012AD05160

Ditch


 
Ditch Details
Length  208 Maximum Width 120 Maximum Depth 36 Profile V-shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects 10 Number of Animal Bones 0
Environmental       

Phasing

Although 9 of the 10 sherds recovered were later Roman in date, the find of a single Anglian sherd gives the filling of this ditch an Anglian date. The Roman sherds, most of which were calcite gritted ware, may have been derived from ?pit/kiln 012AD05106, which contained a high quantity of this type of pottery.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

                     
      012AD05159          012AD05085     
                     
    012AD05341            012AD05086     
                     
    012AD05342                 
                     
        012AD05160             
                     
                     
        012AD05314             
                     
        012AD05335    =    012AD05103     
                     
                     
                012AD05143     
                     
            012AD05343  =  012AD05144     
                     
        012AD05336  =  012AD05344  =  012AD05106     
                     
                     

Discussion

Although excavated under a single fill number, the section indicated 3 separate fills, with the tertiary fill having a higher chalk inclusion rate. The fill as recorded was of a fine sandy loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/3), with 5% chalk inclusions. Only a short segment of the ditch was excavated, as this was right on the western edge of the main excavation area.

The ditch was cut into natural sand, with a flat-based, gentle V-profile.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD05160 012AD05159   10 0  

012AD05159 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD05159 POTTERY 2-3?
1
  POTTERY 3-4C
8
  POTTERY ANGLIAN
1

Context Details

012AD05160 Section and Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05159 DITCH FILL  LINEAR 
208
120
36
 V-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH.5% CHALK IN VERY SANDY FILL. CHARCOAL FLECKS.
012AD05160 DITCH CUT  LINEAR 
208
120
36
 V-SHAPED CUT OF DITCH. SMOOTH SHALLOW CUT INTO NATURAL SAND.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD05159 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05159 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05159 AC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05159 AD ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERDS   ANGLIAN
3
012AD05159 AE 3-4C POTTERY SHERDS J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05159 AF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05159 AG 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05159 AH 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05159 AI 3-4C POTTERY SHERD DTR  
1
012AD05159 AJ 2-3? POTTERY SHERD M  
1