"site id","assemblage id","period","date","site type","predominant type of context","size of assemblage (n)","n mammals","n birds","n fish","small (rodent sized) mammal","amphibian","n domestic mammals","n wild mammals","assemblage notes"
1,1,"IA","EIA-RB","hillfort","unspecified",4782.00,4642,11,2,1,1,4633,7,"report groups 'later prehistoric' period (phases 5,6 & 7) together but majority of assemblage is phse 6 (MIA). NISP counts exclude ABGs"
2,2,"LBA-EIA",,"occupation","dump/midden",845.00,819,26,0,0,0,804,15,"most material probably EIA.
Site is valley assemblage from prehistoric stream channel. Smaller bones may have been washed away."
3,3,"LBA-EIA",,"unenclosed settlement","unspecified",,,0,0,0,0,,,"very little quantitative information available from published summary report. Ratio of domestic:wild is v high:v low. Noted that c.33% of assemblage is from unstratified contexts."
4,4,"LIA","100BC-AD100","promontory fort","occupation layers",,,0,0,0,0,,,"cliff castle (promontery fort). NISP counts not published as deemed not to be representative of true economic importance - MNI given instead."
5,5,"LIA","late MIA  - AD50","enclosed settlement","ditches/gullies",747.00,747,0,0,1,1,732,15,"cattle dominate hand recovered samples but sheep and cattle more evenly represented in sieved samples, suggesting hand recovered material biased in favour of cattle. Most material comes from phase 2 ditches. NISP counts treat ABGs & refitting frags as 1."
6,6,"EIA","C6/5th BC","unenclosed settlement","unspecified",88.00,88,0,0,0,0,88,0,"Small EIA (phase 1) sample but worth including because of lack of assemblages of similar date from Dorset area. Species proportions comparable to the larger Phase 2 (LIA) assemblage. NISP Counts exclude whole sheep skeleton"
6,7,"LIA-ERB","C1st BC - C2nd AD","unenclosed settlement","unspecified",2021.00,2019,2,0,0,0,2180,18,"mixture of roundhouse occupation, plus surrounding midden & loam deposits. Species proportions similar thoughout. varying taphonomy - inside roundhouses less gnawing but more unidentified (final stages of preparation/consumption). Gnawing high in midden."
7,8,"IA",,"hillfort","unspecified",558.00,558,0,0,1,0,556,2,"promontery type hillfort. NISP counts and identified counts here exclude 'other possibles' category from published report"
8,9,"EIA-MIA","C5th-C3rd BC","enclosed settlement","unspecified",3868.00,3859,8,0,1,1,3836,23,"sieved material not included in NISP counts. Settlement type possible variant of 'banjo' form. High proportion of pig. Species counts published for each phase but combined here as 'IA' assemblage in line with published ageing & body part data etc"
9,10,"MIA","c.300-100BC","banjo enclosure","pits",2473.00,2460,9,0,1,1,2450,10,"sheep predominant in phase 2 (MIA) pits while sheep & cattle evenly represented in MIA ditch.  Ageing, metric, bodypart etc grouped in report with phase 3/4 (LIA-LRB) data but MIA material predominant so dealt with here as part of MIA assemblage"
9,11,"LIA-RB","C1st BC- C3/4th AD","banjo enclosure","ditches/gullies",957.00,957,0,0,0,0,950,7,"sheep predominant in the phase 3/4 (LIA-LRB) pits while cattle predominant in the LIA-LRB ditches. Ageing, metrics, bodypart etc info limited to the larger MIA assemblage"
10,12,"LIA","c.AD0-50","enclosed settlement","ditches/gullies",497.00,486,11,0,0,0,480,6,"phase 1+2 assemblage, C1st AD (pre-conquest)"
11,13,"IA-RB","EIA-C2nd-3rd AD","unenclosed settlement","unspecified",3342.00,3319,20,1,0,1,3308,11,
11,14,"EIA-MIA",,"unenclosed settlement","unspecified",,,,,0,0,,,"This assemblage record gives EIA cattle, s/g & pig counts only.  All other info provided in separate record as grouped EIA-RB assemblage only."
11,15,"MIA",,"unenclosed settlement","occupation layers",,,,,0,0,,,"This assemblage record gives MIA cattle, s/g & pig counts only.  All other info provided in separate record as grouped EIA-RB assemblage only."
11,16,"LIA","LIA Durotrigian","unenclosed settlement","unspecified",,,,,0,0,,,"This assemblage record gives LIA cattle, s/g & pig counts only.  All other info provided in separate record as grouped EIA-RB assemblage only."
12,17,"EIA",,"occupation","unspecified",523.00,523,0,0,0,0,492,31,"EIA rubbish deposits in Bronze Age Barrow ditch and Iron Age Scoop."
13,18,"LBA","C9th-8th BC","settlement","occupation layers",2800.00,2796,,1,1,0,2791,5,"NB total Ids approximate as no. of identified birds is unspecified.
Red deer antler present but only bone frags included in the count. Pig counts include at least 2 wild boar specimens."
14,19,"LBA",,"settlement","unspecified",2305.00,2305,,,0,0,2290,15,"contexts include river channel deposits, occupation deposits and a large pit (F6). NISP counts exclude horse skeleton from pit F6. Report only quantifies main species. 'other' counts dog and deer together so domestic/wild counts are approximate"
15,20,"LBA","C9th-8th BC","settlement","occupation layers",1589.00,1571,14,4,1,0,1546,25,"including 'midden deposits' (very clearly defined in report) and other dumps of refuse and accummulations of occupation refuse."
17,22,"EIA-MIA","E/MIA","settlement","pits",1588.00,1584,4,0,1,0,1576,8,"bird remains not identified to species. Dog NISP counts exclude two complete skeletons associated with human burial."
18,23,"EIA","c. 550-450BC","hillfort","pits",11958.00,11748,210,0,1,1,11461,287,"ceramic phase 1-3. Slight discrepancy in bird counts between main bone report and bird report are explained in published report (pg531). Bird counts in this database are drawn from main report. Also, counted data from small mammal/amphibia report."
18,24,"EIA-MIA","c.450-400BC","hillfort","pits",6967.00,6873,92,2,1,1,6814,59,"ceramic phase 4-5. Slight discrepancy in bird counts between main bone report and bird report are explained in published report (pg531). Bird counts in this database are drawn from main report. Also, counted data from small mammal/amphibia report."
18,25,"MIA","c.400-300 BC","hillfort","pits",8007.00,7847,160,0,1,1,7783,64,"ceramic phase 6. Slight discrepancy in bird counts between main bone report and bird report are explained in published report (pg531). Bird counts in this database are drawn from main report. Also, counted data from small mammal/amphibia report."
18,26,"MIA-LIA","c.300-100/50 BC","hillfort","pits",26860.00,26689,168,3,1,1,26533,156,"ceramic phase 7-8. Slight discrepancy in bird counts between main bone report and bird report are explained in published report (pg531). Bird counts in this database are drawn from main report. Also, counted data from small mammal/amphibia report."
18,27,"IA","c.550-100/50BC","hillfort","pits",57605.00,56940,659,6,1,1,56324,616,"All IA material including that unassigned to a specific period/ceramic phase. Species present & counts & other info refer to this general IA assemblage. Butchery & metrics in particular only given as general IA info in the report."
19,28,"EIA","c.550-450BC","hillfort","pits",4415.00,4401,14,0,0,0,4343,58,"ceramic phase 1-3. (early period)"
19,29,"EIA-MIA","c.450-350BC","hillfort","pits",3359.00,3191,168,0,0,0,3190,1,"ceramic phase 4-5. (middle period)"
19,30,"MIA","c.350-50BC","hillfort","pits",35081.00,34789,289,3,0,0,34475,314,"ceramic phase 6-7. (late period)"
19,31,"LIA","c.50+BC","hillfort","pits",1621.00,1616,5,0,0,0,1608,8,"ceramic phase 8. (latest period). Dog NISP count inflated by presence of complete dog skeleton."
19,32,"IA","c.550-50+BC","hillfort","pits",46358.00,45864,490,4,0,0,45463,401,"All IA material including that unassigned to a specific period/ceramic phase. Species present & counts & other info refer to this general IA assemblage. Butchery & metrics in particular only given as general IA info in the report."
20,33,"LIA",,"settlement","unspecified",311.00,311,0,0,0,0,311,0,"includes LIA material from phases C & D). Settlement definition difficult: suggestions include hillfort & promontery fort."
21,34,"MIA-LIA",,"promontory fort","dump/midden",3539.00,3509,18,12,0,0,3498,11,"some suggestion that pig & cattle element proportions might be result of primary processing/skinning waste with meat bones deposited elsewhere or even taken away as salted meat export."
22,35,"IA",,"enclosed settlement","unspecified",775.00,774,1,0,0,0,772,2,
23,36,"BA-IA","c.800BC-AD43","settlement","pits",9316.00,8900,135,0,1,1,8789,111,"Possibly 'bounded' settlement during later stages of occupation. This assemblage includes all LBA-LIA material including that unassigned to a specific period/phase. Species counts include ABGs/skeletons but this has negligible effect on relative abundance"
23,37,"LBA-EIA","c.800-350BC","settlement","pits",2628.00,2604,10,0,0,1,2592,28,"Phase 1-2 assemblage. Possibly 'bounded' settlement during later stages of occupation.Species counts include ABGs/skeletons but this has negligible effect on relative abundance"
23,38,"MIA","C350-200BC","settlement","pits",3383.00,3124,111,0,1,1,3085,39,"phase 3 assemblage. Possibly 'bounded' settlement during later stages of occupation.Species counts include ABGs/skeletons but this has negligible effect on relative abundance"
23,39,"EIA-MIA","c.800-350BC","settlement","ditches/gullies",1813.00,1806,5,0,1,1,1794,12,"phase 2 assemblage (ditch). Possibly 'bounded' settlement during later stages of occupation. The ditches may be enclosing ditches but no evidence to confirm this.Species counts include ABGs/skeletons but this has negligible effect on relative abundance"
23,40,"MIA","c.350-200BC","settlement","pits",485.00,458,5,0,1,1,455,3,"phase 2-3 assemblage. Possibly 'bounded' settlement during later stages of occupation.Species counts include ABGs/skeletons but this has negligible effect on relative abundance"
24,42,"IA","C7th-1st BC","settlement","pits",175.00,175,0,0,0,0,174,1,"Although a hillfort in the later phases, prior to that the nature of the settlement is less clearly defined.  All IA phases included in this assemblage as too small to subdivide by phase."
25,43,"MIA","500-300 BC","settlement","ditches/gullies",793.00,785,1,7,1,0,563,222,"majority of MIA assemblage comes from remains of 4 roundhouses. 2 pits also yielded bone. Counts include sieved material, including small mammal skeletons which inflate the wild mammal count."
26,44,"MIA","MIA","hillfort","pits",3078.00,3068,10,,0,1,3064,4,"Sample of MIA pits."
26,45,"LIA","LIA","hillfort","occupation layers",4069.00,4068,1,0,1,0,4047,21,"LIA rubbish layers (includes some 892 fragments from neonatal calfs - these excluded from NISP counts in this database) calfs include ABGs but many disturbed and could not be assigned to a 'burial'."
26,46,"MIA-LIA","c. 390BC- AD50","hillfort","burials",933.00,933,0,0,0,0,933,0,"sample of discrete animal burials, mostly cattle (including calf burials). Cattle NISP is 886 fragments, of which 598 fragments belong to neonatal calfs. NB s/g and pig remains NOT burials themselves, just frags associated with burial assemblage."
27,47,"IA",,"enclosed settlement","unspecified",,,,,1,1,,,"Overall IA assemblage covered in this record.Report provides very little in the way of bone quantification/NISP counts. MNI and ageing info for main domestic species are also provided in separate assemblage records for each of the three phases at Gussage."
27,48,"EIA",,"enclosed settlement","unspecified",,,,,1,1,,,"phase 1 assemblage"
27,49,"MIA",,"enclosed settlement","unspecified",,,,,1,1,,,"phase 2 assemblage"
27,50,"LIA",,"enclosed settlement","unspecified",,,,,1,1,,,"phase 3 assemblage"
28,51,"EIA-MIA","c. C5th-2nd BC","hillfort","unspecified",266.00,266,0,0,0,0,262,4,"overall IA assemblage totals include material from both sites 1 & 2. Only site 2 produced assemblage large enough to be recorded separately"
28,52,"EIA","C5th-3rd/early2nd BC","hillfort","unspecified",205.00,205,0,0,0,0,201,4,
29,53,"EIA-MIA",,"hillfort","pits",3825.00,3749,76,0,1,1,3183,560,"main emphasis of report is on the whole skeletons recovered, although all material is quantified. Counts include numerous complete and partial skeletons.  Other quantification method is count of most abundant elements: treated as MNI for this database"
30,54,"LIA","prehistoric-C1st AD","religious/ritual","unspecified",820.00,812,8,0,1,0,812,0,"Phase 1-2. 'votive' & 'non-votive' parts of the assemblage are discussed separatedly in the report but are quantified together here. Votive assemblage is defined as all sheep, goat & domestic fowl. Non-votive assemblage is all other species."
30,55,"LIA-ERB","early C1st AD","religious/ritual","unspecified",3154.00,3142,12,0,1,0,3136,6,"Phase 2. 'votive' & 'non-votive' parts of the assemblage are discussed separatedly in the report but are quantified together here. Votive assemblage is defined as all sheep, goat & domestic fowl. Non-votive assemblage is all other species."
31,56,"MIA","C5th-2nd BC","occupation","pits",219.00,219,0,0,1,0,216,3,
32,57,"LBA",,"occupation","unspecified",238.00,238,0,0,0,0,215,23,"Burnt Mound site. Antler offcuts anf some worked bone frags possibly suggest boneworking took place nearby."
33,58,"BA-IA","2nd-1st Millenium BC","unenclosed settlement","unspecified",,,,,1,1,,,"Very little quantitative data but qualitative descriptions are thorough. Concentrates on discussion of species, sub-species & breed identification. Sheep most abundant species, seal & also seabirds probably of economic importance."
34,59,"IA","EIA-LIA","enclosed settlement","unspecified",768.00,756,7,4,0,1,745,11,"IA assemblage comprises material from EIA ditch & LIA pits."
35,60,"LIA","C1st BC-C1st AD","settlement","pits",2571.00,1894,1,0,1,1,1782,112,"sieved material not included in these counts. Counts include complete/partial skeletons of several dogs, small rodents and amphibians, which bias the NISP counts in favour of these species."
36,61,"MBA-LBA",,"enclosure","ditches/gullies",412.00,411,1,0,0,0,411,0,"Sieved material not included in these counts."
37,62,"LIA-ERB",,"settlement","ditches/gullies",735.00,733,2,0,1,1,717,16,"totals exclude sieved material. Site is described as LIA-ERB but assemblage seems most comparable with other ERB material."
38,63,"IA",,"enclosure","pits",1680.00,1568,9,1,1,1,1517,51,"phase 3/4 frpm site TP93 quantified here. Report discussion covers this material and that from smaller contemporary assemblages from other excavations at Tolpuddle Ball. Some older horse skulls/mandible with evidence of bit-wear."
39,64,"IA",,"settlement","unspecified",344.00,329,14,0,0,1,318,11,
40,65,"MIA","C4th-3rdBC","settlement","ditches/gullies",579.00,579,0,0,0,0,579,0,"possible shifting settlement similar to Ashville, Abingdon."
41,66,"EIA-MIA",,"unenclosed settlement","ditches/gullies",222.00,222,0,0,0,0,220,2,"counts exclude partial skeletons of sheep & dog and exclude red deer antler fragments other than pedicels. Assemblage includes material from EIA pits and MIA enclosures; majority of assemblage is MIA."
42,67,"MIA-LIA","C5th-1st BC","settlement","pits",294.00,294,0,0,1,0,290,4,"Fragmented horse cranium counted as a single fragment."
43,68,"LBA",,"settlement","unspecified",276.00,275,1,0,1,0,187,88,"intrusive mouse & rabbit"
44,69,"IA",,"settlement","unspecified",1306.00,1303,3,0,0,0,1298,5,
46,70,"EIA-MIA","c.C7th-4th BC","settlement","unspecified",1497.00,1495,2,0,0,0,1460,35,"Overall LBA-E?MIA (Periods 1 & 2) assemblage covered by this record. Species counts (but not ageing info etc) are availabe separately for period 1 & period 2 and are noted in other records."
46,71,"LBA-EIA","c.C7th-6th BC","settlement","unspecified",1003.00,1001,2,0,0,0,969,32,"Period 1 (LBA pottery type) species counts"
46,72,"EIA-MIA","c.C4th BC","settlement","unspecified",494.00,494,0,0,0,0,491,3,"Period 2 ('regular IA', pre-Durotrigian pottery types) species counts"
47,73,"IA","EIA-LIA","enclosed settlement","unspecified",551.00,527,24,0,1,1,524,3,"Assemblage treated as a whole for this database due to small size of samples when subdivided by period in report. NISP counts exclude a complete cattle skeleton & partial skeletons of cattle, small mammals & amphibians."
48,74,"MIA-LIA",,"settlement","unspecified",2101.00,2100,1,0,1,0,2095,5,
49,75,"MIA","C3rd-C2nd BC","banjo enclosure","unspecified",4451.00,4437,14,0,1,1,4401,36,"sheep better represented in pits; cattle and horse more common in ditches, high proportion of this assemblage is from F55, the main enclosure ditch. Articulated remains and small mammals and amphibians excluded from NISP counts."
49,76,"LIA","C1st BC","enclosed settlement","unspecified",3040.00,3009,28,3,1,1,3004,5,"sheep better represented in pits; cattle and horse more common in ditches. Articulated remains and small mammals and amphibians excluded from NISP counts."
49,77,"LIA-ERB","C1st AD","enclosed settlement","unspecified",14917.00,14793,122,2,1,1,14763,30,"sheep better represented in pits; cattle and horse more common in ditches. Articulated remains and small mammals and amphibians excluded from NISP counts."
50,78,"EIA",,"enclosed settlement","pits",854.00,832,3,0,1,1,824,8,
50,79,"MIA-LIA",,"enclosed settlement","pits",6263.00,6115,30,1,1,1,6022,92,"goat  and sheep present but sheep far outnumber goat."
50,80,"LIA-ERB",,"enclosed settlement","pits",508.00,507,1,0,1,0,505,2,
51,81,"EIA","c.900-600 BC","enclosed settlement","dump/midden",377.00,377,0,0,0,0,375,2,"NISP count includes partial horse skeleton from the 'internal colluvium'."
52,82,"EIA-MIA","C5th-3rd BC","enclosure","ditches/gullies",620.00,617,0,0,1,1,515,102,"wild mammal count includes 89 frags of intrusive rabbit. NISP includes associated s/g bones (group of 21 frags & group of 4 frags)"
52,83,"MIA-LIA","C2nd-1st BC","occupation","pits",651.00,624,1,0,1,1,583,41,"open area of pits in this phase pf the site. Wild mammals include intrusive rabbit (9 frags)"
52,84,"LIA-ERB","c.50BC-AD75","enclosure","ditches/gullies",2420.00,2466,1,0,1,1,2181,285,"wild mammal counts include large amounts of intrusive rabbit (223 frags). NISP counts include 3 associated bone groups of dog amounting to total of 122 frags."
53,85,"EIA-MIA",,"hillfort","pits",101.00,101,0,0,0,0,101,0,"small sample. Basic count ony info availables"
54,86,"MIA","C2nd-earlyC1st BC","hillfort","pits",989.00,986,3,0,0,0,985,1,"horse abundant. May include some associated bone groups."
55,87,"EIA","c.700-300 BC","enclosed settlement","pits",2111.00,2037,54,0,1,1,1992,45,"Includes numerous associated bone groups and skeletons."
55,88,"MIA",,"enclosure","pits",4553.00,4526,25,0,1,1,4516,10,"Includes numerous associated bone groups and skeletons."
55,89,"LIA",,"enclosed settlement","pits",2072.00,2040,28,0,1,1,1912,128,"Includes numerous associated bone groups and skeletons."
56,90,"EIA",,"enclosed settlement","pits",1623.00,1439,16,0,1,1,1382,57,"includes associated bone groups - numerous dog and puppy skeletons have inflated the dog counts."
57,91,"EIA","c.500-300BC","settlement","pits",2234.00,2217,17,0,1,1,2217,0,"equivalent to Danebury ceramic phase cp3-4. Amphibian and small mammal present but not further identified to species  and not included in NISP counts. Dog count inflated by large proportion of whole skeletons."
57,92,"LIA","C1st BC-mid C1st AD","banjo enclosure","ditches/gullies",4201.00,4172,29,0,1,1,3739,433,"equivalent to Danebury  cp8-9. Amphibian and small mammal present but not further identified to species  and not included in NISP counts. Dog & Fox counts inflated by large proportion of whole skeletons. Fewer 'special' deposits than in period 1 EIA"
58,93,"EIA-MIA","C.8th-3rd BC","enclosed settlement","pits",3691.00,3569,122,0,1,1,3564,5,"includes whole & partial skeletons, which inflates counts for s/g, pig, dog and domestic fowl. Small mammals and amphibians not included in counts but specied IDs listed"
59,94,"EIA","C6-4th BC","enclosed settlement","unspecified",429.00,407,20,0,1,1,403,4,"NB All counts are approximate based on information supplied in published catalogue."
60,95,"EIA",,"enclosed settlement","unspecified",1744.00,1627,5,0,1,1,1600,27,"considerable variation in species proportions between pits and ditches - cattle predominant in ditches; s/g predominant in pits. Counts exclude articulated partial skeletons."
60,96,"MIA",,"enclosed settlement","pits",3584.00,3481,16,0,1,1,2722,759,"considerable variation in species proportions between pits and ditches - cattle predominant in ditches; s/g predominant in pits. Counts of large mammals exclude articulated partial skeletons. Small mammal count inflated by inclusion of whole skeletons."
61,97,"MIA",,"enclosed settlement","unspecified",1750.00,1749,1,0,0,0,1746,3,"counts exclude partial skletons, and articulated bone groups."
62,98,"IA","EIA-LIA","unenclosed settlement","ditches/gullies",2503.00,2487,16,0,1,0,2480,7,"NISP counts exclude partial skeletons of s/g, water vole, and dog."
63,99,"LIA","C2-1BC","enclosure","ditches/gullies",648.00,646,2,0,0,0,646,0,"assemblage fron Trench B; Iron Age farmstead."
64,100,"MIA",,"enclosed settlement","unspecified",1198.00,1196,2,,1,1,1192,4,"counts exclude sieved remains, although species identified in sieved samples are noted as present (water vole, field vole, frog and pike). Horse & dog possibly over repesented by articulated remains and cranial debris."
65,101,"LIA",,"settlement","unspecified",1680.00,1664,4,0,1,1,1649,15,"counts for small mammals and cat are approximate, based on MNI. Domestic fowl counts also based on MNI. Lots of complete or part skeletons from shallow pit"
66,102,"IA",,"settlement","unspecified",1152.00,,,0,1,0,836,316,"counts only for main large mammals. 47 fragments noted as 'other' include: red deer; ?fallow deer; dog/wolf; vole; ?rat; ?chicken. birds 'present, but never in quantity'. Thus 47 'other' included in (wild) mammal count, even though includes ?chicken."
67,103,"LIA",,"settlement","unspecified",1107.00,1095,12,0,1,0,1091,4,
68,104,"MIA-LIA",,"settlement","unspecified",,,,,1,0,3752,,"Counts include main domesticates only. Only main domestic species quantified in report - otter, plus other small mammal and bird species noted as present but not discussed further"
69,105,"LIA",,"settlement","unspecified",1594.00,1594,,,1,0,1570,24,"Total counts include large mammals only: counts include bulk sieved material but not fine sieved material. Small mammals, fish and bird present (mostly from sieved samples) identified but not quantified."
70,106,"MBA-LBA","c.1400-800BC","settlement","unspecified",253.00,253,0,0,0,0,253,0,"unstratified material excluded from counts. All bird, lagomorph and dog remains came from unstratified contexts so are excluded from this record."
71,107,"LBA-EIA","c.1200-600BC","occupation","dump/midden",11607.00,11585,20,2,1,0,11429,156,"1984 excavations (cutting 12). there is change through time: more sheep relative to cattle towards top of sequence (Iron Age); but towards bottom of deposit, cattle equal tor or more abundant than s/g (Bronze Age). Small mammal mostly from sieved samples."
72,108,"EIA-MIA","C6th-2nd BC","settlement","pits",477.00,451,0,0,1,1,423,28,"initially open site in phase 1 (C6th-4th BC), then enclosed in phase 2 (C3rd-2nd BC). Wild mammals all small mammal including partial skeletons from pits - no large wild species represented."
73,109,"EIA-MIA",,"unenclosed settlement","pits",742.00,692,1,1,1,1,578,114,"phases 6-8. contemporary with phases 3-4 at Winnall Down. Only hand recovered counts quantified here, although species list includes those from sieved assemblage. Counts include ABGs of s/g, horse, weasel & pinemarten. No large wild species."
73,110,"LIA-ERB",,"enclosure","ditches/gullies",235.00,235,0,0,0,0,235,0,"phases 9. contemporary with phase 5-6 at Winnall Down. Only hand recovered counts quantified here. No wild species."
74,111,"MBA-LBA","C15th-C11thBC","settlement","unspecified",627.00,621,3,0,0,1,579,42,"majority (2/3rds) of cattle bone comes from large collection of at least 6 partial skeletons from ditches."
74,112,"IA","EIA-LIA","unenclosed settlement","unspecified",1836.00,1768,8,1,1,1,1644,124,"only MNIs counts available for small animals and birds. NISPs available for large mammals. Total ID counts incorporate NISP data for large species and MNI for small species, thus small species probably under-represented in counts."
75,113,"EIA","C8th-4thBC","enclosed settlement","pits",2538.00,2533,5,0,1,1,2533,5,"phases 2, 3 & 4. Counts include ABGs. S/g count grossly inflated by presence of several skeletons deposited in pits, including 449 frags from sheep skeletond in pit 937. Numerous amphibian and small mammal bones present but not quantified."
75,114,"MIA","C3rd-1stBC","enclosed settlement","pits",2016.00,2011,5,0,1,1,1977,34,"phase 5. Counts include ABGs. S/g count inflated by dumps of s/g carcasses in pits. Also several dog partial sketons. Numerous amphibian and small mammal bones present but not quantified."
75,115,"LIA-ERB","C1st-earlyC2ndAD","enclosed settlement","pits",452.00,448,4,0,0,1,448,0,"phase 6. Counts include ABGs of cattle & sheep. Amphibian bone present but not quantified."
76,116,"LIA-ERB","C1st AD","hillfort","ditches/gullies",4412.00,4398,12,,1,1,4392,6,"group 1 assemblage (inner enclosure ditch). Sieved assemblage not included in counts but species included in list of taxa present."
77,117,"LIA-ERB",,"enclosure","ditches/gullies",527.00,526,1,0,0,0,248,278,"enclosure complex, including MIA banjo enclosure. Lower ditch fills of adjacent 3 ditched enclosure produced v. small MIA assemblage (not included here) and larger IA/RB assemblage from upper ditch fills. Wild mammals all from 13 hare skeletons."
78,118,"IA","C6th-C1st BC","unenclosed settlement","unspecified",703.00,702,1,0,0,0,699,3,"Report deals with all Iron Age material as single assemblage for most analyses, thus this assemblage record is for all IA material. Separate species counts are provided for Phase 1/2 (E-MIA) & Phase 3 (M-LIA) in additional assemblage records."
78,119,"EIA-MIA","C7th-3rdBC","unenclosed settlement","unspecified",458.00,457,1,0,0,0,457,0,"Separate species counts are provided here for Phase 1/2 (E-MIA). All other faunal info are recorded in a separate ssemblage record for all IA material."
78,120,"MIA-LIA","C3rd-1st BC","unenclosed settlement","unspecified",245.00,245,0,0,0,0,242,3,"Separate species counts are provided here for Phase 3 (M-LIA). All other faunal info are recorded in a separate ssemblage record for all IA material."
79,121,"IA",,"hillfort","unspecified",436.00,430,6,0,1,0,419,11,
80,122,"MIA-LIA","C5th-1stBC","enclosed settlement","unspecified",781.00,781,0,0,1,1,779,2,"small mammals and amphibians recovered in sieved assemblage but not quantified, although included in list of species present."
81,123,"LIA-ERB","C3rdBC-C1stAD","hillfort","unspecified",,,,,0,0,,,"may include some C3rd AD Roman material too. Only MNI counts available, separate MNI from each layer in each trench summed to get total MNI."
82,124,"IA",,"enclosed settlement","pits",739.00,738,1,0,1,0,736,2,"2 dog partial skeletons included in count. Rook partial skeleton excluded from count (counted as 1 frag only). Small mammal from sieved assemblage included in species list, but not included in counts."
83,125,"LIA","50BC-AD43","enclosed settlement","unspecified",1344.00,1324,1,0,1,1,1291,33,"counts exclude 166 frags of intrusive rabbit. counts include loose teeth. Counts include partial dog skeletons"
84,126,"LBA-EIA","c.1000-400BC","settlement","pits",150.00,150,0,0,0,0,149,1,"small assemblage."
85,127,"MIA","c.400-100BC","occupation","pits",192.00,186,2,0,0,1,186,0,"small assemblage."
86,128,"EIA","C7/6thBC","promontory fort","unspecified",2446.00,2411,35,0,1,0,2375,36,"counts include partial skeleton of dog"
87,129,"IA",,"enclosure","pits",835.00,825,10,0,1,0,784,41,"counts include sieved material from samples, mostly small wild mammals."
88,130,"MIA-LIA","C3rdBC-earlyC1stAD","hillfort","unspecified",1095.00,1095,0,0,0,0,1095,0,"includes all material from periods 1, 2 & 3."
89,131,"IA","LBA-MIA","enclosure","pits",405.00,404,1,0,0,0,403,1,"material from LBA pits and MIA enclosures - assemblage predominantly MIA. Counts exclude part skeletons of dog (21 frags) and hedgehog (19 frags), and shed red deer antler (78 frags). Counts newly fragmented horse skull (37 frags) as a single specimen."
90,132,"LIA","lateC1stBC-C1stAD","enclosed settlement","ditches/gullies",1114.00,1104,8,2,0,0,1094,10,"counts include fish remains from sieved samples; excludes intrusive rabbit remains from sieved samples"
91,133,"MIA",,"enclosed settlement","unspecified",687.00,686,1,0,1,0,685,1,"there is trend for increase in abundance of cattle relative to s/g though time. MIA sample too small to merit further subdivision here. LIA assemblage excluded due to small size. Counts exclude 53 bones from cattle burial."
92,134,"MBA",,"religious/ritual","well",188.00,188,,0,1,1,188,0,"ritual shaft/well. Mostly comprised of associated bone groups; particularly foetal/neonatal sheep skeletons and heads and feet of older individuals. All small mammals, birds & amphibia from sieved sample excluded from counts, but included in species list"
92,135,"EIA",,"religious/ritual","unspecified",132.00,132,0,0,0,0,127,5,"ritual shaft/well. EIA assemblage from fills of upper weathering cone. V small assemblage, included due to unusual site type.no sieved remains recovered."
93,136,"MBA",,"settlement","dump/midden",646.00,632,8,2,1,0,616,16,"Unit 5b: two MBA stuctures, occupation layers and charcoal rich lens (midden/dump). Spatial variation in species and body part distribution. MBA ageing info included in BA group in separate assemblage record. Rabbits excluded from counts as intrusive."
93,137,"LBA",,"settlement","occupation layers",1831.00,1791,13,8,1,1,1754,37,"Unit 4b: occupation layer. Some rabbit disturbance. Rabbits excluded from counts as intrusive."
93,138,"BA",,"settlement","unspecified",,,,,0,0,,,"Ageing info from EBA, MBA & LBA Units grouped together in report, thus presented here in separate assemblage record. Comprises mostly MBA-LBA material."
94,139,"MBA","late EBA-MBA c1000BC","unenclosed settlement","unspecified",2106.00,2100,2,0,1,0,2089,11,"counts include 28 s/g frags from articulated groups"
95,140,"MBA-LBA",,"enclosed settlement","unspecified",3415.00,3405,2,0,1,1,3368,37,"counts exclude intrusive rabbit. Counts include articulated groups/ partial skeletons of dog and cattle."
96,141,"MBA-LBA",,"enclosure","unspecified",190.00,189,1,0,1,0,186,3,"counts exclude intrusive rabbit frags"
97,142,"LBA",,"settlement","unspecified",4292.00,4286,6,0,1,0,4232,54,"counts exclude intrusive rabbit frags."
98,143,"LIA","C1st AD","enclosure","ditches/gullies",579.00,579,0,0,0,0,576,3,"counts include small sample of sieved material (does not introduce new species or alter hand-recovered counts significantly"
99,144,"LIA","C1st AD","enclosure","ditches/gullies",885.00,877,8,0,0,0,874,3,"counts include small sample of sieved material (does not introduce new species or alter hand-recovered counts significantly"
100,145,"MIA-LIA","C2nd-C1stBC","banjo enclosure","pits",967.00,967,0,0,1,0,948,19,"counts exclude partial and complete skeletons  of 1 cow, 1 pig & 3 dogs. Also exclude fossil sea urchins and sponges found in pits."
101,146,"LIA-ERB","midC1stBC-midC1stAD","religious/ritual","unspecified",2395.00,2395,0,0,0,0,2395,,"Celtic/Romano-Celtic Temple. Large mammal assemblage comprised entirely of sheep and pig. Interpreted as votive offerings/sacrifices."
102,147,"MIA",,"settlement","unspecified",214.00,214,0,0,0,0,212,2,"Period 1 assemblage only."
103,148,"LIA","'Belgic'","settlement","ditches/gullies",1410.00,1392,16,0,0,1,1371,7,
104,149,"MBA","MBA","settlement","unspecified",332.00,330,2,1,1,0,327,3,
105,150,"IA","IA","hillfort","unspecified",2094.00,2074,2,0,1,1,2058,16,"counts exclude 13 frags of human bone noted in bone report."
106,151,"IA","EIA-Belgic","settlement","unspecified",412.00,412,0,0,1,1,410,2,"small samples of bones from phase 2 & 3 (EIA) and phase 4 (Belgi/LIA) pooled by author to form large IA sample. Counts exclude sieved sample, but presence/absence info includes species from sieved sample."
107,152,"LIA","C1stBC-early C1stAD","settlement","unspecified",586.00,586,0,0,0,0,,,"MNI data available as % only with no sample size. Sieving results suggest s/g & pig are likely to be under-represented in NISP counts. Horse NISP inflated by ABG of foal skeleton."
108,153,"IA","IA","unenclosed settlement","unspecified",962.00,959,2,0,0,1,958,1,"Any ABGs counted as only 1 fragment. Heavy fragmentation suggests cattle might be over represented in NISP count compared to smaller taxa such as S/G and pig."
108,154,"LIA-ERB","C1stAD","settlement","unspecified",648.00,636,11,0,0,1,635,1,"Any ABGs counted as only 1 fragment. Heavy fragmentation suggests cattle might be over represented in NISP count compared to smaller taxa such as S/G and pig."
109,155,"IA","IA","settlement","unspecified",239.00,239,0,0,0,0,239,0,"high % loose teeth. Assemblage dominated by mature cattle and horse."
110,156,"MIA","MIA","enclosed settlement","ditches/gullies",1282.00,1276,5,0,1,0,1269,7,"ditches have higher proportion of cattle and lower proportion of sheep than in pits. ABGs counted as single element."