002CB00229

Enclosure Ditch

Phasing

Discussion

An east/west ditch of probable Romano-British date of approx. 3085cm length. The maximum width is approx. 78cm and the maximum depth recorded for any excavated segment is 69cm. It is likely to be associated with similar ditches in vicinity - Masters 002CB02599, 002CC00271, 002CC01846, 002CC01859 and 002CC01866. Cut into chalk gravel. Many finds including a dog skeleton in the western part of the ditch.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
002CB00229 29
002CB00235 (FILL) 6
002CB00230 002CB00231 16 5
002CB00232 8
002CB00507 002CB00508
002CB02365 002CB02366 4 2
002CB02437 002CB02438 3 3
002CB02546 002CB02547 1 2
002CB02548


Objects Totals by Material

002CB00230 Objects Totals by Material

002CB00230 Pottery 9 of which Early Saxon 8 Roman 1
Charcoal 3
Slag 2
Fired Clay 1
Worked Stone 1

002CB02366 Objects Totals by Material

002CB02366 Pottery 2 of which Roman 1 No Entry 1
Stone 2

002CB02438 Objects Totals by Material

002CB02438 Pottery 3 Roman

002CB02547 Objects Totals by Material

002CB02547 Pottery 1 Roman

Animal Bone Totals by Species

002CB00229 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002CB00229 Dog 26
Pig 2
Horse 1

002CB00230 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002CB00230 Cattle 2
Sheep/goat 2
Cat 1

002CB00232 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002CB00232 Dog 7
Pig 1

002CB00235 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002CB00235 Sheep/goat 2
Cattle 2
Horse 2

002CB02366 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002CB02366 Cattle 1
Sheep/goat 1

002CB02438 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002CB02438 Cattle 2
Sheep/goat 1

002CB02547 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002CB02547 Cattle 2

Structural Details

MASTER 002CB00229

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002CB00229 DITCH LINEAR 2900 60 30 V SHAPED MASTER FOR SMALLISH R. B. DITCH ON GRAVEL. BENDS AT E END. TRUNCATED FROM ABOVE-ESP PERHAPS AT W END WHERE IS SHALLOWER AND NARROWER.
002CB00235 MASTER LINEAR 0 0 0 No Entry FILL MASTER NUMBER FOR E/W DITCH (CUT MASTER 229). MAY=233. FINDS OF DOG SKELETON 232. OTHER BONES AND POT ALSO PRESENT. NO OTHER RECORD IN CONTEXT BOOK.

 

002CB00230 Notes 


KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002CB00230 DITCH CUT GRID DEFINED 160 45 25 USHAPED CUT FOR DITCH SEGMENT: NO FURTHER DESCRIPTION FOUND. TRUNCATED FROM ABOVE.
002CB00231 DITCH FILL GRID DEFINED 160 45 25 USHAPED FILL OF DITCH SEGMENT: NO DESCRIPTION FOUND!
002CB00232 SKELETON No Entry 95 40 No Entry DOG SKELETON. DISTURBED ON DISCOVERY AND ANTIQUITY. (PLOUGHING?). BONES DISPERSED OVER 1M LEGTH OF DITCH SEGMENT. SEE CONTEXT BOOK NOTES FOR DESCRIPTION.

002CB00507 Section and Notes 

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002CB00507 POST HOLE CUT ROUND 14 14 28 USHAPED P.H. IN DITCH M.229----Nr W. END. REGULAR SIDES & BASE.
002CB00508 POST HOLE FILL ROUND 20 20 28 USHAPED NO FURTHER DETAILS.

002CB02365 Section and Notes 

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002CB02365 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG. 350 56 29 VSHAPED CUT FOR DITCH SEGMENT. SMOOTH SIDED: BASE FLATTENS OUT SLIGHTLY. TRUNCATED FROM ABOVE.
002CB02366 DITCH FILL GRID DEFINED 350 56 29 VSHAPED FILL OF DITCH SEGMENT. MOD CHALK < 4 CM: OCCA GRAVEL. ONLY FILL OF THIS SEGMENT OBSERVED. TRUNCATED FROM ABOVE.

002CB02437 Section and Notes 

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002CB02437 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG. 400 62 21 BOWL SHAPED CUT FOR DITCH SEGMENT. UNUSUAL FOR THIS DITCH IN THAT IS :U: SHAPED. SIDES SMOOTH. TRUNCATED FROM ABOVE.
002CB02438 DITCH FILL GRID DEFINED 400 62 21 BOWL SHAPED FILL OF DITCH SEGMENT: MOD CHALK PEBBLES < 3 CM. ONLY FILL OF THIS SEGMENT OBSERVED. TRUNCATED FROM ABOVE BY MACHINE & SHOVEL.

002CB02546 Section and Notes 

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002CB02546 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG. 250 75 69 VSHAPED CUT FOR SEGMENT OF DITCH: STEEP SIDED WITH SLIGHTLY ROUNDED SHARP BASE. LEVEL OF TRUNCATION FROM ABOVE AT THIS E. END OF DITCH PROB NOT AS BAD ASE
002CB02547 DITCH FILL GRID DEFINED 250 74 59 VSHAPED UPPER FILL OF DITCH SEGMENT. FREQ ROUNDED PEBBLE INCLUSIONS < 3 CM. TRUNCATED FROM ABOVE BY MACHINE & SHOVEL.
002CB02548 DITCH FILL GRID DEFINED 250 30 12 USHAPED PRIMARY FILLING OF DITCH. OCCA PEBBLES: MUCH OF FILL SAND. FILL LAPS UP AGAINST S. EDGE OF DITCH.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
002CB00230 AA EARLY SAXON POTTERY SHERD ?ANGLIAN II 1
002CB00230 AB No Entry SLAG SLAG FRAGMENT 1
002CB00230 AC No Entry CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE 1
002CB00230 AD EARLY SAXON POTTERY SHERD ANGLIAN III 1
002CB00230 AF EARLY SAXON POTTERY SHERD ANGLIAN III 1
002CB00230 AG EARLY SAXON POTTERY SHERD ANGLIAN III 1
002CB00230 AH EARLY SAXON POTTERY SHERDS ?ANGLIAN I 2
002CB00230 AI EARLY SAXON POTTERY SHERD ANGLIAN 2
002CB00230 AJ ROMAN POTTERY SHERD GREY WARE 1
002CB00230 AK No Entry FIRED CLAY FIRED CLAY 1
002CB00230 AL No Entry SLAG SLAG FRAGMENTS IRON SLAG 6
002CB00230 AM EARLY SAXON POTTERY SHERD ANGLIAN III 1
002CB00230 AN No Entry CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE 1
002CB00230 AO No Entry WORKED STONE STONE POLISHER 1
002CB00230 AP No Entry CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE 1
002CB00230 AZ EARLY SAXON POTTERY SHERD ANGLIAN III 1
002CB02366 AA No Entry STONE STONE 1
002CB02366 AB ROMAN POTTERY SHERD R-B 1
002CB02366 AC No Entry STONE STONE SANDSTONE 1
002CB02366 AD No Entry POTTERY SHERDS 2
002CB02438 AA ROMAN POTTERY SHERDS R-B 2
002CB02438 AB ROMAN POTTERY SHERD ?R-B 1
002CB02438 AC ROMAN POTTERY SHERD R-B 1
002CB02547 AA ROMAN POTTERY SHERDS ?R-B 2


Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
002CB00229 Pig Ld4 1 0 0 0 1
002CB00229 Pig Humerus C 1 1 0 0 1
002CB00229 Dog Axis 1 0 0 0 1
002CB00229 Dog Scapula 1 1 0 0 1
002CB00229 Dog Scapula 1 0 0 0 1
002CB00229 Dog Humerus P 1 1 0 0 1
002CB00229 Dog Humerus D 1 0 0 0 1
002CB00229 Dog Humerus D 1 1 0 0 1
002CB00229 Dog Radius C 1 1 0 0 1
002CB00229 Dog Radius C 1 1 0 0 1
002CB00229 Dog Ulna 1 1 0 0 1
002CB00229 Dog M/C P 1 0 0 0 1
002CB00229 Dog Pelvis 1 0 0 0 1
002CB00229 Dog Pelvis 1 1 0 0 1
002CB00229 Dog Sacrum 1 0 0 0 1
002CB00229 Dog Femur C 1 1 0 0 1
002CB00229 Dog Femur C 1 1 0 0 0
002CB00229 Dog Tibia C 1 1 0 0 0
002CB00229 Dog Tibia C 1 1 0 0 1
002CB00229 Dog Fibula 1 0 0 0 1
002CB00229 Dog Fibula 1 0 0 0 1
002CB00229 Dog M/T C 1 1 0 0 0
002CB00229 Dog M/T C 1 0 0 0 0
002CB00229 Dog M/T C 1 1 0 0 0
002CB00229 Dog Calcaneum 1 0 0 0 0
002CB00229 Dog Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
002CB00229 Dog Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
002CB00229 Dog Phalanx 1 1 0 0 0 0
002CB00229 Horse Phalanx 1 1 1 0 0 1
002CB00230 Sheep/goat M/T P 1 1 0 1 1
002CB00230 Cattle Horncore 1 0 0 1 1
002CB00230 Cattle Astragalus 1 1 1 0 1
002CB00230 Sheep/goat Femur br 1 1 0 0 1
002CB00230 Cat Humerus D 1 0 0 0 0
002CB00232 Dog Humerus C 1 0 0 0 1
002CB00232 Dog Radius P 1 0 0 0 0
002CB00232 Dog Scapula 1 0 0 0 1
002CB00232 Dog Ulna 1 1 0 1 1
002CB00232 Dog Tibia C 1 0 0 0 1
002CB00232 Dog Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
002CB00232 Dog Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
002CB00232 Pig M/T P 1 1 0 0 1
002CB00235 Sheep/goat Tibia D 1 1 0 0 1
002CB00235 Sheep/goat Femur D 1 0 0 0 1
002CB00235 Cattle Horncore 1 0 0 0 1
002CB00235 Cattle Mand fr 1 0 0 0 1
002CB00235 Horse Mand fr 1 1 0 0 1
002CB00235 Horse LM3 1 1 0 0 1
002CB02366 Sheep/goat Humerus D 1 0 0 2 0
002CB02366 Cattle Femur D 1 1 0 1 0
002CB02438 Cattle Humerus br 1 0 0 0 1
002CB02438 Cattle Radius P 1 0 0 1 1
002CB02438 Sheep/goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
002CB02547 Cattle Humerus br 1 1 0 0 1
002CB02547 Cattle Tibia D 1 1 0 1 1