012AC00052

Ditch


 
Ditch Details
Length  760 Maximum Width  230 Maximum Depth  23 Profile  U-shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects  1 Number of Animal Bones  0
Environmental   

Phasing

A single find of Romano-British pottery was all that was recovered from the fill of this ditch.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

    012AC00131           
               
    012AC00132           
               
    012AC00051      012AC00101     
      =         
    012AC00052      012AC00112     
               
    012AC00053           
               
    012AC00054           
               

Discussion

A linear ditch aligned north/south from a butt-terminal at its southern end (012AC00112) to its intersection and termination with enclosure ditch 012AB07194. No trace of the ditch was found to the south but it is possible that it continued up the slope and has been destroyed by plough truncation. The northern end of the ditch was defined under spit 012AC00018 where it was shown to cut pit 012AC00054 and post hole 012AC00132. The relationship between the ditch and 012AB07194 could not be defined during excavation. It is possible that the two ditches are contemporary forming the northern and western sides of an enclosure; ditch 012AB00860 is aligned parallel to 012AC00052 thirty metres to the east and could possibly form the opposite side.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AC00052 012AC00053        
012AC00112 012AC00101    1    
012AC00132 012AC00131        

Context Details

012AC00052 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AC00051 DITCH FILL LINEAR
165
90
10
 U-SHAPED ANGULAR CHALK FRAGMENTS <7CM. FINDS UNDER 18.
012AC00052 DITCH CUT LINEAR
165
90
10
 WIDE V DITCH ALIGNED N-S. APPEARS TO TERMINATE AS IT CUTS DITCH TERMINAL 56. NOT DEFINED N. OF 18. POSSIBLY TERMINATES AS 112.

012AC00112 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AC00101 DITCH FILL OVATE
680
230
23
 U-SHAPED SHALLOW DITCH EXTENDING N-S FOR 680CM (53). POSSIBLY TERMINAL OF 52. FREQ. CHALK FRAGMENTS. <6CM IN SIZE
012AC00112 DITCH CUT OVATE
680
230
23
 WIDE U SHALLOW DITCH PROBABLY =54POSSIBLY THE TERMINAL OF 52. 200CM EXCAVATED.

012AC00132 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AC00131 PIT FILL SUB-CIRCULAR
75
42
25
 U-SHAPED POSSIBLE CHALK RUBBLE POST PACKING <6CM IN SIZE. POST PIPE 20CM IN DIAMETER.
012AC00132 PIT CUT SUB-CIRCULAR
75
42
25
 U-SHAPED PIT POSSIBLY A POST PIT CUTTING  DITCH 53

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OBCODE PERIOD1 MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AC00101 AA 4TH CENTURY POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1