012AD00892
Compacted Pebble Surface
Phasing
In general, the pebble surfaces remained unexcavated in the 1995 season,
merely being cleaned to establish their limits, thus no finds were recovered
from this feature. Apart from being sealed by spits 012AD00385
and 012AD00608, the surface had no
other stratigraphic relationships. In all but one case (012AD01005),
the surfaces appear to be Roman in date, as the material sealing them tends
to contain relatively large numbers of exclusively Roman sherds.
Discussion
A number of pebble surfaces were encountered during the excavation season
in 1995, generally cut by enclosure ditches (and thus only visible in the
sides of the ditch), although this surface was not damaged in this way.
The surface was slightly stained with manganese oxide. It was made up of
slightly larger pieces of chalk than most of the other surfaces. In other
places, this tended to indicate a repair in the surface, for instance where
a hole had developed.
It may well be related to the other areas of pebble surface exposed
just to the south (012AD00882 and 012AD00889).
The surfaces were not deliberately created, rather they formed by compaction
due to constant use. Although they were only found sporadically, the pattern
indicates that the path was from the spring area in the south up the dry
valley side towards the late Roman structure (012AF07215)
in the south.
All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals
| TYPE |
FILL |
VOLUME |
OBJECTS |
AN BONE |
DENSITY |
| PEBBLE SURFACE |
012AD00892 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
Context Details
012AD00892 Notes
| KEY_ID |
TYPE |
SHAPE |
L |
B |
D |
PROFILE |
NOTES |
| 012AD00892 |
PEBBLE SURFACE |
OVATE |
79
|
45
|
|
FLAT |
SMALL AREA OF WORN PEBBLE SURFACE. LARGER
CHALK THAN USUAL. SUB ROUNDED PEBBLES 5-12 CMS IN SIZE. A LITTLE MANGANESE
OXIDE STAINING. LIES ABOVE HILLWASH. |