Shows location of spit 2CA242 in relation to the rest of Site 2

002CA00242     Spit


 
Spit Details
Length 1550 Width 1250 Depth 5
Area  203.75 sq. m Volume
Material Culture Number of Objects 40 Number of Animal Bones 52
Environmental 

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

                      002CA00001                                    
                                                           
                                                           
      002CA00218   002CA00770   002CA00046 = 002CA00045         002CA00047               002CA00102              
                                                           
    002CA00809   002CA00810     002CA00055 = 002CA00054 = 002CA00057   = 002CA00056               002CA00103         002CA00296    
                                                           
    002CA00813         002CA00096 = 002CA00095 = 002CA00097     002CA00064               002CA00104     002CA00297        
                                                           
              002CA00240 = 002CA00241   002CA00242     002CA00065   002CA00106   002CA00740         002CA00293            
                                                           
                                            002CA00299              
          002CA00771                                                
                                          002CA00298                
                    002CA00319                                      
                                           002CA00318   002CA00317            
          002CA00774       002CA00751   002CA00772   002CA00773                                
                                                      002CA00080    
                                                           
                                                           
    002CA01055    002CA01017      002CA01044       002CA01019             002CA00081                      
                                                           

The matrix diagram above shows the all the spits in which relate to the buried soil layer 002CA00080 in Area 2CA. Click on the spit number which you wish to see in more detail. If you wish to see the matrix for 002CA00081, or the full matrix, then click here. The bold, flashing (Netscape browser only) context indicates the current catalogue entry.

Discussion

This was the 3rd (and southernmost) of three spits (with 002CA00240 and 002CA00241) which were part of the fourth removal of material across the the loamy buried soil 002CA00080. The material removed was a sandy loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/4). As with most of these spits, a high density of objects and animal bones was recovered (many objects are not represented in the distribution plot above due to 3-dimensional recording problem). Six Anglian pottery sherds were found, although Roman (9) and Medieval (8) sherds were also present. Once again, cattle bones represent the majority (67%) of animal bones (as they did in almost every spit across this buried soil deposit). Linear paterning was now clearly visible, part of a sequence of gullies (002CA01016, 002CA01018 and 002CA01128).

002CA00242 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
002CA00242 POTTERY  
2
  POTTERY 3-4C
7
  POTTERY 4C
1
  POTTERY ANGLIAN
6
  POTTERY MEDIEVAL
8
  POTTERY MODERN
1
  POTTERY ROMAN?
1
  SNAIL  
1
  STONE  
8

002CA00242 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
002CA00242 Cattle
35
  Dog
1
  Horse
3
  Pig
1
  Sheep
1
  Sheep/Goat
11

Context Details

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002CA00242 SPIT SUB-RECTANGULAR
1550
1250
5
 FLAT SPIT REMOVED FROM SW PART BURIED SOIL M80. BELOW SPIT 97. MATRIX SLIGHTLY SILTY. OCCASIONAL SMALL WEATHERED CHALK. FEWER FINDS THAN 241 >N. MOSTLY IN 2 LINEAR CONCENTRATIONS.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
002CA00242 AB PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE    
1
002CA00242 AE   FLINT FRAGMENT   NAT FLINT
1
002CA00242 AH PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE    
1
002CA00242 AM PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE    
1
002CA00242 BM PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE    
1
002CA00242 AA MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD   MEDIEVAL
1
002CA00242 AF ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN III
1
002CA00242 AG 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
002CA00242 AI 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
002CA00242 AJ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH
1
002CA00242 AK 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN ROMAN
1
002CA00242 AN MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD   MEDIEVAL
1
002CA00242 AO 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMAN
1
002CA00242 AP ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN III
1
002CA00242 AQ MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD   MEDIEVAL
1
002CA00242 AR 3-4C POTTERY SHERD    
1
002CA00242 AT ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN III
1
002CA00242 AU MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD   MEDIEVAL
1
002CA00242 AW MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD   MEDIEVAL
1
002CA00242 AX MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD   MEDIEVAL
1
002CA00242 AY MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD   MEDIEVAL
1
002CA00242 BA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD    
1
002CA00242 BB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD    
1
002CA00242 BD MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD GREEN GLAZED MEDIEVAL
1
002CA00242 BE   POTTERY SHERD    
1
002CA00242 BF MODERN POTTERY SHERD BLUE+WHITE GL.  
1
002CA00242 BG ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN III
1
002CA00242 BI ROMAN? POTTERY SHERD    
1
002CA00242 BK ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN
1
002CA00242 BL ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN II
1
002CA00242 BC   SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE    
1
002CA00242 AC   STONE STONE    
1
002CA00242 AD   STONE STONE   SANDSTONE
1
002CA00242 AL   STONE STONE   SANDSTONE
1
002CA00242 AS   STONE STONE    
1
002CA00242 AV   STONE STONE    
1
002CA00242 AZ   STONE STONE   MUDSTONE
1
002CA00242 BH   STONE STONE   OOLITE
1
002CA00242 BJ   STONE STONE    
1
002CA00242 BN          
0

Animal Bones

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
002CA00242 Cattle Astragalus 1 0 0 0 1
002CA00242 Cattle Astragalus 1 1 0 0 0
002CA00242 Cattle Astragalus 1 0 0 0 1
002CA00242 Cattle Astragalus 1 0 0 0 0
002CA00242 Cattle Astragalus 1 0 0 0 0
002CA00242 Cattle Calcaneum 1 1 0 0 0
002CA00242 Cattle Calcaneum 1 1 0 0 0
002CA00242 Cattle Femur C 1 0 0 1 1
002CA00242 Cattle Femur P 1 0 0 0 0
002CA00242 Cattle Humerus br 1 0 0 0 0
002CA00242 Cattle Humerus D 1 1 0 0 0
002CA00242 Cattle Humerus D 1 1 0 0 1
002CA00242 Cattle LM3 1 0 0 0 0
002CA00242 Cattle M/C P 1 0 0 0 0
002CA00242 Cattle M/podial 1 1 0 0 0
002CA00242 Cattle M/T C 1 1 0 0 1
002CA00242 Cattle M/T P 1 0 0 0 0
002CA00242 Cattle Mand fr 1 0 0 0 0
002CA00242 Cattle Mand fr 1 0 0 0 1
002CA00242 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
002CA00242 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
002CA00242 Cattle N.Cuboid 1 0 0 0 0
002CA00242 Cattle Occiput 1 0 0 0 1
002CA00242 Cattle Occiput 1 0 0 0 1
002CA00242 Cattle Pelvis 1 0 0 1 1
002CA00242 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
002CA00242 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
002CA00242 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
002CA00242 Cattle Radius br 1 1 0 0 0
002CA00242 Cattle Radius br 1 1 0 0 0
002CA00242 Cattle Radius P 1 0 0 0 1
002CA00242 Cattle Skull fr 1 0 0 0 0
002CA00242 Cattle Skull fr 1 0 0 0 1
002CA00242 Cattle Tibia br 1 0 0 0 1
002CA00242 Cattle Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
002CA00242 Dog Ulna 1 0 0 0 1
002CA00242 Horse Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
002CA00242 Horse M/C P 1 1 0 0 0
002CA00242 Horse Scapula 1 0 0 0 0
002CA00242 Pig Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
002CA00242 Sheep Humerus D 1 1 0 0 0
002CA00242 Sheep/Goat Femur P 1 0 0 0 1
002CA00242 Sheep/Goat Femur P 1 0 0 0 1
002CA00242 Sheep/Goat LM3 1 0 0 0 0
002CA00242 Sheep/Goat M/C C 1 0 0 0 0
002CA00242 Sheep/Goat M/T br 1 0 0 0 1
002CA00242 Sheep/Goat M/T P 1 0 0 0 0
002CA00242 Sheep/Goat Pelvis 1 1 0 1 1
002CA00242 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1 1 0 0 0
002CA00242 Sheep/Goat Tibia br 1 1 0 0 0
002CA00242 Sheep/Goat Tibia C 1 0 0 0 1
002CA00242 Sheep/Goat Tibia P 1 1 0 0 0