012AD08189

Pit

Phasing

The pit was cut by ditch 012AD07219. The pit fill contained 15 sherds of later Roman pottery, the only diagnostic material recovered.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

                                       
  012AD08237          012AD08229        012AD08233    012AD05075   012AD08215    012AD08136    012AD08337   
                                       
  012AD08238          012AD08230        012AD08234    012AD05076   012AD08216    012AD08137    012AD08338   
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
            012AD08177    012AD08326    012AD08235    012AD05183    012AD05073   012AD08179       
              =    =    =    =   =         
            012AD08178    012AD08327    012AD08236    012AD05184    012AD05074   012AD08180       
                                  012AD07219    
                                       
                    012AD08188        012AD08341          
                                       
                    012AD08189                   
                                       
                                       
              012AD08170  =  012AD08328                     
                                       
                012AD08171                       
                                       
                012AD08329                       
                                     
                012AD08351                       
                                       
                012AD08519                       
                                       

Discussion

The pit was very distinctive on the ground due to the high percentage of charcoal and charcoal flecking contained in the fill. The majority of this charcoal derived from the primary fill, which completely covered the base of the pit. Animal action was responsible for moving the charcoal up into the secondary fill of the pit (012AD08188) and the ditch fill above (012AD08326).

A pig mandible and 3 sheep bones were recovered, all from the secondary fill, these all being unburnt, and thus unrelated to the charcoal deposit.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD08189 012AD08188   19 4  

0012AD8188 Object Totals by Material and Period

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD08188 CHARCOAL  
2
POTTERY 3-4C
15
STONE  
2

Context Details

012AD08189 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08188 PIT FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR
164
128
39
 U-SHAPED CONTAINED LARGE QUANTITIES OF CHARCOAL. SOME ANIMAL BONE AND POTTERY. NO DAUB FLECKING. DARKER FILL THAN SURROUNDING DITCH MATERIAL.
012AD08189 PIT CUT SUB-RECTANGULAR
164
128
39
 U-SHAPED CUT INTO SAND AND GRAVEL. CUT BY DITCH 8177/8178 WHICH EQUALS 8326. SUB-RECTANGULAR WITH U SHAPED PROFILE.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD08188 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08188 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08188 AC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08188 AD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08188 AE 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08188 AF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08188 AG 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08188 AH 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08188 AI 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08188 AJ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08188 AK   STONE STONE    
1
012AD08188 AL   STONE STONE   IRONSTONE
1
012AD08188 AN   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD08188 AO   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
012AD08188 AP 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08188 AQ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD BD ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08188 AR 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08188 AS 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08188 AT 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1

Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD08188 Pig Mandible 1 1 0 0 1
012AD08188 Sheep Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08188 Sheep/Goat Axis 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08188 Sheep/Goat Radius D 1 0 0 0 0