Shows location of spit 002CA00043 in relation to the rest of Site 2

002CA00043      Spit


 
 
Spit Details
Length 1500 Width 1500 Depth 5
Area  225 sq. m Volume
Material Culture Number of Objects 3 Number of Animal Bones 4
Environmental 

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

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Discussion

Initial spit taken over the ?prehistoric buried soil situated to the west of Grubenhaus 002CA00983 and the excavated stream channel segment 002CA00982. Only 3 objects and 4 animal bones were recovered from this spit. No features were found after the removal of these spits.
 

Context Details

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002CA00043 SPIT SQUARE 1500 1500 5 UNDULATING INITIAL CLEAN AND VEGETATION REMOVAL IN THE NORTHERN WINDOW INTO ?PREHISTORIC BURIED SOIL. LESS LOAMY WITH LESS CLAY THAN THE SOILS TO THE SOUTH.

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
002CA00043 AA Unassigned STONE STONE   COKE 1
002CA00043 AB MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD   MEDIEVAL 1
002CA00043 AC PREHISTORIC FLINT SCRAPER     1

Animal Bone

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
002CA00043 Cattle Astragalus 1 0 0 0 1
002CA00043 Cattle Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 1
002CA00043 Sheep/Goat Humerus br 1 0 0 0 1
002CA00043 Sheep/Goat Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0