012AD05156

Quarry Pit

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

                   
    012AD05027    =  012AD05178         
                   
        012AD05028           
                   
                   
        012AD05035  =  012AD00386       
                   
    012AD05166               
                   
        012AD05036  =  012AD00387       
              012AD07058     
                   
        012AD05177           
                   
        012AD05156  =  012AD05373       
                   
                   

Discussion

A chalk quarry pit discovered when excavating possible Grubenhaus 012AD07058 and ditch 012AD05028. The quarry pit was not fully excavated, this being one of a cluster of 15 quarry pits located on the western edge of the dry valley. Where they were excavated, these pits were a Roman phenomenon. They appeared to have been quite rapidly backfilled with a mixture of soil and natural chalk.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD05156 012AD05177   1 2  
012AD05373          

Context Details

012AD05156 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05177 PIT FILL FLAT BASED U
100
80
30
 U-SHAPED FILL OF POSS. QUARRY PIT BELOW GRUB 5035. APPEARS IN NW QUAD BUT 2 EAST QUADS NOT FULLY EXC. MORE CLAY AND LESS STONE THAN 5166. SEALS CHALK NATURAL.
012AD05176 PIT CUT FLAT BASED U
160
120
56
 U-SHAPED CUT OF POSS. QUARRY PIT BENEATH GRUB 5035. EXTENT NOT KNOWN - EAST QUADS NOT FULLY EXC. APPEARS ONLY IN NW QUAD.
012AD05373 PIT CUT FLAT BASED U
180
150
50
 U-SHAPED CUT OF QUARRY PIT UNDERLYING GRUB 5035. ONLY PARTIALLY UNCOVERED.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD05177 AA   STONE STONE    
1

Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD05177 Cattle Humerus br 1 1 0 0 0
012AD05177 Pig Humerus br 1 0 0 0 1