012AD05076

Ditch


 
 
Ditch Details
Length  852 Maximum Width 68 Maximum Depth 19  Profile U-shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects 3 Number of Animal Bones 2
Environmental       

Phasing

The find of Niedermendig lava, though not conclusive, indicates an Anglian date for this feature.

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

A short segment of ditch which initially follows the south-west/north-east orientation of both 012AD08341 and 012AD07219 to the west, before turning to a south-east/north-west orientation and cutting through 012AD07219. The fill was a loamy sand (Munsell colour varying from 10YR 3/3 to 10YR 4/3) with 25% chalk inclusions in the southern half, and 5% inclusions in the northern half. This difference in inclusion rate is due to the parent material into which the ditch is cut, being a fragmented chalk in the south and sand and gravel in the north. The ditch was plough truncated, and this may explain the lack of finds.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD05076 012AD05075   1 0   
012AD05218 012AD05217   2 2  

Context Details

012AD05076 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05075 SLOT FILL LINEAR SEG.
206
68
19
 U-SHAPED FILL OF CURVILINEAR NE-SW DITCH. PLOUGH TRUNCATED. 25% CHALK. CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE AND POT.
012AD05076 SLOT CUT LINEAR SEG.
206
68
19
 U-SHAPED CUT OF CURVILINEAR NE-SW DITCH. PLOUGH TRUNCATED. UNEVEN CUT INTO FRAG. CHALK NATURAL. THIS SEGMENT INCLUDES TERMINUS AT SW END.

012AD05218 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05217 SLOT FILL LINEAR SEG.
120
64
14
 U-SHAPED FILL OF SLOT. RUNS INTO 5216.5% CHALK. RELATIONSHIPS AND COURSE UNCERTAIN.
012AD05218 SLOT CUT LINEAR SEG.
120
64
14
 U-SHAPED CUT OF SLOT. RUNS INTO 5216. RELATIONSHIPS AND COURSE UNCERTAIN.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD05075 AA 3-4C POTTERY FRAGMENTS    
2
012AD05217 AA   DAUB DAUB    
1
012AD05217 AB ANGLIAN UTILISED STONE LAVA NIEDERMENDIG  
12

Animal Bone

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD05217 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05217 Pig Radius P 1 0 0 0 0