012AD07069

Line of Post Holes

Phasing

All of the diagnostic material were later Roman pot sherds. Single sherds were recovered from the fills of post holes 012AD05620, 012AD05668 ,012AD05726 and 012AD05766. Four sherds were recovered from post hole 012AD05678. However, this feature is located less than a metre to the west of a similar post hole line (012AD07070), which did contain Anglian material culture. There were no stratigraphic relationships with other features. This is one of a number of features which have the same alignment Clich here to see a colour coded plan of the different alignments of features, following the line of the dry valley in a NNW-SSE orientation. These features are all either short slot or ditch segments, with this being one of four lines of posts also following this alignment. The significance of these features is not yet fully understood, although they appear to relate to a form of spatial control of the dry valley.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

  012AD05615    012AD05617    012AD05619    012AD05631    012AD05667    012AD05673    012AD05677    012AD05725    012AD05753    012AD05765    012AD05855   
                                             
  012AD05616    012AD05618    012AD05620    012AD05632    012AD05668    012AD05674    012AD05678    012AD05726    012AD05754    012AD05766    012AD05856   
                                            012AD07069

Discussion

A NNW-SSE aligned line of eleven post holes, eight metres in length. Almost all of these post holes were characterised by having a significant amount of charcoal (Munsell colour varied from 10YR 3/2 to 10YR 4/3) in their fills (generally a silty clay loam with 5-15% chalk inclusions). No daub flecking was noted. The largest post hole (12AD05678) also contained the majority of the finds. The post holes were generally round in shape, although three of them had a more ovate appearance.

All of the posts were cut into hillwash, generally with a flat-based U profile. 012AD05678, the largest post hole, was cut down to a disturbed pebble surface.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD07069
012AD05616
012AD05615
   0  0   
 
012AD05618
012AD05617
   0  0  
 
012AD05620
012AD05619
   1 0  
 
012AD05632
012AD05631
   0 0  
 
012AD05668
012AD05667
   1 0  
 
012AD05674
012AD05673
   0 1  
 
012AD05678
012AD05677
   4 1  
 
012AD05726
012AD05725
   1 0  
 
012AD05754
012AD05754
   0 1  
  012AD05766 012AD05765   1 0  
  012AD05856 012AD05855   0 0  

Context Details

012AD05616 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05615 POST HOLE FILL SUB-CIRCULAR
34
33
20
 U-SHAPED FILL OF POST HOLE. 10% CHALK IN SILTY MATRIX WITH MUCH CHARCOAL. CONT. 2 BONE FRAGMENTS.
012AD05616 POST HOLE CUT SUB-CIRCULAR
34
33
20
 U-SHAPED CUT OF POST HOLE. EVENLY CUT  INTO HILLWASH MATERIAL WITH NEAR-VERTICAL SIDES.

012AD05618 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05617 POST HOLE FILL SUB-CIRCULAR
37
37
19
 U-SHAPED FILL OF POST HOLE. 10% CHALK IN A SILTY MATRIX WITH MUCH CHARCOAL AND OCCASIONAL DAUB. NO FINDS.
012AD05618 POST HOLE CUT SUB-CIRCULAR
37
37
19
 U-SHAPED CUT OF POST HOLE. SMOOTHLY CUT NEAR VERTICAL SIDES WITH SLIGHT RISE AT CENTRE OF BASE.

012AD05620 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05619 POST HOLE FILL SUB-CIRCULAR
44
40
15
 V-SHAPED FILL OF POST HOLE. 10% CHALK WITH OCCASIONAL CHARCOAL FLECKS. CONT. 1 TINY POT FRAG.
012AD05620 POST HOLE CUT SUB-CIRCULAR
44
40
15
 V-SHAPED CUT OF POST HOLE. SMOOTH CUT WITH STEEPLY SLOPING SIDES.

012AD05632 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05631 POST HOLE FILL SUB-CIRCULAR
39
37
16
 U-SHAPED FILL OF POST HOLE. 10% CHALK WITH CHARCOAL INCLUSIONS AND OCCASIONAL DAUB. CONTAINED 1 PIECE OF RED S/STONE.
012AD05632 POST HOLE CUT SUB-CIRCULAR
39
37
16
 U-SHAPED CUT OF POST HOLE. GENTLY SLOPING SIDES.

012AD05668 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05667 POST HOLE FILL OVATE
47
43
28
 U-SHAPED FILL OF POST HOLE.5% CHALK IN A SILTY CHARCOAL-RICH FILL. CONTAINED 2 BONE FRAGMENTS AND 1 POT FRAG.
012AD05668 POST HOLE CUT OVATE
47
43
28
 U-SHAPED CUT OF POST HOLE. VERTICAL AND STEEPLY SLOPING SIDES.

012AD05674 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05673 POST HOLE FILL SUB-CIRCULAR
47
32
14
 V-SHAPED FILL OF POST HOLE. 10% CHALK WITH OCCASIONAL CHARCOAL AND MUCH DAUB. CONTAINED 1 BONE AND LARGE DAUB LUMP.
012AD05674 POST HOLE CUT SUB-CIRCULAR
47
32
14
 V-SHAPED CUT OF POST HOLE. GENTLY SLOPING SIDES CUT INTO HILLWASH.

012AD05678 Section and Notes


 
 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05677 POST HOLE FILL OVATE
61
48
35
 U-SHAPED FILL OF POST HOLE. 10% CHALK WITH EXTENSIVE CHARCOAL INCLUSIONS. CONTAINED POT AND BONE.
012AD05678 POST HOLE CUT OVATE
61
48
35
 U-SHAPED CUT OF POST HOLE. WITH VERT. AND CONCAVE SIDES WITH POSS. DISTURBED PEBBLE SURFACE IN BASE.

012AD05726 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05725 POST HOLE FILL SUB-CIRCULAR
30
29
11
 U-SHAPED FILL OF POST HOLE.5-10% CHALK WITH OCCASIONAL CHARCOAL INCLUSIONS. NO FINDS.
012AD05726 POST HOLE CUT SUB-CIRCULAR
30
29
11
 U-SHAPED CUT OF POST HOLE. EVEN CUT INTO HILLWASH.

012AD05754 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05753 POST HOLE FILL SUB-CIRCULAR
42
32
22
 U-SHAPED FILL OF POST HOLE. 15% CHALK WITH EXTENSIVE CHARCOAL INCLUSIONS AND OCCASIONAL DAUB. CONTAINED SMALL (MOUSE?) RODENT SKELETON AND POT AND BONE.
012AD05754 POST HOLE CUT SUB-CIRCULAR
42
32
22
 U-SHAPED CUT OF POST HOLE. CLEARLY DEFINED WITH STEEPLY SLOPING SIDES.

012AD05766 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05765 POST HOLE FILL SUB-CIRCULAR
30
27
15
 U-SHAPED FILL OF POST HOLE.5-10% CHALK WITH OCCASIONAL CHARCOAL. CONTAINED BOVINE TOOTH.
012AD05766 POST HOLE CUT SUB-CIRCULAR
30
27
15
 U-SHAPED CUT OF POST HOLE. NEAR-VERTICAL SIDES CUT INTO HILLWASH.

012AD05856 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05855 POST HOLE FILL SUB-CIRCULAR
57
55
10
 U-SHAPED FILL OF POST HOLE. 20% CHALK WITH CHARCOAL INCLUSIONS. CONTAINED LARGE LUMPS OF CHALK PACKING UP TO 17CM DIAMETER.
012AD05856 POST HOLE CUT SUB-CIRCULAR
57
55
10
 U-SHAPED CUT OF POST HOLE. CUT INTO CHALKY HILLWASH.

Objects

KEY_ID MATERIAL OB PERIOD TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD05619 POTTERY AA 2-4C SHERD JBK? GREY WARE
1
012AD05667 POTTERY AA 4C SHERD CLSD ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05677 POTTERY AA 3-4C SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05677 POTTERY AB 3-4C SHERD BD ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05677 POTTERY AC 3-4C SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05677 POTTERY AD 4C SHERD JHUN? ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05725 POTTERY AA 3-4C SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05765 POTTERY AA 3-4C SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1

Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD05673 Pig Femur C 1 0 0 0 1
012AD05677 Sheep/Goat Humerus br 1 1 0 1 0
012AD05753 Small Mammal (Other) Other   0 0 0 0