002CC00271

Ditch 

 

Phasing

Discussion

One of four master numbers issued to enclosure ditches in the north of area 2CC. According to material evidence this ditch appears to be Romano-British in date. It is cut by 002CC01866 which is probably Early Saxon.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME  OBJECTS AN BONE  DENSITY
DITCH 002CC00278  002CC00279 18  14
 

Finds Totals by Object Type

002CC00279 Flint  1
Pottery  11 of which Roman  9 No Entry 2 
Snail 3
Stone  3 of which Quartzite  2 Sandstone 1 
 

 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002CC00279 Cattle  10
002CC00279 Sheep 1
002CC00279 Sheep/Goat 3
 

Structural Details

MASTER 002CC00271

KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
002CC00271  MASTER LINEAR  2800 70  25 No Entry  MASTER NUMBER FOR E.-W. RUNNING R.B. DITCH ON CHALK Nr INTERFACE WITH SAND. CUT BY DITCH M1866. TERMINATES APPROX 10M W. OF THIS INTERSECTION. 

002CC00278 Section and Notes 

KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
002CC00278  DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG.  300 98  25 USHAPED  CUT OF E.-W. RUNNING DITCH IN 2 SEGS. SMOOTH SIDED: ROUNDED BASE. TRUNCATED FROM ABOVE. 
002CC00279  DITCH FILL GRID DEFINED  300 75  21 CONCAVE  UPPER FILL OF DITCH SEGMENTS-USED IN 2 SEGS! FREQ CHALK <6CM & SMALLER GRITTY INCLUSIONS THROUGHOUT. IN PLACES MORE COMPACT AT S. EDGE. TRUNCATED ABOVE 
 

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OBJ PERIOD MATERIAL  TYPE SUB_TYPE  CLASS No
002CC00279 AA No Entry  STONE STONE QUARTZITE 1
002CC00279 AB No Entry  POTTERY SHERD 1
002CC00279 AC No Entry  SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE 1
002CC00279 AD ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD R-B 1
002CC00279 AE No Entry  SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE 1
002CC00279 AF No Entry  STONE STONE QUARTZITE 1
002CC00279 AG ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD R-B 1
002CC00279 AH PREHISTORIC  FLINT BLADE FRAGMENT RETOUCHED 1 
002CC00279 AI ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD GREY WARE 1
002CC00279 AJ ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD ROMAN 1
002CC00279 AK ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD R-B 1
002CC00279 AL ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD R-B 1
002CC00279 AM No Entry  STONE STONE SANDSTONE 1
002CC00279 AN ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD R-B 1
002CC00279 AO ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD ?ROMAN 1
002CC00279 AP No Entry  POTTERY SHERD COLOUR COATED  1
002CC00279 AQ ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD R-B 1
002CC00279 AR No Entry  SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE 1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID  SPECIES ELEMENT  QUANT CHEW  BURN BUTCH  FBRK
002CC00279  Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  1
002CC00279  Cattle Patella  1 1  0 0  1
002CC00279  Sheep Scapula  1 1  0 0  1
002CC00279  Sheep/goat Tibia D  1 1  0 0  1
002CC00279  Cattle Humerus br  1 1  0 0  1
002CC00279  Cattle M/T D  1 1  0 0  1
002CC00279  Sheep/goat Calcaneum  1 0  0 0  1
002CC00279  Cattle Axis  1 1  0 0  1
002CC00279  Cattle Scapula  1 1  0 0  1
002CC00279  Cattle Femur D  1 1  0 0  1
002CC00279  Cattle Pelvis  1 1  0 0  1
002CC00279  Sheep/goat Mandible  1 1  0 0  1
002CC00279  Cattle Femur br  1 1  0 0  1
002CC00279  Cattle Pelvis  1 0  0 0  1