Shows location of spit 12AD650 in relation to the rest of Site 12

012AD00650    Spit


 
Spit Details
Length 1680 Width 1120 Depth 5
Area  188.16 sq. m Volume
Material Culture Number of Objects 154 Number of Animal Bones 115

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

               012AD00001                            
                                          
               012AD00216                           
                                          
               012AD00275                          
                                         
  012AD00635   012AD00650   012AD00658   012AD00675     012AD00676     012AD00540   012AD00635    012AD00596    012AD00597   
                                         
      012AD00667       012AD08446   012AD08172   012AD08187                  
                                         
      012AD08070                                  

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Discussion

The spit was excavated (shovel-scraped then trowelled) in order to define the features in the centre of the dry valley. The material removed varied from a sandy clay loam (Munsell 10YR 4/2) in the west to a sandy loam (Munsell 10YR 4/3) in the east, with 10% chalk inclusions. Daub and charcoal flecking were observed in several locations. Although some features in the area (including Grubenhaus 012AD08045), was defined, another spit (012AD00667) was necessary in the southern half of the area, to define the sequence of east-west aligned enclosure ditches..

012AD00650 Object Totals by Period and Material

 

012AD00650 Animal Bone Totals by Species

 

Context Details

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AD00650 SPIT RECTANGULAR
1680
1120
5
 FLAT CLEANING SPIT. SHOVEL SCRAPED TO DEFINE FEATURES. BONE METAL AND POTTERY FOUND. ON AVERAGE 10% CHALK INCLUSIONS. DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKING IN PLACES.

Objects

 

Animal Bones