012AD07070

Line of Post Holes

Phasing

Although late Romano-British sherds were recovered from three of the post hole fills (012AD05621, 012AD05675 and 012AD05685), Anglian sherds were also found in 012AD05621 and 012AD05675. There were no stratigraphic relationships with any 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

    012AD05607    012AD05621    012AD05675    012AD05685    012AD05687    012AD05689    012AD05697    012AD05841    012AD05857   
                                       
    012AD05608    012AD05622    012AD05676    012AD05686    012AD05688    012AD05690    012AD05698    012AD05842    012AD05858   
                                      012AD07070

Discussion

A NNW-SSE aligned line of nine post holes (plus four more which remained unexcavated), just over thirteen metres in length. It is located less than a metre to the east of another parallel post hole line (012AD07069) and just over 2 metres to the west of the southern extent of a further line (012AD07071). One post hole in particular (012AD05622) was unusual in the number of both objects (15) and animal bones (11) recovered. Only the two southernmost posts (012AD05858 and 012AD05608) in the line showed any evidence of post packing. Like the post hole fills of 012AD07069 just to the east, charcoal and daub inclusions were common, although none of the fills from this master contained the same high quantities of charcoal.

All of the posts were cut into hillwash, about half with a U profile and half with a steep V-shaped profile.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD07070
012AD05608
012AD05607
   1 0  
 
012AD05622
012AD05621
   15 11  
 
012AD05676
012AD05675
   2 0  
 
012AD05686
012AD05685
   1 0  
 
012AD05688
012AD05685
   0 0  
 
012AD05690
012AD05689
   0 0  
 
012AD05698
012AD05697
   0 0  
 
012AD05842
012AD05841
   0 0  
 
012AD05858
012AD05857
   0 0  

012AD05621 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD05621 IRON  
1
  MINERAL  
2
  POTTERY 2-4C
1
  POTTERY 3-4C
4
  POTTERY ANGLIAN?
1
  STONE  
1
  UNFIRED CLAY  
5

012AD05621 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
012AD05621 Cattle
1
  Hare spp.
1
  Pig
3
  Sheep
3
  Sheep/Goat
2
  Wild/domestic goose
1

Context Details

012AD05608 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05607 POST HOLE FILL SUB-CIRCULAR
47
42
26
 U-SHAPED FILL OF POST HOLE.5% CHALK IN SILTY MATRIX WITH OCCASIONAL CHARCOAL. CONTAINED 3 BURNT BONE FRAGMENTS AND 1 LUMP OF CHALK P/PACKING 12CM DIAMETER.
012AD05608 POST HOLE CUT SUB-CIRCULAR
47
42
26
 U-SHAPED CUT OF POST HOLE. VERTICAL SIDES WITH SMOOTH CUT INTO HILLWASH MATERIAL.

012AD05622 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05621 POST HOLE FILL SUB-CIRCULAR
37
35
22
 U-SHAPED FILL OF POST HOLE. 15% CHALK WITH CHARCOAL INCLUSIONS. CONTAINED 2 SMALL POT FRAGMENTS.
012AD05622 POST HOLE CUT SUB-CIRCULAR
37
35
22
 U-SHAPED CUT OF POST HOLE. SMOOTH NEAR-VERTICAL SIDES. EDGES VERY ELUSIVE.

012AD05676 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05675 POST HOLE FILL SUB-CIRCULAR
42
39
24
 FLAT BASED U FILL OF POST HOLE. 10% CHALK WITH OCCASIONAL CHARCOAL AND DAUB. CONTAINED 1 PIECE OF POT AND 1 BONE.
012AD05676 POST HOLE CUT SUB-CIRCULAR
42
39
24
 FLAT BASED U CUT OF POST HOLE. FLAT BASED U WITH STEEP SIDES INTO HILLWASH.

012AD05686 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05685 POST HOLE FILL ROUND
50
48
28
 U-SHAPED FILL OF POST HOLE. 15% CHALK WITH CHARCOAL INCLUSIONS. CONTAINED POT AND BONE.
012AD05686 POST HOLE CUT ROUND
50
48
28
 V-SHAPED CUT OF POST HOLE. STEEP SIDES CUT INTO HILLWASH.

012AD05688 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05687 POST HOLE FILL ROUND
46
46
15
 WIDE V FILL OF POST HOLE.5% CHALK WITH OCCASIONAL CHARCOAL. NO FINDS.
012AD05688 POST HOLE CUT ROUND
46
46
15
 WIDE V CUT OF POST HOLE. WIDE/SMOOTH/EVEN CUT WITH GENTLY SLOPING SIDES.

012AD05690 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05689 POST HOLE FILL SUB-CIRCULAR
38
37
19
 U-SHAPED FILL OF POST HOLE. 10% CHALK WITH OCCASIONAL DAUB AND CHARCOAL. NO FINDS.
012AD05690 POST HOLE CUT SUB-CIRCULAR
38
37
19
 WIDE V CUT OF POST HOLE. STEEP SIDES WITH EVEN CUT INTO HILLWASH.

012AD05698 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05697 POST HOLE FILL SUB-CIRCULAR
35
34
18
 U-SHAPED FILL OF POST HOLE.5% CHALK WITH OCCASIONAL CHARCOAL. NO FINDS.
012AD05698 POST HOLE CUT SUB-CIRCULAR
35
34
18
 U-SHAPED CUT OF POST HOLE. EVEN STEEP SIDES CUT INTO HILLWASH.

012AD05842 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05841 POST HOLE FILL SUB-CIRCULAR
26
24
18
 U-SHAPED FILL OF POST HOLE.5-10% CHALK WITH OCCASIONAL CHARCOAL. NO FINDS.
012AD05842 POST HOLE CUT SUB-CIRCULAR
26
24
18
 U-SHAPED CUT OF POST HOLE. CUT INTO HILLWASH.

012AD05858 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05857 POST HOLE FILL SUB-CIRCULAR
55
43
28
 WIDE V FILL OF POST HOLE.5-10% CHALK WITH OCCASIONAL DAUB AND CHARCOAL. CONTAINED SMALL AMOUNT OF BONE AND POT.
012AD05858 POST HOLE CUT SUB-CIRCULAR
55
43
28
 WIDE V CUT OF POST HOLE. DEEPENING AT SOUTH SIDE. SMOOTH EVEN CUT INTO CHALKY HILLWASH. LIES BESIDE SLOT 5605/6. !!!

Objects

KEY_ID MATERIAL OB PERIOD TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD05607 LEAD AA   LEAD FRAGMENT    
1
012AD05621 IRON AN   IRON PIN    
1
012AD05621 MINERAL AK   IRON PAN    
1
012AD05621 MINERAL AL   IRON PAN    
1
012AD05621 POTTERY AA 3-4C SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05621 POTTERY AB ANGLIAN SHERD   ANGLIAN III
1
012AD05621 POTTERY AC 3-4C SHERD JB?  
1
012AD05621 POTTERY AD 2-4C SHERD    
1
012AD05621 POTTERY AM 3-4C SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05621 POTTERY AO 3-4C SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05621 STONE AE   STONE   RED SANDSTONE
1
012AD05621 UNFIRED CLAY AF   UNFIRED CLAY    
1
012AD05621 UNFIRED CLAY AG   UNFIRED CLAY    
2
012AD05621 UNFIRED CLAY AH   UNFIRED CLAY    
1
012AD05621 UNFIRED CLAY AI   UNFIRED CLAY    
5
012AD05621 UNFIRED CLAY AJ   UNFIRED CLAY    
2
012AD05675 POTTERY AA ANGLIAN SHERD   ANGLIAN III
1
012AD05675 POTTERY AB 3-4C SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD05685 POTTERY AA 4C SHERD JB GREY WARE
1

Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD05621 Cattle Calcaneum 1 1 0 0 0
012AD05621 Hare spp. Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05621 Pig Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05621 Pig M/podial 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05621 Pig Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05621 Sheep M/T C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05621 Sheep M/T P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05621 Sheep M/T P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05621 Sheep/Goat Mand fr 1 0 0 0 1
012AD05621 Sheep/Goat Pelvis fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05621 Wild/domestic goose Femur P 1 0 0 0 1