012AD07222

Ditch


 
Ditch Details
Length  2349 Maximum Width 130 Maximum Depth 36 Profile U shaped
Material Culture Number of Objects 72 Number of Animal Bones 3
Environmental       

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

  012AD05525    012AD05409    012AD05419    012AD05443    012AD05251   
    =    =    =    =     
  012AD05526    012AD05410    012AD05420    012AD05444    012AD05252   
                    012AD07222

Discussion

A linear, north-south aligned ditch located right on the western edge of the dry valley. The ditch contained only 3 animal bones (a sheep mandible and a cattle radius and hoof). All of the 72 objects recovered were late Roman potsherds, the majority of which were fragments of jars. The ditch had no direct stratigraphic relationships with any other features, although it apparently butts against ditch 012AD07223 at its northern terminal. The profile drawings indicate at least one recut on the eastern side.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD07222 012AD05252 012AD05251   0 1  
012AD05410 012AD05409 3 0  
  012AD05420 012AD05419   57 2  
  012AD05444 012AD05443   11 0  
  012AD05526 012AD05525   1 0  

012AD05419 Object Totals by Period and Material

 
KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD05419 POTTERY 2-4C 6
POTTERY 3-4C 49
POTTERY 3C? 1
POTTERY 4C 1

012AD05443 Object Totals by Period and Material

 
KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD05443 POTTERY 3-4C 8
POTTERY 4C 3

Context Details

012AD05252 Profile and Notes

 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05251 DITCH FILL LINEAR  260 49 14 U-SHAPED FILL OF N-S DITCH ON SOUTHERN CHALK EDGE. 25% CHALK INCLUSIONS. CONTAINED BONE AND POT.
012AD05252 DITCH CUT LINEAR  260 49 14 U-SHAPED CUT OF N-S DITCH ON SOUTHERN CHALK EDGE. EVEN CUT INTO VERY CHALKY HILLWASH.

012AD05410 Notes

 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05409 DITCH FILL LINEAR  197 73 33 WIDE U FILL OF N-S DITCH.5-15% CHALK. DAUB INCLUSIONS.
012AD05410 DITCH CUT LINEAR  197 73 33 WIDE U CUT OF N-S DITCH. FLAT BASE WITH ROUGHLY CUT SIDES.

012AD05420 Profile and Notes

 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05419 DITCH FILL  LINEAR  355 130 34 WIDE U FILL OF DITCH SEG. 20-30% CHALK. BONE LIFTED BY CTXT ONLY. CONTAINED MUCH POTTERY.
012AD05420 DITCH CUT  LINEAR  355 130 34 WIDE U CUT OF DITCH SEG. CUT INTO FRAG. CHALK. ROUGH WIDE V CUT.

012AD05444 Profile and Notes


 
 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05443 DITCH FILL LINEAR  210 120 31 WIDE U FILL OF DITCH SEG. POSSIBLE JUNCTION OF SLOT AND DITCH. 15% CHALK. NO VISIBLE INCLUSIONS.
012AD05444 DITCH CUT  LINEAR  210 120 31 WIDE U CUT OF DITCH SEG. POSSIBLE JUNCTION OF SLOT AND DITCH. DIMENSIONS IN NORTH ARE WIDTH 65CM AND DEPTH 10. RIDGE IN CENTRE OF SEGMENT MIGHT EQUAL A JOINT TERMINUS.

012AD05526 Notes

 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD05525 DITCH FILL LINEAR  174 40 36 WIDE U FILL OF N-S DITCH. POSS. TWO LINKING SLOTS BUT LIKELY TO BE THE SAME CONNECTED BY A ROUGH CUT. 20% CHALK. NO VISIBLE INCLUSIONS. BONE LIFTED BY CONTEXT ONLY
012AD05526 DITCH CUT LINEAR  174 40 36 WIDE U CUT OF N-S DITCH. POSS. TWO LINKING SLOTS BUT LIKELY TO BE THE SAME CONNECTED BY A ROUGH CUT. FEATURE POSSIBLY TERMINATES MID SEGMENT.

Objects By Context

 
KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD05409 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD OPEN? ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05409 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05409 AC 2-4C POTTERY SHERD CP? 1
012AD05419 AA 3C? POTTERY SHERD BNK 1
012AD05419 AB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD L? ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 AC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 AD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 AE 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 AF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 AG 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 AH 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 AI 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 AJ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD OPEN ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 AK 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 AL 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 AN 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JCUR ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 AO 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 AP 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JB ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 AS 3-4C POTTERY SHERD ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 AT 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 AU 4C POTTERY SHERD CLSD 1
012AD05419 AV 3-4C POTTERY SHERD ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 AW 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JRR ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 AX 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JRR ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 AY 3-4C POTTERY SHERD ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 AZ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 BA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 BB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 BC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 BD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JRR ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 BE 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 BF 2-4C POTTERY SHERD 1
012AD05419 BG 2-4C POTTERY SHERD J 1
012AD05419 BH 2-4C POTTERY SHERD J 1
012AD05419 BI 2-4C POTTERY SHERD CLSD 1
012AD05419 BJ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 BK 3-4C POTTERY SHERD ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 BL 3-4C POTTERY SHERD ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 BN 3-4C POTTERY SHERD 1
012AD05419 BO 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 BP 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JBL ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 BQ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 BR 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 BS 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 BT 3-4C POTTERY SHERD ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 BW 3-4C POTTERY SHERD ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 BX 3-4C POTTERY SHERD ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 BY 3-4C POTTERY SHERD ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 BZ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 CA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 CB 2-4C POTTERY SHERD JBK 1
012AD05419 CC 2-4C POTTERY SHERD JBK 1
012AD05419 CD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD BD 1
012AD05419 CE 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05419 AM 3-4C POTTERY SHERDS ROMANO-BRITISH 2
012AD05419 AQ 3-4C POTTERY SHERDS ROMANO-BRITISH 3
012AD05419 AR 3-4C POTTERY SHERDS ROMANO-BRITISH 2
012AD05419 BM 3-4C POTTERY SHERDS L? ROMANO-BRITISH 3
012AD05419 BU 3-4C POTTERY SHERDS J ROMANO-BRITISH 3
012AD05419 BV 3-4C POTTERY SHERDS ROMANO-BRITISH 12
012AD05443 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05443 AB 4C POTTERY SHERD BD 1
012AD05443 AC 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05443 AD 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JKNAPR ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05443 AE 3-4C POTTERY SHERD ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05443 AF 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05443 AG 3-4C POTTERY SHERD ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05443 AH 3-4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN? ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05443 AI 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUNV ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05443 AJ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
012AD05443 AK 4C POTTERY SHERD BWM? 1
012AD05525 AA 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUNV ROMANO-BRITISH 1

Animal Bone by Context

 
KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD05251 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
012AD05419 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 1 0 0 0
012AD05419 Cattle Radius P 1 0 0 0 0