West Heslerton: Anglian Settlement Structural Catalogue

012AD00831

Enclosure Ditch

Ditch Details
Length	613	Maximum Width	110	Maximum Depth	30	Profile	U-shaped
Material Culture	Number of Objects	6	Number of Animal Bones			15
Environmental

Phasing

The ditch has been phased to the Middle Saxon period based on stratigraphy (as it cuts ditches 012AD00833, 012AD00763 and 012AD07228). The only diagnostic finds were two later Roman pot sherds.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

			012AD00830

			012AD00831


	012AD00833


	012AD00763


			012AD007228

Discussion

The ditch segment apparently butts onto enclosure 012AD00918 to the north, and may be contemporary. It is possible that, with segments 012AD00740 and 012AD00750 to the south, this is part of a segmented ditch, extending to the south

from ditch 012AD00918. Generally, all of these wide, short segments appear to be late in the sequence of events on the site.

The fill of the ditch was a dark (Munsell colour 10YR 3/2) sandy clay loam, with 5% chalk inclusions. Some daub, and quite a high level of charcoal flecking were present.

The ditch was cut into hillwash in the south, and into chalk in the north, with a bowl-shaped profile.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT	FILL	VOLUME	OBJECTS	AN BONE	DENSITY
012AD00831	012AD00830		6	15

012AD00830 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
012AD00830	Cattle	9
	Domestic goose	1
	Pig	1
	Sheep	2
	Sheep/Goat	2

Context Details

012AD Section and Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES

012AD00830 DITCH FILL LINEAR
525

110

30
U-SHAPED DITCH FILL. BONE FOUND. VERY LITTLE DAUB BUT MORE CHARCOAL FLECKING.5% CHALK INCLUSIONS < 5CM. IN N BUTT END CHALK BASE SLIGHTLY BURNT CHARCOAL STAIN

012AD00831 DITCH CUT LINEAR
525

110

30
U-SHAPED DITCH CUT. CUT INTO HILLWASH OF 40% CHALK INCLUSIONS BUT AT N END CUT INTO SOLID CHALK WITH EVIDENCE OF BURNING ON THE CHALK BLUE TIPPED. BOWL PROFILE.

Objects

KEY_ID	OB	PERIOD	MATERIAL	TYPE	SUB_TYPE	CLASS	No
012AD00830	AA	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00830	AB	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JC91V		1
012AD00830	AC		DAUB	DAUB			1
012AD00830	AD		DAUB	DAUB			1
012AD00830	AE		STONE	STONE		RED CHALK	1
012AD00830	AF		STONE	STONE		RED CHALK	1

Animal Bone

KEY_ID	SPECIES	ELEMENT	QUANT	CHEW	BURN	BUTCH	FBRK
012AD00830	Cattle	Astragalus	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00830	Cattle	Calcaneum	1	0	0	1	0
012AD00830	Cattle	Humerus D	1	1	0	1	0
012AD00830	Cattle	Humerus fr	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00830	Cattle	M/T D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00830	Cattle	Mandible	1	1	0	0	1
012AD00830	Cattle	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00830	Cattle	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00830	Cattle	Tibia P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00830	Domestic goose	Radius P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00830	Pig	Humerus P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00830	Sheep	Horncore	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00830	Sheep	Ld4	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00830	Sheep/Goat	Axis	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00830	Sheep/Goat	Pelvis fr	1	0	0	1	1

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
012AD00830	DITCH FILL	LINEAR	525	110	30	U-SHAPED	DITCH FILL. BONE FOUND. VERY LITTLE DAUB BUT MORE CHARCOAL FLECKING.5% CHALK INCLUSIONS < 5CM. IN N BUTT END CHALK BASE SLIGHTLY BURNT CHARCOAL STAIN
012AD00831	DITCH CUT	LINEAR	525	110	30	U-SHAPED	DITCH CUT. CUT INTO HILLWASH OF 40% CHALK INCLUSIONS BUT AT N END CUT INTO SOLID CHALK WITH EVIDENCE OF BURNING ON THE CHALK BLUE TIPPED. BOWL PROFILE.