West Heslerton Anglian Settlement

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Discussion

This was a small rectangular spit, located to the south of spit 012AD00596 and to the east of spit 012AD00635. It was excavated in order to define the north-south aligned ditches known to exist from the geophysical survey data.

Of the material culture recovered, all of the pottery was of a later Roman date (13 sherds), together with two oyster shells. Other finds of interest included an ?Anglian heckle tooth, as well as a fine sandstone whetstone. Relatively few animal bones were found (in relation to the numbers found in spit 012AD00596 just to the north).

Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID	MATERIAL	PERIOD	No
012AD00597	DAUB		1
	IRON	ROMAN/SAXON	1
	POTTERY	2-4C	6
	POTTERY	3-4C	4
	POTTERY	4C	2
	POTTERY	ROMAN	1
	SHELL		2
	SLAG		2
	STONE		1
	WORKED STONE	ROMAN/ANGLIAN	1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
012AD00597	Cat	2
	Cattle	10
	Domestic fowl	1
	Domestic goose	1
	Pig	5
	Sheep	6
	Sheep/Goat	9

Context Details

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
012AD00597	SPIT	RECTANGULAR	850	380	3	FLAT	CLEANING SPIT. DEFINES SERIES SLOTS + DITCHES RUNNING N. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. 10% CHALK INCLUSIONS. BONE POTTERY AND METAL FOUND.

Objects

KEY_ID	OB	PERIOD	MATERIAL	TYPE	SUB_TYPE	CLASS	No
012AD00597	AA	ROMAN/SAXON	IRON	HECKLE TOOTH			1
012AD00597	AB		STONE	STONE			1
012AD00597	AC		SHELL	SHELL		OYSTER	1
012AD00597	AD		SHELL	SHELL		OYSTER	1
012AD00597	AE	2-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	CLSD		1
012AD00597	AF	2-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	CLSD		1
012AD00597	AG	2-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	J		1
012AD00597	AH	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	BD		1
012AD00597	AI	2-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	CLSD		1
012AD00597	AJ	2-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	CLSD		1
012AD00597	AK	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00597	AL	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00597	AM	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00597	AN	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00597	AO	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	BFB	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00597	AP	2-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	CLSD		1
012AD00597	AQ	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD			1
012AD00597	AR		DAUB	BURNT DAUB			1
012AD00597	AS	ROMAN	SLAG	SLAG			1
012AD00597	AT	ROMAN	WORKED STONE	WHETSTONE?	FINE SANDSTONE		1
012AD00597	AU		SLAG	SLAG			1

Animal Bones

KEY_ID	SPECIES	ELEMENT	QUANT	CHEW	BURN	BUTCH	FBRK
012AD00597	Cat	M/T C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00597	Cat	Ulna	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00597	Cattle	Calcaneum	1	0	0	1	1
012AD00597	Cattle	Horncore	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00597	Cattle	LM3	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00597	Cattle	N.Cuboid	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00597	Cattle	Pelvis fr	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00597	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00597	Cattle	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00597	Cattle	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00597	Cattle	Scapula	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00597	Cattle	Tibia fr	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00597	Domestic fowl	Radius C	1	0	0	1	0
012AD00597	Domestic goose	Tibia C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00597	Pig	Humerus D	1	1	0	0	1
012AD00597	Pig	L Canine	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00597	Pig	M/C C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00597	Pig	Pelvis fr	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00597	Pig	Ulna	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00597	Sheep	Humerus D	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00597	Sheep	M/C C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00597	Sheep	M/C D	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00597	Sheep	M/T C	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00597	Sheep	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00597	Sheep	Radius P	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00597	Sheep/Goat	LM3	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00597	Sheep/Goat	LM3	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00597	Sheep/Goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00597	Sheep/Goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00597	Sheep/Goat	Pelvis fr	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00597	Sheep/Goat	Radius D	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00597	Sheep/Goat	Radius P	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00597	Sheep/Goat	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00597	Sheep/Goat	Ulna	1	0	0	0	0