012AD00842

Slot

Phasing

No diagnostic material culture was recovered from this feature. It cut through the surface 012AD01005, which in its final phase was Anglian in date, and was sealed by material containing Middle Saxon artefacts.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

            012AD00560 =  012AD0054                 
                                 
                                 
              012AD00550                  
                                 
                                 
        012AD00599     =  012AD00561                
                                 
        012AD00600       012AD00544   012AD00510            
  012AD00808               =               
         012AD00611       012AD00545   012AD00511            
  012AD00809                              
        012AD00610                        
                                 
        012AD00842                        
                                 
                                 
                                 
  012AD00995     012AD00562                 012AD00559   012AD00551  
                              012AD01005  
                                 

Discussion

It was difficult to assign a type to this feature, as it was located right on the northern limit of the excavation. It may have been part of an elaborate entrance way with enclosure ditches 012AD00511 and 012AD00766. The primary fill was 012AD00610, a dark sandy loam (Munsell colour 10YR 3/2), containing 5% chalk inclusions. The fill contained a high charcoal content (seven samples were taken). Burnt daub was also present. This was sealed by a much more daub rich fill (012AD00611), a sandy loam (Munsell colour 7.5YR 3/3), with 5% chalk inclusions.

The feature was cut into hillwash and through surface 012AD01005, with a U-shaped profile.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
012AD00842 012AD00610   11 1  
  012AD00611   0 1  

012AD00610 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
012AD00610 CHARCOAL  
7
  DAUB  
2
  STONE  
2

Context Details

012AD00842 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00610 SLOT FILL LINEAR
184
42
9
 U-SHAPED SLOT FILL?.5% CHALK INCLUSIONS. VERY HIGH CHARCOAL CONTENT AND LESS DAUB INCLUSIONS. BONE FOUND. BELOW 611 CUT 842 CUT INTO SURFACE 562.
012AD00611 SLOT FILL LINEAR
184
42
8
 IRREGULAR SLOT FILL?.5% CHALK INCLUSIONS. DAUBY LAYER WITH CHARCOAL FLECKING. BONE FOUND. ABOVE 610. HARD TO TELL WHAT FEATURE IS AS ON EDGE OF AD BAULK.
012AD00842 SLOT CUT LINEAR
184
42
17
 U-SHAPED SLOT CUT? MAY BE PART OF A DITCH OR SLOT BUT HARD TO DETERMINE FUNCTION AS IS JUST AT RIGHT ANGLES TO N BAULK OF AD. CUT INTO HILLWASH OF 30% CHALK INC

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
012AD00610 AI   CHARCOAL SAMPLE     1
012AD00610 AF   CHARCOAL SAMPLE     1
012AD00610 AE   CHARCOAL SAMPLE     1
012AD00610 AD   CHARCOAL SAMPLE     1
012AD00610 AC   CHARCOAL SAMPLE     1
012AD00610 AB   CHARCOAL SAMPLE     1
012AD00610 AA   CHARCOAL SAMPLE     1
012AD00610 AJ DAUB BURNT      1
012AD00610 AG DAUB BURNT      1
012AD00610 AK   STONE PEBBLE   QUARTZITE 1
012AD00610 AH   STONE STONE   RED CHALK 2

Animal Bone

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
012AD00611 Cattle Humerus D 1 0 0 0 1
012AD00610 Sheep Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0