Shows location of spit 12AC3 in relation to the rest of Site 12

012AC00003    Spit


 
Spit Details
Length 1320 Width 1160 Depth 5
Area  153.12 sq. m Volume
Material Culture Number of Objects 19 Number of Animal Bones 88

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

 
                012AC00001                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
     012AC00002           012AC00264         012AC00003                 012AC00004        012AC000326   012AC00363    012AC00007    012AC00045     012AC00021     012AC00074     012AC00076   
                                                                             
012AC00005   012AC00075    012AC00019                 012AC000020    012AC00265    012AC000018    012AC00012    012AC00073    012AC00379    012AC00371                          
                                                                             
                              012AC00290                                              
                012AC00325   012AC00344   012AC09503                                                    
                                                                             
                                                                             
               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 a spit across the remaining hillwash deposit in the western central part of the area, to define any surviving features. It helped to define the south-eastern part of a turf-filled depression (012AC09503), as well as the western half of post hole structure 012AC09504. The material removed was generally a sandy loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/3). Finds include a mixture of Roman, Anglian and Medieval sherds. Quite a high density of animal bone was found, predominantly situated over the depression 012AC09503.

012AC00003 Object Totals by Period and Material

 

012AC00003 Animal Bone Totals by Species

 

Context Details

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AC00003 SPIT SEMI-CIRCULAR
1320
1160
5
 U-SHAPED CLEANING SPIT OVER CENTRAL (WEST) AREA TO DEFINE FEATURES - TURF MATERIAL IN DEPRESSION PEBBLE SURFACE

Objects

 

Animal Bones