002DA00259

Possible Granary?

 

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

A sub-circular group of pits in the south-west of area 2DA. The group consists of a possible seventeen pits, the exact number is unknown due to unclear definition during excavation. This type of grouping of pits has been tentatively assigned the function of a granary elsewhere on site (011BF10019). The average depth of the pits was approximately 27cm. Relatively few finds were recovered; of the datable objects, 3 were of Prehistoric, 3 of Roman, 6 of Early Saxon and 3 of Medieval date. If the typological assignment of a granary is accepted, then the feature could well be of a Middle Saxon date.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT FILLS VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
002DA00259 002DA00203 002DA00180 8 11
002DA00204 002DA00176 3 11
002DA00205 002DA00177 3
002DA00206 002DA00178 6 1
002DA00252 002DA00253 3
002DA00254 002DA00255 5 1
002DA00258 002DA00257 1
002DA00261 002DA00260
002DA00263 002DA00262 2
002DA00265 002DA00264
002DA00267 002DA00266
002DA00272 002DA00271 1 2
002DA00274 002DA00273 1
002DA00276 002DA00275 4 2
002DA00278 002DA00277
002DA00280 002DA00279 1 5
002DA00282 002DA00281

Object Totals by Material

002DA00178 Object Totals by Material

002DA00178 Pottery 3 of which  Early Saxon 2 No Entry  1
Stone 3 

002DA00180 Object Totals by Material

002DA00180 Charcoal 1
Flint 2 
Pottery 3  of which No Entry 1  Roman 2
Stone 2 

002DA00255 Object Totals by Material

002DA00255 Iron 1
Pottery 2  Medieval
Unfired Clay 2 

002DA00275 Object Totals by Material

002DA00275 Iron 1
Pottery 1  Roman
Stone 1 
Unfired Clay 1 

Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DA00176 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DA00176 Cattle 4
Pig 3
Sheep 2
Sheep/goat 2 

002DA00180 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DA00180 Cattle 5
Horse 1
Pig 1
Sheep/goat 4 

002DA00279 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DA00279 Cattle 4
Sheep/goat 1 

Structural Details

Master 002DA00259

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DA00259 STRUCTURE COMPLEX  640 580  56 FLAT  MASTER NUMBER OF PIT COMPLEX IN S.W. CORNER AREA OF 2DA. MOSTLY QUITE SHALLOW--<40CM. MOST INTERCUT WITH OTHER PIT. WHOLE COMPLEX APPROX SUB SQUARE. 

002DA00203 Section and Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DA00180 PIT FILL TRIANGULAR  160 130  29 FLAT  MOD ROUNDED & ANGULAR CHALK <8 CM THROUGHOUT FILL. OCCA FLECKS CHARCOAL. MUCH COLOR VARIATION DUE TO BURROWING SL GRITTY. POSS PIT FILL? ROOTED. 
002DA00203 UNDEF CUT TRIANGULAR  160 130  29 VERT.SIDE F.BASE  SEGMENT ACROSS A POSS PIT COMPLEX. NAT LOCATED AT N&S CUT & FILL CONTINUES TO E&W. FLATTISH BASE WITH Nr VERTICAL EDGES 

002DA00204 Section and Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DA00176 PIT FILL OVATE  119 73  34 FLAT  V. FEW CHALK INCLS. CLEAN DARK: HUMIC? FILL WITH OCCA CHALK < 1CM. ORANGE IRON STAINING AT INTERFACE WITH CUT. A FEW SMALL FLECKS OF CHARCOAL. 
002DA00204 PIT CUT OVATE  119 73  34 USHAPED  SMALL PIT IN POSS PIT COMPLEX. STEEP SIDED WITH A CONCAVE BASE. MUCH ORANG:IRON? STAINING AT BASE. CUTS INTO A NAT OF GRAVEL WITH SOME SAND. 

002DA00205 Section and Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DA00177 PIT FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  132 104  31 FLAT  DARK: HUMIC? FILL OF PIT V. FEW INCLS BUT OCCA LARGE CHALK FRAGS < 12 CM ESP Nr EDGES & BASE. A FEW SMALL CHARCOAL FLECKS. 
002DA00205 PIT CUT SUB-RECTANGULAR  132 104  31 FLAT  CUT OF PIT--POSS 2 PITS--SEE PLAN. STEEPISH SIDES CONCAVE BASE. CUTS INTO A NAT OF GRAVEL & SAND. RELATIONSHIP TO ADJACENT PIT 266/267 UNKNOWN. 

002DA00206 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DA00178 UNDEF FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  183 104  34 FLAT  UNDEF FILL OF SEG----POSS A PART OF SEVERAL PITS OF A PIT COMPLEX ? MOD CHALK GRAVEL INCLS <7CM THROUGHOUT. EDGED ON N&S CONTINUES TO E&W. 
002DA00206 UNDEF CUT SUB-RECTANGULAR  183 104  34 VERT.SIDE C.BASE  SEG CUTTING INTO A NAT OF PREDOM GRAVEL BUT SOME SAND. STEEP SIDES UNDULATING BASE.EDGED ON N&S CONTINUES E&W. POSS PART OF A PIT COMPLEX? 

002DA00252 Section and Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DA00252 PIT CUT SUB-CIRCULAR  186 107  24 FLAT BASED V  CUT OF PRESUMED ANGLIAN PIT;ONE OF A SERIES IN 2DA. QUITE LARGE: SEEN TO CUT TWO OTHER ADJACENT PITS. GENTLE SIDES:FLATTISH BASE. 
002DA00253 PIT FILL SUB-CIRCULAR  186 107  24 FLAT  FILL OF PRESUMED ANGLIAN PIT(N.B NO ANGLIAN FINDS);1 OF A SERIES OF PITS IN A COMPLEX IN S.W. 2DA.:FINDS KEPT BY CONTEXT ONLY:HALF SECTIONED. 

002DA00254 Section and Notes

002DA00254 North Facing Section

002DA00254 South Facing Section

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DA00254 PIT CUT SUB-CIRCULAR  112 80  34 FLAT BASED V  CUT OF ANGLIAN PIT:ONE OF A SERIES OF PITS IN SW 2DA. CUTS INTO PIT 277/278 ON ITS N. SIDE. 
002DA00255 PIT FILL SUB-CIRCULAR  112 80  34 FLAT  PIT FILL OF ANGLIAN PIT IN SW 2DA.HALF SECTIONED:FINDS KEPT BY CONTEXT ONLY. 

002DA00258 Section and Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DA00257 PIT FILL SUB-CIRCULAR  70 40  30 FLAT BASED V  FILL OF PRESUMED ANGLIAN PIT:ALTHOUGH NO ANGLIAN FINDS WERE PRESENT. PART OF PIT COMPLEX IN S.W. 2DA. TRUNCATED ABOVE. 
002DA00258 PIT CUT SUB-CIRCULAR  70 40  30 FLAT BASED V  CUT OF PIT BUTTING 252;PRESUMABLY ANGLIAN:ONE OF A SERIES OF ALIGNED PITS. SOME IRON STAINING AT S. EDGE OF CUT. CUTS PIT 279 TO EAST. 

002DA00261 Section and Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DA00260 PIT FILL FIGURE 8  105 66  13 FLAT  V. FEW FINE CHALK INCLS MOSTLY LESS THAN 1CM-1OR 2 < 2CM. FILL APPEARS TO BE QUITE HOMOGENOUS THOUGH IS ROOT DISTURBED. STEPS UP SLIGHTLY TO E. 
002DA00261 PIT CUT FIGURE 8  105 66  13 CONCAVE  CUT IS SHALLOWER THAN NEIGHBOURING PITS. RELATIONSHIP TO PIT CUT 265 TO N. IS UNKNOWN. W. 1/2 DEEPER THAN E. 1/2. GENTLY SLOPING SIDES. CUTS INTO SAND 

002DA00263 Section and Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DA00262 PIT FILL OVATE  112 101  14 FLAT  OCCA/MOD ROUNDED & ANGULAR CHALK <5CM-BUT MOSTLY <2CM THROUGHOUT FILL THOUGH IN GREATER CONCENTRATION TOWARDS CENTRE-OTHERWISE QUITE HOMOGENOUS. 
002DA00263 PIT CUT OVATE  112 101  14 FLAT  LARGE SHALLOW PIT-SIMILAR TO THOSE TO IMM E. BUT SHALLOWER THAN MOST IN PIT COMPLEX. GENTLE SIDED. CUTS INTO SAND & GRAVEL&ADJACENT PIT 281/282. 

002DA00265 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DA00264 PIT FILL OVATE  108 99  21 FLAT  MOD ROUNDED & ANGULAR CHALK <8CM BUT MOSTLY 2-4CM THROUGHOUT FILL. V. FEW FINDS. FILL APPEARED :SOFT: DURING EXCAVATION. ROOT & BURROW DISTURBED. 
002DA00265 PIT CUT OVATE  108 99  21 CONCAVE  V. GENTLE SIDES MERGING INTO A CONCAVE BASE. CUT BY EARLIER PIT 176/204 TO W. RELATIONSHIP WITH PIT 260/261 TO S. UNKNOWN. ROOT & BURROW DISTURBED. 

002DA00267 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DA00266 PIT FILL OVATE  49 30  33 FLAT  PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT TO BE PART OF 177/205-BUT NOT SO.MOD ROUNDED & ANGULAR CHALK<6CM:MOSTLY2-4CMTHROUGHOUT. SOFT HOMOGENOUS FILL. V. FEW FINDS. 
002DA00267 PIT CUT OVATE  49 30  33 USHAPED  STEEP SIDED-MORE SO ON S.THAN N. SIDE. RELATIONSHIP TO PIT 177/205 TO W. UNKNOWN. SMALL ENOUGH TO BE A P.H. CUTS INTO DISTURBED?NATURAL. 

002DA00272 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DA00271 PIT FILL OVATE  181 93  30 FLAT  MOD/FREQ MOSTLY ROUNDED CHALK <8CM THROUGHOUT. A FEW FLECKS CHARCOAL. ROOT & BURROW DISTURBED. CONTAINS A FEW POCKETS OF REDEP NAT. FEW FINDS. 
002DA00272 PIT CUT OVATE  181 93  30 WIDE U  STEEPISH SIDES:SL CONCAVE BASE. CUTS INTO A NATURAL OF SAND WITH SOME GRAVEL. ROOT & BURROW DISTURBED.RELATIONSHIP TO 178/206 TO E. IS UNKNOWN. 

002DA00274 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DA00273 PIT FILL OVATE  97 74  36 FLAT  FREQ MOSTLY ROUNDED CHALK FRAGS < 9 CM THROUGHOUT FILL. FEW FINDS. ROOT & BURROW DISTURBED. APPEARS TO CUT 178/206 IMMEDIATLY TO EAST. 
002DA00274 PIT CUT OVATE  97 74  36 WIDE U  MEDIUM SIZED IN RELATION TO OTHER PITS OF COMPLEX. STEEP SIDED: CONCAVE BASE. R&B DISTURBED: CUTS 178/206 TO W. & A DIRTY ?DISTURBED NATURAL.

002DA00276 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DA00275 PIT FILL OVATE  150 90  28 FLAT  MAY REPRESENT FILL OF MORE THAN1 PIT. MOD/FREQ ROUNDED & ANGULAR CHALK <7CM THROUGHOUT FILL. OCCA LARGE PIECES CHARCOAL <1CM. HEAVILLY R&B. 
002DA00276 PIT CUT OVATE  150 90  28 WIDE U  COULD REPRESENT MORE THAN 1 PIT:AS IS UNUSUAL SHAPE THOUGH DEPTH IS CONSTANT.STEEP SIDED:FLATTISH BASE. CUTS INTO A BADLY R&B DISTURBED NATURAL. 

002DA00278 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DA00277 PIT FILL OVATE  106 97  36 FLAT  MOD ROUNDED&ANGULAR CHALK <6CM THROUGHOUT FILL THOUGH INCREASING IN DENSITY TOWARDS BASE. 1OR 2 FLECKS CHARCOAL.R&B DISTURBED: SL UNDERCUTTING FILL. 
002DA00278 PIT CUT OVATE  106 97  36 WIDE U  MODERATELY STEEP SIDES WITH CONCAVE BASE. BADLY DISTURBED BY ROOTS & BURROWS: NATURAL IT CUTS IS VERY DIRTY. AT APPROX CENTRE OF E. END OF PIT COMPLEX 

002DA00280 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DA00279 PIT FILL OVATE  0 88  28 FLAT  MOD MOSTLY ROUNDED CHALK <5CM. OCCA FLECKS CHARCOAL:SOME RED IRON STAINING Nr BASE. DARK HOMOGENOUS FILL WITH MUCH BONE.R&B DISTURBED. 1 HONE STONE. 
002DA00280 PIT CUT OVATE  0 88  28 WIDE U  CUT ON W. BY PIT257/258 & ON S. BYPIT253/252. GENTLE SIDED: SL CONCAVE IRON STAINED BASE. DUE TO TRUNCATION LENGTH IS UNKNOWN. 

002DA00282 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DA00281 PIT FILL OVATE  0 75  27 FLAT  MOD/FREQ ROUNDED & ANGULAR CHALK<4CM THROUGHOUT FILL. ROOT & BURROW DISTURBED. NO FINDS. CUT BY TWO NEIGHBOURING PITS 252/253: 262/263. 
002DA00282 PIT CUT OVATE  0 75  27 WIDE U  STEEP N & S EDGES:BASE SL CONCAVE. CUT AWAY ON W. BY PIT253/252 & ON E BY PIT262/263. CUTS INTO A :DIRTY: NATURAL OF SAND WITH SOME GRAVEL. 

Objects by Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
002DA00176 AA PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKE  1
002DA00176 AB No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002DA00176 BC EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  ?LOOMWEIGHT 1
002DA00178 AD EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN I  1
002DA00178 AE EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN III  1
002DA00178 AB No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DA00178 AA No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DA00178 AC No Entry  STONE STONE  LIMESTONE  1
002DA00178 AF No Entry  STONE STONES  3
002DA00180 AE No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002DA00180 AB PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKE  1
002DA00180 AG PREHISTORIC  FLINT BLADE FRAGMENT  RETOUCHED 1
002DA00180 AF No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DA00180 AD ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  ?R-B  1
002DA00180 AH ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  ?R-B  1
002DA00180 AA No Entry  STONE STONE  LIMESTONE  2
002DA00180 AC No Entry  STONE STONE  LIMESTONE  1
002DA00255 AX No Entry  IRON IRON ?BLADE  1
002DA00255 AA MEDIEVAL  POTTERY SHERD  YELLOW GLAZED MED  1
002DA00255 AB MEDIEVAL  POTTERY SHERD  MED  1
002DA00255 AC EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  3
002DA00255 AD EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  ?LOOMWEIGHT 7
002DA00257 AA No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  LARGE PIECES 2
002DA00271 AA MEDIEVAL  POTTERY SHERD  MED  1
002DA00275 AC No Entry  IRON SPEAR/ARROW  1
002DA00275 AB ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002DA00275 AD No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002DA00275 AA EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  2
002DA00279 AA No Entry  WORKED STONE WORKED STONE  POLISHED SANDSTONE  1

Animal Bone By Context

KEY_ID SPECIES BONE ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
002DA00176 Cattle 736  Femur P 1  0 0  0 0 
002DA00176 Cattle 936  Phalanx 2 1  0 0  0 0 
002DA00176 Cattle 423  Radius fr 1  0 0  0 0 
002DA00176 Cattle 744  Tibia br 1  1 0  0 0 
002DA00176 Pig 109  Atlas 1  0 0  0 1 
002DA00176 Pig 936  Phalanx 2 1  0 0  0 0 
002DA00176 Pig 743  Tibia D 1  1 0  0 1 
002DA00176 Sheep 102  Horncore 1  1 0  0 0 
002DA00176 Sheep 416  Humerus D 1  0 0  0 1 
002DA00176 Sheep/goat 106  Mandible 1  0 0  0 0 
002DA00176 Sheep/goat 743  Tibia D 1  0 0  0 1 
002DA00177 Cattle 935  Phalanx 1 1  0 0  0 1 
002DA00177 Cattle 937  Phalanx 3 1  0 0  0 0 
002DA00178 Sheep/goat 526  M/C C 1  1 0  0 0 
002DA00180 Cattle 108  Hyoid 1  0 0  1 0 
002DA00180 Cattle 214  LM3 1  0 0  0 0 
002DA00180 Cattle 106  Mandible 1  0 0  0 0 
002DA00180 Cattle 740  Patella 1  1 0  0 1 
002DA00180 Cattle 937  Phalanx 3 1  0 0  0 0 
002DA00180 Horse 312  Scapula 1  0 0  0 1 
002DA00180 Pig 922  Astragalus 1  1 0  0 0 
002DA00180 Sheep/goat 923  Calcaneum 1  1 0  0 0 
002DA00180 Sheep/goat 213  Ld4 1  0 0  0 1 
002DA00180 Sheep/goat 422  Radius br 1  1 0  0 0 
002DA00180 Sheep/goat 744  Tibia br 1  0 0  0 1 
002DA00205 Sheep/goat 416  Humerus D 1  0 0  0 1 
002DA00253 Cattle 527  M/C P 1  0 0  0 1 
002DA00253 Horse 848  M/T P 1  0 0  0 0 
002DA00253 Sheep/goat 109  Atlas 1  0 0  0 0 
002DA00255 Sheep/goat 631  Pelvis 1  0 0  1 1 
002DA00262 Cattle 103  Occiput 1  0 0  1 1 
002DA00262 Cattle 631  Pelvis 1  0 0  0 0 
002DA00271 Cattle 420  Radius P 1  0 0  0 0 
002DA00271 Sheep/goat 423  Radius fr 1  0 0  1 0 
002DA00273 Cattle 935  Phalanx 1 1  0 0  0 0 
002DA00275 Pig 526  M/C C 1  0 0  0 0 
002DA00275 Sheep/goat 417  Humerus br 1  0 0  0 1 
002DA00279 Cattle 923  Calcaneum 1  0 0  0 1 
002DA00279 Cattle 107  Mand fr 1  0 0  0 1 
002DA00279 Cattle 107  Mand fr 1  1 0  0 1 
002DA00279 Cattle 419  Radius C 1  0 0  0 1 
002DA00279 Sheep/goat 738  Femur br 1  0 0  0 1