Eight individual pits were distinguished during excavation and issued with their own cut numbers. The rest of the complex was assigned a single cut (002CB02441). Nine dumps of material were recorded within the complex, usually of decayed chalk. The large north/west feature in the complex was primarily believed to be a second Grubenhaus (replaced by 002CB02348), although assessment of the complex as a whole tends to suggest it is more likely to be a large pit.
A total of 274 object and 352 animal bone finds were recovered from the complex. Of the 175 pottery sherds, 76% cent of the datable sherds were of Early Saxon date and these were scattered throughout the complex. It seems likely that the pits were used for chalk extraction and back-filled fairly rapidly (as the Grubenhaus in the north/west corner is also of Early Saxon date).
MASTER | CUT | FILLS | VOLUME | OBJECTS | AN BONE | DENSITY |
002CB02449 | ||||||
PIT CUT AND LAYERS/DUMPS | 002CB02441 | 002CB00030 | 11 | 11 | ||
002CB00031 | ||||||
002CB00032 | 23 | 11 | ||||
002CB00219 | ||||||
002CB00220 | 19 | 14 | ||||
002CB00223 | ||||||
002CB00224 | 22 | 12 | ||||
002CB01251 | ||||||
002CB01252 | 7 | 1 | ||||
002CB01254 | ||||||
002CB01831 | 49 | 97 | ||||
002CB02347 | 36 | 63 | ||||
002CB02361 | 4 | |||||
002CB02364 | 38 | 35 | ||||
002CB02383 | 13 | 32 | ||||
002CB02384 | 1 | |||||
002CB02400 | ||||||
002CB02433 | ||||||
002CB02434 | 2 | 2 | ||||
002CB02435 | 4 | 3 | ||||
002CB02436 | 2 | 3 | ||||
002CB02440 | ||||||
PITS | 002CB02368 | 002CB02360 | 15 | 14 | ||
002CB02367 | 1 | |||||
002CB02370 | 002CB02369 | |||||
002CB02373 | 002CB02371 | 5 | 11 | |||
002CB02372 | 1 | 2 | ||||
002CB02448 | ||||||
002CB02378 | 002CB02374 | 5 | 2 | |||
002CB02375 | 9 | 8 | ||||
002CB02380 | 002CB02379 | 1 | 20 | |||
002CB02381 | 002CB02382 | |||||
002CB02385 | 002CB02386 | 1 | 5 | |||
002CB02397 | ||||||
002CB02442 | 002CB02439 | 5 | 6 |
002CB00030 | Fired Clay | 1 | |||||
Flint | 1 | ||||||
Glass | 1 | ||||||
Pottery | 5 | of which | Early Saxon | 3 | No Entry | 2 | |
Stone | 3 |
002CB00032 | Pottery | 20 | of which | Early Saxon | 13 | Medieval | 1 | No Entry | 2 | Roman | 4 |
Snail | 1 | ||||||||||
Stone | 2 |
002CB00220 | Iron | 2 | |||||||||
Pottery | 14 | of which | Early Saxon | 7 | Medieval | 2 | No Entry | 4 | Roman | 1 | |
Stone | 3 |
002CB00224 | Charcoal | 1 | |||||||||
Mineral | 1 | ||||||||||
Pottery | 13 | of which | Early Saxon | 6 | Medieval | 1 | No Entry | 1 | Roman | 5 | |
Stone | 7 |
002CB01252 | Pottery | 6 | Early Saxon |
Stone | 1 |
002CB01831 | Charcoal | 1 | |||||||||
Flint | 2 | ||||||||||
Pottery | 33 | of which | Early Saxon | 27 | Medieval | 1 | No Entry | 1 | Roman | 4 | |
Snail | 1 | ||||||||||
Stone | 10 | ||||||||||
Worked Bone | 2 |
002CB02347 | Pottery | 26 | of which | Early Saxon | 20 | Medieval | 1 | Neolithic | 1 | No Entry | 1 | Roman | 3 |
Stone | 9 | ||||||||||||
Unfired Clay | 1 |
002CB02360 | Flint | 1 | |||||
Pottery | 7 | of which | Early Saxon | 6 | Roman | 1 | |
Stone | 7 |
002CB02361 | Pottery | 1 | Early Saxon |
Stone | 3 |
002CB02364 | Charcoal | 1 | |||||||
Iron | 1 | ||||||||
Pottery | 23 | of which | Early Saxon | 16 | No Entry | 3 | Roman | 4 | |
Slag | 1 | ||||||||
Stone | 12 |
002CB02367 | Pottery | 1 | Roman |
002CB02371 | Pottery | 4 | of which | Early Saxon | 2 | No Entry | 1 | Roman | 1 |
Stone | 1 |
002CB02372 | Pottery | 1 | Early Saxon |
002CB02374 | Pottery | 4 | of which | Early Saxon | 2 | Iron Age | 1 | No Entry | 1 |
Stone | 1 |
002CB02375 | Pottery | 4 | of which | Early Saxon | 1 | Neolithic | 2 | No Entry | 1 |
Stone | 4 | ||||||||
Unfired Clay | 1 |
002CB02379 | Charcoal | 1 |
002CB02383 | Flint | 1 | |||||||
Pottery | 6 | of which | Early Saxon | 4 | No Entry | 1 | Roman | 1 | |
Stone | 6 |
002CB02384 | Pottery | 1 | Iron Age |
002CB02386 | Coprolite | 1 |
002CB02434 | Coprolite | 1 | |
Pottery | 1 | Early Saxon |
002CB02435 | Pottery | 2 | Early Saxon |
Stone | 2 |
002CB02436 | Coprolite | 1 |
Stone | 1 |
002CB02439 | Flint | 1 | |||||
Pottery | 3 | of which | Early Saxon | 2 | Roman | 1 | |
Stone | 1 |
002CB00030 | Cattle | 5 |
Horse | 2 | |
Sheep/goat | 4 |
002CB00032 | Cattle | 8 |
Sheep/goat | 3 |
002CB00220 | Cattle | 5 |
Pig | 2 | |
Sheep/goat | 7 |
002CB00224 | Cattle | 4 |
Pig | 2 | |
Sheep/goat | 6 |
002CB01252 | Cattle | 1 |
002CB01831 | Cattle | 61 |
Horse | 2 | |
Pig | 3 | |
Roe Deer | 1 | |
Sheep | 4 | |
Sheep/goat | 26 |
002CB02347 | Cattle | 37 |
Horse | 2 | |
Pig | 1 | |
Sheep | 5 | |
Sheep/goat | 18 |
002CB02360 | Cattle | 10 |
Sheep | 1 | |
Sheep/goat | 3 |
002CB02364 | Cattle | 16 |
Pig | 2 | |
Sheep | 3 | |
Sheep/goat | 14 |
002CB02371 | Cattle | 5 |
Horse | 1 | |
Pig | 1 | |
Sheep | 2 | |
Sheep/goat | 2 |
002CB02372 | Cattle | 1 |
Pig | 1 |
002CB02374 | Cattle | 1 |
Sheep/goat | 1 |
002CB02375 | Cat | 1 |
Cattle | 6 | |
Sheep/goat | 1 |
002CB02379 | Cat | 20 |
002CB02383 | Cattle | 15 |
Horse | 2 | |
Pig | 1 | |
Sheep | 5 | |
Sheep/goat | 9 |
002CB02386 | Cattle | 2 |
Pig | 1 | |
Sheep/goat | 2 |
002CB02434 | Cattle | 1 |
Sheep/goat | 1 |
002CB02435 | Cattle | 2 |
Sheep/goat | 1 |
002CB02436 | Cattle | 1 |
Sheep/goat | 2 |
002CB02439 | Cattle | 3 |
Sheep | 1 | |
Sheep/goat | 2 |
KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
002CB02449 | PIT COMPLEX | COMPLEX | 1060 | 400 | 105 | IRREGULAR | MASTER NUMBER FOR ENTIRE PIT/DUMP COMPLEX. |
002CB02441 South Facing Section
002CB02441 West Facing Section
KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
002CB00030 | No Entry | No Entry | 0 | 0 | 0 | No Entry | NUMBER ALLOCATED IN 1987- REPLACED BY No 1831. |
002CB00031 | No Entry | No Entry | 0 | 0 | 0 | No Entry | NUMBER ALLOCATED IN 1987-REPLACED BY 1831 |
002CB00032 | No Entry | No Entry | 0 | 0 | 0 | No Entry | NUMBER ALLOCATED IN 1987-REPLACED BY 1831. |
002CB00219 | PIT CUT | No Entry | 0 | 0 | 0 | No Entry | NUMBER ALLOCATED IN 1987 - REPLACED BY 1831. PART OF QUARRY PIT COMPLEX. |
002CB00220 | PIT FILL | No Entry | 0 | 0 | 0 | No Entry | NUMBER ALLOCATED IN 1987-REPLACED BY 1831. PART OF QUARRY PIT COMPLEX. |
002CB00223 | PIT CUT | No Entry | 0 | 0 | 0 | No Entry | NUMBER ALLOCATED IN 1987 - REPLACED BY 1831. PART OF QUARRY PIT COMPLEX. |
002CB00224 | PIT FILL | No Entry | 0 | 0 | 0 | No Entry | NUMBER ALLOCATED IN 1987 - REPLACED BY 1831. PART OF QUARRY PIT COMPLEX. |
002CB01251 | No Entry | No Entry | 0 | 0 | 0 | No Entry | NUMBER ALLOCATED IN 1987 - REPLACED BY 1831. |
002CB01252 | No Entry | No Entry | 0 | 0 | 0 | No Entry | NUMBER ALLOCATED IN 1987-REPLACED BY 1831. |
002CB01254 | No Entry | No Entry | 0 | 0 | 0 | No Entry | NUMBER ALLOCATED IN 1987-REPLACED BY 1831. |
002CB01831 | LAYER | COMPLEX | 1050 | 6000 | 0 | UNDULATING | LAYS UNDER ALL CONTEXTS(ARBITRARY) THAT = 1831. 1831 V. VARIABLE IN COLOUR TEXTURE & MATRIX. A SOMEWHAT ARBITRARY CONTEXT-SEE NOTEBOOK. |
002CB02347 | SPIT | COMPLEX | 1060 | 400 | 4 | UNDULATING | CLEANING SPIT OVER PIT/DUMP COMPLEX: CUT BY CUT FOR GRUB. V. VARIABLE IN COLOUR TEXTURE & MATRIX (SEE NOTEBOOK). ARBITRARY LAYER. |
002CB02361 | LAYER | COMPLEX | 155 | 95 | 12 | CONCAVE | SMALLISH DUMP OF MATERIAL IN S.W.OF PIT/DUMP COMPLEX. OCCA CHALK INCLUSIONS < 5CM. OF A SIMILAR NATURE TO 2384. |
002CB02364 | LAYER | COMPLEX | 550 | 380 | 28 | IRREGULAR | SOMEWHAT ARBITRARY CONTEXT AS NOT ENTIRELY HOMOGENOUS. OCCA-MOD CHALK INCLUSIONS. |
002CB02383 | PIT FILL | COMPLEX | 680 | 265 | 35 | IRREGULAR | A V. LARGE DUMP OF MATERIAL PROBABLY CONSISTING OF A NUMBER OF UNRECOGNIZABLE COMPONENT CONTEXTS. FREQ CHALK INCLUSIONS < 10CM. |
002CB02384 | LAYER | SUB-RECTANGULAR | 80 | 35 | 8 | CONCAVE | SMALL DEPOSIT(DUMP RATHER THAN LAYER): LAYS IN W. AREA OF PIT/DUMP COMPLEX Nr GRUB. A SMALL DUMP. MOD CHALK INCLUSIONS. |
002CB02400 | LAYER | SUB-RECTANGULAR | 96 | 85 | 25 | CONCAVE | DUMP RATHER THAN LAYER LAYING IN N. CENTRAL AREA OF COMPLEX JUST TO S. OF GRUB. MOD CHALK INCLUSIONS < 4CM. |
002CB02433 | LAYER | SUB-RECTANGULAR | 75 | 28 | 10 | UNDULATING | SMALL DEPOSIT LAYING AT E. EDGE OF PIT /DUMP COMPLEX. MUCH DECAYED CHALK: IN ALL PROBABILITY RELATES TO COLLAPSE OF EDGES OF COMPLEX IN THIS AREA. |
002CB02434 | LAYER | SUB-RECTANGULAR | 100 | 80 | 20 | UNDULATING | SMALL DUMP LAYING JUST S. OF GRUB IN PIT/DUMP COMPLEX. FREQ CHALK INCLUSIONS < 4CM. |
002CB02435 | LAYER | COMPLEX | 165 | 125 | 29 | UNDULATING | A DUMP OF MATERIAL RATHER THAN A LAYER: LAYS IN S. AREA OF PIT/DUMP COMPLEX. AT S. END COVERS FILL OF PIT 2442. FREQ CHALK < 30CM. |
002CB02436 | LAYER | COMPLEX | 155 | 120 | 24 | UNDULATING | A DUMP RATHER THAN A LAYER PROPER: LAYS IN S.E. AREA OF PIT/DUMP COMPLEX. MOST OF CONTEXT IS CHALK + DECAYED CHALK APPROX 70%. |
002CB02440 | HOLLOW | COMPLEX | 680 | 2650 | 40 | IRREGULAR | CUT FOR V. LARGE DUMP 2383. CONCEIVABLE HOWEVER THAT IS NON EXISTANT IN SO FAR AS FILL COULD BE USING AN EXTANT HOLLOW OR/RECUT HENCE ODD SHAPE. |
002CB02441 | PIT COMPLEX CUT | COMPLEX | 1000 | 400 | 70 | IRREGULAR | CUT FOR PIT/GRUB COMPLEX AREAS NOT ALREADY ALLOCATED CUTS. THIS CONTEXT IS UNDOUBTEDLY AN ASSEMBLEDGE OF CUTS-NOT A SINGLE CUT. |
KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
002CB02360 | PIT FILL | OVATE | 160 | 120 | 15 | WSHAPED | UPPER FILL OF PIT REVEALED AFTER REMOVAL OF CLEANING SPIT 2347: OCCA CHALK < 7 CM. |
002CB02367 | PIT FILL | OVATE | 76 | 70 | 20 | CONCAVE | PRIMARY FILL OF PIT. FREQ CHALK GRAVEL. |
002CB02368 | PIT CUT | OVATE | 105 | 100 | 35 | IRREGULAR | CUT FOR PIT AT W. END OF PIT/DUMP COMPLEX: CUTS THROUGH AN EARLIER PIT. UNUSUAL IN THAT IT UNDERCUTS INTO NATURAL APPROX 35 CM. |
KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
002CB02369 | PIT FILL | OVATE | 85 | 75 | 45 | CONCAVE | FILL OF PIT: CUT BY LATER PIT. NO FURTHER DETAILS OF FILL AVAILABLE. |
002CB02370 | PIT CUT | OVATE | 85 | 75 | 45 | CONCAVE | CUT FOR PIT W. END OF PIT/DUMP COMPLEX. CUT BY LATER PIT. |
KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
002CB02371 | PIT FILL | OVATE | 160 | 120 | 54 | CONCAVE | UPPER FILL OF PIT IN S.E. CORNER OF PIT/DUMP COMPLEX. MOD CHALK INCLUSIONS < 10CM. |
002CB02372 | PIT FILL | OVATE | 160 | 100 | 30 | UNDULATING | INTERMEDIATE FILL OF PIT IN S.E. CORNER OF PIT/DUMP COMPLEX. CHALK INCLUSIONS < 5CM: LENSES OF DECAYED CHALK ALSO. |
002CB02373 | PIT CUT | OVATE | 175 | 119 | 95 | VERT.SIDE C.BASE | CUT FOR PIT IN S.E. CORNER OF PIT/DUMP COMPLEX: CUTS AN EARLIER PIT: & INTO NATURAL. APPARENTLY THE LARGEST PIT IN THIS COMPLEX. |
002CB02448 | PIT FILL | OVATE | 150 | 100 | 27 | CONCAVE | PRIMARY FILL OF PIT. VIRTUALLY ALL CHALK RUBBLE-SOME DECAYED: ALSO CONTAINS SMALL AMOUNTS OF GRAVEL. LOOSE & WEATHERED AT TOP MORE COMPACT AT BASE. |
KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
002CB02374 | PIT FILL | COMPLEX | 229 | 1059 | 128 | IRREGULAR | UPPER FILL OF PIT TRUNCATED BY LATER PIT-CUT 2373. FREQ CHALK INCLUSIONS < 10 CM. |
002CB02375 | PIT FILL | COMPLEX | 130 | 97 | 22 | CONCAVE | PRIMARY FILL OF PIT. OCCA CHALK INCLUSIONS. |
002CB02378 | PIT CUT | SUB-RECTANGULAR | 100 | 45 | 27 | CONCAVE | CUT OF PIT: TRUNCATED BY EARLYIR PIT:LAYS NEAR S.E. CORNER OF PIT/DUMP COMPLEX. PIT ITSELF SEQUENTIALLY LATER (SEALS) THAN 2 PITS & A DUMP. |
KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
002CB02379 | PIT FILL | OVATE | 55 | 35 | 28 | BOWL SHAPED | SMALL PIT/SCOOP INTO NATURAL (FILL OF): UNDOUBTEDLY TRUNCATED. MOD CHALK INCLUSIONS < 5CM. |
002CB02380 | PIT CUT | OVATE | 55 | 35 | 28 | BOWL SHAPED | SMALL PIT/SCOOP CUT INTO NATURAL CHALK: UNDOUBTEDLY UPPER PART IS TRUNCATED TO SOME DEGREE. LAYS TO W. OF S.E. CORNER OF PIT/DUMP COMPLEX. |
KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
002CB02381 | PIT CUT | OVATE | 45 | 35 | 24 | BOWL SHAPED | SMALL PIT/SCOOP CUT INTO NATURAL CHALK: UNDOUBTEDLY TRUNCATED FROM ABOVE. V. SIMILAR BUT SMALLER THAN 2380 CLOSE TO W. |
002CB02382 | PIT FILL | OVATE | 45 | 35 | 24 | BOWL SHAPED | FILL OF SMALL PIT/SCOOP TO E. OF A SIMILAR FEATURE. SIMILAR FILL ALSO. MOD CHALK INCLUSIONS < 6CM. CLEARLY TRUNCATED TO SOME DEGREE. |
KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
002CB02385 | PIT CUT | COMPLEX | 150 | 125 | 40 | CONCAVE | MORE OF A SCOOP/DEPRESSION THAN A PIT CUT PROPER. BASE OF CUT SCOOPS INTO NATURAL CHALK. LAYS AGAINST S. CENTRAL EDGE OF PIT/DUMP COMPLEX. |
002CB02386 | PIT FILL | COMPLEX | 142 | 130 | 32 | UNDULATING | POSSIBLY MORE OF A DUMP OF MATERIAL RATHER THAN A STRAIGHTFORWARD PIT FILL. (FILL OF A DEPRESSION): CHALK INCLUSIONS-GRAVEL & PEBBLES < 5CM. |
002CB02397 | PIT FILL | COMPLEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | IRREGULAR | LOWER FILL OF DEPRESSION. OCCA CHALK INCLUSIONS: SOME GRAVEL. EVIDENCE FROM MATRIX & NOTEBOOK CONTRADICTS SECTION!(TRUST MATRIX). |
KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
002CB02439 | PIT FILL | OVATE | 125 | 75 | 85 | BOWL SHAPED | FILL OF DEEP PIT IN S. OF PIT/DUMP COMPLEX. FREQ CHALK INCLUSIONS < 10CM. |
002CB02442 | PIT CUT | OVATE | 125 | 75 | 85 | BOWL SHAPED | CUT OF DEEP PIT IN S. AREA OF PIT/DUMP COMPLEX. UNUSUAL IN THAT UNDERCUTS INTO CHALK AT S. END BY < 45 CM. ONE OF LARGEST PITS IN THE COMPLEX. |