West Heslerton: Anglian Settlement Structural Catalogue

012AD07220

Enclosure Ditch

Ditch Details
Length	2710	Maximum Width	180	Maximum Depth	30	Profile	U-shaped
Material Culture	Number of Objects	36	Number of Animal Bones			128
Environmental

Phasing

Although the majority of dateble pottery was late Roman, one Anglian sherd was also found. In addition, this feature contained a reddish daub layer, generally believed to be a late event in the site sequence. The ratio of animal bones to objects is 4:1. All of these factors, together with the morphology of the feature, led to the phasing of this feature as Middle Saxon. It cuts through slot 012AD06148 and ditches 012AD06019 and 012AD00836. However, it is not the latest event in the area, being cut by an east-west aligned slot (012AD06114), probably an entrance blocking event, and by pit 012AD06021.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

012AD06207

012AD06208

012AD06270

012AD06268

012AD06113

012AD06101

012AD06271

012AD06269

012AD07225

012AD07031

012AD07220

Discussion

This was a curvilinear ditch, noticed early in the season by its slightly darker fill (generally a Munsell colour of 10YR 3/3, although the eastern segment was 7.5YR 3/3). It was one of the features which had a high magnetic susceptibility, and is clearly visible

on the geophysical plots. The east-west aligned part of the ditch also contained a primary fill of a reddish colour (Munsell 5YR 3/3), which contained animal bone, charcoal and both burnt and pink chalk. Of the pot sherds recovered, 25 were of a late Roman date, with only 1 Anglian sherd. The ratio of animal bones to objects recovered was around 4:1. The animal bones were the usual mix of cattle, sheep/goat and pig, although a number of undomesticated species are also represented. Fill 012AD06009 contained 2 badger bones (only 25 badger bones in total were recovered from the settlement excavations), as well as fox and hare bones.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER	CUT	FILL	VOLUME	OBJECTS	AN BONE	DENSITY
012AD07220	012AD00891	012AD00890		5	15
	012AD06076	012AD06008		3	26
		012AD06009		9	23
		012AD06012		17	30
		012AD06067		2	34

012AD06009 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID	MATERIAL	PERIOD	No
012AD06009	DAUB		2
	POTTERY	3-4C	1
	POTTERY	4C	1
	POTTERY	ANGLIAN	1
	STONE		4

012AD06012 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID	MATERIAL	PERIOD	No
012AD06012	POTTERY	3-4C	9
	POTTERY	4C	5
	STONE		3

012AD00890 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
012AD00890	Cattle	7
	Domestic fowl/Pheasant	1
	Pig	1
	Sheep	1
	Sheep/Goat	4
	Wild/domestic goose	1

012AD06008 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
012AD06008	Cattle	5
	Pig	13
	Sheep	6
	Sheep/Goat	2

012AD06009 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
012AD06009	Badger	2
	Cattle	5
	Domestic fowl	2
	Fox	1
	Hare spp.	1
	Pig	2
	Sheep	5
	Sheep/Goat	5

012AD06012 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
012AD06012	Cattle	10
	Fox	1
	Horse	1
	Pig	7
	Sheep	4
	Sheep/Goat	7

012AD06067 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
012AD06067	Cat	1
	Cattle	8
	Fox	1
	Hare spp.	2
	Pig	10
	Sheep	3
	Sheep/Goat	9

Context Details

012AD00891 Sections and Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES

012AD00890 DITCH FILL CURVILINEAR
675

62

22
U-SHAPED SLOT FILL OF LARGE U SHAPED ENCLOSURE. BONE FOUND. SOME DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKING. < 5% CHALK INCLUSIONS < 5CMS. IN PLAN CUTS 835/6.

012AD00891 DITCH CUT CURVILINEAR
675

62

22
U-SHAPED SLOT CUT OF LARGE U SHAPED ENCLOSURE. CUT INTO HILLWASH OF 20% CHALK INCLUSIONS. FAIRLY SHALLOW WITH BOWL PROFILE. SQUARE POST HOLE 929/30 CUT INTO IT.

012AD06076 Sections and Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES

012AD06008 DITCH FILL SEG CURVILINEAR
180

120

23
U-SHAPED SEGMENT OF MIDDLE SAXON CURVILINEAR DITCH. CONTAINED POTTERY AND ANIMAL BONE. CUT THROUGH PEBBLE SURFACE.

012AD06009 DITCH FILL SEG CURVILINEAR
260

180

30
U-SHAPED SEGMENT OF MIDDLE SAXON CURVILINEAR DITCH. CONTAINED POTTERY ANIMAL BONE DAUB CHARCOAL AND BURNT SANDSTONE.

012AD06012 DITCH FILL SEG CURVILINEAR
190

86

24
U-SHAPED SEGMENT OF MIDDLE SAXON CURVILINEAR DITCH. CONTAINED POTTERY AND ANIMAL BONE. CUT BY PIT 6021.

012AD06067 DITCH FILL CURVILINEAR
260

60

15
U-SHAPED REDDISH LAYER IN CURVILINEAR MID-SAX DITCH BENEATH 6008. CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE DAUB POT CHARCOAL BURNT CHALK AND PINK CHALK.

012AD06076 DITCH CUT CURVILINEAR
1950

87

24
U-SHAPED CUT OF CURVILINEAR MIDDLE SAXON DITCH. PROBABLY EQUALS 891 FORMING ENTRANCE.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID	OB	PERIOD	MATERIAL	TYPE	SUB_TYPE	CLASS	No
012AD00890	AA	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00890	AB	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	J	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00890	AC	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	J		1
012AD00890	AD	2-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	J		1
012AD00890	AF	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	J	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD06008	AA	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JHUN?	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD06008	AB		STONE	STONE			1
012AD06008	AC	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JKNAP	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD06009	AA		STONE	STONE			1
012AD06009	AB		STONE	STONE			1
012AD06009	AC		DAUB	DAUB			1
012AD06009	AD	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD06009	AE	ANGLIAN	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN III	1
012AD06009	AF	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JHUN	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD06009	AG		DAUB	DAUB			1
012AD06009	AH		STONE	STONE		OOLITE	1
012AD06009	AI		STONE	STONE		RED CHALK	1
012AD06012	AA	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	BD	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD06012	AB	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD06012	AC	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	DPRP	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD06012	AD	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	DPRS	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD06012	AE	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	D	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD06012	AF	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD06012	AG	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD06012	AH	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JHUN	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD06012	AI	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JHUN?	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD06012	AJ	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JL?		1
012AD06012	AK		STONE	STONE			1
012AD06012	AL		STONE	STONE			1
012AD06012	AM		STONE	STONE			1
012AD06012	AN	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	BD	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD06012	AO	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD06012	AP	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD06012	AQ	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD06067	AA	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	BD?	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD06067	AB	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JCUR	ROMANO-BRITISH	1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID	SPECIES	ELEMENT	QUANT	CHEW	BURN	BUTCH	FBRK
012AD00890	Cattle	Horncore	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00890	Cattle	Ld4	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00890	Cattle	Pelvis	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00890	Cattle	Pelvis fr	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00890	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00890	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00890	Cattle	Skull fr	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00890	Domestic fowl/Pheasan	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00890	Pig	Calcaneum	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00890	Sheep	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00890	Sheep/Goat	Humerus C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00890	Sheep/Goat	M/T P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00890	Sheep/Goat	Radius br	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00890	Sheep/Goat	Radius D	1	0	1	0	0
012AD00890	Wild/domestic goose	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	1
012AD06008	Cattle	Astragalus	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06008	Cattle	Humerus D	1	1	0	1	0
012AD06008	Cattle	M/T P	1	0	0	1	0
012AD06008	Cattle	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06008	Cattle	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06008	Pig	Atlas	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06008	Pig	Femur br	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06008	Pig	Humerus C	2	1	0	0	0
012AD06008	Pig	Humerus D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06008	Pig	Humerus P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06008	Pig	M/C C	2	0	0	0	0
012AD06008	Pig	M/C C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06008	Pig	M/T C	1	1	0	0	0
012AD06008	Pig	Mandible	2	0	0	0	0
012AD06008	Pig	Radius C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06008	Pig	Scapula	1	0	0	0	1
012AD06008	Pig	Skull fr	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06008	Pig	Ulna	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06008	Sheep	M/C C	1	1	0	0	0
012AD06008	Sheep	M/C C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06008	Sheep	M/C D	1	1	0	0	0
012AD06008	Sheep	M/C P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06008	Sheep	Tibia D	1	1	0	0	1
012AD06008	Sheep	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06008	Sheep/Goat	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06008	Sheep/Goat	Radius br	1	1	0	0	0
012AD06009	Badger	Pelvis fr	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06009	Badger	Ulna	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06009	Cattle	Hyoid	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06009	Cattle	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	1
012AD06009	Cattle	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
012AD06009	Cattle	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06009	Cattle	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06009	Domestic fowl	Humerus P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06009	Domestic fowl	Ulna	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06009	Fox	Mandible	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06009	Hare spp.	M/C C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06009	Pig	Calcaneum	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06009	Pig	Ulna	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06009	Sheep	Humerus C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06009	Sheep	Humerus P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06009	Sheep	M/C P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06009	Sheep	M/T D	1	0	1	0	0
012AD06009	Sheep	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06009	Sheep/Goat	Femur br	1	0	0	0	1
012AD06009	Sheep/Goat	M/C D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06009	Sheep/Goat	Mand fr	1	1	0	0	0
012AD06009	Sheep/Goat	Tibia P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06009	Sheep/Goat	Ulna	1	0	0	0	1
012AD06012	Cattle	Calcaneum	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06012	Cattle	LM3	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06012	Cattle	Occiput	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06012	Cattle	Occiput	1	0	0	0	1
012AD06012	Cattle	Pelvis	1	0	0	1	0
012AD06012	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06012	Cattle	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06012	Cattle	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06012	Cattle	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06012	Cattle	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	1
012AD06012	Fox	M/C C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06012	Horse	Humerus br	1	0	1	0	0
012AD06012	Pig	Femur D	1	0	0	1	0
012AD06012	Pig	Humerus br	1	1	0	0	0
012AD06012	Pig	Humerus D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06012	Pig	M/C C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06012	Pig	Occiput	1	0	0	0	1
012AD06012	Pig	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06012	Pig	Radius C	1	0	0	0	1
012AD06012	Sheep	Horncore	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06012	Sheep	M/T P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06012	Sheep	Tibia C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06012	Sheep	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	1
012AD06012	Sheep/Goat	Femur D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06012	Sheep/Goat	M/T C	1	0	0	0	1
012AD06012	Sheep/Goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06012	Sheep/Goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
012AD06012	Sheep/Goat	Radius C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06012	Sheep/Goat	Scapula	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06012	Sheep/Goat	Ulna	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06067	Cat	Tibia C	1	0	0	0	1
012AD06067	Cattle	Femur P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06067	Cattle	Humerus D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06067	Cattle	M/C C	1	0	1	0	0
012AD06067	Cattle	M/T D	1	0	0	1	0
012AD06067	Cattle	Scapula	1	0	0	0	1
012AD06067	Cattle	Scapula fr	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06067	Cattle	Ulna	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06067	Cattle	Ulna	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06067	Fox	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
012AD06067	Hare spp.	Pelvis	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06067	Hare spp.	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06067	Pig	Femur C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06067	Pig	Femur C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06067	Pig	Femur P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06067	Pig	Fibula	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06067	Pig	LM3	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06067	Pig	M/C C	2	0	0	0	0
012AD06067	Pig	Pelvis fr	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06067	Pig	Scapula	1	0	0	0	1
012AD06067	Pig	Tibia C	2	0	0	0	0
012AD06067	Pig	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06067	Sheep	Humerus C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06067	Sheep	M/T P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06067	Sheep	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	1
012AD06067	Sheep/Goat	Calcaneum	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06067	Sheep/Goat	Femur D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06067	Sheep/Goat	M/C C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06067	Sheep/Goat	M/C D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06067	Sheep/Goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
012AD06067	Sheep/Goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06067	Sheep/Goat	Occiput	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06067	Sheep/Goat	Pelvis fr	1	0	0	0	0
012AD06067	Sheep/Goat	Radius C	1	0	0	0	0

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
012AD00890	DITCH FILL	CURVILINEAR	675	62	22	U-SHAPED	SLOT FILL OF LARGE U SHAPED ENCLOSURE. BONE FOUND. SOME DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKING. < 5% CHALK INCLUSIONS < 5CMS. IN PLAN CUTS 835/6.
012AD00891	DITCH CUT	CURVILINEAR	675	62	22	U-SHAPED	SLOT CUT OF LARGE U SHAPED ENCLOSURE. CUT INTO HILLWASH OF 20% CHALK INCLUSIONS. FAIRLY SHALLOW WITH BOWL PROFILE. SQUARE POST HOLE 929/30 CUT INTO IT.