West Heslerton Anglian Settlement

Shows location of spit 2CA74 in relation to the rest of Site 2

002CA00074 Spit

Spit Details
Length	4400	Width	2350	Depth	5
Area	1034 sq. m	Volume
Material Culture	Number of Objects	164	Number of Animal Bones			10
Environmental

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

002CA00074

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Discussion

This was the third cleaning spit (beneath 002CA00059 and 002CA00058) across the stony buried soil (002CA00081) in the area cut by the stream channel, extending out to the east and west. The material removed (by trowel), was generally a sandy clay loam (Munsell colour 10YR 3/6). Once again the finds (as in most of the material from this buried soil deposit) ranged in date from the Prehistoric to the Medieval periods, although a high percentage of the pottery from this spit is later Roman or Anglian in date. Some clustering of the finds can be seen across three Grubenhuaser, 002CA00357 in the east and 002CA00089 and 002CA07000 in the west. Also of note is the high non-local stone density. The lack of animal bones is notable when compared with the densities found in the spits across the more loamy buried soil to the north (002CA00080).

002CA00074 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID	MATERIAL	PERIOD	No
002CA00074	CHARCOAL		8
	COPPER ALLOY		2
	DAUB		1
	FIRED CLAY		2
	IRON		2
	MINERAL		1
	MINERAL	GEOLOGICAL	5
	POTTERY	UNASSIGNED	5
	POTTERY	2-4C	7
	POTTERY	3-4?	1
	POTTERY	3-4C	43
	POTTERY	ANGLIAN	12
	POTTERY	IRON AGE	6
	POTTERY	MEDIEVAL	7
	POTTERY	NEOLITHIC	1
	POTTERY	PREHISTORIC	4
	SLAG		1
	SNAIL		5
	STONE		38
	UTILISED STONE		1

002CA00074 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
002CA00074	Cattle	3
	Horse	1
	Rabbit	5
	Sheep/Goat	1

Context Details

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CA00074	SPIT	RECTANGULAR	4400	2350	5	FLAT	TROWELLED AREA IMMEDIATELY N AND W OF TRENCH 2W. SOUTHERNMOST AREA 2CA. REVEALING VERY GRAVELLY SURFACE WITH MARKEDLY LESS LOAM THAN THIS. STREAM MATERIAL PROPER.

Objects

KEY_ID	OB	PERIOD	MATERIAL	TYPE	SUB_TYPE	CLASS	No
002CA00074	DW		CHARCOAL	SAMPLE			1
002CA00074	ED		CHARCOAL	SAMPLE			1
002CA00074	EE		CHARCOAL	SAMPLE			1
002CA00074	EY		CHARCOAL	SAMPLE			1
002CA00074	FI		CHARCOAL	SAMPLE			1
002CA00074	FL		CHARCOAL	SAMPLE			1
002CA00074	FM		CHARCOAL	SAMPLE			1
002CA00074	GE		CHARCOAL	SAMPLE			1
002CA00074	FN		COPPER ALLOY	C/A FRAGMENT		BINDING?	1
002CA00074	FP		COPPER ALLOY	C/A FRAGMENT			1
002CA00074	FE	ANGLIAN	DAUB	BURNT DAUB			1
002CA00074	BY		FIRED CLAY	FIRED CLAY?			1
002CA00074	EC		FIRED CLAY	FIRED CLAY			1
002CA00074	AY	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLAKE			1
002CA00074	BA	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLAKE			1
002CA00074	BO	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLAKE			1
002CA00074	CC	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	CHIP			1
002CA00074	CG	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLAKE	CORE PREP		1
002CA00074	CQ	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLAKE			1
002CA00074	DV	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLAKE			1
002CA00074	DX	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLAKE			1
002CA00074	DY	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLAKE			1
002CA00074	DZ	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	BLADE	CORE PREP		1
002CA00074	EK	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLINT FRAGMENT			1
002CA00074	FR	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLAKE			1
002CA00074	AR		IRON	IRON KNIFE?			1
002CA00074	CX		IRON	IRON FRAGMENT			1
002CA00074	BI	GEOLOGICAL	MINERAL	FOSSIL		BELEMNITE	1
002CA00074	BN	GEOLOGICAL	MINERAL	FOSSIL		BELEMNITE	1
002CA00074	DN		MINERAL	IRON PAN			1
002CA00074	EA	GEOLOGICAL	MINERAL	FOSSIL		BELEMNITE	1
002CA00074	EB	GEOLOGICAL	MINERAL	FOSSIL		BELEMNITE	1
002CA00074	EG	GEOLOGICAL	MINERAL	FOSSIL		BELEMNITE	1
002CA00074	AB	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JBCUR	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
002CA00074	AD	IRON AGE	POTTERY	SHERD		FTW	1
002CA00074	AE	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CA00074	AG	MEDIEVAL	POTTERY	SHERD		STAXTON WARE	1
002CA00074	AH	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
002CA00074	AI	ANGLIAN	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN III	1
002CA00074	AJ	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	CLSD	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
002CA00074	AK	IRON AGE	POTTERY	SHERD		FTW	1
002CA00074	AL	PREHISTORIC	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CA00074	AM	ANGLIAN	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN III	1
002CA00074	AN	MEDIEVAL	POTTERY	SHERD		MEDIEVAL	1
002CA00074	AP	PREHISTORIC	POTTERY	SHERD		FTW	1
002CA00074	AQ	2-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JB		1
002CA00074	AS	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CA00074	AT	MEDIEVAL	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CA00074	AU	ANGLIAN	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN III?	1
002CA00074	AV	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CA00074	AW	ANGLIAN	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN I	1
002CA00074	AX	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	J	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
002CA00074	AZ	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
002CA00074	BB	2-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JBKEV	GREY WARE	1
002CA00074	BC	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
002CA00074	BD	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CA00074	BE	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CA00074	BF	ANGLIAN	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN	1
002CA00074	BG	MEDIEVAL	POTTERY	SHERD		STAXTON WARE	1
002CA00074	BH	PREHISTORIC	POTTERY	SHERD		FTW	1
002CA00074	BK	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
002CA00074	BL	2-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	CLSD	GREY WARE	1
002CA00074	BM	ANGLIAN	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN III	1
002CA00074	BR	ANGLIAN	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN III	1
002CA00074	BS	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
002CA00074	BT	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
002CA00074	BU	2-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	BK?	GREY WARE	1
002CA00074	BV	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
002CA00074	BW	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CA00074	BX	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CA00074	BZ	2-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	J?	ROMAN	1
002CA00074	CA	IRON AGE	POTTERY	SHERD		FTW	1
002CA00074	CB		POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CA00074	CD	ANGLIAN	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN III	1
002CA00074	CE	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	J	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
002CA00074	CF	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
002CA00074	CH	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	CLSD	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
002CA00074	CI	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
002CA00074	CJ	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CA00074	CK	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CA00074	CL	NEOLITHIC	POTTERY	SHERD		NEOLITHIC?	1
002CA00074	CM	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
002CA00074	CN	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
002CA00074	CO	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	J	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
002CA00074	CR	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CA00074	CS	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
002CA00074	CT	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CA00074	CU	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CA00074	CV	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
002CA00074	CW	PREHISTORIC	POTTERY	SHERD		FTW	1
002CA00074	CY	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
002CA00074	CZ	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	J	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
002CA00074	DA	ANGLIAN	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN	1
002CA00074	DB	2-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	CLSD	GREY WARE	1
002CA00074	DC	PREHISTORIC	POTTERY	SHERD		FTW	1
002CA00074	DF	PREHISTORIC	POTTERY	SHERD		FTW	1
002CA00074	DG	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
002CA00074	DH	ANGLIAN	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN II	1
002CA00074	DJ	IRON AGE	POTTERY	SHERD		FTW	1
002CA00074	DO	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CA00074	DP	IRON AGE	POTTERY	SHERD		FTW	1
002CA00074	DT	MEDIEVAL	POTTERY	SHERD		MEDIEVAL	1
002CA00074	EI	2-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	CLSD	GREY WARE	1
002CA00074	EJ	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CA00074	EO	MEDIEVAL	POTTERY	SHERD		MEDIEVAL	1
002CA00074	EQ	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CA00074	ES	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CA00074	EV	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CA00074	EX	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CA00074	FA	3-4?	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CA00074	FF	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
002CA00074	FS		POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CA00074	FT	ANGLIAN	POTTERY	SHERDS		ANGLIAN III	2
002CA00074	FX	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
002CA00074	GA	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CA00074	GB	ANGLIAN	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN III	1
002CA00074	GF		POTTERY	SHERDS			4
002CA00074	GG	IRON AGE	POTTERY	SHERD		FTW	1
002CA00074	GH	MEDIEVAL	POTTERY	SHERD	GREEN GLAZED	MEDIEVAL	1
002CA00074	AO		SLAG	SLAG FRAGMENT		IRON SLAG	1
002CA00074	DR	POST MEDIEVAL	SNAIL	SNAIL SAMPLE			25
002CA00074	FJ		SNAIL	SNAIL SAMPLE			1
002CA00074	FK		SNAIL	SNAIL SAMPLE			1
002CA00074	FO		SNAIL	SNAIL SAMPLE			1
002CA00074	FQ		SNAIL	SNAIL SAMPLE			1
002CA00074	AA		STONE	STONE			1
002CA00074	AC		STONE	STONE			1
002CA00074	AF		STONE	STONE			1
002CA00074	BJ		STONE	STONE		RED CHALK	1
002CA00074	BP		STONE	STONE		RED CHALK	1
002CA00074	BQ		STONE	STONE			1
002CA00074	CP		STONE	STONE			1
002CA00074	DD		STONE	STONE		LIMESTONE?	1
002CA00074	DE		STONE	STONE			6
002CA00074	DI		STONE	STONE		OOLITE	1
002CA00074	DK		STONE	STONE			1
002CA00074	DL		STONE	STONE			1
002CA00074	DM		STONE	STONE		COKE	1
002CA00074	DQ		STONE	STONE			1
002CA00074	DS		STONE	STONE		NAT IRON	1
002CA00074	DU		STONE	STONE		SANDSTONE	1
002CA00074	EF		STONE	STONE		COAL	1
002CA00074	EH		STONE	STONE		CINDER	1
002CA00074	EL		STONE	STONE		COKE	1
002CA00074	EM		STONE	STONE		SANDSTONE	1
002CA00074	EN		STONE	STONE			3
002CA00074	EP		STONE	STONE			1
002CA00074	ER		STONE	STONE			1
002CA00074	ET		STONE	STONE		NAT IRON	1
002CA00074	EU		STONE	STONE		SANDSTONE	1
002CA00074	EW		STONE	STONE		SANDSTONE	1
002CA00074	EZ		STONE	STONE		NAT IRON	1
002CA00074	FB		STONE	STONE		SANDSTONE	1
002CA00074	FC		STONE	STONE			1
002CA00074	FD		STONE	STONE			1
002CA00074	FG		STONE	STONE		SANDSTONE	1
002CA00074	FH		STONE	STONE			1
002CA00074	FV		STONE	STONE		RED CHALK	1
002CA00074	FW		STONE	STONE			1
002CA00074	FY		STONE	STONE		SANDSTONE	1
002CA00074	FZ		STONE	STONE		SANDSTONE	1
002CA00074	GC		STONE	STONE		SANDSTONE	1
002CA00074	GD		STONE	STONE			1
002CA00074	FU		UTILISED STONE	LAVA	NIEDERMENDIG		10

Animal Bones

KEY_ID	SPECIES	ELEMENT	QUANT	CHEW	BURN	BUTCH	FBRK
002CA00074	Cattle	Femur P	1	0	0	0	0
002CA00074	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002CA00074	Cattle	Ulna	1	0	0	0	0
002CA00074	Horse	Phalanx 1	1	1	0	0	0
002CA00074	Rabbit	Astragalus	2	0	0	0	0
002CA00074	Rabbit	Calcaneum	2	0	0	0	0
002CA00074	Rabbit	Femur C	2	0	0	0	0
002CA00074	Rabbit	Pelvis	2	0	0	0	0
002CA00074	Rabbit	Tibia C	2	0	0	0	0
002CA00074	Sheep/Goat	Tibia D	1	1	0	0	1