Shows location of spit 12AC1 in relation to the rest of Site 12

012AC00001    Spit


 
Spit Details
Length 5900 Width 1930 Depth 70
Area  1138.7 sq. m Volume
Material Culture Number of Objects 3 Number of Animal Bones 1

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

                      012AC00001                                                               
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
     012AC00002               012AC00264             012AC00003                 012AC00004        012AC000326   012AC00363    012AC00007    012AC00045     012AC00021     012AC00074     012AC00076   
                                                                                     
012AC00005   012AC00075    012AC00019   012AC00326                     012AC000020    012AC00265    012AC000018    012AC00012    012AC00073    012AC00379    012AC00371                          
                                                                                     
        012AC00105                             012AC00290                                              
                      012AC00325     012AC00344   012AC09503                                                    
                                                                                     
                        012AC00374                                                            
                  012AC00377                                                                  
                                                                                     

The matrix diagram above shows an extract of the spits from Area 12AC indicating their relationships to each other. Click on the spit number which you wish to see in more detail. The bold, flashing (Netscape browser only) context indicates the current catalogue entry.

Discussion

This was the machine clearance of the area. Up to 70cm of material was removed in the north, gradually lessining to only 20cm being taken off in the south, where plough damage had almost completely removed any archaeological traces. Under the ploughsoil, the material removed was generally hillwash, a sandy clay loam (Munsell colour 10YR 3/3). Approximately 50% of the area was taken down to chalk, with two main areas of hillwash remaining (one in the south and one located centrally in the area). The chalk areas were brushed and the hillwash was shovel-scraped in an initial defining exercise. Very few finds were lifted under this number.

012AC00001 Object Totals by Period and Material

 

012AC00001 Animal Bone Totals by Species

 

Context Details

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AC00001 SPIT SUB-RECTANGULAR
5900
1930
70
 U-SHAPED MACHINE CLEARANCE. MAX DEPTH 70CM AT NORTH END (HEADLAND?). MIN DEPTH 20CM AT SOUTH END - SEVERELY TRUNCATED CHALK KNOLL

Objects

 

Animal Bones