002CC01859

Ditch 

 

Phasing

Discussion

One of four master numbers issued to enclosure ditches in the north of area 2CC. A relatively small, E/W running ditch. Material evidence indicates the ditch is of Romano-British date.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME  OBJECTS AN BONE  DENSITY
002CC01859 002CC01860  002CC01861 1  2
002CC01862  002CC01863 3 
002CC01864  002CC01865 2 
002CC01881  002CC01882 1

Structural Details

MASTER 002CC01859

KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
002CC01859  MASTER LINEAR  900 80  35 USHAPED  MASTER NUMBER FOR SHORT E.-W. RUNNING R.B. DITCH & A POSS EVEN SMALLER STRETCH OF DITCH TO ITS E. LAYS TO S.E. OF MAJOR N.-S. DITCH. TRUNCATED ABOVE. 
 

002CC01860 Section and Notes 

KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
002CC01860  DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG.  107 70  30 USHAPED  CUT OF W. TERMINAL OF DITCH IN SEGMENT. SMOOTH SIDED: TERMINAL END AT W. RISES UP QUITE STEEPLY. TRUNCATED ABOVE TERMINAL ROUND ENDED. 
002CC01861  DITCH FILL GRID DEFINED  107 70  30 USHAPED  FILL OF W. TERMINAL OF DITCH SEGMENT. MOD CHALK PEBBLES < 2 CM: OCCA FLECKS CHARCOAL TOWARDS BASE OF FILL. TRUNCATED ABOVE. ROUND ENDED. 


002CC01862 Section and Notes 

KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
002CC01862  DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG.  150 75  38 IRREGULAR  CUT OF DITCH-MIDDLE SEGMENT. S. EDGE SMOOTH-CONCAVE:ON N. BASE STEPS UP SHARPLY & CONTINUES TO SURFACE @ 45 deg. TRUNCATED ABOVE. 
002CC01863  DITCH FILL GRID DEFINED  150 75  38 IRREGULAR  FILL OF DITCH-MIDDLE SEGMENT. MOD CHALK PEBBLES < 2 CM. TRUNCATED ABOVE. SOME EV OF BURROWING. ONLY FILL OBSERVED IN THIS SEGMENT. 

002CC01864 Section and Notes 

KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
002CC01864  DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG.  107 77  25 USHAPED  CUT OF DITCH TERMINAL IN SEGMENT: SMOOTH SIDED & RISES STEEPLY AT ITS E. END. ROUND ENDED. TRUNCATED ABOVE. 
002CC01865  DITCH FILL GRID DEFINED  107 77  25 USHAPED  FILL OF DITCH SEGMENT-E. TERMINAL OF DITCH. MOD CHALK PEBBLES < 4 CM. SOME VARIATION IN COLOUR DUE TO BURROWING? TERMINAL ROUND ENDED. TRUNCATED ABOV 

002CC01881 Section and Notes 


KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
002CC01881  DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG.  96 55  10 FLAT BASED U  POSS DITCH OR MACHINE TRACK. SMOOTH SIDES-V. GENTLE SLOPE. PHYSICALLY SEPERATED FROM LARGER DITCH TO W. BUT UNDER SAME M. No. 
002CC01882  DITCH FILL GRID DEFINED  96 55  10 FLAT BASED U  FILL OF SEGMENT ACROSS POSS SHALLOW DITCH.OCCA CHALK PEBBLES: SOME ROOTS IN FILL- MAY EVEN BE MACHINE TRACK? 
 
 
 

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OBJ PERIOD MATERIAL  TYPE SUB_TYPE  CLASS No
002CC01861 AA No Entry  STONE STONE SANDSTONE 1
002CC01863 AA ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD R-B 1
002CC01863 AB No Entry  STONE STONE SANDSTONE 1
002CC01863 AC ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD R-B 1
002CC01865 AA ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD SHALLOW BOWL  R-B 1
002CC01865 AB ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD R-B 1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID  SPECIES ELEMENT  QUANT CHEW  BURN BUTCH  FBRK
002CC01861  Cattle Horncore  1 0  0 0  1
002CC01861  Cattle Scapula  1 1  0 0  1
002CC01882  Horse Radius P  1 1  0 0  0