West Heslerton: Anglian Settlement: Structural Catalogue

011BD07024

Grubenhaus

Grubenhaus Details
Length	470	Width	385	Depth	12	Ratio	1.2:1
Area	13.93 sq. m	Volume
Number of Posts	4
Highest Elevation Value	6330
Lowest Elevation Value	6318
Bearing	88 degrees
Structural Class
Material Culture	Number of Objects	30	Number of Animal Bones			78
Environmental

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

This is the earliest of two over-lapping Grubenhaüser in the east of area 11BD. The individual extents of the structures were difficult to define due to a depression (011BD00795) filled with hill-wash covering them. This is the larger structure of the two, aligned directly east/west. The smaller, NE/SW aligned structure (011BD07025) cut through the north/east side and has destroyed much of the evidence for the east side of this building. A post hole recovered during the 1992 season is almost certainly the east side post hole, but was not excavated or issued with context numbers. Three post holes in the west side were determined to belong to this structure. The structure cut through a pebble surface 011BD01081 on the south side and the two features could be contemporary. No sections were drawn.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER	CUT	FILLS	VOLUME	OBJECTS	AN BONE	DENSITY
011BD07024	011BD01083	011BD01082		26	73
		011BD01155		4	5
	011BD01259	011BD00750
	011BD01273	011BD01272
	011BD01275	011BD01274

Object Totals by Material

011BD01082 Object Totals by Material

011BD01082	Daub	1
	Iron	1
	Pottery	5	of which	Early Saxon	4	Roman	1
	Shell	1
	Slag	1
	Stone	14
	Worked Bone	1
	Worked Stone	2

011BD01155 Object Totals by Material

011BD01155	Daub	2
	Stone	1
	Worked Bone	1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

011BD01082 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
011BD01082	Cattle	28
	Domestic goose	3
	Hare spp.	2
	Horse	1
	Pig	4
	Sheep	3
	Sheep/Goat	32

011BD01155 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
011BD01155	Domestic fowl	1
	Pig	2
	Sheep/Goat	2

Structural Details

011BD01083 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
011BD01082	GRUB FILL	SUB-RECTANGULAR	465	310	12	USHAPED	GRUB FILL UNDER DEPRESSION 795: ORIENTATED N>S. RECUT BY 1129 0N E>W AXIS. CONTAINS BONE [WORKED]:STONE [UNDER 794]
011BD01083	GRUB CUT	SUB-RECTANGULAR	465	310	12	USHAPED	GRUB CUT ON N>S: CUTTING PEBBLE SURFACE 1081. 3 PHs CUT INTO 1083 INDICATED ANOTHER GRUB RECUT ON E>W AXIS-NO NUMBER.
011BD01155	GRUB FILL	COMPLEX	115	60	8	COMPLEX	AREA OF DAUB IN GRUB CUT 1083 [RECUT BY 795].

011BD01259 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
011BD00750	POST HOLE FILL	SUB-RECTANGULAR	43	32	18	USHAPED	PH IN GRUB CUT 1083. CONTAINS ANIMAL BONE: FLECKED WITH DAUB: AREA OF CLAY: CHALK PIECES c.1-4CM IN SIZE
011BD01259	POST HOLE CUT	SUB-RECTANGULAR	43	32	18	USHAPED	PH LOCATED IN GRUB RECUT 1083: CONTAINING ANIMAL BONE: FLECKS OF DAUB: CLAY: CHALK PIECES

011BD01273 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
011BD01272	POST HOLE FILL	SUB-CIRCULAR	36	36	30	VERT.SIDE U.BASE	PH LOCATED IN GRUB RECUT 1083. CONTAINS ANIMAL BONE: LARGE FLAT BLOCKS OF CHALK [ONE PIECE 19CM BY 11CM] AS P.PACKING. P.PIPE VISIBLE
011BD01273	POST HOLE CUT	SUB-CIRCULAR	36	36	56	VERT.SIDE U.BASE	PH LOCATED IN GRUB RECUT 1083 CONTAINING LARGE PIECES OF CHALK AS P.PACKING: P.PIPE VISIBLE IN SECTION.

011BD01275 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
011BD01274	POST HOLE FILL	COMPLEX	80	42	24	COMPLEX	FILL PROBABLY REPRESENTING AT LEAST ONE PH RECUT. FLECKED WITH DAUB: CHARCOAL: CONTAINS ANIMAL BONE: 2 LARGE CHALK BLOCKS AS P.PACKING
011BD01275	POST HOLE CUT	COMPLEX	80	42	24	COMPLEX	PH LOCATED IN GRUB RECUT 1083. NUMBER REPRESENTS AT LEAST ONE RECUT. CONTAINS TWO LARGE FLAT CHALK BLOCKS AS P.PACKING

Objects by Context

KEY_ID	OBJ	PERIOD	MATERIAL	TYPE	SUB_TYPE	CLASS	No
011BD01082	AL	EARLY SAXON	DAUB	BURNT DAUB			1
011BD01082	AC	No Entry	IRON	IRON NAIL			1
011BD01082	AG	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		?ANGLIAN III	1
011BD01082	AN	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN III/ROM	1
011BD01082	AS	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN III	1
011BD01082	AV	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		?ANGLIAN III	1
011BD01082	AM	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMAN	1
011BD01082	AH	No Entry	SHELL	SHELL		MUSSEL	1
011BD01082	AW	No Entry	SLAG	SLAG			1
011BD01082	AA	GEOLOGICAL	STONE	FOSSIL		BELEMNITE	1
011BD01082	AD	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
011BD01082	AE	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
011BD01082	AF	No Entry	STONE	STONE		RED CHALK	1
011BD01082	AI	No Entry	STONE	STONE		CHALK	1
011BD01082	AK	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
011BD01082	AO	No Entry	STONE	STONE		SANDSTONE	2
011BD01082	AP	No Entry	STONE	STONE	OOLITIC		1
011BD01082	AQ	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
011BD01082	AR	No Entry	STONE	STONE	FOSSILIFEROUS		1
011BD01082	AU	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
011BD01082	AX	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
011BD01082	AY	No Entry	STONE	STONE		RED CHALK	1
011BD01082	AZ	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
011BD01082	AB	EARLY SAXON	WORKED BONE	BONE NEEDLE			1
011BD01082	AJ	EARLY SAXON	WORKED STONE	LAVA	NIEDERMENDIG		10
011BD01082	AT	EARLY SAXON	WORKED STONE	LAVA	NIEDERMENDIG		40
011BD01155	AC	EARLY SAXON	DAUB	BURNT DAUB			1
011BD01155	AD	EARLY SAXON	DAUB	DAUB			1
011BD01155	AB	No Entry	STONE	STONE		RED CHALK	1
011BD01155	AA	EARLY SAXON	WORKED BONE	WORKED BONE	PERFORATED		1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID	SPECIES	ELEMENT	QUANT	CHEW	BURN	BUTCH	FBRK
011BD01082	Cattle	Astragalus	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Cattle	Astragalus	1	0	0	1	0
011BD01082	Cattle	Atlas	1	1	0	1	0
011BD01082	Cattle	Axis	1	0	0	0	1
011BD01082	Cattle	Calcaneum	1	1	0	1	0
011BD01082	Cattle	Femur D	1	0	0	1	0
011BD01082	Cattle	Horncore	1	0	0	0	1
011BD01082	Cattle	Humerus D	1	1	0	0	0
011BD01082	Cattle	Humerus D	1	0	0	1	0
011BD01082	Cattle	M/C C	1	1	0	0	0
011BD01082	Cattle	M/C P	1	0	0	1	0
011BD01082	Cattle	M/C P	1	1	0	0	0
011BD01082	Cattle	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	1
011BD01082	Cattle	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Cattle	Mandible	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Cattle	N.Cuboid	1	0	1	0	0
011BD01082	Cattle	N.Cuboid	1	0	0	1	0
011BD01082	Cattle	Occiput	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Cattle	Pelvis	1	0	0	1	0
011BD01082	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	1	0
011BD01082	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Cattle	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Cattle	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Cattle	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Cattle	Phalanx 3	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Cattle	Phalanx 3	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Cattle	Phalanx 3	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Cattle	Ulna	1	1	0	0	0
011BD01082	Domestic goose	Carpom/c	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Domestic goose	Radius P	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Domestic goose	Radius P	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Hare spp.	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Hare spp.	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	1
011BD01082	Horse	Atlas	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Pig	Calcaneum	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Pig	Humerus br	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Pig	M/C C	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Pig	M/C P	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Sheep	Horncore	1	0	0	0	1
011BD01082	Sheep	Horncore	1	0	0	1	0
011BD01082	Sheep	Horncore	1	0	0	1	0
011BD01082	Sheep/Goat	Astragalus	1	0	0	1	0
011BD01082	Sheep/Goat	Astragalus	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Sheep/Goat	Atlas	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Sheep/Goat	Axis	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Sheep/Goat	Femur P	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Sheep/Goat	LM3	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Sheep/Goat	LM3	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Sheep/Goat	M/C C	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Sheep/Goat	M/C P	1	0	0	0	1
011BD01082	Sheep/Goat	M/T br	1	1	0	0	0
011BD01082	Sheep/Goat	M/T P	1	0	0	0	1
011BD01082	Sheep/Goat	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	1
011BD01082	Sheep/Goat	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	1
011BD01082	Sheep/Goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
011BD01082	Sheep/Goat	Pelvis	1	1	0	1	0
011BD01082	Sheep/Goat	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Sheep/Goat	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Sheep/Goat	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Sheep/Goat	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Sheep/Goat	Radius br	1	1	0	0	0
011BD01082	Sheep/Goat	Radius br	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Sheep/Goat	Radius C	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Sheep/Goat	Radius D	1	0	0	0	1
011BD01082	Sheep/Goat	Radius P	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Sheep/Goat	Scapula	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Sheep/Goat	Scapula	1	0	0	1	0
011BD01082	Sheep/Goat	Skull fr	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Sheep/Goat	Tibia br	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Sheep/Goat	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01082	Sheep/Goat	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	1
011BD01082	Sheep/Goat	Ulna	1	0	0	0	1
011BD01082	Sheep/Goat	Ulna	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01155	Domestic fowl	Femur D	1	0	0	0	1
011BD01155	Pig	M/T C	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01155	Pig	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01155	Sheep/Goat	Axis	1	0	0	0	0
011BD01155	Sheep/Goat	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	1