012AD07200

Line of Post Holes

Phasing

While four of the post hole fills (012AD08652, 012AD8756, 012AD08896 and 012AD08911) contained late Romano-British sherds, one fill (012AD08654) contained a ?Anglian copper alloy buckle and plate. 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 the same 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. Three of the post holes were cut by a later ditch (012AD09064) on the same alignment.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

                                                                012AD09063             
                                                                             
                                                                012AD09064             
                                                                             
    012AD08652    012AD08654    012AD08768    012AD08770    012AD08772    012AD08774    012AD08776    012AD08778    012AD08780    012AD08846    012AD08896    012AD08998    012AD08968    012AD09004    012AD09153    012AD08974    012AD09085    012AD09087     
                                                                             
    012AD08653    012AD08655    012AD08769    012AD08771    012AD08773    012AD08775    012AD08777    012AD08779    012AD08781    012AD08847    012AD08897    012AD08999    012AD08969    012AD09005    012AD09154    012AD08975    012AD09086    012AD09088     
                                                                          012AD07200  
                                                                             

Discussion

A north-south aligned line of at least eighteen post holes (a further five post holes to the south have been included in this master, although they may be unrelated). The northern part of the line is somewhat different to the other three (012AD07069, 012AD07070 and 012AD07071) post hole lines in this area, in that a number of the posts are offset, possibly acting as outer supports for hurdles.

The post holes were all cut into hillwash, generally with a U-shaped profile, although just under a quarter of them had steep V-shaped profiles.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD07200
012AD08653
012AD08652
   1 0  
  012AD08655 012AD08654   1 1  
  012AD08749 012AD08748   0 3  
  012AD08751 012AD08750   0 0  
  012AD08753 012AD08752   0 0  
  012AD08755 012AD08754   0 0  
  012AD08757 012AD08756   3 1  
  012AD08769 012AD08768   0 2  
  012AD08771 012AD08770   0 0  
  012AD08775 012AD08774   0 0  
  012AD08777 012AD08776   0 0  
  012AD08779 012AD08778   0 0  
  012AD08781 012AD08780   0 0  
  012AD08847 012AD08846   0 0  
  012AD08897 012AD08896   1 1  
  012AD08911 012AD08910   2 0  
  012AD08969 012AD08968   1 0  
  012AD08975 012AD08974   1 1  
  012AD08999 012AD08998   0 0  
  012AD09005 012AD09004   0 0  
  012AD09086 012AD09085   0 1  
  012AD09088 012AD09087   0 1  
  012AD09154 012AD09153   0 1  

Context Details

012AD08653 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08652 POST HOLE FILL ROUND
32
34
25
 U-SHAPED CONTAINED FOUR ANIMAL BONE FRAGMENTS. SLIGHT DAUB FLECKING. NO CHARCOAL FLECKING. NO PACKING VISIBLE.
012AD08653 POST HOLE CUT ROUND
32
34
25
 U-SHAPED CUT INTO HILLWASH. ROUND WITH U SHAPED PROFILE.

012AD08655 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08654 POST HOLE FILL OVATE
32
22
26
 U-SHAPED CONTAINED TWO FRAGMENTS. OF ANIMAL BONE AND CU ALLOY BUCKLE. ALSO PIECE OF DAUB BUT NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. NO PACKING VISIBLE.
012AD08655 POST HOLE CUT OVATE
32
22
26
 U-SHAPED CUT INTO HILLWASH. OVATE WITH U SHAPED PROFILE.

012AD08749 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08748 POST HOLE FILL OVATE
49
39
18
 V-SHAPED CONTAINED ONE PIECE BURNT BONE. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. NO PACKING VISIBLE.
012AD08749 POST HOLE CUT OVATE
49
39
18
 V-SHAPED CUT INTO HILLWASH. OVATE WITH V SHAPED PROFILE. SHAPE MAY INDICATE DOUBLE POST HOLE.

012AD08751 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08750 POST HOLE FILL OVATE
28
21
12
 U-SHAPED CONTAINED NO FINDS. ANIMAL BONE IN UNEXCAVATED HALF. NIEDERMENDIG LAVA IN SECTION. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. NO PACKING VISIBLE.
012AD08751 POST HOLE CUT OVATE
28
21
12
 U-SHAPED CUT INTO HILLWASH. OVATE WITH U SHAPED PROFILE. SMALLER THAN SURROUNDING POST HOLES.

012AD08753 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08752 POST HOLE FILL ROUND
25
25
18
 U-SHAPED CONTAINED NO FINDS. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. ANIMAL BONE IN SECTION. NO PACKING VISIBLE.
012AD08753 POST HOLE CUT ROUND
25
25
18
 U-SHAPED CUT INTO HILLWASH. ROUND WITH U SHAPED PROFILE.

012AD08755 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08754 POST HOLE FILL ROUND
25
20
21
 U-SHAPED CONTAINED NO FINDS. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. NO PACKING VISIBLE.
012AD08755 POST HOLE CUT ROUND
25
20
21
 U-SHAPED CUT INTO HILLWASH. ROUND WITH U SHAPED PROFILE.

012AD08757 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08756 POST HOLE FILL ROUND
45
40
29
 U-SHAPED CONTAINED ONE POTTERY SHERD AND ANIMAL BONE AND DAUB. NO CHARCOAL FLECKING. NO PACKING BUT INCLUSIONS INDICATE POST CENTRALLY PLACED.
012AD08757 POST HOLE CUT ROUND
45
40
29
 U-SHAPED CUT INTO HILLWASH. ROUND WITH U SHAPED PROFILE. DEEPER THAN SURROUNDING POST HOLES.

012AD08769 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08768 POST HOLE FILL ROUND
33
30
18
 V-SHAPED CONTAINED FOUR PIECES ANIMAL BONE. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. NO PACKING VISIBLE.
012AD08769 POST HOLE CUT ROUND
33
30
18
 V-SHAPED CUT INTO HILLWASH. ROUND WITH STEEP V PROFILE.

012AD08771 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08770 POST HOLE FILL OVATE
31
21
17
 U-SHAPED CONTAINED NO FINDS. SLIGHT DAUB BUT NO CHARCOAL FLECKING. NO PACKING VISIBLE.
012AD08771 POST HOLE CUT OVATE
31
21
17
 U-SHAPED CUT INTO HILLWASH. OVATE WITH U SHAPED PROFILE.

012AD08775 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08774 POST HOLE FILL ROUND
23
21
20
 U-SHAPED CONTAINED NO FINDS. SLIGHT CHARCOAL BUT NO DAUB FLECKING. NO PACKING VISIBLE.
012AD08775 POST HOLE CUT ROUND
23
21
20
 U-SHAPED CUT INTO HILLWASH. ROUND WITH REGULAR U SHAPED PROFILE.

012AD08777 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08776 POST HOLE FILL ROUND
29
28
14
 V-SHAPED CONTAINED NO FINDS. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. NO PACKING VISIBLE.
012AD08777 POST HOLE CUT ROUND
29
28
14
 V-SHAPED CUT INTO HILLWASH. ROUND WITH V SHAPED PROFILE.

012AD08779 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08778 POST HOLE FILL ROUND
29
23
18
 U-SHAPED CONTAINED ONE ANIMAL BONE. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. NO PACKING BUT INCLUSIONS INDICATE POST CENTRALLY PLACED.
012AD08779 POST HOLE CUT ROUND
29
23
18
 U-SHAPED CUT INTO HILLWASH. POSS. ALSO CUT THROUGH PEBBLE SURFACE TO E. ROUND WITH U SHAPED PROFILE.

012AD08781 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08780 POST HOLE FILL OVATE
31
30
13
 U-SHAPED CONTAINED NO FINDS. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. PACKING INDICATES POST SITUATED TO E.
012AD08781 POST HOLE CUT OVATE
31
30
13
 U-SHAPED CUT INTO HILLWASH. OVATE WITH U PROFILE TO E AND V PROFILE TO W. POSS. ALSO CUT INTO PEBBLE SURFACE.

012AD08847 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08846 POST HOLE FILL ROUND
17
14
6
 U-SHAPED CONTAINED NO FINDS. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. NO PACKING VISIBLE.
012AD08847 POST HOLE CUT ROUND
17
14
6
 U-SHAPED CUT INTO HILLWASH. ROUND WITH U SHAPED PROFILE. SMALLER THAN POST HOLES IN VICINITY.

012AD08897 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08896 POST HOLE FILL OVATE
52
42
36
 V-SHAPED CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE AND ONE POTTERY SHERD. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. NO PACKING BUT PROFILE INDICATES POST CENTRALLY PLACED.
012AD08897 POST HOLE CUT OVATE
52
42
36
 V-SHAPED CUT INTO HILLWASH. OVATE WITH V SHAPED PROFILE. DEEPER THAN SURROUNDING POST HOLES.

012AD08911 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08910 POST HOLE FILL ROUND
23
22
12
 U-SHAPED CONTAINED NO FINDS. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. NO PACKING VISIBLE.
012AD08911 POST HOLE CUT ROUND
23
22
12
 U-SHAPED CUT INTO HILLWASH. ROUND WITH U SHAPED PROFILE.

012AD08969 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08968 POST HOLE FILL ROUND
38
33
19
 U-SHAPED CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE AND FE SHEET. ALSO CHARCOAL AND CHALK LOOMWEIGHT. NO PACKING VISIBLE.
012AD08969 POST HOLE CUT ROUND 38 33 19 U-SHAPED CUT INTO HILLWASH. ROUND WITH U SHAPED PROFILE.

012AD08975 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08974 POST HOLE FILL OVATE
54
48
24
 V-SHAPED CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE AND ROUNDED CHALK PEBBLE. ALSO FE SHEET. NO PACKING VISIBLE BUT SECTION INDICATES POST CENTRALLY PLACED.
012AD08975 POST HOLE CUT OVATE
54
48
24
 V-SHAPED CUT INTO HILLWASH. OVATE WITH V SHAPED PROFILE. UNDER SLOT 9063/9064.

012AD08999 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD08998 POST HOLE FILL ROUND
16
14
14
 U-SHAPED CONTAINED NO FINDS. DAUB BUT NO CHARCOAL FLECKING. NO PACKING VISIBLE.
012AD08999 POST HOLE CUT ROUND
16
14
14
 U-SHAPED CUT INTO HILLWASH. ROUND WITH U SHAPED PROFILE.

012AD09005 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD09004 POST HOLE FILL ROUND
29
26
11
 U-SHAPED CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE. DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKING. NO PACKING VISIBLE.
012AD09005 POST HOLE CUT ROUND
29
26
11
 U-SHAPED CUT INTO HILLWASH. ROUND WITH U SHAPED PROFILE. SLIGHT INDENTATION TO E-POSS. INDICATING DOUBLE POST HOLE.

012AD09086 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD09085 POST HOLE FILL ROUND
23
23
23
 U-SHAPED CONTAINED ONE ANIMAL BONE. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. NO PACKING VISIBLE.
012AD09086 POST HOLE CUT ROUND
23
23
23
 U-SHAPED CUT INTO HILLWASH AND THROUGH SURFACE. ROUND WITH U SHAPED PROFILE. UNDER SLOT 9063/9064.

012AD09088 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD09087 POST HOLE FILL ROUND
25
24
12
 U-SHAPED CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. PACKING OF CHALK INDICATES POST CENTRALLY PLACED.
012AD09088 POST HOLE CUT ROUND
25
24
12
 U-SHAPED CUT INTO HILLWASH AND THROUGH SURFACE. ROUND WITH U SHAPED PROFILE. UNDER SLOT 9063/9064.

012AD09154 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD09153 POST HOLE FILL OVATE
25
19
15
 U-SHAPED CONTAINED ONE ANIMAL BONE AND ONE POTTERY SHERD. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. NO PACKING VISIBLE.
012AD09154 POST HOLE CUT OVATE
25
19
15
 U-SHAPED CUT INTO HILLWASH. OVATE WITH U SHAPED PROFILE.

Objects

KEY_ID MATERIAL OB PERIOD TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD08652 POTTERY AA 3-4C SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08654 COPPER ALLOY AA ANGLIAN? C/A BUCKLE+PLATE    
1
012AD08756 POTTERY AA 2-4C SHERD JBK GREY WARE
1
012AD08756 POTTERY AB 3-4C SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08756 POTTERY AC 3-4C SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08896 POTTERY AA 3-4C SHERD JBL ROMANO-BRITISH
1
012AD08911 POTTERY AA 3-4C SHERD J GREY WARE   1
012AD08911 POTTERY AB 3-4C SHERD ROMANO-BRITISH   1
012AD08968 IRON AA   IRON FRAGMENT    
1
012AD08974 IRON AA   IRON FRAGMENTS    
3

Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD08654 Pig Tibia D 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08748 Cattle Astragalus 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08748 Cattle Horncore 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08748 Sheep/Goat Tibia D 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08748 Sheep/Goat Tibia P 1 0 0 0 1
012AD08756 Sheep M/T P 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08768 Domestic fowl Tarsom/t 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08768 Horse M/C D 1 0 0 1 0
012AD08896 Cattle Skull fr 1 0 0 0 0
012AD08974 Sheep Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09004 Sheep/Goat Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09004 Sheep/Goat M/T C 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09085 Sheep/Goat Ulna 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09087 Small Mammal (Other) Other 1 0 0 0 0
012AD09153 Cattle Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0