Shows location of spit 2DB161 in relation to the rest of Site 2

002DB00161     Spit


 
Spit Details
Length 350 Width 220 Depth 4
Area  7.33 sq. m Volume
Material Culture Number of Objects 5 Number of Animal Bones 139
Environmental 

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

                     002DB00001                                                 
                                                                     
                                                                     
                002DB00002                       002DB00007                            
                                                                     
            002DB00031   002DB00297   002DB00023                       002DB00092                        
                                                                     
                    002DB00091                                                
  002DB00151      002DB00148                   002DB00220   002DB00222       002DB00079   002DB00080   002DB00139         002DB00128          
                      002DB00145                                              
  002DB00167   002DB00161                               002DB00150       002DB00131       002DB00138   002DB00152          
                      002DB00149                                         002DB00246    
      002DB00254                                   002DB00140 002DB00143   002DB00208   002DB00141   002DB00228          
                        002DB00197                                            
                002DB00262                                     002DB00144   002DB00229          
                                                                     
                                                      002DB00146              
                                                                     

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Discussion

This was a small, rectangular cleaning spit over an area of darker soil initially believed to be a large pit. The material removed was a sandy silt (Munsell colour 10YR 4/3). It quickly became evident that in fact two pits were present (002DB00292 and 002DB00294). An exceptionally high density of animal bone was present.

002DB00161 Object Totals by Period and Material

 

002DB00161 Animal Bone Totals by Species

 

Context Details

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DB00161 SPIT SUB-RECTANGULAR
350
220
4
 FLAT CLEANING/DEFINING SPIT OVER 2 PITS. OCCASIONAL CHALK <4CM. EXTREMELY LARGE QUANTITIES OF BONE. IN REALITY COMPRISES OF FILL OF BOTH PITS BEFORE RECOGNIZED.

Objects

 

Animal Bones