012AD07050

Enclosure Ditch


 
Ditch Details
Length  2787 Maximum Width 130 Maximum Depth 40 Profile V-shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects 81 Number of Animal Bones 25 
Environmental 

Phasing

One of at least three recuts of a ditch along this east-west alignment, this ditch sequence apparently formed the southermost boundary of the large rectangular enclosure systems. The material culture, in particular the pottery, indicate a Roman date for this phase of the system, (with 68 late Roman sherds recovered, out of a total of 81 object). However, the find of a single Anglian sherd indicates a continuity of use for this boundary feature.

Stratigraphic Sequence Diagram

                                                             
                                                             
                   012AD05041   =         012AD06214      012AD06097          012AD06129  =  012AD06223       012AD06256    = 012AD06213
                                          =                   
                          012AD06103          012AD06115                         
                                                       =      
                          012AD06135    012AD06228  =  012AD06132  =  012AD06145          012AD06130        012AD06257     
                                                             
                                    012AD06134                         
                                                             
                          012AD06140        012AD06144    012AD06133                       
                                                             
                   012AD05042             012AD06147        012AD07210                    
                                                             
                                                             
              012AD06224     012AD05033           012AD06131  =  012AD06242    012AD06142                       
                 =         =                      012AD06272             
              012AD06225     012AD05034             012AD06146         012AD07050                    
                                                012AD06273            
                                                             
                            012AD06227  =  012AD06141  =     012AD06215                     
                                                             
      012AD06122                                                       
                      012AD05389      012AD06274        012AD06216                         
  012AD06143        012AD06136                                                   
                  012AD05391                                           
      012AD06123                                                       
                  012AD05392                                           
                                                             
                      012AD05390                                       
                                                             
                                                             

Discussion

The primary fill was 012AD06142, a sandy clay loam (Munsell colour 10YR 3/3) with 10% chalk inclusions. This fill was only 5cm in depth, and contained 5 Roman pot sherds. The secondary and final fill (excavated as 012AD06131 and 012AD06242) was also a sandy clay loam (Munsell colour 10YR 3/3), distinguished from the primary fill by a slightly higher (15%) chalk inclusion rate. In this excavated segment, exclusively Roman pot sherds were recovered. The highest density of finds was recovered from the eastern segment (012AD06225), where 47 out of 48 objects recoverd were Roman sherds. The only Anglian sherd was found in the western excavated segment (012AD05034).

The ditch was cut into hillwash in the central and eastern segments, and into chalk and hillwash in the west, generally with a V-shaped profile, although occasionally with a wide V.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD07050 012AD05034 012AD05033 11 4
012AD06146 012AD06131 14 3
012AD06142 5 1
012AD06242 2 5
012AD06225 012AD06224 49 13

 Object Totals by Material

012AD05033 Object Totals by Material

 012AD05033 Charcoal  1          
  Daub 4          
  Pottery 5 of which Roman 4 Anglian 1
  Slag 1          

012AD06131 Object Totals by Material

012AD06131 Charcoal 1      
  Daub 1
  Pottery 10 of which Roman   10
  Stone 2      

012AD06142 Object Totals by Material

012AD06142 Pottery 5 of which  Roman  5  Unclassified  1

012AD06224 Object Totals by Material

012AD06224 Iron 1          
  Pottery 48  of which  Roman  47  Medieval  1

012AD06242 Object Totals by Material

 012AD06242 Pottery 2  Roman

Animal Bone Totals by Species

012AD06224 Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD06224 Cattle 5
Sheep 3
Sheep/Goat 5

 Context Details

012AD05034 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05033 DITCH FILL CURVILINEAR 375  104 12  WIDE V FILL OF DITCH. SEVERELY PLOUGH TRUNCATED. 15-20% CHALK INCLS. SLIGHT C/COAL INCLS.
012AD05034 DITCH CUT CURVILINEAR 375  104 12  WIDE V CUT OF DITCH. SEVERELY PLOUGH TRUNCATED. VERY SHALLOW CUT INTO FRAGMENTED CHALK AND H/WASH.

012AD06146 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD06131 DITCH FILL LINEAR 200 95 18 V-SHAPED CHALK INCLUSIONS 15% 1-4CM IN DIAMETER. CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE AND POTTERY.  DAUB FLECKING.
012AD06142 DITCH FILL LINEAR 210 45 5 V-SHAPED PRIMARY DEPOSIT IN DITCH CUT 6146. CHALK INCLUSIONS 10% 1-4CM IN DIAMETER. CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE AND POTTERY.
012AD06242 DITCH FILL LINEAR 130 50 20 V-SHAPED CONTAINED FREQUENT POTTERY. CUT BY DITCH 6147. DEFINED BELOW 6228.
012AD06146 DITCH CUT LINEAR 1880 95 40 V-SHAPED DITCH CUT ABOVE DITCH (8610/8611=5389/5390).  EQUALS DITCH 6225.

012AD06225 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD06224 DITCH FILL LINEAR 290 130  30 V-SHAPED CONTAINED POT/AN OS/NIED LAVA AND IRON KNIFE. CHALK INC 5% UP TO 7CM IN DIAMETER. 
012AD06225 DITCH CUT LINEAR 290 130  30 V-SHAPED CUT INTO HILLWASH. SOUTHERNMOST ENCLOSURE DITCH CUT OF EAST/WEST ALIGNED SET OF DITCHES. 

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OBJ PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD05033 AA   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE     1
012AD05033 AG ROMAN/ANGLIAN DAUB DAUB     2
012AD05033 AH ROMAN/ANGLIAN DAUB DAUB     2
012AD05033 AI ROMAN/ANGLIAN DAUB DAUB     5
012AD05033 AJ ROMAN/ANGLIAN DAUB DAUB     1
012AD05033 AK ?ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD   ?ANGLIAN III 1
012AD05033 AB 4TH CENTURY POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05033 AF 4TH CENTURY POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05033 AL 4TH CENTURY POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05033 AC ROMAN POTTERY SHERD     1
012AD05033 AE ROMAN/ANGLIAN SLAG SLAG     1
012AD06131 AC   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE     1
012AD06131 AL ROMAN/ANGLIAN DAUB DAUB     1
012AD06131 AD 4TH CENTURY POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06131 AE 4TH CENTURY POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06131 AF 4TH CENTURY POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06131 AG 4TH CENTURY POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06131 AH 4TH CENTURY POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06131 AI 4TH CENTURY POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06131 AJ 4TH CENTURY POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06131 AK 4TH CENTURY POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06131 AM ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06131 AN ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06131 AA   STONE STONE     1
012AD06131 AB   STONE STONE   IRONSTONE 1
012AD06142 AA ROMAN POTTERY SHERD     1
012AD06142 AB ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMAN0-BRITISH 1
012AD06142 AC ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06142 AD ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06142 AE ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   SAMIAN 1
012AD06224 AA ROMAN/SAXON IRON IRON KNIFE     1
012AD06224 BC MEDIAEVAL POTTERY SHERD     1
012AD06224 AB ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 AC ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 AD ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 AE ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 AF ROMAN POTTERY SHERD     1
012AD06224 AG ROMAN POTTERY SHERD     1
012AD06224 AH ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   GREY WARE 1
012AD06224 AI ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 AJ ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 AK ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 AL ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 AM ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 AN ROMAN POTTERY SHERD     1
012AD06224 AO ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 AP ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 AQ ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 AR ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 AS ROMAN POTTERY SHERD     1
012AD06224 AT ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 AU ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 AV ROMAN POTTERY SHERD     1
012AD06224 AW ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 AX ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 AY ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 AZ ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 BA ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 BB ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 BD ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 BE ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 BF ROMAN POTTERY SHERD     1
012AD06224 BG ROMAN POTTERY SHERD     1
012AD06224 BH ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 BI ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 BJ ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 BK ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 BL ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 BM ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 BN ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 BO ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 BP ROMAN POTTERY SHERD ?FLAGON ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 BQ ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 BR ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 BS ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 BT ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 BU ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 BV ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06224 BW ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06242 AA ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD06242 AB ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD05033 Cattle M/C P 1 0 0 0 1
012AD05033 Cattle Radius P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05033 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05033 Sheep/Goat Tibia br 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06131 Cattle Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06131 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 1 0
012AD06131 Pig Femur D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06142 Pig M/T C 1 1 0 0 0
012AD06224 Cattle Femur P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06224 Cattle Patella 1 0 0 0 1
012AD06224 Cattle Scapula fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06224 Cattle Tibia D 1 1 0 0 0
012AD06224 Cattle Ulna 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06224 Sheep M/C C 1 0 0 1 0
012AD06224 Sheep M/T P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06224 Sheep Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06224 Sheep/Goat Astragalus 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06224 Sheep/Goat LM3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06224 Sheep/Goat M/T P 1 1 0 0 0
012AD06224 Sheep/Goat Tibia br 1 0 0 1 0
012AD06224 Sheep/Goat Tibia P 1 0 0 0 1
012AD06242 Cattle M/C D 1 0 0 1 0
012AD06242 Cattle Mand fr 1 0 0 0 1
012AD06242 Horse Femur P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD06242 Sheep M/T C 1 0 0 0 1
012AD06242 Sheep M/T P 1 0 0 0 1