012AD05108

Quarry Pit

Phasing

The only diagnostic material culture was a single sherd of late Romano-British pottery. The pit was cut by ditches 012AD05020 and 012AD05026. This is one of at least 15 quarry pits Click for a plan of all the quarry pits in the area on the western edge of the dry valley, all of which appear to be later Roman in date, cut to extract the white chalk found in this vicinity.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

                    012AD05017        012AD05161  
                               
                    012AD05018        012AD05162  
                               
                  012AD05145            
                               
                  012AD05146            
                               
  012AD05021   012AD05125    012AD05127                    
                            012AD05019   
  012AD05022   012AD05126    012AD05128                    
                            012AD05020   
                               
                      012AD05107        
                               
                      012AD05108        
                               
                               
              012AD05207                
                               
              012AD05208                
                               
                               
            012AD05235                  
                               
            012AD05236                  
                               

Discussion

Although classified as a quarry pit, the single fill of this feature contained less redeposited natural than many of the others in this area. It was a sandy silty loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/3), with up to 20% chalk inclusions. Some larger fragments of chalk were found on the base. Slight charcoal flecking was noted.

The pit was cut into fragmented angular chalk natural, with a U-shaped profile.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD05108 012AD05107   2 1  

Context Details

012AD05108 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05107 PIT FILL OVATE 130 107 57 U-SHAPED FILL OF PIT CUT BY SLOTS 5019/20 AND 5017/8. 20% CHALK IN A SILTY MATRIX. SLIGHT CHARCOAL INCLUSIONS. CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE.
012AD05108 PIT CUT OVATE 130 107 57 U-SHAPED CUT OF PIT CUT BY SLOTS 5019/20 AND 5017/8. EVEN CUT IN FRAGMENTED CHALK NATURAL.

Objects

KEY_ID OB MATERIAL PERIOD TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD05107 AB POTTERY 3-4C SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05107 AA STONE   STONE   RED CHALK 1

Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD05107 Cattle LM3 0 0 0 0