012AD06249

Ditch


 
Ditch Details
Length  2299 Maximum Width 120 Maximum Depth 25 Profile U-shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects 110 Number of Animal Bones 61
Environmental       

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

               
  012AD06127  =    012AD06217 =  012AD06240  
               
        012AD06226      
               
    012AD06128           
               
               
               
        012AD06239    012AD05791   
          =     
        012AD06249    012AD05792   

Discussion

A linear, north-south aligned ditch, this feature produced a large number of finds, particularly considering that only a small percentage of the ditch was excavated. The objects included a late Roman coin (Arcadius AD 388-393), and 75% of the objects were late Roman (3rd-4th Century) potsherds. Two possible Anglian sherds were also recovered. The majority of identified animal bones were cattle, although sheep/goat was also well represented. Also present were pig, domestic goose and a single cat humerus. It was cut through hillwash down to a pebble surface. The feature was cut by slot 012AD06128, and was deepest in the north, tapering away rather than coming to an obvious terminal in the south. The feature had the same alignment as the western half of the stone pads 012AD07229.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD05792 012AD05791   11 34  
012AD06249 012AD06239   99 27  

012AD05791 Object Totals by Period and Material

 
 
KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD
No
012AD05791 BRONZE 388-393 1
POTTERY 3-4C
5
POTTERY 4C 4
POTTERY ROMAN 1

012AD06239 Object Totals by Period and Material

 
KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD06239 CHARCOAL 4
DAUB ROMAN/ANGLIAN 3
IRON 1
POTTERY 2-4C 1
POTTERY 3-4? 1
POTTERY 3-4C 58
POTTERY 4C 19
POTTERY ANGLIAN? 2
STONE 10

012AD05791 Animal Bone Totals by Species

 
KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD05791 Cattle 14
Domestic goose 1
Pig 4
Sheep 4
Sheep/Goat 10
Wild/domestic goose 1

012AD06239 Animal Bone Totals by Species

 
KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD06239 Cat 1
Cattle 14
Domestic goose 1
Pig 1
Sheep 3
Sheep/Goat 7

Context Details

012AD05792 Notes

 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05791 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG. 680 120 9 U-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH.10% CHALK WITH OCCASIONAL DAUB AND CHARCOAL. CONTAINED POT AND MUCH BONE.
012AD05792 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG. 680 120 9 U-SHAPED CUT OF DITCH. AT THIS POINT MORE OF A SHALLOW DEPRESSION  THAN AN OBVIOUS DITCH CUT.

012AD06249 Section and Notes

 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD06239 DITCH FILL  LINEAR 200 95 25 U-SHAPED CHALK INCLUSIONS 20% 1-4CM IN DIAMETER. CONTAINED ABUNDANT POT WITH LITTLE ANIMAL BONE. ALSO CONTAINED HIGH CHARCOAL CONTENT.
012AD06249 DITCH CUT LINEAR 200 95 25 U-SHAPED CUT INTO HILLWASH DOWN TO PEBBLE SURFACE. SEEN IN PLAN TO BE CUT BY DITCH 6240/6128.

Objects By Context

 
KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD05791 AA 388/393 BRONZE COIN AE4 ARCADIUS 1
012AD05791 AB 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05791 AC 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN? ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05791 AD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05791 AE 4C POTTERY SHERD DGT ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05791 AF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD DGR ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05791 AG ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   GREY WARE 1
012AD05791 AH 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05791 AI 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN HUNTCLIFF 1
012AD05791 AJ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05791 AK 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 DH   CHARCOAL  SAMPLE     1
012AD06239 DI   CHARCOAL  SAMPLE     1
012AD06239 DJ   CHARCOAL  SAMPLE     1
012AD06239 DK   CHARCOAL  SAMPLE     1
012AD06239 DE  ROMAN/ANGLIAN DAUB FRAGMENT     1
012AD06239 DD ROMAN/ANGLIAN DAUB FRAGMENTS     3
012AD06239 DF ROMAN/ANGLIAN DAUB FRAGMENTS     2
012AD06239 DG IRON IRON NAIL     1
012AD06239 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 AB 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 AC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 AD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 AE 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 AF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 AG 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 AH 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 AI 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 AJ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 AK 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 AL 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN HUNTCLIFF 1
012AD06239 AM 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN HUNTCLIFF 1
012AD06239 AN 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 AO 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 AP 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 AQ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD BD? ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 AR 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 AS 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 AT 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 AU 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN 1
012AD06239 AV 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JL ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 AW 3-4C POTTERY SHERD L ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 AX 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 AY 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 AZ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 BA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 BB 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 BC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD     1
012AD06239 BD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 BE 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 BF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 BG 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 BH 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 BI 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 BJ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 BK 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 BL 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 BM 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 BN 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 BO 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 BP 3-4C POTTERY SHERD  B? ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 BQ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 BR 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 BS 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN HUNTCLIFF 1
012AD06239 BT 3-4C POTTERY SHERD BWM?   1
012AD06239 BU 3-4C POTTERY SHERD BD? ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 BV 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 BW 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 BX 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 BY 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 BZ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JL ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 CA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 CB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 CC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 CD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 CE 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 CF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 CG 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 CH 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN HUNTCLIFF 1
012AD06239 CI 3-4C POTTERY SHERD     1
012AD06239 CJ 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 CK 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN HUNTCLIFF 1
012AD06239 CL 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 CM 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 CN 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 CO 4C POTTERY SHERD TRAY ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 CP 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 CQ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 CR 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 CS 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN HUNTCLIFF 1
012AD06239 CT 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 CU 4C POTTERY SHERD OPEN GREY WARE 1
012AD06239 CV 4C POTTERY SHERD CLSD GREY WARE 1
012AD06239 CW 2-4C POTTERY SHERD GREY WARE 1
012AD06239 CX 3-4C POTTERY SHERD GREY WARE 1
012AD06239 CY 4C POTTERY SHERD BD GREY WARE 1
012AD06239 CZ 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06239 DA 3-4? POTTERY SHERD B38?   1
012AD06239 DB ANGLIAN? POTTERY SHERD     1
012AD06239 DC ANGLIAN? POTTERY SHERD     1
012AD06239 DT   STONE PEBBLE     1
012AD06239 DM   STONE STONE   CHALK 1
012AD06239 DN   STONE STONE     1
012AD06239 DO   STONE STONE     1
012AD06239 DP   STONE STONE     1
012AD06239 DQ   STONE STONE     1
012AD06239 DR   STONE STONE   RED SANDSTONE 1
012AD06239 DS   STONE STONE   RED SANDSTONE 1
012AD06239 DU   STONE STONE     1
012AD06239 DV   STONE STONE   IRONSTONE 1

Animal Bone by Context

 
KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD05791 Cattle Astragalus 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05791 Cattle Astragalus 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05791 Cattle Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 1
012AD05791 Cattle Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05791 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05791 Cattle N.Cuboid 1 0 0 1 0
012AD05791 Cattle Pelvis 1 0 0 0 1
012AD05791 Cattle Pelvis 1 0 0 1 1
012AD05791 Cattle Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 1
012AD05791 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05791 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05791 Cattle Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05791 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05791 Cattle Tibia D 1 0 0 0 1
012AD05791 Domestic goose Femur C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05791 Pig M/C C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05791 Pig Radius C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05791 Pig Tibia C 1 1 0 0 0
012AD05791 Pig Ulna 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05791 Sheep M/C C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05791 Sheep M/C C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05791 Sheep Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05791 Sheep Radius P 1 1 0 0 0
012AD05791 Sheep/Goat Humerus P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05791 Sheep/Goat M/C D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05791 Sheep/Goat Mand fr 1 0 0 0 1
012AD05791 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
012AD05791 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
012AD05791 Sheep/Goat Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 1
012AD05791 Sheep/Goat Radius C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05791 Sheep/Goat Radius D 1 0 0 0 1
012AD05791 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05791 Sheep/Goat Tibia br 1 1 0 0 0
012AD05791 Wild/domestic goose Radius P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06239 Cat Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06239 Cattle Femur P 1 1 0 0 0
012AD06239 Cattle Horncore 1 0 0 0 1
012AD06239 Cattle LM3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06239 Cattle M/podial 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06239 Cattle M/T P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06239 Cattle Mand fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06239 Cattle Mand fr 1 0 0 0 1
012AD06239 Cattle N.Cuboid 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06239 Cattle Occiput 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06239 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06239 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06239 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06239 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06239 Cattle Ulna 1 1 0 0 0
012AD06239 Domestic goose Carpom/c 1 0 0 0 1
012AD06239 Pig Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06239 Sheep M/C P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06239 Sheep M/T C 1 0 0 0 1
012AD06239 Sheep Radius P 1 0 0 0 1
012AD06239 Sheep/Goat Femur C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06239 Sheep/Goat M/T br 1 1 0 0 0
012AD06239 Sheep/Goat M/T D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06239 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
012AD06239 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06239 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
012AD06239 Sheep/Goat Tibia C 1 0 0 0 0