West Heslerton: Anglian Settlement Structural CatalogueUntitled

011CE07094

Enclosure Ditch

Ditch Details
Length	2060	Maximum Width	102	Maximum Depth	33	Profile	U shaped
Material Culture	Number of Objects	11	Number of Animal Bones			27
Environmental

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

The NE/SW aligned part of an enclosure ditch in the south of area 11BE/CE and the north of area 11BD/CD. The north/east end appears to terminate just after cutting slots 011CE00535 and 011CE00773. The south/west end was seen to continue on the ground for approximately 10m beyond the excavated section of 011BD00504 before turning southwards, probably as 011AE00439 or 011AE00440. The ditch was cut by two other enclosure ditches; east/west aligned 011CE07093 and curvilinear 011CD07095. A Modern field boundary (011AC10007) and a Medieval furrow (part of master 011AC10000) cut through the ditch.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER	CUT	FILL	VOLUME	OBJECTS	AN BONE	DENSITY
011CE07094	011BD00504	011BD00503		3	12 + 1
	011BD00506	011BD00505		5	4 + 2
	011BE00154	011BE00153			2
	011CE00540	011CE00538			1
		011CE00539		3	5
	011CE00886	011CE00885

Object Totals by Material

011BD00503 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID	PERIOD	MATERIAL	No
011BD00503	ROMAN	POTTERY	2
	Unassigned	STONE	1

011BD00505 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID	PERIOD	MATERIAL	No
011BD00505	Unassigned	CHARCOAL	1
	ROMAN	POTTERY	1
	Unassigned	STONE	3

011CE00539 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID	PERIOD	MATERIAL	No
011CE00539	Unassigned	CHARCOAL	1
	ROMAN	POTTERY	1
	Unassigned	STONE	1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

011BD00503 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
011BD00503	BIRD	2
	CATTLE	5
	HORSE	1
	PIG	1
	SHEEP/GOAT	3

011BD00504 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
011BD00504	CATTLE	1

011BD00505 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
011BD00505	BIRD	1
	CATTLE	2
	SHEEP/GOAT	1

011BD00506 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
011BD00506	CATTLE	1
	SHEEP/GOAT	1

011BE00153 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
011BE00153	PIG	1
	SHEEP/GOAT	1

011CE00538 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
011CE00538	SHEEP/GOAT	1

011CE00539 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
011CE00539	CATTLE	4
	SHEEP/GOAT	1

Structural Details

011BD00504 Section and Notes

011BD00504 East Facing Section

011BD00504 West Facing Section

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
011BD00503	DITCH FILL	LINEAR	627	90	22	V-SHAPED	DITCH RUNNING IN SW>NE DIRECTION CONTAINING ANIMAL BONE: FLECKS OF CHARCOAL: A FEW FLINT PIECES: CHALK PEBBLES
011BD00504	DITCH CUT	LINEAR	627	90	22	V-SHAPED	DITCH RUNNING IN SW>NE DIRECTION. RELATIONSHIP TO DITCHES 537 AND 938 DIFFICULT TO ESTABLISH

011BD00506 Section and Notes

011BD00506 South Facing Section

011BD00506 West Facing Section

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
011BD00505	DITCH FILL	LINEAR	635	102	22	V-SHAPED	DITCH RUNNING IN SW>NE DIRECTION UNDER N BALK: CONTAINING ANIMAL BONE: FLECKS OF CHARCOAL AND CHALK PEBBLES c.1-6CM IN SIZE
011BD00506	DITCH CUT	LINEAR	635	102	22	V-SHAPED	DITCH RUNNING IN SW>NE DIRECTION IN NW AREA. RELATIONSHIP WITH DITCH 537 DIFFICULT TO ESTABLISH

011BE00154 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
011BE00153	SLOT FILL	LINEAR	87	49	20	U-SHAPED	EQUALS 1992 CONTEXT 11CE 772. FULLY EXCAVATED IN 1992. FULL CONTEXT AND STRAT INFORMATION IN 1992 RECORD.
011BE00154	SLOT CUT	LINEAR	87	49	20	U-SHAPED	EQUALS 1992 CONTEXT 11CE 773. FULLY EXCAVATED IN 1992. FULL CONTEXT AND STRAT INFORMATION IN 1992 RECORD.

011CE00540 Section and Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
011CE00538	DITCH FILL	LINEAR	176	59	11	WIDE U	SECONDARY FILL OF DITCH:STONES SET IN DITCH:CHARCOAL FLECS:ANGULAR CHALK BLOCKS 9-21CM:CHALK PEPPLES:CHALK INC <1-3CM:1 PC BURNT BONE:
011CE00539	DITCH FILL	LINEAR	395	93	33	U-SHAPED	BLOCK OF CHERT PROBABLY ASSOC WITH 538 ON SAME ALIGNMENT: BURNT DAUB:CHARCOAL FLECS:CHALK PCS <1-3CM (8%)
011CE00540	DITCH CUT	LINEAR	395	93	33	U-SHAPED	PROB =885/6 REL NOT ESTABLISHED BY EXCAV:UNDEF REL WITH 773/537/884/537:

011CE00886 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
011CE00885	DITCH FILL	LINEAR	95	62	33	V-SHAPED	MERGES WITH 884/885 UNDER DITCH FILL 732. WET SIEVED. ANIMAL BONES. CHARCOAL AND DAUB FLECKS. CHALK INC 3% 1-3 CM IN DIAMETER.
011CE00886	DITCH CUT	LINEAR	95	62	33	V-SHAPED	MERGES WITH 884/885 UNDER DITCH FILL 732. CUT INTO CHALK NATURAL. EQUALS DITCH 539/540.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID	OB	PERIOD	MATERIAL	TYPE	SUB_TYPE	CLASS	No
011BD00503	AA	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH?	1
011BD00503	AC	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
011BD00503	AB	Unassigned	STONE	STONE			1
011BD00505	AB	Unassigned	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
011BD00505	AA	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
011BD00505	AC	Unassigned	STONE	STONE			1
011BD00505	AD	Unassigned	STONE	STONE		SANDSTONE	1
011BD00505	AE	Unassigned	STONE	STONE			1
011CE00539	AB	Unassigned	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
011CE00539	AC	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
011CE00539	AA	Unassigned	STONE	STONE			1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID	SPECIES	ELEMENT	QUANT	CHEW	BURN	BUTCH	FBRK
011BD00503	BIRD	Humerus P	1	0	0	0	1
011BD00503	BIRD	M/C D	1	0	0	1	0
011BD00503	CATTLE	Astragalus	1	0	0	1	0
011BD00503	CATTLE	Calcaneum	1	0	0	0	1
011BD00503	CATTLE	N.Cuboid	1	0	0	0	1
011BD00503	CATTLE	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
011BD00503	CATTLE	Scapula	1	1	0	1	0
011BD00503	HORSE	Phalanx 3	1	0	0	0	1
011BD00503	PIG	Humerus D	1	0	0	0	0
011BD00503	SHEEP/GOAT	Axis	1	0	0	0	1
011BD00503	SHEEP/GOAT	Calcaneum	1	0	0	0	0
011BD00503	SHEEP/GOAT	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	0
011BD00504	CATTLE	M/T P	1	1	0	0	0
011BD00505	BIRD	Other	1	0	0	0	0
011BD00505	CATTLE	Astragalus	1	1	0	1	1
011BD00505	CATTLE	Mand fr	1	0	0	1	0
011BD00505	SHEEP/GOAT	Mandible	1	1	0	0	1
011BD00506	CATTLE	M/C C	1	1	0	0	1
011BD00506	SHEEP/GOAT	Pelvis	1	0	0	1	0
011BE00153	PIG	Pelvis	1	0	0	0	1
011BE00153	SHEEP/GOAT	Humerus C	1	0	0	0	0
011CE00538	SHEEP/GOAT	Scapula	1	0	0	0	1
011CE00539	CATTLE	Humerus C	1	1	0	0	1
011CE00539	CATTLE	Humerus D	1	0	0	0	0
011CE00539	CATTLE	Phalanx 3	1	1	0	0	0
011CE00539	CATTLE	Radius P	1	0	0	1	0
011CE00539	SHEEP/GOAT	Skull fr	1	0	0	0	0