West Heslerton: Anglian Settlement Structural Catalogue

012AD08171

Ditch

Ditch Details
Length	1359	Maximum Width	97	Maximum Depth	48	Profile	V-shaped
Material Culture	Number of Objects	48	Number of Animal Bones			49
Environmental

Phasing

The earlier of two phases of enclosure ditch, this was cut by the later phase 012AD07219. Although the majority of diagnostic finds were of late Roman pottery, a single sherd of Anglian pot and a fragment of Niedermendig lava give us an Anglian date for this phase. Also found were five Anglian whetstones. The ditch cut through pit 012AD08519, and was cut by pit 012AD08238.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

012AD07219

012AD08171

Discussion

The majority (87%) of the objects and animal bones were recovered from the eastern and central sections of the ditch. The finds of five Anglian whetstones was unusual, particularly as two more whetstones were recovered from the later phase of this enclosure sequence (012AD07219). These, together with two whetstones recovered from enclosure ditch 012AD08341 to the north, and two further whetstones from spits just above this enclosure sequence, forms the densest grouping of these objects from the whole excavation area. The ditch fill was a uniform medium sandy loam (Munsell 10YR 4/3) with 5-10% chalk inclusions (0.5-1.5cm in diameter). There was no daub or charcoal flecking.

The ditch was cut into hillwash in the east and into sand and gravel in the west. It had a flat-based, gentle V-shaped profile

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT	FILL	VOLUME	OBJECTS	AN BONE	DENSITY
012AD08171	012AD08170		42	43
	012AD08328		6	6

012AD08170 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID	MATERIAL	PERIOD	No
012AD08170	POTTERY	3-4C	24
	POTTERY	ANGLIAN	1
	POTTERY	ML2	1
	SLAG		3
	STONE		10
	WORKED STONE	ANGLIAN	3

012AD08328 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID	MATERIAL	PERIOD	No
012AD08328	POTTERY	2C	1
	POTTERY	3-4C	2
	STONE		1
	WORKED STONE	ANGLIAN	2

012AD08170 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
012AD08170	Cattle	22
	Dog	2
	Domestic fowl	4
	Horse	4
	Pig	1
	Sheep	4
	Sheep/Goat	6

012AD08328 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
012AD08328	Cattle	2
	Pig	3
	Sheep	1

Context Details

012AD08171 Sections and Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES

012AD08170 DITCH FILL ROUND
1170

97

48
V-SHAPED CONTAINED NUMEROUS ANIMAL BONES WITH SOME POTTERY. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. CHALK INCLUSIONS 5% 0.5-1.5CM IN DIAMETER.

012AD08171 DITCH CUT ROUND
1960

97

48
V-SHAPED CUT INTO SAND AND GRAVEL. CUT BY PIT 8237/8238 AND CUTS PIT 8329/8351/8519.

012AD08328 DITCH FILL LINEAR
330

66

32
V-SHAPED CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE AND ANGLIAN POTTERY. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. LENGTH OF DITCH SEGMENT ONLY-SEE CUT 8171.

Objects

KEY_ID	OB	PERIOD	MATERIAL	TYPE	SUB_TYPE	CLASS	No
012AD08170	AA	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD08170	AB	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	J	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD08170	AC	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD08170	AD	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	BCUR?	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD08170	AE	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	CP?		1
012AD08170	AF		SLAG	SLAG			1
012AD08170	AG		SLAG	SLAG			1
012AD08170	AH		STONE	STONE			1
012AD08170	AI		STONE	STONE			1
012AD08170	AJ	ANGLIAN	WORKED STONE	WHETSTONE			1
012AD08170	AK	ANGLIAN	WORKED STONE	WHETSTONE			1
012AD08170	AL		STONE	STONE			1
012AD08170	AM		STONE	STONE		RED SANDSTONE	1
012AD08170	AN		STONE	STONE			1
012AD08170	AO		STONE	PEBBLE			1
012AD08170	AP		STONE	STONE			1
012AD08170	AQ		STONE	PEBBLE			1
012AD08170	AR	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD08170	AS	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD08170	AT	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD08170	AU	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	J	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD08170	AV	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD08170	AW	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD08170	AX	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	J	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD08170	AY	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JB	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD08170	AZ	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	J	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD08170	BA	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	J	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD08170	BB	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	J		1
012AD08170	BC	ML2	POTTERY	SHERD	31R	SAMIAN	1
012AD08170	BE		SLAG	SLAG			1
012AD08170	BF	ANGLIAN	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN III	1
012AD08170	BG	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD08170	BH	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	J	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD08170	BI	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JHUN?	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD08170	BJ	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JCUR	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD08170	BK	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	J?	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD08170	BL	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	J	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD08170	BM	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD08170	BN	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD08170	BO	ANGLIAN	WORKED STONE	WHETSTONE	FINE SANDSTONE		1
012AD08170	BP		STONE	STONE		RED SANDSTONE	1
012AD08170	BQ		STONE	PEBBLE			1
012AD08328	AA	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JKNAP	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD08328	AB	2C	POTTERY	SHERD	B	SAMIAN	1
012AD08328	AC	ANGLIAN	WORKED STONE	WHETSTONE	FINE SANDSTONE		1
012AD08328	AD	ANGLIAN	WORKED STONE	WHETSTONE	FINE SANDSTONE		1
012AD08328	AE		STONE	STONE			1
012AD08328	AF	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	J	ROMANO-BRITISH	1

Animal Bone

KEY_ID	SPECIES	ELEMENT	QUANT	CHEW	BURN	BUTCH	FBRK
012AD08170	Cattle	Astragalus	1	0	0	1	0
012AD08170	Cattle	Astragalus	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08170	Cattle	Calcaneum	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08170	Cattle	Femur D	1	1	0	0	0
012AD08170	Cattle	Femur P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08170	Cattle	Horncore	1	0	0	0	1
012AD08170	Cattle	M/C P	1	1	0	0	0
012AD08170	Cattle	M/T C	1	0	0	0	1
012AD08170	Cattle	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08170	Cattle	Pelvis fr	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08170	Cattle	Pelvis fr	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08170	Cattle	Pelvis fr	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08170	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08170	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	1	0
012AD08170	Cattle	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08170	Cattle	Phalanx 3	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08170	Cattle	Radius D	1	0	0	0	1
012AD08170	Cattle	Skull fr	1	0	0	0	1
012AD08170	Cattle	Skull fr	1	0	0	0	1
012AD08170	Cattle	Tibia br	1	0	0	0	1
012AD08170	Cattle	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08170	Cattle	Ulna	1	1	0	0	0
012AD08170	Dog	Femur D	1	0	0	0	1
012AD08170	Dog	Mandible	1	1	0	0	1
012AD08170	Domestic fowl	Femur C	1	0	0	1	0
012AD08170	Domestic fowl	Femur D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08170	Domestic fowl	Humerus C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08170	Domestic fowl	Humerus C	1	1	0	0	0
012AD08170	Horse	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
012AD08170	Horse	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08170	Horse	Radius D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08170	Horse	Tooth	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08170	Pig	LM3	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08170	Sheep	Humerus D	1	1	0	1	0
012AD08170	Sheep	Humerus D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08170	Sheep	M/T br	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08170	Sheep	Radius P	1	1	0	0	1
012AD08170	Sheep/Goat	Femur br	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08170	Sheep/Goat	Humerus br	1	1	0	0	0
012AD08170	Sheep/Goat	Humerus D	1	1	0	0	0
012AD08170	Sheep/Goat	M/T P	1	1	0	0	0
012AD08170	Sheep/Goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
012AD08170	Sheep/Goat	Tibia br	1	1	0	0	0
012AD08328	Cattle	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08328	Cattle	Scapula	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08328	Pig	Mand fr	2	0	0	0	1
012AD08328	Pig	Radius P	1	0	0	0	1
012AD08328	Pig	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08328	Sheep	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	0

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
012AD08170	DITCH FILL	ROUND	1170	97	48	V-SHAPED	CONTAINED NUMEROUS ANIMAL BONES WITH SOME POTTERY. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. CHALK INCLUSIONS 5% 0.5-1.5CM IN DIAMETER.
012AD08171	DITCH CUT	ROUND	1960	97	48	V-SHAPED	CUT INTO SAND AND GRAVEL. CUT BY PIT 8237/8238 AND CUTS PIT 8329/8351/8519.
012AD08328	DITCH FILL	LINEAR	330	66	32	V-SHAPED	CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE AND ANGLIAN POTTERY. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. LENGTH OF DITCH SEGMENT ONLY-SEE CUT 8171.