West Heslerton: Anglian Settlement Structural Catalogue

012AD00740

Enclosure Ditch

Ditch Details
Length	485	Maximum Width	75	Maximum Depth	22	Profile	U-shaped
Material Culture	Number of Objects	19	Number of Animal Bones			39
Environmental

Phasing

This feature has been phased to the Middle Saxon period, based on stratigraphic relationships. Niedermendig lava was also found. The only diagnostic material culture were 2 Roman pot sherds. It is possible that, with segments 012AD00831 to the north 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.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

	012AD00739

	012AD00740

012AD00742		012AD00731

Discussion

The fill of this segment was a dark (Munsell colour 10YR 3/2) sandy clay loam, with 5% chalk inclusions. Both daub and charcoal flecking was noted, with 4 burnt daub samples recovered. Also found were two iron nails, a copper alloy ?stud head and 2 slag fragments. Most of the animal bone recovered were cattle bones (56%), with sheep/goat accounting for a further 31%. Of special note was one of only two weasel bones found from the entire excavation (a femur).

The ditch segment was cut into hillwash, with a very shallow V-shaped profile. It is probable that pit 012AD00829 marked the northern terminus of the ditch, although discussed in a separate catalogue entry.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT	FILL	VOLUME	OBJECTS	AN BONE	DENSITY
012AD00740	012AD00739		19	39

012AD00739 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID	MATERIAL	PERIOD	No
012AD00739	CHARCOAL		1
	COPPER ALLOY		1
	DAUB		4
	IRON		2
	POTTERY	3-4C	1
	POTTERY	L3-4	1
	SLAG		2
	STONE		6
	UTILISED STONE	ANGLIAN	1

012AD00739 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
012AD00739	Cattle	22
	Horse	1
	Pig	3
	Sheep	5
	Sheep/Goat	7
	Weasel	1

Context Details

012AD00739 Section and Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES

012AD00739 DITCH FILL LINEAR
470

75

22
U-SHAPED DITCH FILL. DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKING.5% CHALK INCLUSIONS < 5 CMS. BONE FOUND. CUTS 730/1.

012AD00740 DITCH CUT LINEAR
470

75

22
U-SHAPED DITCH CUT. CUT INTO HILLWASH OF 40% CHALK INCLUSIONS AND ALSO CHALK BEDROCK IN N. TERMINATED BY PIT 827/8/9 AT N END. CUTS DITCH 730/1.

Objects

KEY_ID	OB	PERIOD	MATERIAL	TYPE	SUB_TYPE	CLASS	No
012AD00739	AA		COPPER ALLOY	C/A DISC	STUD HEAD?		1
012AD00739	AB		IRON	IRON NAIL?			1
012AD00739	AC		IRON	IRON NAIL			1
012AD00739	AD		SLAG	SLAG			1
012AD00739	AE		STONE	STONE		IRONSTONE	1
012AD00739	AF		CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
012AD00739	AG	ANGLIAN	UTILISED STONE	LAVA	NIEDERMENDIG		1
012AD00739	AH		STONE	STONE		RED CHALK	1
012AD00739	AI		STONE	STONE		RED CHALK	1
012AD00739	AJ		DAUB	BURNT DAUB			1
012AD00739	AK		DAUB	BURNT DAUB			1
012AD00739	AL		DAUB	BURNT DAUB			1
012AD00739	AM		DAUB	BURNT DAUB			5
012AD00739	AN	L3-4	POTTERY	SHERD	BKFN?		1
012AD00739	AO		STONE	STONE			1
012AD00739	AP		STONE	STONE		RED CHALK	1
012AD00739	AQ		SLAG	SLAG			1
012AD00739	AR	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	BDFL?		1
012AD00739	AS		STONE	STONE			1

Animal Bone

KEY_ID	SPECIES	ELEMENT	QUANT	CHEW	BURN	BUTCH	FBRK
012AD00739	Cattle	Calcaneum	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00739	Cattle	Horncore	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00739	Cattle	Horncore	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00739	Cattle	Humerus br	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00739	Cattle	M/C D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00739	Cattle	M/C P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00739	Cattle	M/C P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00739	Cattle	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00739	Cattle	N.Cuboid	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00739	Cattle	Patella	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00739	Cattle	Pelvis	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00739	Cattle	Pelvis	1	0	0	2	0
012AD00739	Cattle	Pelvis fr	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00739	Cattle	Pelvis fr	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00739	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00739	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00739	Cattle	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00739	Cattle	Radius D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00739	Cattle	Radius D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00739	Cattle	Scapula	1	1	0	0	0
012AD00739	Cattle	Tibia br	1	1	0	0	1
012AD00739	Cattle	Tibia P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00739	Horse	Astragalus	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00739	Pig	Femur D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00739	Pig	Radius D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00739	Pig	Ulna	1	1	0	0	0
012AD00739	Sheep	M/T P	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00739	Sheep	M/T P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00739	Sheep	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00739	Sheep	Radius P	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00739	Sheep	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00739	Sheep/Goat	Femur D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00739	Sheep/Goat	LM3	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00739	Sheep/Goat	M/T P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00739	Sheep/Goat	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00739	Sheep/Goat	Radius br	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00739	Sheep/Goat	Scapula	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00739	Sheep/Goat	Scapula	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00739	Weasel	Femur C	1	0	0	0	0

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
012AD00739	DITCH FILL	LINEAR	470	75	22	U-SHAPED	DITCH FILL. DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKING.5% CHALK INCLUSIONS < 5 CMS. BONE FOUND. CUTS 730/1.
012AD00740	DITCH CUT	LINEAR	470	75	22	U-SHAPED	DITCH CUT. CUT INTO HILLWASH OF 40% CHALK INCLUSIONS AND ALSO CHALK BEDROCK IN N. TERMINATED BY PIT 827/8/9 AT N END. CUTS DITCH 730/1.