West Heslerton: Anglian Settlement: Structural CatalogueWest Heslerton: Anglian Settlement: Structural Catalogue

002CB00243

Grubenhaus

Grubenhaus Details
Length	311	Width	227	Depth	26	Ratio	1.37:1
Area	8.04 sq. m	Volume
Number of Posts	2
Highest Elevation Value	5249
Lowest Elevation Value	5223
Bearing	74.8 degrees
Structural Class
Material Culture	Number of Objects	65	Number of Animal Bones			58
Environmental

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

A two-post Grubenhaus, the fills of this Grubenhaus are notable in that they were easily definable from each other. The sections clearly demonstrate this, with tip lines being clearly visible.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER	CUT	FILLS	VOLUME	OBJECTS	AN BONE	DENSITY
002CB00243	002CB00013	002CB00014		40	44
		002CB00180		17	5
		002CB00191		5	7
		002CB00193		3	2
POST HOLE	002CB00204	002CB00205		0	0
POST HOLE	002CB00221	002CB00221		0	0

Object Totals by Material

002CB00014 Object Totals by Material

002CB00014	Charcoal	6
	Coprolite	1
	Pottery	20	of which	Saxon	10	Roman	3	Unassigned	7
	Stone	8
	Unfired Clay	4
	Worked Bone	1

002CB00180 Object Totals by Material

002CB00180	Charcoal	2
	Iron	1
	Pottery	10	of which	Saxon	7	Roman	3	Unassigned	1
	Snail	1
	Stone	1
	Unfired Clay	1
	Worked Bone	1

002CB00191 Object Totals by Material

002CB00191	Pottery	3	of which	Saxon	3
	Unfired Clay	2

002CB00193 Object Totals by Material

002CB00193	Charcoal	1
	Pottery	1	of which	Saxon	1
	Unfired Clay	1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

002CB00014 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002CB00014	Cattle	25
	Horse	1
	Pig	2
	Sheep	2
	Sheep/Goat	14

002CB00180 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002CB00180	Cattle	2
	Sheep/Goat	3

002CB00191 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002CB00191	Sheep	3
	Sheep/Goat	4

002CB00193 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002CB00193	Cattle	2
	Sheep/Goat	3

Structural Details

002CB00243 East Facing Section

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CB00013	GRUB CUT	RECTANGULAR	311	227	26	WIDE U	CUT OF GRUB ALONG W EDGE OF AREA OF CB OPENED IN 1986.SIDES AND BASE CONSIST OF TIGHT PACKED ANGULAR CHALK FRAGS CREATING UNEVEN SURFACE.VERTICAL SIDES
002CB00014	GRUB FILL	RECTANGULAR	311	227	13	FLAT	LATEST FILL OF GRUB 13.NUMEROUS CHALK FRAGS(1-8cms)THROUGHOUT THE FILL.IS VERY THIN AT N EDGE AND NE AND NW CORNERS.MANY BONE FRAGS PRESENT IN THIS FILL
002CB00180	GRUB FILL	RECTANGULAR	250	163	27	UNDULATING	PENULTIMATE FILL OF GRUB 13.DARK:SOFT AND STICKY WITH FEWER CHALK INCLS THAN 14.HAS REDDISH CLAY LENSES(?DAUB)THROUGHOUT.FINDS=BONE:DAUB AND CHARCOAL.
002CB00191	GRUB FILL	RECTANGULAR	290	170	25	IRREGULAR	PRIMARY FILL OF GRUB 13.COVERS ALL BASE OF GRUB. NUMEROUS SMALL CHALK GRAVEL INCLS THROUGHOUT. Lgr STONES AT E END.DEEP AT S SIDE:TAPERING TO 2cms AT N
002CB00193	GRUB FILL	COMPLEX	47	107	15	COMPLEX	SECOND FILL OF GRUB 13.LOCATED ALONG N EDGE:NE CORNER:AND HALF WAY ACROSS W EDGE.CHARACTERISED BY LARGE:COMPACT CHALK FRAGS.MANY BONE FRAGS.

002CB00243 North Facing Section

002CB00204 North Facing Section

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CB00204	POST HOLE CUT	OVATE	36	30	25	ROUND BASED	CUT OF PH IN BASE OF GRUB 13:AT E END.APPEARS TO PREDATE EARLIEST FILL OF GRUB.CUT INTO ABRADED CHALK FRAGS AND ROTTED CHALK.NARROWS WITH DEPTH.
002CB00205	POST HOLE FILL	OVATE	36	30	25	ROUND BASED	FILL OF PH IN BASE OF GRUB 13.CHALK RUBBLE(2.5cms)AND SOME PEA GRIT AROUND SIDES AND BASE.SOME ANIMAL BONES AROUND TOP.

002CB00221 North Facing Section (Initially given number 002CB00194)

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CB00194	POST HOLE CUT	OVATE	21	15	20	USHAPED	CUT OF POSS PH IN BASE OF E END OF GRUB 3.RENUMBERED AS 221:WHEN IT WAS REDEFINED.SEE RECORD FOR 221 AND 222.
002CB00195	POST HOLE FILL	OVATE	21	15	20	USHAPED	FILL OF POSS PH IN BASE OF GRUB 13.RE-NUMBERED AS 222 WHEN IT WAS REDEFINED.SEE RECORDS 221 AND 222.NOTHING EXCAVATED UNDER THIS NUMBER.
002CB00221	POST HOLE CUT	OVATE	21	15	20	USHAPED	CUT OF PH IN BASE OF GRUB 13:AT W END.CUT INTO ROUNDED CHALK WITH ANGULAR CHALK STONES AROUND THE TOP.CUT NARROWS WITH DEPTH.DOES NOT CUT GRUB FILLS.
002CB00222	POST HOLE FILL	OVATE	21	15	20	USHAPED	FILL OF PH IN BASE OF GRUB 13:AT W END.CLAY CONTENT MINIMAL BUT DOES GIVE FILL A SLIGHTLY STICKY FEEL.CHARCOAL AND BONE FRAGS PRESENT.CHLK INCLS.

Objects by Context

KEY_ID	OBJ	PERIOD	MATERIAL	TYPE	SUB_TYPE	CLASS	No
002CB00014	AJ	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002CB00014	AL	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002CB00014	AQ	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002CB00014	BC	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002CB00014	BG	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002CB00014	BH	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002CB00014	AI	No Entry	COPROLITE	COPROLITE			5
002CB00014	AB	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN V	1
002CB00014	AC	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		R-B	1
002CB00014	AD	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		?ANGLIAN I	1
002CB00014	AF	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CB00014	AG	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN III	1
002CB00014	AH	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN III	1
002CB00014	AK	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		GREY WARE	1
002CB00014	AM	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		?R-B	1
002CB00014	AN	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN I	1
002CB00014	AS	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CB00014	AT	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN III	1
002CB00014	AU	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		?ANGLIAN III	1
002CB00014	AW	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN III	1
002CB00014	AZ	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERDS			2
002CB00014	BA	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CB00014	BB	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CB00014	BD	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN III	1
002CB00014	BE	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN I	1
002CB00014	BM	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CB00014	BN	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CB00014	AA	No Entry	STONE	STONE		SANDSTONE	1
002CB00014	AE	No Entry	STONE	STONE		SANDSTONE	1
002CB00014	AO	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002CB00014	AP	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002CB00014	AR	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002CB00014	AV	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002CB00014	AY	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002CB00014	BF	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002CB00014	AX	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			3
002CB00014	BI	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY		LOOMWEIGHT	6
002CB00014	BJ	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY		LOOMWEIGHT	12
002CB00014	BK	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY		LOOMWEIGHT	14
002CB00014	BL	EARLY SAXON	WORKED BONE	BONE FRAGMENT	?WORKED		1
002CB00180	AJ	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002CB00180	AQ	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002CB00180	AF	No Entry	IRON	IRON ?NAIL			1
002CB00180	AC	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN III	1
002CB00180	AD	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		GREY WARE	1
002CB00180	AE	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN III	1
002CB00180	AG	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN III	1
002CB00180	AH	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		R-B	1
002CB00180	AI	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN III	1
002CB00180	AK	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN III	1
002CB00180	AN	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN	1
002CB00180	AO	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		GREY WARE	1
002CB00180	AP	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CB00180	AR	No Entry	SNAIL	SNAIL SAMPLE			1
002CB00180	AA	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002CB00180	AM	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			1
002CB00180	AB	EARLY SAXON	WORKED BONE	WORKED IVORY	?BUCKLE FRAG.		1
002CB00191	AR	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN	1
002CB00191	AS	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN III	1
002CB00191	AT	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERDS		ANGLIAN III	3
002CB00191	AP	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY		LOOMWEIGHT	30
002CB00191	AQ	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			2
002CB00193	AE	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002CB00193	AF	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN II	2
002CB00193	AD	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			4

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID	SPECIES	ELEMENT	QUANT	CHEW	BURN	BUTCH	FBRK
002CB00014	Cattle	Astragalus	1	0	0	1	0
002CB00014	Cattle	Calcaneum	1	1	0	0	1
002CB00014	Cattle	Humerus D	1	1	0	0	0
002CB00014	Cattle	Humerus D	1	1	0	1	0
002CB00014	Cattle	Humerus fr	1	0	0	0	0
002CB00014	Cattle	M/C D	1	0	0	1	0
002CB00014	Cattle	M/C D	1	0	0	1	1
002CB00014	Cattle	M/C fr	1	1	0	0	0
002CB00014	Cattle	M/T D	1	0	1	0	1
002CB00014	Cattle	M/T D	1	0	0	0	0
002CB00014	Cattle	M/T P	1	0	0	0	1
002CB00014	Cattle	Mandible	1	1	0	0	1
002CB00014	Cattle	Occiput	1	0	0	0	1
002CB00014	Cattle	Pelvis	1	0	0	0	1
002CB00014	Cattle	Pelvis	1	1	0	0	1
002CB00014	Cattle	Pelvis	1	1	0	1	0
002CB00014	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	1	0	0	1
002CB00014	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	1
002CB00014	Cattle	Phalanx 2	1	1	0	0	0
002CB00014	Cattle	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
002CB00014	Cattle	Phalanx 3	1	1	0	0	0
002CB00014	Cattle	Phalanx 3	1	0	0	0	0
002CB00014	Cattle	Radius P	1	1	0	1	0
002CB00014	Cattle	Skull fr	1	0	0	0	0
002CB00014	Cattle	Skull fr	1	0	0	0	0
002CB00014	Horse	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	1
002CB00014	Pig	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
002CB00014	Pig	U Canine	1	0	0	0	1
002CB00014	Sheep	Radius P	1	1	0	0	1
002CB00014	Sheep	Scapula	1	1	0	0	1
002CB00014	Sheep/goat	Femur P	1	0	0	1	0
002CB00014	Sheep/goat	Ld4	1	0	0	0	1
002CB00014	Sheep/goat	Mand fr	1	0	0	1	1
002CB00014	Sheep/goat	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	0
002CB00014	Sheep/goat	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	1
002CB00014	Sheep/goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	0
002CB00014	Sheep/goat	Mandible	1	1	0	1	1
002CB00014	Sheep/goat	Mandible	1	1	0	0	1
002CB00014	Sheep/goat	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	1
002CB00014	Sheep/goat	Radius C	1	1	0	0	0
002CB00014	Sheep/goat	Radius fr	1	1	0	0	0
002CB00014	Sheep/goat	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	1
002CB00014	Sheep/goat	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	0
002CB00014	Sheep/goat	Tibia D	1	0	0	1	0
002CB00180	Cattle	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	0
002CB00180	Cattle	Skull fr	1	0	0	0	1
002CB00180	Sheep/goat	M/T br	1	0	0	0	1
002CB00180	Sheep/goat	M/T C	1	1	0	0	0
002CB00180	Sheep/goat	Radius br	1	1	0	0	0
002CB00191	Sheep	Calcaneum	1	0	0	1	0
002CB00191	Sheep	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002CB00191	Sheep	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002CB00191	Sheep/goat	Astragalus	1	0	0	0	0
002CB00191	Sheep/goat	Femur P	1	0	0	0	0
002CB00191	Sheep/goat	Humerus D	1	1	0	0	0
002CB00191	Sheep/goat	M/T P	1	1	0	0	0
002CB00193	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002CB00193	Sheep/goat	Femur P	1	0	0	0	1