Discussion

 An east/west aligned ditch in the north of area 12AB, the central of three similarly aligned features. This ditch may be a continuation of ditch 012AB00759 to the east. The ditch was cut by short ditch 012AB00770 and by pit 012AB00778. All three features cut through early north/south aligned ditch 012AB00776. The ditch also cut through Bronze Age pit pair 012AC07081.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME  OBJECTS AN BONE  DENSITY
 
012AB00755
012AB00756
      2  
 
012AC00204
012AC00203
        

Animal Bone Totals by Species

012AB00756 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AB00756 Cattle
2

Context Details

012AB00755 Section and Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AB00755 DITCH CUT LINEAR
1200
35
15
 U-SHAPED CUT OF DITCH RUNNING E-W PARALLEL TO 00751+00753 BUTTS IN E MIDDLE OF AB AND RUNS INTO AC CUTTING PREHISTORIC PITS IN 57+110
012AB00756 DITCH FILL LINEAR
1200
35
15
 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH CUT 755INCLUSIONS OF CHALK<3CM 5% FILL HAS REDDISH TINGE

012AC00204 Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
012AC00203 SLOT FILL LINEAR
630
25
7
 U-SHAPED TRUNCATED SLOT TO EAST OF 107 PROBABLY TRUNCATED BY 107 BUT ILL-DEFINED. CHALK FRAGMENTS <6CM IN SIZE
012AC00204 SLOT CUT LINEAR
630
25
7
 U-SHAPED SHALLOW SLOT ALIGNED E-W PARALLEL TO 60. PROBABLY TRUNCATED BY 107. DEFINED BETWEEN AB AND AC FOR 240CM AFTER MACHINE STRIPPING

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID  SPECIES ELEMENT  QUANT CHEW  BURN BUTCH  FBRK
012AB00756 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AB00756 Cattle Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0