012AC00119

Pit

Phasing

The pit contained no diagnostic material culture, although the presence of Niedermendig lava could indicate an Anglian or Middle Saxon date for the feature. The pit cut through pebble surface 012AC00130 and was sealed by a layer of material (012AC00026)

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

    012AC00026    
         
    012AC00118    
         
    012AC00119    
         
         
    012AC00130    
         

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Discussion

This small pit contained a single fill, a sandy silty loam (Munsell colour 10YR 3/3), with very few chalk inclusions. Some large chalk fragments were found near the base, but it was not clear if they had acted as post packing.  There was no daub or charcoal flecking.

The pit was cut into hillwash and through surface 012AC00130, with a V-shaped profile.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AC00119 012AC00118   3 10  

012AC00118 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AC00118 Cattle
2
  Sheep/Goat
8

Context Details

012AC00119 Section and Notes


 
 KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AC00118 PIT FILL OVATE 65 60 26 V-SHAPED PIT CONTAINING ANIMAL BONE LAVA AND SLAG. A FEW CHALK BLOCKS <12CM IN SIZE
012AC00119 PIT CUT OVATE 65 60 26 V-SHAPED PIT CUTTING STONE SETTING/SURFACE 130. DEFINED AFTER REMOVAL OF 26

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AC00118 AA ANGLIAN UTILISED STONE LAVA NIEDERMENDIG  
1
012AC00118 AB   SLAG FRAGMENT    
1
012AC00118 AC   DAUB FRAGMENT             1

Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AC00118 Cattle Calcaneum 1 0 0 0
012AC00118 Cattle Astragalus 0 1 0 0
012AC00118 Sheep Tibia D 0 0 0 1
012AC00118 Sheep/Goat Pelvis fr 0 0 1 0
012AC00118 Sheep/Goat Humerus P 0 0 1 0
012AC00118 Sheep/Goat Scapula 0 0 0 1
012AC00118 Sheep/Goat Radius D 0 0 1 0
012AC00118 Sheep/Goat Femur D 0 0 0 0
012AC00118 Sheep/Goat Astragalus 0 0 0 0
012AC00118 Sheep/Goat Pelvis fr 0 0 1 0