West Heslerton: Anglian Settlement Structural Catalogue

012AD00528

Enclosure Ditch

Ditch Details
Length	635	Maximum Width	138	Maximum Depth	30	Profile	U-shaped
Material Culture	Number of Objects	37	Number of Animal Bones			9
Environmental

Phasing

The only diagnostic material recovered from the feature were three Roman sherds. Although not directly linked, this may be part of a segmented ditch enclosure (like 012AD01006 to the west), with segments 012AD00288 and 012AD00011 to the east. If this is the case, it is probably later (i.e. Middle Saxon in date).

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

		012AD00632

		012AD00633

		012AD00527

		012AD00528

Discussion

This was a wide, short ditch segment, morphologically like 012AD00228 and 012AD00011 to the east, although the fill of this feature is different in a number of ways. Firstly, it has more than a single filling event. The primary fill (012AD00527) was a dark (Munsell 10YR 3/2) sandy loam, with a 20% chalk inclusion rate. This fill contained all of the finds and animal bones recovered from the feature (most of which were various types of stone and charcoal fragments). Next (012AD00633) was a very stoney deposit (80% large chalk pieces 5-10cm in diameter). This deposit was localised, and may indicate the position of a post, with the chalk acting as packing. The final deposit (012AD00632) sealed both of the earlier deposits, and was a lighter (Munsell 10YR 4/2) sandy clay loam with 20% chalk inclusions. Some daub and charcoal flecking was noted, and a few small fragments of animal bone.

The ditch was cut into solid chalk, and had an irregular profile.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT	FILL	VOLUME	OBJECTS	AN BONE	DENSITY
012AD00528	012AD00527		37	9
	012AD00632		0	0
	012AD00633		0	0

012AD00527 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID	MATERIAL	PERIOD	No
012AD00527	CHARCOAL		10
	DAUB		2
	FIRED CLAY		2
	IRON		1
	POTTERY	3-4C	3
	SHELL		1
	STONE		18

012AD00527 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
012AD00527	Cattle	5
	Horse	2
	Sheep/Goat	2

Context Details

012AD00528 Sections and Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES

012AD00527 DITCH FILL LINEAR
635

138

30
UNDULATING FILL OF DITCH. DARK CHARCOAL-RICH FILL. BONE FOUND. DAUB FLECKING. CHALK INCLUSIONS 1-10CMS 20%.

012AD00528 DITCH CUT LINEAR
635

138

30
UNDULATING CUT OF DITCH. CUT INTO SOLID BEDROCK. 3 LARGE POSTHOLES APPEAR TO BE CUT INTO THE SIDES OF THE DITCH. N SIDE STEEPER GRADIENT THAN S.

012AD00632 DITCH FILL LINEAR
635

138

9
FLAT FILL OF DITCH. SEALING LAYER OVER THE DARK CHARCOAL FILL 527. 20% CHALK INCLUSIONS. BONE FOUND. SOME CHARCOAL AND DAUB FLECKING.

012AD00633 DITCH FILL COMPLEX
30

13

28
V-SHAPED FILL OF DITCH. STONY DEPOSIT IN DITCH. CHALK INCLUSIONS 80% 5-10CMS. SEEN IN SECTION. NO FINDS. NO CHARCOAL OR DAUB FLECKING. SEALED BY 632.

Objects

KEY_ID	OB	PERIOD	MATERIAL	TYPE	SUB_TYPE	CLASS	No
012AD00527	AA		STONE	STONE		RED CHALK	1
012AD00527	AB		STONE	STONE		IRONSTONE	1
012AD00527	AC		STONE	STONE		IRONSTONE	1
012AD00527	AD		STONE	STONE		IRONSTONE	1
012AD00527	AE		FIRED CLAY	FIRED CLAY	BRICK/TILE		1
012AD00527	AF		SHELL	SHELL		COCKLE	1
012AD00527	AG	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00527	AH		FIRED CLAY	FIRED CLAY			1
012AD00527	AI	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	BD?	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00527	AJ		DAUB	DAUB			1
012AD00527	AK		STONE	STONE			1
012AD00527	AL		STONE	STONE			1
012AD00527	AM		STONE	STONE		IRONSTONE	1
012AD00527	AN		STONE	STONE			1
012AD00527	AO		CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
012AD00527	AP		CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
012AD00527	AQ		CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
012AD00527	AR		IRON	IRON OBJECT			1
012AD00527	AS		STONE	STONE	FOSSILIFEROUS		1
012AD00527	AT		STONE	STONE	FOSSILIFEROUS		1
012AD00527	AU		STONE	STONE		IRONSTONE	2
012AD00527	AV	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD			1
012AD00527	AW		STONE	STONE			5
012AD00527	AX		STONE	STONE			1
012AD00527	AY		DAUB	DAUB			1
012AD00527	AZ		STONE	STONE		RED CHALK	1
012AD00527	BA		CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
012AD00527	BB		CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
012AD00527	BC		CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
012AD00527	BD		CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
012AD00527	BE		CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
012AD00527	BF		CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
012AD00527	BG		STONE	STONE		RED CHALK	1
012AD00527	BH		CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
012AD00527	BI		STONE	STONE			1
012AD00527	BJ		STONE	STONE		RED CHALK	1
012AD00527	BK		STONE	STONE		IRONSTONE	1

Animal Bone

KEY_ID	SPECIES	ELEMENT	QUANT	CHEW	BURN	BUTCH	FBRK
012AD00527	Cattle	Humerus D	1	1	0	0	0
012AD00527	Cattle	M/T C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00527	Cattle	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00527	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00527	Cattle	Skull fr	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00527	Horse	Astragalus	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00527	Horse	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00527	Sheep/Goat	Axis	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00527	Sheep/Goat	Axis	1	1	0	0	0

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
012AD00527	DITCH FILL	LINEAR	635	138	30	UNDULATING	FILL OF DITCH. DARK CHARCOAL-RICH FILL. BONE FOUND. DAUB FLECKING. CHALK INCLUSIONS 1-10CMS 20%.
012AD00528	DITCH CUT	LINEAR	635	138	30	UNDULATING	CUT OF DITCH. CUT INTO SOLID BEDROCK. 3 LARGE POSTHOLES APPEAR TO BE CUT INTO THE SIDES OF THE DITCH. N SIDE STEEPER GRADIENT THAN S.
012AD00632	DITCH FILL	LINEAR	635	138	9	FLAT	FILL OF DITCH. SEALING LAYER OVER THE DARK CHARCOAL FILL 527. 20% CHALK INCLUSIONS. BONE FOUND. SOME CHARCOAL AND DAUB FLECKING.
012AD00633	DITCH FILL	COMPLEX	30	13	28	V-SHAPED	FILL OF DITCH. STONY DEPOSIT IN DITCH. CHALK INCLUSIONS 80% 5-10CMS. SEEN IN SECTION. NO FINDS. NO CHARCOAL OR DAUB FLECKING. SEALED BY 632.