012AD00335

Ditch


 
Ditch Details
Length  1117 Maximum Width 83 Maximum Depth 12 Profile U-shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects 1 Number of Animal Bones 0
Environmental       

Phasing

The feature contained no diagnostic material culture. It is phased to the Middle Saxon period because it cuts through ditches 012AD00293 and 012AD00288.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

    012AD00334     
         
    012AD00335     
         
  012AD00292    012AD00287   
         
  012AD00293    012AD00288   
         
         
         
  012AD00051  =  012AD00012   
         
  012AD00052    012AD00013   
         

Discussion

This short, north-south oriented ditch segment had suffered quite severe plough truncation. Even so, it did not appear to continue in either direction. It thus bears a similarity to a number of of similar slots in the enclosure system to the west, and may be a form of subdivision within the larger enclosure. The fill was a sandy loam (Munsell 10YR 4/3) with 30% chalk inclusions. No charcoal flecking was noted, the only finds being a fragment of daub and small fragments of animal bone.

The ditch was cut into chalk, with a flat-based V profile (although almost a U profile on the eastern side).

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD00335 012AD00334   1 0  

Context Details

012AD00335 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00334 SLOT FILL LINEAR
1117
83
12
 IRREGULAR FILL OF SLOT. SOME ANIMAL BONE. NO CHARCOAL OR DAUB FLECKING. 30% CHALK INCLUSIONS. SEEN IN PLAN TO CUT 292/3 AND 287/8.
012AD00335 SLOT CUT LINEAR
1117
83
12
 IRREGULAR CUT OF SLOT. CUT INTO CHALK. VERY SHALLOW. HEAVILY PLOUGH TRUNCATED. SEEN IN PLAN TO CUT 292 + 287. IRREGULAR BASE. FULL EXTENT UNKNOWN DUE TO PLOUGH

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD00334 AA   DAUB DAUB    
1