012AD05050

Pit

Phasing

The only diagnostic finds were a later Roman pot sherd and an iron snaffle bit (which could be either Roman or Anglian in date). Also found were nine cockle shells. No stratigraphic relationships with the surrounding features was established.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

    012AD05049         
             
        012AD05259     
             
             
             
        012AD05273     
             
        012AD05274     
             
    012AD05050         
             
             

Discussion

The pit was not fully excavated, although a number of layers were encountered. The first (012AD05274) was a layer of mixed sandy silty loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/3) and redeposited chalk fragments (40%) up to 10cm in diameter. Only a single animal bone was recovered from this fill. It was sealed by 012AD05273, another mixed sandy silty loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/3) with redeposited chalk fragments (40%) larger than contained in the layer below, up to 20cm in diameter. A burnt daub fragment was all that was found in this layer. Next was 012AD05259, a burnt daub deposit containing a single sherd of later Roman pottery. This deposit did not extend across the whole feature. The final fill was 012AD05049, a slightly darker sandy silty loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/2), with few chalk inclusions. This fill contained the majority of finds, including the iron snaffle bit and the cockle shells.

The pit was cut into chalk, although the actual shape and profile of this feature remained elusive.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD05050 012AD05049   11 1  
  012AD05259   2 0  
  012AD05273   1 0  
  012AD05274   0 1  

012AD05049 Object Totals by Material and Period

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD05049 DAUB  
1
  IRON  
1
  SHELL  
9

Context Details

012AD05050 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05049 PIT FILL SUB-CIRCULAR
94
84
5
 U-SHAPED UPPER SILTY FILL OF POSS. PIT. VERY LITTLE STONE AND OVERLYING DAUB LAYER 5259. CONTAINED IRON SNAFFLE BIT.
012AD05050 PIT CUT OVATE
190
120
33
 IRREGULAR CUT OF PIT? VERY ELUSIVE CUT OF WHAT MAY SIMPLY BE A PILE OF BURIED RUBBLE. A PROFILE IS NOT ESSENTIALLY VISIBLE.
012AD05259 LAYER AMORPHOUS
35
33
10
 UNDULATING DAUB DEPOSIT UNDERLYING 5049. ISOLATED DEPOSIT CONTAINING NO FINDS.
012AD05273 LAYER UNCLEAR
200
150
20
 IRREGULAR CHALK RUBBLE LAYER IN UNDEFINED FEATURE. CONSISTS OF LOOSELY PACKED CHALK ROCKS UP TO 20CM DIAMETER. EXACT EXTENT UNCLEAR.
012AD05274 LAYER UNCLEAR
150
75
20
 IRREGULAR CHALK RUBBLE LAYER IN UNDEFINED FEATURE. CONSISTS OF LOOSELY PACKED CHALK ROCKS UP TO 10CM DIAMETER. EXACT EXTENT UNCLEAR. 40% CHALK. NOT FULLY EXCAVATED.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD05049 AK   DAUB BURNT    
8
012AD05049 AA ROMAN/ANGLIAN IRON IRON SNAFFLE BIT    
1
012AD05049 AB   SHELL SHELL   COCKLE
1
012AD05049 AC   SHELL SHELL   COCKLE
1
012AD05049 AD   SHELL SHELL   COCKLE
1
012AD05049 AE   SHELL SHELL   COCKLE
1
012AD05049 AF   SHELL SHELL   COCKLE
1
012AD05049 AG   SHELL SHELL   COCKLE
1
012AD05049 AH   SHELL SHELL   COCKLE
1
012AD05049 AI   SHELL SHELL   COCKLE
1
012AD05049 AJ   SHELL SHELL   COCKLE
1
012AD05259 AA   DAUB BURNT     
9
012AD05259 AB 2-4C POTTERY SHERD J  
1
012AD05273 AA   DAUB BURNT     
7

Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD05049 Cattle Humerus fr 1 0 0 0 1
012AD05274 Sheep/Goat Ulna 1 1 0 0 1