Shows location of spit 002CA00050 in relation to the rest of Site 2

002CA00050      Spit


 
Spit Details
Length 1500 Width 1500 Depth 5
Area  225 sq. m Volume
Material Culture Number of Objects 80 Number of Animal Bones 28
Environmental 

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

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Discussion

Third spit taken over the ?prehistoric buried soil situated to the west of Grubenhaus 002CA00983 and the excavated stream channel segment 002CA00982. The removal of this spit revealed the first traces of natural chalk gravel and a medium sandy loam hillwash, disturbed by animal action from below. This spit contained more finds and animal bones than any of the others. Again there was a mixture of potsherds from different periods, including 14 medieval sherds, 10 Anglian sherds, 9 Roman sherds and 5 Iron Age sherds. Also found were 13 pieces of worked flint, mostly flakes. Animal bones were predominantly cattle, with a small number of pig and sheep/goat bones.

Context Details

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002CA00050 SPIT SQUARE 1500 1500 5 FLAT 3RD SPIT THROUGH ?PREHISTORIC BURIED SOIL NORTHERN WINDOW. EXTENSIVELY BURROWED WITH SOME HILLWASH IN THE MATRIX.

Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
002CA00050 ANGLIAN COPPER ALLOY
2
002CA00050 ANGLIAN MINERAL
1
002CA00050 ANGLIAN POTTERY
10
002CA00050 ANGLIAN UTILISED STONE
1
002CA00050 IRON AGE POTTERY
4
002CA00050 MEDIEVAL CHINA CLAY
1
002CA00050 MEDIEVAL POTTERY
14
002CA00050 MESOLITHIC FLINT
1
002CA00050 PREHISTORIC FLINT
12
002CA00050 PREHISTORIC POTTERY
1
002CA00050 ROMAN POTTERY
9
002CA00050 Unassigned CHARCOAL
2
002CA00050 Unassigned FLINT
2
002CA00050 Unassigned IRON
1
002CA00050 Unassigned POTTERY
3
002CA00050 Unassigned SLAG
1
002CA00050 Unassigned STONE
15

Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
002CA00050 Cattle 18
002CA00050 Horse 1
002CA00050 Pig 4
002CA00050 Sheep/Goat 4
002CA00050 Small Mammal (Other) 1

Objects

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
002CA00050 AA PREHISTORIC FLINT BLADE CORE REJUV.   1
002CA00050 AB ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMAN? 1
002CA00050 AC Unassigned STONE STONE   BASALT 1
002CA00050 AD ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMAN/MED 1
002CA00050 AE Unassigned STONE STONE   BASALT? 1
002CA00050 AF MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD   MEDIEVAL 1
002CA00050 AG MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD   MEDIEVAL 1
002CA00050 AH Unassigned POTTERY SHERD     1
002CA00050 AI PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE     1
002CA00050 AJ Unassigned STONE STONE     1
002CA00050 AK MEDIEVAL CHINA CLAY CLAY PIPE STEM     1
002CA00050 AL Unassigned STONE STONE     1
002CA00050 AM PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE CORE PREP.   1
002CA00050 AN Unassigned STONE STONE?     1
002CA00050 AO IRON AGE POTTERY SHERD   IA/R-B 1
002CA00050 AP ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
002CA00050 AQ PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE     1
002CA00050 AR MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD   MEDIEVAL 1
002CA00050 AS ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
002CA00050 AT Unassigned SLAG SLAG FRAGMENT   IRON SLAG 1
002CA00050 AU PREHISTORIC FLINT CORE?     1
002CA00050 AV ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
002CA00050 AW PREHISTORIC FLINT FLINT FRAGMENT     1
002CA00050 AX PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE     1
002CA00050 AY IRON AGE POTTERY SHERD   IRON AGE 1
002CA00050 AZ ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   R-B/ANGLIAN I 1
002CA00050 BA Unassigned STONE STONE   SANDSTONE 1
002CA00050 BB MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD   MEDIEVAL 1
002CA00050 BC MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD   MEDIEVAL 1
002CA00050 BD ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN II 1
002CA00050 BE MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD   MEDIEVAL 1
002CA00050 BF Unassigned STONE STONE   BASALT 1
002CA00050 BG ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN I? 1
002CA00050 BH Unassigned STONE STONE   SANDSTONE 1
002CA00050 BI Unassigned POTTERY SHERD     1
002CA00050 BJ ANGLIAN MINERAL FOSSIL   SEA URCHIN 1
002CA00050 BK Unassigned IRON IRON NAIL     1
002CA00050 BL PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE     1
002CA00050 BM MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD   MEDIEVAL 1
002CA00050 BN PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE     1
002CA00050 BO PREHISTORIC FLINT BLADE     1
002CA00050 BP IRON AGE POTTERY SHERD   IA DUNG-TEMP. 1
002CA00050 BQ ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   GREY WARE 1
002CA00050 BR MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD   MEDIEVAL 1
002CA00050 BS Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE     1
002CA00050 BT ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN III? 1
002CA00050 BU Unassigned POTTERY SHERD     1
002CA00050 BV PREHISTORIC POTTERY SHERD     1
002CA00050 BW MESOLITHIC FLINT BLADE FRAGMENT   MICROLITH 1
002CA00050 BX IRON AGE POTTERY SHERD   IRON AGE 1
002CA00050 BY Unassigned STONE STONE     1
002CA00050 BZ MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD   MEDIEVAL 1
002CA00050 CA ANGLIAN COPPER ALLOY BINDING     1
002CA00050 CB ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN III 1
002CA00050 CC ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN I? 1
002CA00050 CD ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN III? 1
002CA00050 CE MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD   MEDIEVAL 1
002CA00050 CF MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD   MEDIEVAL 1
002CA00050 CG ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN III? 1
002CA00050 CH PREHISTORIC FLINT BLADE     1
002CA00050 CI ANGLIAN COPPER ALLOY BINDING 3-PERFS.   1
002CA00050 CJ Unassigned STONE STONE     1
002CA00050 CK ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
002CA00050 CL MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD   MEDIEVAL? 1
002CA00050 CM PREHISTORIC FLINT BLADE FRAGMENT DISTAL   1
002CA00050 CN MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD   MEDIEVAL 1
002CA00050 CO Unassigned STONE STONE   BASALT 1
002CA00050 CP ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN I 1
002CA00050 CQ Unassigned STONE STONE     1
002CA00050 CR ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN III 1
002CA00050 CS Unassigned STONE STONE     1
002CA00050 CT ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   R-B/IA 1
002CA00050 CU Unassigned FLINT FLINT FLAKE   NAT FLINT? 1
002CA00050 CV ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN III 1
002CA00050 CW MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERDS   MEDIEVAL 2
002CA00050 CX Unassigned FLINT FLAKE   NAT FLINT 1
002CA00050 CY Unassigned STONE STONE   SANDSTONE 1
002CA00050 CZ Unassigned STONE STONE     1
002CA00050 DA Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE     1
002CA00050 DB ANGLIAN UTILISED STONE LAVA NIEDERMENDIG   10

Animal Bone

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
002CA00050 Cattle Astragalus 1 0 0 0 1
002CA00050 Cattle Astragalus 1 0 0 0 1
002CA00050 Cattle Astragalus 1 0 0 0 1
002CA00050 Cattle Axis 1 0 0 0 0
002CA00050 Cattle Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 1
002CA00050 Cattle Femur P 1 0 0 0 0
002CA00050 Cattle LM3 1 0 0 0 0
002CA00050 Cattle M/T D 1 0 0 0 1
002CA00050 Cattle Mand fr 1 0 0 0 1
002CA00050 Cattle Mand fr 1 0 0 0 1
002CA00050 Cattle Mand fr 1 0 0 0 1
002CA00050 Cattle Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
002CA00050 Cattle Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
002CA00050 Cattle Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 1
002CA00050 Cattle Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
002CA00050 Cattle Scapula 1 0 0 0 1
002CA00050 Cattle Tibia D 1 0 0 0 1
002CA00050 Cattle Ulna 1 1 0 0 1
002CA00050 Horse M/C D 1 0 0 0 1
002CA00050 Pig Astragalus 1 0 0 0 1
002CA00050 Pig Humerus br 1 1 0 0 1
002CA00050 Pig Humerus D 1 1 0 0 1
002CA00050 Pig U Canine 1 0 0 0 0
002CA00050 Sheep/Goat Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 1
002CA00050 Sheep/Goat LM3 1 0 0 0 1
002CA00050 Sheep/Goat Radius br 1 0 0 0 1
002CA00050 Sheep/Goat Tibia D 1 0 0 0 1
002CA00050 Small Mammal (Other) Other 1 0 0 0 0