Shows location of spit 12AF101 in relation to the rest of Site 12

012AF00101    Spit


 
 
Spit Details
Length 1300 Width 316 Depth 5
Area  41.08 sq. m Volume
Material Culture Number of Objects 33 Number of Animal Bones 1

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

                                                                                       
      012AF00001        012AF00109    012AF00110       012AF00108                     012AF00105   012AF00106   012AF00107   012AF00100   012AF00101   012AF00102    012AF00122    012AF00119    012AF00111   012AF00112   012AF00123
                                                                                       
  012AF00002   012AF00035   012AF00048               012AF00131    012AF00147   012AF00149   012AF00150   012AF00152           012AF00137               012AF00156    012AF00120             
                   012AF00124                                                                     
                          012AF00136                                                012AF00121             
                                                                                       
                                                                                       
                                                                                       

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Discussion

This was the central of 3 spits (with 012AF00100 and 012AF00102) extending eastwards from the western chalk edge of the dry valley. The material removed was a sandy clay loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/3), containing 15% chalk inclusions. As can be seen from the plan above, the density of objects increases towards the centre of the valley, while the density of animal bone tails off almost completely. Most of the finds were later Roman pot sherds, although two iron nails and a fragment of unfired clay were also found.

A number of linear, north-south aligned features were defined, although no further excavation of these features took place. A much chalkier area, running from the central south to the north-eastern corner of the spit, was also defined.

012AF00101 Object Totals by Period and Material

 

012AF00101 Animal Bone Totals by Species

 

Context Details

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
012AF00101 SPIT RECTANGULAR
1300
316
5
 FLAT CLEANING SPIT IN TRENCH 3. SOME POTTERY BONE IRON AND UNFIRED LOOMWEIGHTS. CLEANING REVEALED SOME FEATURES SHOWING THROUGH.

Objects

 

Animal Bones