West Heslerton: Anglian Settlement Structural Catalogue

011BA10007

Ditch

Ditch Details
Length	4000	Maximum Width	148	Maximum Depth	24	Profile	U shaped
Material Culture	Number of Objects	51	Number of Animal Bones			22
Environmental

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

A curvilinear ditch in areas 11BA and 11BB. The ditch was cut by small pit 011BA00158. Fill 011BA00155 contained a ninth century coin (an Aethelred styca) indicating a later middle Saxon date for the feature.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER	CUT	FILL	VOLUME	OBJECTS	AN BONE	DENSITY
011BA10007	011BA00149	011BA00148		2	1
	011BA00153	011BA00152		3	6
	011BA00156	011BA00155		5	4
	011BA00160	011BA00159		1
	011BA00657	011BA00656			1
	011BB00192	011BB00191		27	2
		011BB00207		13	8

Object Totals by Material

011BA00148 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID	PERIOD	MATERIAL	No
011BA00148	Unassigned	SHELL	1
	ANGLIAN	UTILISED STONE	1

011BA00152 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID	PERIOD	MATERIAL	No
011BA00152	ROMAN	POTTERY	1
	Unassigned	SNAIL	1
	ANGLIAN	UTILISED STONE	1

011BA00155 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID	PERIOD	MATERIAL	No
011BA00155	MIDDLE SAXON	BRONZE	1
	Unassigned	SNAIL	4

011BA00159 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID	PERIOD	MATERIAL	No
011BA00159	Unassigned	SNAIL	1
	Unassigned	STONE	1

011BB00191 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID	PERIOD	MATERIAL	No
011BB00191	Unassigned	CHARCOAL	9
	ANGLIAN	DAUB	1
	ROMAN	POTTERY	2
	Unassigned	POTTERY	3
	Unassigned	STONE	10
	Unassigned	UNFIRED CLAY	1
	Unassigned	WORKED STONE	1

011BB00207 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID	PERIOD	MATERIAL	No
011BB00207	Unassigned	CHARCOAL	7
	Unassigned	POTTERY	1
	Unassigned	STONE	5

Animal Bone Totals by Species

011BA00148 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
011BA00148	Cattle	1

011BA00152 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
011BA00152	Cattle	2
	Sheep/Goat	4

011BA00155 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
011BA00155	Cattle	1
	Horse	2
	Sheep/Goat	1

011BA00159 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
011BA00159	Cattle	1

011BA00656 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
011BA00656	Sheep/Goat	1

011BB00191 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
011BB00191	Horse	1
	Sheep/Goat	1

011BB00207 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
011BB00207	Cattle	2
	Dog	1
	Domestic fowl/Pheasant	1
	Horse	1
	Sheep/Goat	3

Structural Details

011BA00149 Section and Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
011BA00148	DITCH FILL	CURVILINEAR	69	54	15	U-SHAPED	CONTAINS OCCASIONAL STONE FRAGS 1 TO 4 CM IN SIZE ANIMAL BONE AND QUERN FRAG
011BA00149	DITCH CUT SEG	CURVILINEAR	69	54	15	U-SHAPED	PROBABLY OVERCUT TOTAL EXCV N TO S EXTENT IS 173 CM

011BA00153 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
011BA00152	DITCH FILL	CURVILINEAR	100	148	24	WIDE U	PIT 11BA158 CUT INTO FILL CONTAINS OCCASIONAL STONE FRAGS 0.5 TO 4 CM IN SIZE AND SOME ANIMAL BONE
011BA00153	DITCH CUT SEG	CURVILINEAR	100	148	24	WIDE U	PIT 11BA158 CUTS INTO DITCH FILL 152 CUT INTO SANDY GRAVEL

011BA00156 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
011BA00155	DITCH FILL	CURVILINEAR	286	118	24	STEPPED U	CONTAINS OCCASIONAL CHALK FRAGS 1 TO 8 CM IN SIZE AND ANIMAL BONE
011BA00156	DITCH CUT SEG	CURVILINEAR	286	118	24	STEPPED U	WIDTH AT BASE OF STEP IS 85 CM TRANSVERSE SECTION HAS AREAS OF LESS STONE POSSIBLE POST PIPES APPROX 25 CM WIDE STEP ON E SIDE

011BA00160 Section and Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
011BA00159	DITCH FILL	CURVILINEAR	300	101	19	STEPPED U	UPPER 3 CM OF FILL 10YR42 AND ALMOST STONE FREE LOWER FILL CONTAINS MUCH CHALK 1 TO 3 CM IN SIZE AND ANIMAL BONE
011BA00160	DITCH CUT	CURVILINEAR	300	101	19	STEPPED U	SECTION OF DITCH M10007 STEPPED FORM IS LESS PRONOUNCED THAN IN SECTION 11BA156

011BA00657 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
011BA00656	DITCH FILL	LINEAR	0	0	0	No entry	DITCH FILL
011BA00657	DITCH CUT	LINEAR	0	0	0	No entry	DITCH CUT

011BB00192 Section and Notes

011BB00192 North Facing Section

011BB00192 North Facing Section

011BB00192 North Facing Section

011BB00192 South Facing Section

011BB00192 South Facing Section

011BB00192 South Facing Section

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
011BB00191	DITCH FILL SEG	LINEAR SEG.	720	70	9	ROUND BASED	DITCH SEGMENT NOT NATURAL.PRIMARY FILL COMPRISES 15% STONE.FEATURE CUT THROUGH NATURAL RED CLAY
011BB00192	DITCH CUT SEG	LINEAR SEG.	720	70	9	ROUND BASED
011BB00207	DITCH FILL	LINEAR	0	0	0	No entry	CONTINUATION OF DITCH FILL.MAIN DIFFERENCE FROM 191 IS GEOLOGY OF CUT: WHICH CHANGES FROM NATURAL PINK CLAY:TO ANGULAR CHALK

Objects By Context

KEY_ID	OB	PERIOD	MATERIAL	TYPE	SUB_TYPE	CLASS	No
011BA00148	AA	Unassigned	SHELL	SHELL			1
011BA00148	AB	ANGLIAN	UTILISED STONE	LAVA	NIEDERMENDIG		20
011BA00152	AB	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		GREY WARE	1
011BA00152	AA	Unassigned	SNAIL	SNAIL SAMPLE			1
011BA00152	AC	ANGLIAN	UTILISED STONE	LAVA	NIEDERMENDIG		2
011BA00155	AE	MIDDLE SAXON	BRONZE	COIN	STYCA	AETHELRED	1
011BA00155	AA	Unassigned	SNAIL	SNAIL SAMPLE			1
011BA00155	AB	Unassigned	SNAIL	SNAIL SAMPLE			1
011BA00155	AC	Unassigned	SNAIL	SNAIL SAMPLE			1
011BA00155	AD	Unassigned	SNAIL	SNAIL SAMPLE			1
011BA00159	AA	Unassigned	SNAIL	SNAIL SAMPLE			1
011BA00159	AB	Unassigned	STONE	STONE		SANDSTONE	3
011BB00191	AE	Unassigned	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
011BB00191	AG	Unassigned	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
011BB00191	AK	Unassigned	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
011BB00191	AL	Unassigned	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
011BB00191	AN	Unassigned	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
011BB00191	AQ	Unassigned	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
011BB00191	AS	Unassigned	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
011BB00191	AV	Unassigned	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
011BB00191	BA	Unassigned	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
011BB00191	AY	ANGLIAN	DAUB	BURNT DAUB			1
011BB00191	AA	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
011BB00191	AH	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMAN	1
011BB00191	AF	Unassigned	POTTERY	SHERD			1
011BB00191	AI	Unassigned	POTTERY	SHERD			1
011BB00191	AP	Unassigned	POTTERY	SHERD			1
011BB00191	AB	Unassigned	STONE	STONE		RED CHALK	2
011BB00191	AD	Unassigned	STONE	STONE			1
011BB00191	AJ	Unassigned	STONE	STONE			1
011BB00191	AM	Unassigned	STONE	STONE			1
011BB00191	AR	Unassigned	STONE	STONE		RED CHALK	2
011BB00191	AT	Unassigned	STONE	STONE		RED CHALK	1
011BB00191	AU	Unassigned	STONE	STONE		RED CHALK	1
011BB00191	AW	Unassigned	STONE	STONE		RED CHALK	2
011BB00191	AX	Unassigned	STONE	STONE		RED CHALK	1
011BB00191	AZ	Unassigned	STONE	STONE		RED CHALK	1
011BB00191	AO	Unassigned	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			1
011BB00191	AC	Unassigned	WORKED STONE	STONE		WHETSTONE FRAG?	1
011BB00207	AA	Unassigned	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
011BB00207	AH	Unassigned	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
011BB00207	AI	Unassigned	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
011BB00207	AJ	Unassigned	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
011BB00207	AK	Unassigned	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
011BB00207	AL	Unassigned	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
011BB00207	AM	Unassigned	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
011BB00207	AB	Unassigned	POTTERY	SHERD			1
011BB00207	AC	Unassigned	STONE	STONE		RED CHALK	1
011BB00207	AD	Unassigned	STONE	STONE			1
011BB00207	AE	Unassigned	STONE	STONE		RED CHALK	1
011BB00207	AF	Unassigned	STONE	STONE		RED CHALK	1
011BB00207	AG	Unassigned	STONE	STONE		RED CHALK	1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID	SPECIES	ELEMENT	QUANT	CHEW	BURN	BUTCH	FBRK
011BA00148	CATTLE	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
011BA00152	CATTLE	M/C D	1	0	0	0	1
011BA00152	CATTLE	Mandible	1	0	0	1	1
011BA00152	SHEEP/GOAT	LM3	1	0	0	0	0
011BA00152	SHEEP/GOAT	M/T P	1	1	0	0	0
011BA00152	SHEEP/GOAT	M/T P	1	1	0	0	0
011BA00152	SHEEP/GOAT	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
011BA00155	CATTLE	Tibia C	1	0	0	0	1
011BA00155	HORSE	Astragalus	1	0	0	0	1
011BA00155	HORSE	Pelvis	1	0	0	1	1
011BA00155	SHEEP/GOAT	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
011BA00157	CATTLE	N.Cuboid	1	0	0	1	0
011BA00157	SHEEP/GOAT	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
011BA00159	CATTLE	Calcaneum	1	1	0	0	0
011BA00656	SHEEP/GOAT	Tibia D	1	1	0	0	0
011BB00191	HORSE	Femur P	1	1	0	0	0
011BB00207	BIRD	Radius P	1	0	0	0	1
011BB00207	CATTLE	Horncore	1	0	0	0	1
011BB00207	DOG	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
011BB00207	HORSE	Axis	1	0	0	0	1
011BB00207	SHEEP/GOAT	LM3	1	0	0	0	0
011BB00207	SHEEP/GOAT	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	0