West Heslerton: Anglian Settlement Structural Catalogue

012AA09000

Enclosure Ditch

Ditch Details
Length	4760	Maximum Width	260	Maximum Depth	45	Profile	U shaped
Material Culture	Number of Objects	25	Number of Animal Bones			26
Environmental

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

A large, curvilinear ditch in the east of area 12AA. This master includes all the contexts associated with the ditch including two slots cut into the top (012AA00018 and 012AA00033), a pit (012AA00214) and a probable re-cut (012AA00053). The relationship between slot 012AA00448 and the ditch was not established. The north/west end of the ditch disappeared into the north area baulk and was not seen to continue into area 11BA. The south end appeared to terminate in the vicinity of ditch 012AA00062 but the relationship between the two was not established. The ditch cut through the ditches of master 012AA07163. The datable object finds were mainly Roman with a few Prehistoric and Anglian finds.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER	CUT	FILL	VOLUME	OBJECTS	AN BONE	DENSITY
012AA09000	012AA00018	012AA00009		6	5
	012AA00025	012AA00024		5	9
		012AA00034		1	1
	012AA00033	012AA00032
		012AA00040		1
	012AA00053 (=012AA00245)	012AA00053
		012AA00043		3	2
		012AA00111
		012AA00112		1
		012AA00125		1	1
	012AA00055	012AA00054			3
	012AA00072	012AA00071			1
	012AA00110	012AA00109
	012AA00154	012AA00153		1
	012AA00214	012AA00213			1
	012AA00246	012AA00149		5 + 1	3
	012AA00278	012AA00277
	012AA00448	012AA00447

Object Totals by Material

012AA00009 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID	PERIOD	MATERIAL	No
012AA00009	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	1
	4TH CENTURY	POTTERY	2
	ROMAN	POTTERY	2
	Unassigned	STONE	1

012AA00024 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID	PERIOD	MATERIAL	No
012AA00024	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	1
	4TH CENTURY	POTTERY	2
	ROMAN	SLAG	2

012AA00034 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID	PERIOD	MATERIAL	No
012AA00034	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	1

012AA00040 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID	PERIOD	MATERIAL	No
012AA00040	4TH CENTURY	POTTERY	1

012AA00043 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID	PERIOD	MATERIAL	No
012AA00043	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	1
	Unassigned	STONE	1
	ANGLIAN	UTILISED STONE	1

012AA00112 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID	PERIOD	MATERIAL	No
012AA00112	Unassigned	STONE	1

012AA00125 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID	PERIOD	MATERIAL	No
012AA00125	ROMAN	POTTERY	1

012AA00149 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID	PERIOD	MATERIAL	No
012AA00149	Unassigned	FIRED CLAY	1
	Unassigned	IRON	1
	Unassigned	SLAG	1
	Unassigned	STONE	1
	ANGLIAN	UTILISED STONE	1

012AA00153 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID	PERIOD	MATERIAL	No
012AA00153	ROMAN	FIRED CLAY	1

012AA00246 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID	PERIOD	MATERIAL	No
012AA00246	Unassigned	STONE	1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

012AA00009 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
012AA00009	Cattle	3
	Sheep	1
	Sheep/Goat	1

012AA00024 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
012AA00024	Cattle	3
	Horse	2
	Pig	1
	Sheep/Goat	3

012AA00034 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
012AA00034	Cattle	1

012AA00043 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
012AA00043	Cattle	2

012AA00054 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
012AA00054	Sheep	1
	Sheep/Goat	2

012AA00071 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
012AA00071	Sheep/Goat	1

012AA00125 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
012AA00125	Cattle	1

012AA00149 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
012AA00149	Cattle	3

012AA00213 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
012AA00213	Cattle	1

Context Details

012AA00018 Section and Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
012AA00009	DITCH FILL	CURVILINEAR	405	95	19	U-SHAPED	FILLOF DITCH RUNNING ALONG EASTERN EDGE OF AREA. FOLLOWS ROUTE OF 25 BUT NOT FOR ALL ITS LENGTH. 15-20% CHALK.
012AA00018	DITCH CUT	CURVILINEAR	405	95	19	FLAT BASED U	CUT OF DITCH RUNNING ALONG EASTERN EDGE OF AREA. CUT THROUGH CHALK NATURAL AND DITCH 25. FOLLOWS ROUTE OF 25 BUT NOT FOR ALL ITS LENGTH.

012AA00025 Section and Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
012AA00024	DITCH FILL	CURVILINEAR	8000	125	40	U-SHAPED	FILL OF DITCH AT EASTERN EDGE OF NORTHERN HALF OF AREA PARALLEL TO BAULK. CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE-POT-IRON. CUT BY DITCH 9/18.
012AA00025	DITCH CUT	CURVILINEAR	8000	125	40	FLAT BASED U	CUT OF DITCH AT EASTERN EDGE OF NORTHERN HALF OF AREA PARALLEL TO BAULK. CUT INTO NATURAL LARGE ANGULAR CHALK.
012AA00034	DITCH FILL	LINEAR	212	38	23	U-SHAPED	FILL OF DITCH ALONG EASTERN BAULK. 30% CHALK MATRIX. CUT BY SLOT 33/34 . FEATURE = 24. CONTAINS AN. OS AND FLINT.

012AA00033 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
012AA00032	SLOT FILL	LINEAR	219	30	19	U-SHAPED	FILL OF FENCE SLOT IN EASTERN DITCH. CHALK INCLUSIONS 10% 0.5-2CM DIAM. THIS FEATURE=SLOT 40. DIFFERENTIATED FROM OTHER FILLS BY LESS STONY MATRIX.
012AA00033	SLOT CUT	LINEAR	219	30	19	FLAT BASED U	CUT OF FENCE SLOT IN EASTERN DITCH. CUT INTO STONY FILL OF 34.
012AA00040	SLOT FILL	LINEAR	375	28			SLOT FILL. UNEXCAVATED.

012AA00053 (= 012AA00125) Section and Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
012AA00043	DITCH FILL	LINEAR SEG.	190	260	26	U-SHAPED	FILL OF DITCH- NORTHERN AREA.
012AA00053	DITCH CUT	LINEAR SEG.	190	260	26	WIDE U	CUT OF DITCH- NORTHERN AREA. CUT THROUGH COLLUVIUM AND INTO CHALK NATURAL.
012AA00111	DITCH FILL	LINEAR	240	90	5	U-SHAPED	STONIER LAYER DIFFERENTIATED BY CHALK STONES +5CM 14CM BELOW TOP OF FEATURE 50% CHALK MATRIX.
012AA00112	DITCH FILL	LINEAR	240	110	5	U-SHAPED	LESS STONY MATRIX ON WEST SIDE OF SEGMENT 14CM BELOW TOP OF FEATURE. 30% CHALK MATRIX
012AA00125	DITCH FILL	LINEAR	240	160	14	U-SHAPED	LAYER LYING BELOW 111 AND 112. 30% CHALK MATRIX.
012AA00245	DITCH CUT SEG	LINEAR	250	200	28	WIDE U	DITCH CUT INTO NATURAL CHALK AT NORTH END OF SITE.

012AA00055 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
012AA00054	DITCH FILL	LINEAR	190	54	20	U-SHAPED	DITCH FILL AT NORTHERN END OF AREA. STONIER FILL LYING BELOW 43. ANGULAR CHALK PEBBLES 40-50%
012AA00055	DITCH CUT	LINEAR	190	54	20	U-SHAPED	DITCH CUT AT NORTHERN END OF AREA. CUT INTO CHALK NATURAL.

012AA00072 Section and Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
012AA00071	DITCH FILL SEG	LINEAR	160	92	25	U-SHAPED	VERY STONY MATRIX VARYING 50-90% CHALK BUT NOT RECOGNISABLE AS SEPARATE FILLS. SLIGHT CHARCOAL INCL.
012AA00072	DITCH CUT SEG	LINEAR	160	92	25	STEPPED U	CUT INTO NATURAL CHALK BOULDERS. VERY ROUGH UNEVEN CUT. DEEPENS FROM 15CM AT S. END TO 25 AT NORTH. AND WIDENS 60-92.

012AA00110 Section and Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
012AA00109	DITCH FILL SEG	LINEAR	160	126	45	WIDE V	VERY STONY FILL - 50%+ CHALK MATRIX. NO FINDS.
012AA00110	DITCH CUT SEG	LINEAR	160	126	45	WIDE V	APPEARS TO CUT PIT 213/214. CUT INTO NATURAL CHALK BOULDERS.

012AA00154 Section and Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
012AA00153	DITCH FILL SEG	CURVILINEAR	320	60	13	WIDE V	FILL OF LONG DITCH SEGMENT THOUGHT TO FORM AN ENTRANCE OF SORTS INTO STOCK ENCLOSURE. NO FINDS. 20% CHALK INCLUSIONS. SLIGHT CLAY CONTENT.
012AA00154	DITCH CUT SEG	CURVILINEAR	320	60	13	WIDE V	CUT OF LONG DITCH SEGMENT THOUGHT TO FORM AN ENTRANCE OF SORTS INTO STOCK ENCLOSURE. VERY SHALLOW CUT OF A LARGER CURVILINEAR FEATURE.

012AA00214 Section and Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
012AA00213	PIT FILL	SUB-CIRCULAR	74	63	33	U-SHAPED	FILL OF PIT CUT AWAY BY DITCH 109/110. CONTAINED ONE PIECE OF BONE AND THE FILL IS VERY NATURAL-LOOKING - REDEPOSITED H/WASH
012AA00214	PIT CUT	SUB-CIRCULAR	74	63	33	U-SHAPED	CUT OF PIT CUT AWAY BY DITCH 109/110. UNEVEN CUT OF CHALK ROCK.

012AA00246 Section and Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
012AA00149	SLOT FILL	LINEAR	230	55	18	U-SHAPED	FILL OF SLOT CUT INTO EASTERN SIDE OF BASE OF 245. STONIER FILL THAN 125 - 40% CHALK INCL.
012AA00246	SLOT CUT	LINEAR	250	50	16	U-SHAPED	SLOT CUT INTO NATURAL CHALK AT NORTH END OF SITE.

012AA00278 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
012AA00277	DITCH FILL SEG	LINEAR	395	95		U-SHAPED	DITCH FILL - UNEXC. APPEARS 6CM BELOW SPIT 121.
012AA00278	DITCH CUT SEG	LINEAR	395	95			DITCH CUT - UNEXC. APPEARS 6CM BELOW SPIT 121.

012AA00448 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
012AA00447	DITCH FILL	LINEAR	379	65		U-SHAPED	FILL OF UNEX. DITCH. PARALLEL TO DITCH 109/110. RUNS INTO 43/53 WHERE IT CAN BE SEEN IN SECTION. SEE NOTEBOOK FOR PLAN AND SECTION.
012AA00448	DITCH CUT	LINEAR	379	65		U-SHAPED	CUT OF UNEX. DITCH. PARALLEL TO DITCH 109/110. RUNS INTO 43/53 WHERE IT CAN BE SEEN IN SECTION. SEE NOTEBOOK FOR PLAN AND SECTION.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID	OB	PERIOD	MATERIAL	TYPE	SUB_TYPE	CLASS	No
012AA00009	AD	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLINT CHIP			1
012AA00009	AC	4TH CENTURY	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AA00009	AE	4TH CENTURY	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AA00009	AB	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD			1
012AA00009	AF	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		SAMIAN	1
012AA00009	AA	Unassigned	STONE	STONE		LIMESTONE	1
012AA00024	AA	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLINT NODULE			1
012AA00024	AC	4TH CENTURY	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AA00024	AD	4TH CENTURY	POTTERY	SHERDS		ROMANO-BRITISH	2
012AA00024	AB	ROMAN	SLAG	SLAG			1
012AA00024	AE	ROMAN	SLAG	SLAG			1
012AA00034	AA	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLAKE			1
012AA00040	AA	4TH CENTURY	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AA00043	AC	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLAKE CORE			1
012AA00043	AA	Unassigned	STONE	STONE	SMELTING-RELATED		2
012AA00043	AB	ANGLIAN	UTILISED STONE	LAVA	NIEDERMENDIG		9
012AA00112	AA	Unassigned	STONE	STONE		RED CHALK	1
012AA00125	AA	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD			1
012AA00149	AA	Unassigned	FIRED CLAY	BRICK/TILE?			1
012AA00149	AE	Unassigned	IRON	IRON STAPLE?			1
012AA00149	AC	Unassigned	SLAG	SLAG FRAGMENT			1
012AA00149	AD	Unassigned	STONE	STONE			1
012AA00149	AB	ANGLIAN	UTILISED STONE	LAVA	NIEDERMENDIG		5
012AA00153	AA	ROMAN	FIRED CLAY	FIRED CLAY FRAG	LOOMWEIGHT?		1
012AA00246	AA	Unassigned	STONE	STONE	CHALK BLOCK	CHALK	1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID	SPECIES	ELEMENT	QUANT	CHEW	BURN	BUTCH	FBRK
012AA00009	CATTLE	Femur fr	1	0	0	0	1
012AA00009	CATTLE	N.Cuboid	1	0	0	0	0
012AA00009	CATTLE	Scapula	1	0	0	0	1
012AA00009	SHEEP	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	0
012AA00009	SHEEP/GOAT	Astragalus	1	0	0	0	0
012AA00024	CATTLE	Astragalus	1	0	0	0	0
012AA00024	CATTLE	Tibia br	1	0	0	0	0
012AA00024	CATTLE	Ulna	1	0	0	0	0
012AA00024	HORSE	Tooth	1	0	0	0	0
012AA00024	HORSE	Tooth	1	0	0	0	0
012AA00024	PIG	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
012AA00024	SHEEP/GOAT	Astragalus	1	0	0	0	0
012AA00024	SHEEP/GOAT	Axis	1	1	0	0	0
012AA00024	SHEEP/GOAT	Radius P	1	0	0	0	0
012AA00034	CATTLE	LM3	1	0	0	0	0
012AA00043	CATTLE	Pelvis fr	1	1	0	0	0
012AA00043	CATTLE	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
012AA00054	SHEEP	Humerus D	1	0	0	1	0
012AA00054	SHEEP/GOAT	Radius D	1	0	0	0	1
012AA00054	SHEEP/GOAT	Tibia br	1	1	0	0	0
012AA00071	SHEEP/GOAT	LM3	1	0	0	0	0
012AA00125	CATTLE	Ulna	1	0	0	0	0
012AA00149	CATTLE	Astragalus	1	0	0	0	0
012AA00149	CATTLE	Calcaneum	1	1	0	0	0
012AA00149	CATTLE	Ld4	1	0	0	0	0
012AA00213	CATTLE	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	0