West Heslerton: Anglian Settlement Structural Catalogue

012AD00833

Enclosure Ditch

Ditch Details
Length	630	Maximum Width	47	Maximum Depth	17	Profile	V-shaped
Material Culture	Number of Objects	5	Number of Animal Bones			2
Environmental

Phasing

The ditch has been phased to the Middle Saxon period, as it cuts through ditch 012AD00763. A single Anglian sherd was recovered, along with four later Roman sherds.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

				012AD00830

				012AD00831

	012AD00832

	012AD00833


	012AD00763


				012AD007228

Discussion

This feature was a slightly curvilinear ditch, probably a re-definition of ditch 012AD00763. The only fill was a dark (Munsell 10YR 3/2) sandy loam, with less than 5% chalk inclusions. Both daub and charcoal flecking was noted, though not in large enough quantities to sample. Only two animal bones were recovered, a sheep jaw fragment and a partial cattle tibia.

The ditch was cut into hillwash, generally with a slightly round-based V-profile.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT	FILL	VOLUME	OBJECTS	AN BONE	DENSITY
012AD00833	012AD00832		5	2

Context Details

012AD00833 SectionS and Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES

012AD00832 SLOT FILL CURVILINEAR
630

47

17
V-SHAPED SLOT FILL. DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKING. < 5% CHALK INCLUSIONS < 5CMS. BONE FOUND. CUTS 762/3. BOTH CURVE E BUT ARE CUT BY 830/1 AND BUTT BEFORE 816/7.

012AD00833 SLOT CUT CURVILINEAR
630

47

17
V-SHAPED SLOT CUT. CUT INTO HILLWASH OF 25% CHALK INCLUSIONS. CUTS 762/3. BOTH CURVE E BUT ARE CUT BY 830/1 AND BUTT BEFORE 816/7.

Objects

KEY_ID	OB	PERIOD	MATERIAL	TYPE	SUB_TYPE	CLASS	No
012AD00832	AA	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00832	AB	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00832	AC	2-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	J		1
012AD00832	AD	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	CPB		1
012AD00832	AE	ANGLIAN	POTTERY	SHERD	+ORGANIC	ANGLIAN III	1

Animal Bone

KEY_ID	SPECIES	ELEMENT	QUANT	CHEW	BURN	BUTCH	FBRK
012AD00832	Cattle	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00832	Sheep	Mandible	1	0	0	0	0

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
012AD00832	SLOT FILL	CURVILINEAR	630	47	17	V-SHAPED	SLOT FILL. DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKING. < 5% CHALK INCLUSIONS < 5CMS. BONE FOUND. CUTS 762/3. BOTH CURVE E BUT ARE CUT BY 830/1 AND BUTT BEFORE 816/7.
012AD00833	SLOT CUT	CURVILINEAR	630	47	17	V-SHAPED	SLOT CUT. CUT INTO HILLWASH OF 25% CHALK INCLUSIONS. CUTS 762/3. BOTH CURVE E BUT ARE CUT BY 830/1 AND BUTT BEFORE 816/7.