West Heslerton Anglian Settlement

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Discussion

This was a small, roughly rectangular spit, excavated in order to define the sequence of east-west aligned ditches (012AD06082, 012AD07050, 012AD07210 and 012AD07212) known to exist from the geophysical survey data.

Of the material culture recovered, most of the pottery was of a later Roman date (62 sherds). Only a single Anglian sherd was found. Other finds of interest included an ?Roman shale bangle fragment, as well as a copper alloy wire/pin fragment. The majority of animal bone recovered were sheep/goat (43%), followed by cattle (36%) and then pig (13%)>

Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID	MATERIAL	PERIOD	No
012AD00653	COPPER ALLOY		1
	DAUB		4
	POTTERY	3-4C	38
	POTTERY	4C	23
	POTTERY	4C?	1
	POTTERY	ANGLIAN	1
	POTTERY	MEDIEVAL	1
	SHELL		1
	STONE		5
	UNFIRED CLAY		1
	WORKED SHALE	ROMAN?	1
	WORKED STONE	ROMAN/ANGLIAN	1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
012AD00653	Cattle	32
	Domestic fowl	1
	Hare spp.	1
	Horse	4
	Pig	11
	Sheep	15
	Sheep/Goat	23
	Wild/domestic goose	1

Context Details

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
012AD00653	SPIT	COMPLEX	975	780	5	UNDULATING	CLEANING SPIT TO DEFINE FEATURES BELOW PREVIOUS CLEANING SPITS 385 AND 390. BONE POTTERY FOUND.

Objects

KEY_ID	OB	PERIOD	MATERIAL	TYPE	SUB_TYPE	CLASS	No
012AD00653	AA		COPPER ALLOY	C/A WIRE/PIN			1
012AD00653	AB	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	AC	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	AD		DAUB	BURNT DAUB			1
012AD00653	AE	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JHUN	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	AF	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JB?		1
012AD00653	AG	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD			1
012AD00653	AH	4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	AI	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	AJ	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	AK	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	AL	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	AM	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	DM278?	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	AN	4C?	POTTERY	SHERD	JHUN?	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	AO	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	AP	MEDIEVAL	POTTERY	SHERD	RED+CREAM GLAZED		1
012AD00653	AQ		STONE	PEBBLE		QUARTZITE	1
012AD00653	AR		DAUB	BURNT DAUB			2
012AD00653	AS		DAUB	BURNT DAUB			16
012AD00653	AT		FLINT	FLINT FRAGMENT			1
012AD00653	AU		SHELL	SHELL		OYSTER	1
012AD00653	AV		STONE	STONE		CONGLOMERATE	1
012AD00653	AW		STONE	STONE		RED SANDSTONE	1
012AD00653	AX		STONE	STONE		RED SANDSTONE	1
012AD00653	AY	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	AZ	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	BA	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JHUN	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	BB	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JHUN	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	BC	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JHUN	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	BD	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	D?	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	BE	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	LM365?	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	BF	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JHUN	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	BG	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JS	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	BH	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	BFB	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	BI	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	L	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	BJ	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	D?	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	BK	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JHUNC?	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	BL	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	BM	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	BN	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	BO	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	BP	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	BQ	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	BR	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	J	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	BS	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	BT	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	BU	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	BV	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	BD	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	BW	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	BX	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JHUN	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	BY	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	BFB		1
012AD00653	BZ	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	BFB		1
012AD00653	CA	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	BFBL		1
012AD00653	CB	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JB		1
012AD00653	CC	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	BD		1
012AD00653	CD	ANGLIAN	POTTERY	SHERD	+ORGANIC	ANGLIAN III	1
012AD00653	CE	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	CF	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	CG	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	L	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	CH	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	CI	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	CJ		UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			2
012AD00653	CK	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	CL	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	BFB	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	CM	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	CN	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	CO	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	CP	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	BD	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	CQ	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	CR	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	CS	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	BFB		1
012AD00653	CT		DAUB	BURNT DAUB			1
012AD00653	CU	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	CV	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JBK?	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	CW	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JHUN?	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00653	CX	ROMAN?	WORKED SHALE	BANGLE FRAGMENT	PERFORATED		1
012AD00653	CY	ROMAN	WORKED STONE	SPINDLE WHORL	WHITE CHALK		1
012AD00653	CZ		STONE	STONE		RED CHALK	1
012AD00653	DA	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JBK?		1

Animal Bones

KEY_ID	SPECIES	ELEMENT	QUANT	CHEW	BURN	BUTCH	FBRK
012AD00653	Cattle	Astragalus	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00653	Cattle	Astragalus	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Cattle	Astragalus	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Cattle	Astragalus	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00653	Cattle	Astragalus	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00653	Cattle	Femur P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Cattle	Femur P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Cattle	Femur P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Cattle	Femur P	1	0	0	1	0
012AD00653	Cattle	Femur P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Cattle	Horncore	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Cattle	Humerus D	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00653	Cattle	Humerus D	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00653	Cattle	Ld4	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Cattle	LM3	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Cattle	M/T D	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00653	Cattle	M/T P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Cattle	M/T P	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00653	Cattle	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00653	Cattle	Mandible	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Cattle	Pelvis fr	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Cattle	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Cattle	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Cattle	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Cattle	Phalanx 3	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Cattle	Radius P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Cattle	Radius P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Cattle	Scapula	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Cattle	Scapula	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00653	Cattle	Skull fr	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Domestic fowl	Ulna	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Hare spp.	Femur P	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00653	Horse	Calcaneum	1	1	0	0	1
012AD00653	Horse	M/C D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Horse	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Horse	Tooth	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Pig	Astragalus	1	0	0	1	0
012AD00653	Pig	Humerus br	1	1	0	0	0
012AD00653	Pig	Humerus D	1	0	0	1	1
012AD00653	Pig	Humerus D	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00653	Pig	LM3	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Pig	M/T C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Pig	Mandible	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Pig	Scapula	1	1	0	0	0
012AD00653	Pig	Tibia P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Pig	Ulna	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Pig	Ulna	1	1	0	0	0
012AD00653	Sheep	Humerus D	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00653	Sheep	Humerus D	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00653	Sheep	Humerus D	1	0	1	0	0
012AD00653	Sheep	Humerus P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Sheep	M/C C	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00653	Sheep	M/C C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Sheep	M/C C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Sheep	M/C P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Sheep	M/T P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Sheep	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00653	Sheep	Mandible	1	0	1	0	1
012AD00653	Sheep	Mandible	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Sheep	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Sheep	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00653	Sheep	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Sheep/Goat	Femur D	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00653	Sheep/Goat	Femur D	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00653	Sheep/Goat	Femur P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Sheep/Goat	Humerus br	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00653	Sheep/Goat	Humerus C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Sheep/Goat	Humerus D	1	1	0	0	0
012AD00653	Sheep/Goat	LM3	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Sheep/Goat	LM3	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Sheep/Goat	M/C C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Sheep/Goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Sheep/Goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Sheep/Goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Sheep/Goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00653	Sheep/Goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Sheep/Goat	Pelvis fr	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00653	Sheep/Goat	Pelvis fr	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00653	Sheep/Goat	Radius br	1	1	0	0	0
012AD00653	Sheep/Goat	Radius D	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00653	Sheep/Goat	Radius D	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00653	Sheep/Goat	Radius P	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00653	Sheep/Goat	Radius P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00653	Sheep/Goat	Tibia br	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00653	Sheep/Goat	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00653	Wild/domestic goose	Radius D	1	0	0	0	0