012AD00398

Pit

Phasing

The pit has been tentatively assigned a Roman date, based on the find of a single Roman sherd in the fill. It was cut by Anglian ditch 012AD01004.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

   012AD01003   
     
   012AD01004   
     
  012AD00291  
     
  012AD00398  
     

Discussion

The pit was completely sealed by by fill 0012AD00074 in ditch 012AD01004, and was thus not seen until this fill had been almost completely removed. It was quite different in nature to the ditch fill, being a very light (Munsell 10YR 5/3) sandy clay loam, with 20% chalk inclusions. Charcoal but no daub flecking was noted. The pit contained only a single Roman sherd and a charcoal fragment, as well as one cattle bone and 3 sheep/goat bones.

The pit was cut into chalk, with a flat-based V profile.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD00398 012AD00291   3 4  

Context Details

012AD00398 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00291 PIT FILL ROUND
94
75
12
 FLAT-BASED V FILL OF PIT. CHARCOAL FLECKING BUT NO DAUB. DISTINCTIVE FILL NOT NOTICED UNTIL LEVEL WITH BOTTOM OF DITCH 75. CUT BY DITCH. BONE FOUND. 20% CHALK INCLUSIONS
012AD00398 PIT CUT ROUND
94
75
12
 FLAT-BASED V CUT OF PIT. WIDTH MEASURED UP TO SECTION AS NOT SEEN ON THE SURFACE. CUT INTO CHALK. CUT AWAY BY DITCH CUT 75.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD00291 AA 2-4C POTTERY SHERD J  
1
012AD00291 AB   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD00398 AA   STONE STONE   RED SANDSTONE
1

Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD00291 Cattle Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00291 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD00291 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 1 0
012AD00398 Sheep M/T P 1 0 0 0 0