002DB00004 andf 002DC00036

Gully

Phasing

The orientation of the ditch indicates that its origin was in the Medieval period, as it aligns with the ridge and furrow to the south and to the east, and it also appears to stop at the Medieval ditch/gully complex 002DB00075 in the east. However, a number of Post-Medieval drain fragments demonstrate that it continued in use, probably as a ditch field boundary, until the modern field system was laid out.

Discussion

A north-east/south-west aligned gully in the west of area 2DB. The gully continues westwards into 2DC but was only excavated in that area where it cut through earlier features (Grubenhäuser 002DC00032 and 002DC00042). It was visible for a total length of 88 metres. Eastwards, it was not present past the north/south medieval gully complex 002DB00075. Heavy iron panning in the sides and base of this feature confirm its use as a drainage gully.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
002DB00004 002DB00005 002DB00003 51 23
002DC00036 002DC00035 002DC00034 1  +  1 6
002DC00088 002DC00087 2 0
002DC00173 002DC00172 5 1

002DB00003 Object Totals By Material

002DB00003 Bronze  1 
Fired Clay 3 
Flint 5 
Glass 2 
Iron 1
Pottery 36  of which Early Saxon 5  Medieval  10 No Entry  5 Post Medieval 2  Prehistoric 1 Roman  14
Stone 2 

002DB00003 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00003 Cattle 11 
Horse 4 
Sheep 1 
Sheep/goat 7 

Structural Details

Master 002DB00004

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DB00004 MASTER LINEAR  2100 84  24 USHAPED  MASTER NUMBER OF SMALL E-W RUNNING DITCH. RUNS INTO 2DC. AT ITS WEST END SEEN TO RUN INTO(&NOT BEYOND)THE N-S.RUNNING MED-POST MED GULLEYS. 

002DB00005 East Facing Sections and Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DB00003 GULLY FILL LINEAR  0 84  24 FLAT  IRON PAN AT EDGES & THROUGHOUT FILL. OCCA/MOD CHALK GRAVEL <4.5CM THROUGHOUT. OCCA PATCHES CLAY. ROOT & BURROW DISTURBED. SL TRUNCATED ABOVE. 
002DB00005 GULLY CUT LINEAR  0 84  24 BOWL SHAPED  CUT OF SMALL E-W. GULLEY: IRON PANNING SUGGESTS WATER SATURATION. DEEPER AT E. THAN W. SMOOTH SIDES & BASE. TRUNCATED ABOVE BY CLEANING/MACHINING. 

002DC00036 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DC00034 DITCH FILL SEG LINEAR 1000 61 11 FLAT BASED U UPPER FILL OF 18TH CENTURY FIELD BOUNDARY RUNNING E-W ACROSS DC. HEAVY IRON PAN ON SURFACE.
002DC00035 DITCH CUT SEG LINEAR 300 61 11 U-SHAPED POST MED GULLY/FIELD BOUNDARY-QUITE SHALLOW AT THIS POINT. REGULAR U SHAPED PROFILE. BASE SLIGHTLY CONCAVE. CUTS THROUGH GRUB M32.
002DC00036 POST MEDIEVAL GULLY LINEAR 6500 80 22 FLAT MASTER NUMBER OF POST MED GULLY RUNNING E-W THROUGHOUT 2DC. 3 SEGMENTS EXCAVATED. 2 WHERE CUTS THROUGH GRUBS. MOST FINDS OF LATE DATE.
002DC00069 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG. 332 80 14 WIDE U HEAVILY IRONPANNED FILL OF POST MED FIELD BOUNDARY. VERY SANDY IN PARTS AND FEW >20% CHALK FRAG.
002DC00070 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG. 332 80 14 WIDE U FIELD BOUNDARY CUT.
002DC00087 DITCH FILL SEG LINEAR 300 32 8 FLAT MODERATE CHALK INCLUSIONS MOSTLY <5CM. ENTIRE FILL PERMEATED BY IRON PANNING-SUGGESTIVE OF WATER ACTION. NO FINDS.
002DC00088 DITCH CUT SEG LINEAR 300 32 8 U-SHAPED CUT OF SHALLOW POST MED GULLY/FIELD BOUNDARY. SHALLOWNESS OF DEPTH SUGGESTS HEAVY TRUNCATION. IRON PAN PERMEATING TO EDGES.
002DC00173 DITCH FILL SEG LINEAR 800 55 19 FLAT MOD-FREQUENT MOSTLY ROUNDED CHALK PEBBLES. A FEW LENSES OF SAND. TRUNCATED BY CLEANING. MANY OF FINDS CLEARLY RESIDUAL. SOME IRON PAN.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
002DB00003 AI No Entry  BRONZE BRONZE NEEDLE  1
002DB00003 BI No Entry  FIRED CLAY BRICK/TILE  1
002DB00003 BM No Entry  FIRED CLAY BRICK/TILE  1
002DB00003 BV No Entry  FIRED CLAY BRICK/TILE  1
002DB00003 BF No Entry  FLINT BLADE  LOCAL FLINT  1
002DB00003 AB PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKE  1
002DB00003 AG PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKE  CORE PREP 1
002DB00003 AL PREHISTORIC  FLINT BLADE  1
002DB00003 BR PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKE  1
002DB00003 BX No Entry  GLASS GLASS SHERD  PALE GREEN 1
002DB00003 AM POST MEDIEVAL  GLASS GLASS SHERDS  DARK GREEN 6
002DB00003 BL No Entry  IRON IRON NAIL  1
002DB00003 AD EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002DB00003 AN EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN IV  1
002DB00003 AO EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN  1
002DB00003 BD EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002DB00003 AH MEDIEVAL  POTTERY SHERD  GREEN GLAZED MED  1
002DB00003 AV MEDIEVAL  POTTERY SHERD  GREEN GLAZED MED  1
002DB00003 AX MEDIEVAL  POTTERY SHERD  GREEN GLAZED MED  1
002DB00003 AZ MEDIEVAL  POTTERY SHERD  MED  1
002DB00003 BB MEDIEVAL  POTTERY SHERD  GREEN GLAZED MED  1
002DB00003 BJ MEDIEVAL  POTTERY SHERD  GREEN GLAZED MED  1
002DB00003 BK MEDIEVAL  POTTERY SHERD  MED  1
002DB00003 BN MEDIEVAL  POTTERY SHERD  GREEN GLAZED MED  1
002DB00003 BO MEDIEVAL  POTTERY SHERD  GREEN GLAZED MED  1
002DB00003 BT MEDIEVAL  POTTERY SHERD  GREEN GLAZED MED  1
002DB00003 AQ No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00003 AT No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00003 AY No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00003 BC No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00003 BS No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00003 AJ POST MEDIEVAL  POTTERY SHERD  BLACK GLAZED PM  1
002DB00003 BQ POST MEDIEVAL  POTTERY SHERD  CREAM+BROWN GL PM  1
002DB00003 BG PREHISTORIC  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00003 AA ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  GREY WARE  1
002DB00003 AC ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002DB00003 AE ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002DB00003 AF ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002DB00003 AK ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002DB00003 AP ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  ?ROMAN  1
002DB00003 AR ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002DB00003 AS ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002DB00003 AU ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002DB00003 AW ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002DB00003 BA ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002DB00003 BE ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002DB00003 BH ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  GREY WARE  1
002DB00003 BU ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  ?ROMAN  1
002DB00003 BP No Entry  STONE COAL FRAGMENT  1
002DB00003 BW No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DB00004 AA EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN I  1
KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
002DC00034 AA   SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE     1
002DC00035 AA   STONE STONE     1
002DC00036 AB POST MEDIEVAL FIRED CLAY DRAIN FRAGMENT     1
002DC00036 AC POST MEDIEVAL FIRED CLAY DRAIN FRAGMENT     1
002DC00036 AD POST MEDIEVAL FIRED CLAY DRAIN FRAGMENT     1
002DC00036 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD J ROMANO-BRITISH 1
002DC00087 AA   STONE STONE     1
002DC00087 AB ANGLIAN UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY     1
002DC00173 AB POST MEDIEVAL FIRED CLAY DRAIN FRAGMENT     1
002DC00173 AA 3-4C POTTERY SHERD L?   1
002DC00173 AC 4C POTTERY SHERD JHUN HUNTCLIFF 1
002DC00173 AE ANGLIAN SLAG SLAG     1
002DC00173 AD   STONE STONE     5

Animal Bone By Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
002DB00003 Cattle Astragalus  1 1  0 0  0
002DB00003 Cattle Femur P  1 0  0 1  0
002DB00003 Cattle Humerus br  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00003 Cattle M/C P  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00003 Cattle Pelvis  1 0  0 1 0
002DB00003 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00003 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00003 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00003 Cattle Scapula  1 0  0 1  1
002DB00003 Cattle Tibia br  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00003 Horse Astragalus  1 0  0 1  0
002DB00003 Horse Calcaneum  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00003 Horse Calcaneum  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00003 Horse M/T C  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00003 Sheep Humerus D  1 0  1 0  1
002DB00003 Sheep/goat Atlas  1 1 0 0  1
002DB00003 Sheep/goat M/T P  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00003 Sheep/goat M/T P 1 0  0 0  0
002DB00003 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00003 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00003 Sheep/goat Sacrum  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00003 Sheep/goat Tibia br  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00005 Cattle M/T P  1 0  0 1  1
KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
002DC00034 Cattle M/T C 1 1 0 1 0
002DC00034 Cattle Tibia C 1 0 0 0 1
002DC00034 Pig Mand fr 1 0 0 0 0
002DC00034 Sheep Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
002DC00034 Sheep/Goat Humerus D 1 1 0 0 0
002DC00034 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
002DC00173 Cattle Ulna 1 1 0 0 0