012AD05026

Ditch


 
 
Ditch Details
Length  2424 Maximum Width 82 Maximum Depth 36 Profile U-shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects 15 Number of Animal Bones 8
Environmental       

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

        012AD07223          
                   
        012AD07057          
                   
012AD05017 = 012AD05025 = 012AD05185   012AD05287   012AD05397  
                   
012AD05285   012AD05051   012AD05263          
                   
012AD05286   012AD05052   012AD05264          
                   
012AD05018 = 012AD05026 =  012AD05186   012AD05288   012AD05398  
                   
               
        012AD05208          
                   
                   

Discussion

A curvilinear enclosure ditch following the same north-south alignment as 012AD08341 just to the west, though terminating 60cm before reaching east-west aligned 012AD07217. The ditch was excavated in three segments, with the southern segments containing three post holes (012AD05052, 012AD05264 and 012AD05286). The fill contained occasional charcoal with some daub flecking. Generally, the features on the western edge of the valley were plough-truncated and contained less material culture than the better preserved features in the centre. This ditch was no exception, containing only fifteen objects and eight animal bones. All seven potsherds were of a late Roman date.

Although contexts 012AD05287/012AD05288 and 012AD05397/012AD05398 are included within this master, strictly speaking they are box sections which were placed to the north and west of Grubenhaus 012AD07057 in an attempt to define the path of the ditch (indicated in blue in the plan above). This attempt was unsuccessful, in that the ditch was not defined to the east, however, it did demonstrate that the ditch was cut by the Grubenhaus. The section was excavated down more than 50cm without reaching natural, and was thus cutting down into an earlier phase in the landscape. No further work was carried out in this area.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

 MASTER CUT FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD05026 012AD05018 012AD05017   4 3  
  012AD05026 012AD05025   3 0  
  012AD05186 012AD05185   6 0  
POST HOLE 012AD05052 012AD05051   0 0  
POST HOLE 012AD05264 012AD05263   0 0  
POST HOLE 012AD05286 012AD05285   1 3  
BOX SECTION 012AD05288 012AD05287   1 2  
BOX SECTION 012AD05398 012AD05397   0 0  

Context Details

012AD05018 Sections and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05017 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG.
140
81
18
 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH RUNNING N-S ALONG CHALK IN WEST AD. PLOUGH TRUNCATED. OCCASIONAL CHARCOAL AND DAUB FLECKS. 20% CHALK MATRIX.
012AD05018 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG.
140
81
18
 WIDE V CUT OF DITCH RUNNING N-S ALONG CHALK IN WEST AD. PLOUGH TRUNCATED. UNEVEN CUT.

012AD05026 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05025 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG.
183
67
12
 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH ON AD WEST CHALK. CUT BY POST HOLE 5051/2. 15% CHALK. CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE.
012AD05026 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG.
183
67
12
 WIDE U CUT OF DITCH ON AD WEST CHALK. CUT BY POST HOLE 5051/2. LINEAR FEATURE RUNNING NW-SE.

012AD05186 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05185 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG.
160
44
14
 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH. 10-15% CHALK. CHARCOAL INCLUSIONS. CONTAINED BONE AND POT.
012AD05186 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG.
160
44
14
 WIDE V CUT OF DITCH. CUT INTO CHALKY REDEPOSITED ? NAT. WITH VERY ELUSIVE EDGES AND BOTTOM.

012AD05052 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05051 POST HOLE FILL SUB-CIRCULAR
35
32
19
 U-SHAPED FILL OF POST HOLE IN BOTTOM OF SLOT 5025/6. APPEARS IN SECTION TO CUT SLOT. NO FINDS. 10% CHALK MATRIX.
012AD05052 POST HOLE CUT SUB-CIRCULAR
35
32
19
 WIDE V CUT OF POST HOLE IN BOTTOM OF SLOT 5025/6. APPEARS IN SECTION TO CUT SLOT.

012AD05264 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05263 POST HOLE FILL SUB-CIRCULAR
30
39
34
 U-SHAPED FILL OF POST HOLE CUTTING INTO SLOT 5185.5% CHALK WITH OCCASIONAL DAUB AND CHARCOAL INCLUSIONS. A BURIED FEATURE WOULD APPEAR TO LIE BELOW THIS.
012AD05264 POST HOLE CUT SUB-CIRCULAR
30
39
34
 U-SHAPED CUT OF POST HOLE CUTTING INTO SLOT 5185. A BURIED FEATURE WOULD APPEAR TO LIE BELOW THIS. EDGES OF FEATURE SOMEWHAT ELUSIVE.

012AD05286 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05285 POST HOLE FILL SUB-CIRCULAR
33
67
36
 U-SHAPED FILL OF POST HOLE SEEMINGLY CUT THROUGH DITCH 5287/8. POSS. ASSOCIATED WITH GRUB 5261/2. MOSTLY A VERY LOW STONE CONTENT OF -5%. CHARCOAL FLECKS.
012AD05286 POST HOLE CUT SUB-CIRCULAR
33
67
36
 U-SHAPED CUT OF POST HOLE SEEMINGLY CUT THROUGH DITCH 5287/8. POSS. ASSOCIATED WITH GRUB 5261/2. EXACT DIMENSIONS UNCLEAR. POSS. ASSOCIATED TO PIT 5353.

012AD05288 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05287 BOX SECTION RECTANGULAR
165
82
32
 U-SHAPED FILL OF BOX. 10% CHALK. DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKS.
012AD05288 BOX SECTION RECTANGULAR
165
82
32
 U-SHAPED ROUGH CUT INTO FRAG. CHALK NATURAL AND HILLWASH MATERIAL.

012AD05398 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05397 BOX SECTION RECTANGULAR
70
50
28
 U-SHAPED FILL OF BOX SECTION TO ESTABLISH ROUTE OF DITCH AFTER BEING CUT BY GRUB 5261/2. CONTAINED BONE AND UNFIRED CLAY.5-10% CHALK.
012AD05398 BOX SECTION RECTANGULAR
70
50
28
 U-SHAPED CUT OF SECTION.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD05017 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05017 AB 2-4C POTTERY SHERD B? ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05017 AC 2-4C POTTERY SHERD J  
1
012AD05017 AD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J  
1
012AD05025 AA   STONE STONE    
1
012AD05025 AB   STONE STONE    
1
012AD05025 AC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD    
1
012AD05185 AA   IRON IRON NAIL    
1
012AD05185 AB   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD05185 AC   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD05185 AD   STONE STONE   RED SANDSTONE
1
012AD05185 AE 2-4C POTTERY SHERD J  
1
012AD05185 AF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JCUR ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05287 AA   STONE STONE   IRONSTONE
1
012AD05285 AA   DAUB DAUB    
1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD05017 Pig U Canine 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05017 Sheep Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05017 Sheep/Goat Humerus br 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05287 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05287 Pig Ulna 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05285 Pig Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05285 Sheep/Goat LM3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05285 Sheep/Goat Ulna 1 1 0 0 0