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

002CC01827

Grubenhaus

Grubenhaus Details
Length	336	Width	325	Depth	56		Ratio	1.03:1
Area	8.84 sq m	Volume
Number of Posts	2
Highest Elevation Value	5115
Lowest Elevation Value	5059
Bearing	79.4
Structural Class
Material Culture	Number of Objects	42	Number of Animal Bones			107
Environmental

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

Significantly, this is one of the few cases on site where two Grubenhaüser have a direct stratigraphic relationship, with this earlier grubenhaus being cut by 002CC01809.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER	CUT	FILLS	VOLUME	OBJECTS	AN BONE	DENSITY
002CC01827	002CC01822	002CC01823		0	25 +16
		002CC01824		12	23
		002CC01825		7	0
		002CC01826		3	24
		002CC01828		9	21
		002CC01829		10	8
POST HOLE	002CC01837	002CC01838		0	0
POST HOLE	002CC01839	002CC01840		0	0

Object Totals by Material

002CC01824 Object Totals by Material

002CC01824	Pottery	6	of which	Saxon	4	Roman	1	Not Assigned	1
	Stone	1
	Unfired Clay	19
	Worked Stone	3

002CC01825 Object Totals by Material

002CC01825	Bronze	2
	Flint	2
	Pottery	3	of which	Saxon	3

002CC01826 Object Totals by Material

002CC01826	Pottery	2	of which	Saxon	2
	Stone	1

002CC01828 Object Totals by Material

002CC01828	Bronze	1
	Iron	1
	Pottery	1	of which	Saxon	1
	Unfired Clay	4
	Worked Bone	2

002CC01829 Object Totals by Material

002CC01829	Bronze	1
	Charcoal	1
	Pottery	2	of which	Saxon	2
	Slag	1
	Stone	3
	Unfired Clay	2

Animal Bone Totals by Species

002CC01823 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002CC001823	Cattle	11
	Horse	2
	Pig	3
	Sheep	1
	Sheep/Goat	8

002CC01824 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002CC01824	Cattle	9
	Pig	3
	Sheep	2
	Sheep/Goat	9

002CC01826 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002CC01826	Cattle	18
	Horse	1
	Pig	1
	Sheep/Goat	4

002CC01828 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002CC01828	Cattle	4
	Pig	3
	Sheep	3
	Sheep/Goat	11

002CC01829 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002CC01829	Cattle	12
	Horse	2
	Pig	3
	Sheep	2
	Sheep/Goat	13

002CCM1827 (Animal bones not assigned a specific context, but from this master number)

002CCM1827	Cattle	8
	Dog	1
	Sheep	1
	Sheep/Goat	6

Structural Details

002CC01827 West Facing Section

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CC01822	GRUB CUT	SUB-RECTANGULAR	336	325	56	CONCAVE	CUT OF GRUB. SIDES OF AVERAGE STEEPNESS: TRUNCATED FROM ABOVE: & TO W. ( BY M 1809). ODD SHAPE: P.H.:S NOT CENTRAL: SMALL OVERCUTS IN CENTRE & N.
002CC01823	GRUB FILL	SUB-RECTANGULAR	336	325	56	CONCAVE	=N.E. QUAD OF GRUB: ALL FINDS KEPT BY CONTEXT: DESCRIPTION = ALL 4 QUADS: FREQ CHALK < 5CM.
002CC01824	GRUB FILL	SUB-RECTANGULAR	336	325	56	CONCAVE	=N.W.QUAD OF GRUB OF GRUB: ALL FINDS KEPT BY CONTEXT: DESCRIPTION=ALL 4 QUADS: FREQ CHALK <5CM.
002CC01825	GRUB FILL	SUB-RECTANGULAR	336	325	56	CONCAVE	=S.E.QUAD OF GRUB: ALL FINDS KEPT BY CONTEXT: DESCRIPTION= ALL 4 QUADS. FREQ CHALK < 5CM.
002CC01826	GRUB FILL	SUB-RECTANGULAR	336	325	56	CONCAVE	=S.W. QUAD OF GRUB: ALL FINDS KEPT BY CONTEXT: DESCRIPTION=ALL 4 QUADS. FREQ CHALK <5CM.
002CC01828	GRUB FILL	SUB-RECTANGULAR	325	172	15	CONCAVE	= LOWER FILL OF GRUB IN N.W. QUAD: ALL FINDS KEPT BY CONTEXT:SOME MIXING WITH UPPER FILL: FREQ CHALK < 3CM. LOWER FILL NOT RECOGNIZED IN E. QUADS.
002CC01829	GRUB FILL	SUB-RECTANGULAR	325	172	15	CONCAVE	= LOWER FILL OF GRUB IN S.E. QUAD: ALL FINDS KEPT BY CONTEXT:MOD CHALK PEBBLES <3CM. LOWER FILL NOT RECOGNIZED IN E. QUADS. SOME MIXING WITH UPPER FILL

002CC01827 North facing Section

002CC01837 South Facing Section

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CC01837	POST HOLE CUT	OVATE	24	22	27	USHAPED	CUT FOR P.H. LAYS AT W. END OF GRUB JUST IN FROM EDGE.
002CC01838	POST HOLE FILL	OVATE	24	22	27	USHAPED	FILL OF P.H. W. END OF GRUB. SMALL AMOUNTS OF CLAY: LIGHTER IN COLOUR TOWARDS BASE.

002CC01839 South Facing Section

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CC01839	POST HOLE CUT	SUB-CIRCULAR	25	23	29	USHAPED	CUT FOR P.H. E. END OF GRUB. LAYS SLIGHTLY S. OF CENTRE TOWARDS BASE OF EDGE SLOPE.
002CC01840	POST HOLE FILL	SUB-CIRCULAR	25	23	29	USHAPED	E. END OF GRUB: SMALL AMOUNTS CLAY: OTHERWISE V. FEW INCLUSIONS.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID	OBJ	PERIOD	MATERIAL	TYPE	SUB_TYPE	CLASS	No
002CC01824	AC	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERDS		ANGLIAN I	8
002CC01824	AF	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		GREY WARE	1
002CC01824	AG	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		?ANGLIAN	1
002CC01824	AH	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		?ANGLIAN I	1
002CC01824	AI	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERDS		ANGLIAN II	5
002CC01824	AL	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CC01824	AB	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002CC01824	AD	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002CC01824	AE	No Entry	STONE	NATURAL IRON			1
002CC01824	AJ	No Entry	STONE	STONE	BURNT	RED CHALK	1
002CC01824	AK	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			1
002CC01824	AA	No Entry	WORKED STONE	STONE	POLISHED	BASALT	1
002CC01825	AA	No Entry	BRONZE	C/A SHEET		?SCRAP	2
002CC01825	AC	No Entry	BRONZE	C/A FRAGMENT			1
002CC01825	AB	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	BLADE FRAGMENT	MEDIAL		1
002CC01825	AG	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLAKE			1
002CC01825	AD	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CC01825	AE	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CC01825	AF	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		?ANGLIAN I	1
002CC01826	AB	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERDS		ANGLIAN II	6
002CC01826	AC	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		?ANGLIAN	1
002CC01826	AA	No Entry	STONE	STONE		SANDSTONE	1
002CC01828	AD	EARLY SAXON	BRONZE	C/A FRAGMENT		?SCRAP	1
002CC01828	AC	EARLY SAXON	IRON	IRON OBJECT	?KNIFE TANG		1
002CC01828	AE	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERDS		ANGLIAN II	5
002CC01828	AF	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			2
002CC01828	AG	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			2
002CC01828	AH	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			10
002CC01828	AI	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			6
002CC01828	AA	EARLY SAXON	WORKED BONE	BONE PIN SHAFT		BONE PIN	1
002CC01828	AB	EARLY SAXON	WORKED BONE	BONE NEEDLE			1
002CC01829	AE	No Entry	BRONZE	C/A FRAGMENT			1
002CC01829	AH	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002CC01829	AD	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		?ANGLIAN I	1
002CC01829	AG	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERDS		ANGLIAN I	20
002CC01829	AC	No Entry	SLAG	SLAG FRAGMENT		IRON SLAG	1
002CC01829	AB	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002CC01829	AF	No Entry	STONE	STONE	CALCITE+MICA		10
002CC01829	AI	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002CC01829	AA	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY	?LOOMWEIGHT		30
002CC01829	AJ	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			3

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID	SPECIES	ELEMENT	QUANT	CHEW	BURN	BUTCH	FBRK
002CC01823	Cattle	Skull fr	1	0	0	0	1
002CC01823	Cattle	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
002CC01823	Cattle	Mandible	1	1	0	0	0
002CC01823	Cattle	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01823	Cattle	LM3	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01823	Cattle	Humerus D	1	1	0	0	0
002CC01823	Cattle	Radius P	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01823	Cattle	Radius D	1	0	0	1	1
002CC01823	Cattle	M/C P	1	1	0	0	0
002CC01823	Cattle	Tibia P	1	1	0	0	1
002CC01823	Cattle	Phalanx 3	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01823	Horse	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	1
002CC01823	Horse	Scapula	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01823	Pig	Scapula	1	1	0	0	1
002CC01823	Pig	Humerus P	1	0	0	1	1
002CC01823	Pig	Radius D	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01823	Sheep	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01823	Sheep/goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
002CC01823	Sheep/goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
002CC01823	Sheep/goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
002CC01823	Sheep/goat	LM3	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01823	Sheep/goat	Radius C	1	0	0	0	1
002CC01823	Sheep/goat	Radius D	1	0	0	0	1
002CC01823	Sheep/goat	Ulna	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01823	Sheep/goat	Pelvis	1	0	0	0	1
002CC01824	Cattle	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	1
002CC01824	Cattle	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	1
002CC01824	Cattle	Scapula	1	0	0	0	1
002CC01824	Cattle	Humerus br	1	1	0	0	1
002CC01824	Cattle	M/C D	1	1	0	0	0
002CC01824	Cattle	Tibia P	1	1	0	0	0
002CC01824	Cattle	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01824	Cattle	M/T D	1	1	0	0	1
002CC01824	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	1	1
002CC01824	Pig	L Canine	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01824	Pig	Ulna	1	1	0	0	0
002CC01824	Pig	M/C C	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01824	Sheep	Horncore	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01824	Sheep	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01824	Sheep/goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01824	Sheep/goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
002CC01824	Sheep/goat	Mandible	1	1	0	0	1
002CC01824	Sheep/goat	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01824	Sheep/goat	Ulna	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01824	Sheep/goat	Ulna	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01824	Sheep/goat	Femur br	1	1	0	0	0
002CC01824	Sheep/goat	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	1
002CC01824	Sheep/goat	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01826	Cattle	Horncore	1	1	0	1	1
002CC01826	Cattle	Skull fr	1	1	0	0	1
002CC01826	Cattle	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	1
002CC01826	Cattle	Mand fr	1	0	0	1	1
002CC01826	Cattle	Atlas	1	0	0	0	1
002CC01826	Cattle	Atlas	1	1	0	0	1
002CC01826	Cattle	Axis	1	0	0	0	1
002CC01826	Cattle	LM3	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01826	Cattle	Scapula	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01826	Cattle	Scapula	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01826	Cattle	Radius D	1	0	0	0	1
002CC01826	Cattle	Radius br	1	1	0	0	0
002CC01826	Cattle	M/C D	1	1	0	0	0
002CC01826	Cattle	Femur fr	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01826	Cattle	M/T C	1	0	0	0	1
002CC01826	Cattle	M/T P	1	1	0	0	0
002CC01826	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01826	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01826	Horse	Atlas	1	0	0	0	1
002CC01826	Pig	Tibia D	1	1	0	1	1
002CC01826	Sheep/goat	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01826	Sheep/goat	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	1
002CC01826	Sheep/goat	Tibia br	1	1	0	0	0
002CC01826	Sheep/goat	Tibia br	1	1	0	0	0
002CC01828	Cattle	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01828	Cattle	Pelvis	1	1	0	0	1
002CC01828	Cattle	Femur P	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01828	Cattle	M/T D	1	1	0	1	1
002CC01828	Pig	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
002CC01828	Pig	Humerus P	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01828	Pig	M/T P	1	1	0	0	0
002CC01828	Sheep	Horncore	1	0	0	0	1
002CC01828	Sheep	Horncore	1	0	0	0	1
002CC01828	Sheep	Scapula	1	0	0	1	1
002CC01828	Sheep/goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01828	Sheep/goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
002CC01828	Sheep/goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
002CC01828	Sheep/goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01828	Sheep/goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
002CC01828	Sheep/goat	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	1
002CC01828	Sheep/goat	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	1
002CC01828	Sheep/goat	Hyoid	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01828	Sheep/goat	Pelvis	1	0	0	1	0
002CC01828	Sheep/goat	Femur P	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01828	Sheep/goat	Tibia br	1	1	0	0	0
002CC01829	Cattle	M/C P	1	1	0	0	0
002CC01829	Cattle	Phalanx 2	1	1	0	0	0
002CC01829	Pig	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
002CC01829	Pig	M/C C	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01829	Sheep/goat	Skull fr	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01829	Sheep/goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01829	Sheep/goat	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	0
002CC01829	Sheep/goat	Ulna	1	0	0	1	0
002CCM1827	Cattle	Skull fr	1	0	0	0	0
002CCM1827	Cattle	Skull fr	1	0	0	0	1
002CCM1827	Cattle	Mand fr	1	1	0	0	0
002CCM1827	Cattle	Astragalus	1	1	0	1	0
002CCM1827	Cattle	Atlas	1	0	0	1	0
002CCM1827	Cattle	M/T D	1	1	0	0	0
002CCM1827	Cattle	Phalanx 3	1	1	0	0	0
002CCM1827	Cattle	Atlas	1	0	0	0	0
002CCM1827	Cattle	N.Cuboid	1	0	0	0	0
002CCM1827	Dog	Scapula	1	0	0	0	1
002CCM1827	Sheep	Phalanx 3	1	0	0	0	0
002CCM1827	Sheep/goat	Mandible	1	1	0	1	0
002CCM1827	Sheep/goat	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	0
002CCM1827	Sheep/goat	M/C P	1	1	0	0	0
002CCM1827	Sheep/goat	Astragalus	1	0	0	1	0
002CCM1827	Sheep/goat	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	0
002CCM1827	Sheep/goat	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	0