012AD05126, 012AD05022 and 012AD05128

Slots

Phasing

The only diagnostic material culture was recovered from slot 012AD05126, exclusively (7) later Roman pot sherds. Stratigraphically, both 012AD05126 and 012AD05128 cut through the upper fills of Roman quarry pits (012AD05236 and 012AD05208 respectively).

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

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

Discussion

This was a sequence of three short slots located on the western dry valley edge, with the same alignment as slot 012AD05020 and ditches 012AD05026 and the southern part of  012AD08341 to the west. They have been grouped together because of their similarity in nature as well as in alignment.

The southernmost slot was 012AD05022, which contained a single fill, a sandy loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/2), with a 30-40% chalk inclusion rate, up to 11cm in diameter. It is possible that some of these chalk fragments were acting as post packing, although no post holes were defined in the slot. The only finds were small fragmented animal bones.This slot ended in the north with a very square edge, just before post hole 012AD05056.

The central slot (012AD05126), was the only one to contain any diagnostic material culture (all later Roman pot sherds). The single fill was a sandy silty loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/3), with 15% chalk inclusions. Charcoal but no daub inclusions were noted.

The northernmost slot was 012AD05128, which also contained a single fill, a darker sandy silty loam (Munsell colour 10YR 3/2) with 20% chalk inclusions. Once again charcoal but no daub inclusions were noted. The two northernmost slots appeared as though they might be connected through a shallow depression, but this was not clear.

All of the slots (where they were not cutting through the earlier quarry pits) were cut into a fragmented chalk natural, generally with U-shaped profiles.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD05022 012AD05021   0 0  
012AD05126 012AD05125   7 0  
012AD05128 012AD05127   0 1  

Context Details

012AD05022 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05021 SLOT FILL LINEAR 126 45 21 U-SHAPED FILL OF SLOT IN WEST AD. STONY FILL 30-40% CHALK ROCKS UP TO 11CM DIAMETER. CONTAINED SMALL AMOUNT OF BONE. PLOUGH TRUNCATED.
012AD05022 SLOT CUT LINEAR 126 45 21 U-SHAPED CUT OF SLOT IN WEST AD. UNEVEN CUT OF N-S FEATURE THAT TERMINATES IN FRONT OF STAKEHOLE 5055/6. PLOUGH TRUNCATED.

012AD05126 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05125 SLOT FILL LINEAR 289 53 26 U-SHAPED FILL OF N-S SLOT. SEEMS TO BE SEPARATE FEATURE TO 5127/8 WHICH MEETS IT VIA A SHALLOW DEPRESSION. 15% CHALK. CHARCOAL INCLUSIONS.
012AD05126 SLOT CUT LINEAR 289 53 26 U-SHAPED CUT OF N-S SLOT. SEEMS TO BE SEPARATE FEATURE TO 5127/8 WHICH MEETS IT VIA A SHALLOW DEPRESSION.

012AD05128 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05127 SLOT FILL LINEAR 145 41 23 U-SHAPED FILL OF N-S SLOT CUT BY PHS 5133 AND 5129. SEEMS TO BE SEPARATE FEATURE TO 5125/6 WHICH MEETS IT VIA A SHALLOW DEPRESSION. 20% CHALK. LITTLE CHARCOAL.
012AD05128 SLOT CUT LINEAR 145 41 23 U-SHAPED CUT OF N-S SLOT CUT BY PHS 5133 AND 5129. SEEMS TO BE SEPARATE FEATURE TO 5125/6 WHICH MEETS IT VIA A SHALLOW DEPRESSION.

012AD05056 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05055 POST HOLE FILL SUB-CIRCULAR 17 14 15 U-SHAPED FILL OF POST HOLE AT TERMINUS OF SLOT 5021/2. FINE MATRIX WITH LITTLE STONE -5%. NO FINDS. OCCASIONAL CHARCOAL INCLUSIONS.
012AD05056 POST HOLE CUT SUB-CIRCULAR 17 14 15 U-SHAPED CUT OF POST HOLE AT TERMINUS OF SLOT 5021/2.

Objects

KEY_ID OB MATERIAL PERIOD TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD05125 AA POTTERY 3-4C SHERD JKNAP ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05125 AB POTTERY 3-4C SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05125 AC POTTERY 4C SHERD JHUNC ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05125 AD POTTERY 3-4C SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05125 AE POTTERY 4C SHERD J   1
012AD05125 AF POTTERY 3-4C SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05125 AG POTTERY 3-4C SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1

Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD05127 Cattle Pelvis 1 0 0 0