West Heslerton: Anglian Settlement: Structural Catalogue

011AA00203

Grubenhaus

Grubenhaus Details
Length	390	Width	310	Depth	43	Ratio	1.2:1
Area	10.70 sq. m	Volume	4.601 cub. m
Number of Posts	2
Highest Elevation Value	5835
Lowest Elevation Value	5792
Bearing	80 degrees
Structural Class
Material Culture	Number of Objects	68	Number of Animal Bones			8
Environmental

Phasing

A Middle Saxon round-headed worked bone pin was found in the final fill of this feature.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

An east/west aligned Grubenhaus in the south of area 11AA, to the south/east of pit 011AA00134 and west of the main enclosure ditches of area 11AB. An L shaped ditch (master 011AA10010) is present to the west and south of the structure. A modern drain runs to the east of the structure. Two small post holes were recovered from under the baulks but they were not issued with context numbers. A 4th century Constantine I coin was recovered from the primary fill.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER	CUT	FILLS	VOLUME	OBJECTS	AN BONE	DENSITY
011AA00203	011AA00202	011AA00199		43	2
		011AA00200		17	4
		011AA00201		8	2

Object Totals by Material

011AA00199 Object Totals by Material

011AA00199	Animal Bone	1
	Copper Alloy	1
	Flint	5
	Iron	1
	Mineral	1
	Pottery	20	of which	Medieval	1	No Entry	10	Prehistoric	2	Roman	7
	Stone	9
	Unfired Clay	4
	Worked Bone	1

011AA00200 Object Totals by Material

011AA00200	Flint	1
	Iron	1
	Pottery	8	of which	No Entry	4	Roman	4
	Stone	3
	Unfired Clay	3
	Worked Bone	1

011AA00201 Object Totals by Material

011AA00201	Flint	1
	Pottery	6	of which	No Entry	4	Prehistoric	1	Roman	1
	Stone	1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

011AA00199 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
011AA00199	Sheep/Goat	2

011AA00200 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
011AA00200	Cattle	2
	Sheep/Goat	2

011AA00201 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
011AA00201	Cattle	2

Structural Details

011AA00202 Section and Notes

011AA00202 East Facing Section

011AA00202 South Facing Section

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
011AA00199	GRUB FILL	SQUARE	115	104	19	FLAT	LOWER FILL OF GRUB IN NW QUAD: SEALED BY CHALKY LAYER. 10% CHALK FRAGMENT AND 10% GRAVEL IN MATRIX. PRODUCED 3RD CENTURY COIN & A-S POTTERY.
011AA00200	GRUB FILL	SUB-RECTANGULAR	389	315	43	FLAT	UPPER FILL OF GRUB LIKE FEATURE. NOT VERY MANY FINDS: RECORDED BY CONTEXT. ONLY FILL IN SW. SE.&NNE QUADS. 20% CHALK FRAG: 3-5CM ODD CHARCOAL FLECK.
011AA00201	GRUB FILL	TRIANGULAR	119	106	13	FLAT	LAYER CONTAINING LARGE PROPORTION OF CHALK RUBBLE: UPTO 70%. MAINLY IN NW QUAD. SEALS 199 IN THIS QUAD NO FINDS. DEEPEST TOWARDS CENTRE.
011AA00202	GRUB CUT	SUB-RECTANGULAR	389	315	43	BOWL SHAPED	GRUB TO EAST OF PIT 133/134 AND EAST OF AB DITCHES. BASE UNDULATES: ON ANGULAR CHALK FRAGMENT: SIDES IN THIS : DECAYED CHALK AND SAND. OVER CUT?

Objects by Context

KEY_ID	OBJ	PERIOD	MATERIAL	TYPE	SUB_TYPE	CLASS	No
011AA00199	AO		ANIMAL BONE	BONE FRAGMENT			1
011AA00199	AA	4th. CENTURY	COPPER ALLOY	COIN		CONSTANTINE I	1
011AA00199	AL	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLAKE			1
011AA00199	AZ	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLAKE			1
011AA00199	BA	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLAKE			1
011AA00199	BI	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLAKE			1
011AA00199	BM	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLINT CHIP			1
011AA00199	AB		IRON	IRON FRAGMENT			1
011AA00199	BB	GEOLOGICAL	MINERAL	FOSSIL	BIVALVE		1
011AA00199	BO	MEDIEVAL	POTTERY	SHERD		MED	1
011AA00199	AJ	PREHISTORIC	POTTERY	SHERD		FTW	1
011AA00199	AN	PREHISTORIC	POTTERY	SHERD			1
011AA00199	AE	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		R-B	1
011AA00199	AQ	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		R-B	1
011AA00199	AR	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMAN	1
011AA00199	AT	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		GREY WARE	1
011AA00199	BH	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		GREY WARE	1
011AA00199	BL	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		R-B	1
011AA00199	BP	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		?R-B	1
011AA00199	AI		POTTERY	SHERD			1
011AA00199	AM		POTTERY	SHERD			1
011AA00199	AP		POTTERY	SHERD			1
011AA00199	AS		POTTERY	SHERD			1
011AA00199	AU		POTTERY	SHERD			1
011AA00199	AY		POTTERY	SHERD			1
011AA00199	BD		POTTERY	SHERD			1
011AA00199	BE		POTTERY	SHERDS			2
011AA00199	BJ		POTTERY	SHERD			1
011AA00199	BN		POTTERY	SHERD			1
011AA00199	AH	GEOLOGICAL	STONE	FOSSIL			1
011AA00199	AC		STONE	NATURAL IRON			1
011AA00199	AF		STONE	STONE			1
011AA00199	AG		STONE	STONE		SANDSTONE	1
011AA00199	AK		STONE	STONE			2
011AA00199	AX		STONE	STONE			1
011AA00199	BC		STONE	STONE		RED CHALK	1
011AA00199	BF		STONE	STONE		SANDSTONE	1
011AA00199	BK		STONE	STONE			3
011AA00199	AV	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			1
011AA00199	AW	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			1
011AA00199	BG	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			1
011AA00199	BQ	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			1
011AA00199	AD	EARLY SAXON	WORKED BONE	BONE PIN			1
011AA00200	AI	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLAKE			1
011AA00200	AA		IRON	IRON ?NEEDLE			1
011AA00200	AC	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		?ROMAN	1
011AA00200	AF	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		GREY WARE	1
011AA00200	AJ	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		R-B	1
011AA00200	AO	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		R-B	1
011AA00200	AD		POTTERY	SHERD			1
011AA00200	AG		POTTERY	SHERD			1
011AA00200	AH		POTTERY	SHERD			1
011AA00200	AL		POTTERY	SHERDS			3
011AA00200	AE	GEOLOGICAL	STONE	FOSSIL	BIVALVE		1
011AA00200	AB		STONE	NATURAL IRON			1
011AA00200	AK		STONE	STONE		SANDSTONE	1
011AA00200	AM	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			4
011AA00200	AN	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			3
011AA00200	AP	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			5
011AA00200	AQ	MIDDLE SAXON	WORKED BONE	BONE PIN	ROUND-HEADED		1
011AA00201	AA	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLAKE			1
011AA00201	AB	PREHISTORIC	POTTERY	SHERD			1
011AA00201	AG	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERDS		R-B	2
011AA00201	AC		POTTERY	SHERD			1
011AA00201	AD		POTTERY	SHERD			1
011AA00201	AE		POTTERY	SHERDS			2
011AA00201	AH		POTTERY	SHERD			1
011AA00201	AF		STONE	STONE			1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID	SPECIES	ELEMENT	QUANT	CHEW	BURN	BUTCH	FBRK
011AA00199	Sheep/Goat	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
011AA00199	Sheep/Goat	Skull fr	1	0	0	0	0
011AA00200	Cattle	Astragalus	1	0	0	0	0
011AA00200	Cattle	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
011AA00200	Sheep/Goat	Humerus D	1	0	0	0	1
011AA00200	Sheep/Goat	Radius C	1	0	0	0	1
011AA00201	Cattle	M/T D	1	0	0	1	1
011AA00201	Cattle	M/T D	1	0	0	0	1