West Heslerton: Anglian Settlement Structural Catalogue

012AD05796

Slot

Phasing

With 2 Roman coins and exclusively 33 Roman sherds, it is difficult to place this slot in anything other than the late Roman period.

Discussion

This short slot was located on the southern edge of excavation area 12AD, although geophysical evidence did not indicate that the slot continues more than two metres to the south. The fill was a dark, (Munsell 10YR 3/2) silty clay loam, with a high charcoal content. Some daub flecking was also noted. The relationship with post holes 012AD05658 and 012AD05706 were not established, although it appears likely that they both post-date the slot. Post hole 012AD05820 was located near the northern terminus of the slot, and may be associated, although no other post holes were evident in the excavated length. The finds of 2 Roman coins (both unfortunately illegible) in the short excavated segment was unusual.

The slot was cut into hillwash, with a wide, steep-sided V profile.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT	FILL	VOLUME	OBJECTS	AN BONE	DENSITY
012AD05796	012AD05795		35	28

012AD05795 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID	MATERIAL	PERIOD	No
012AD05795	BRONZE	ROMAN	2
	POTTERY	2-4C	2
	POTTERY	3-4C	23
	POTTERY	4C	7
	POTTERY	4C?	1

012AD05796 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
012AD05795	Cattle	8
	Pig	5
	Sheep	5
	Sheep/Goat	10

Context Details

012AD05796 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
012AD05795	SLOT FILL	LINEAR SEG.	450	110	32	WIDE V	FILL OF SLOT. 10% CHALK WITH MUCH CHARCOAL FLECKING AND SOME DAUB. CONTAINED 2 ROMAN COINS/ POT AND BONE.
012AD05796	SLOT CUT	LINEAR SEG.	450	110	32	WIDE V	CUT OF SLOT. STEEP SIDES. POST HOLE 5820 APPEARS JUST BEFORE TERMINAL.

Objects

KEY_ID	OB	PERIOD	MATERIAL	TYPE	SUB_TYPE	CLASS	No
012AD05795	AA	ROMAN	BRONZE	COIN			1
012AD05795	AB	ROMAN	BRONZE	COIN			1
012AD05795	AC	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JHUN?	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD05795	AD	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD05795	AE	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JHUN	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD05795	AF	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD05795	AG	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD05795	AH	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD05795	AI	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD05795	AJ	2-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	CLSD		1
012AD05795	AK	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD05795	AL	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD05795	AM	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD05795	AN	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JHUN	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD05795	AO	2-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JBK	GREY WARE	1
012AD05795	AP	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD			1
012AD05795	AQ	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD05795	AR	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD05795	AS	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD05795	AT	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD05795	AU	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD05795	AV	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD05795	AW	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JHUN?	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD05795	AX	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD05795	AY	4C?	POTTERY	SHERD	D452V	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD05795	AZ	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD05795	BA	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JHUN?	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD05795	BB	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JHUN	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD05795	BC	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD05795	BD	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD05795	BE	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JHUN?		1
012AD05795	BF	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD			1
012AD05795	BG	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JCUR	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD05795	BH	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD05795	BI	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1

Animal Bone

KEY_ID	SPECIES	ELEMENT	QUANT	CHEW	BURN	BUTCH	FBRK
012AD05795	Cattle	M/C C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD05795	Cattle	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	0
012AD05795	Cattle	Pelvis fr	1	0	0	0	0
012AD05795	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
012AD05795	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
012AD05795	Cattle	Phalanx 3	1	0	0	0	0
012AD05795	Cattle	Radius D	1	1	0	0	0
012AD05795	Cattle	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD05795	Pig	M/C C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD05795	Pig	M/T C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD05795	Pig	M/T C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD05795	Pig	Mandible	1	0	0	0	0
012AD05795	Pig	Pelvis	1	0	0	0	1
012AD05795	Sheep	Humerus D	1	0	0	1	1
012AD05795	Sheep	M/C P	1	0	0	0	1
012AD05795	Sheep	M/T br	1	0	0	0	1
012AD05795	Sheep	M/T P	1	0	0	0	1
012AD05795	Sheep	Radius P	2	0	0	0	1
012AD05795	Sheep/Goat	Astragalus	1	0	0	1	0
012AD05795	Sheep/Goat	Astragalus	2	1	0	0	0
012AD05795	Sheep/Goat	Astragalus	1	0	0	1	1
012AD05795	Sheep/Goat	Calcaneum	1	0	0	0	0
012AD05795	Sheep/Goat	Femur D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD05795	Sheep/Goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	0
012AD05795	Sheep/Goat	Pelvis fr	1	0	0	0	0
012AD05795	Sheep/Goat	Phalanx 1	1	1	0	0	1
012AD05795	Sheep/Goat	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	1
012AD05795	Sheep/Goat	Tibia P	1	0	0	0	0