West Heslerton: Anglian Settlement: Structural Catalogue

002DA00127

Grubenhaus

Grubenhaus Details
Length	341	Width	291	Depth	23	Ratio	1.17:1
Area	8.88 sq. metres	Volume
Number of Posts	2
Highest Elevation Value	5237
Lowest Elevation Value	5214
Bearing	80 degrees
Structural Class
Material Culture	Number of Objects	50	Number of Animal Bones			89
Environmental

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

A shallow Grubenhaus in the east of area 2DA with an irregular base. Only one fill was distinguished during excavation, which contained a bone comb.

The structure contained two post holes in the east and west sides.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER	CUT	FILLS	VOLUME	OBJECTS	AN BONE	DENSITY
002DA00127				7	19
	002DA00129	002DA00128		43	70
POST HOLE	002DA00292	002DA00291
POST HOLE	002DA00294	002DA00293

Object Totals by Material

002DA00127 Object Totals by Material

002DA00127	Fired Clay	1
	Flint	1
	Pottery	3	of which	Medieval	2	Roman	1
	Stone	1
	Unfired Clay	1

002DA00128 Object Totals by Material

002DA00128	Antler	1
	Burnt Clay	1
	Coprolite	1
	Fired Clay	4
	Pottery	10	of which	Early Saxon	1	Medieval	3	No Entry	3	Roman	3
	Slag	2
	Stone	8
	Unfired Clay	15
	Worked Bone	1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DA00127 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DA00127	Cattle	10
	Horse	1
	Sheep	1
	Sheep/goat	7

002DA00128 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DA00128	Cattle	33
	Goat	1
	Horse	3
	Pig	2
	Sheep	7
	Sheep/goat	24

Structural Details

002DA00129 Section and Notes

002DA00129 South Facing Section

002DA00129 West Facing Section

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002DA00128	GRUB FILL	SUB-RECTANGULAR	382	285	23	FLAT	ONLY FILL OF M127. FILL INCLUDES <5% CHALK & GRAVEL INCLUSIONS:UPTO 2CM IN SIZE.HEAVY BURROW DISTURBANCE-HENCE BASAL CAVITIES.
002DA00129	GRUB CUT	SUB-RECTANGULAR	382	285	23	IRREGULAR	CUT OF GRUB IN E-DA.MACHINED AREA ON E-SIDE. IRREGULAR BASE POSS PIT CUTS. HEAVILLY ROOTED AND BURROWED.SUB RECT:GENTLE EDGES:UNDULATING BASE.

002DA00292 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002DA00291	POST HOLE FILL	OVATE	29	28	29	FLAT	OCCA ROUNDED & ANGULAR CHALK < 4CM:MOSTLY 1-3CM THROUGHOUT FILL. BADLY ROOT DISTURBED. NO EV OF P.PIPE OR PACKING. POSS SOME BURROW DISTURBANCE ALSO.
002DA00292	POST HOLE CUT	OVATE	29	28	29	USHAPED	STEEP SIDES WITH A :U: BASE. LOCATED NEARLY CENTRALLY AT W. END OF GRUB. ROOT DISTURBED & EV OF A BURROW AT W. SIDE. CUTS A NAT OF SAND & GRAVEL.

002DA00294 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002DA00293	POST HOLE FILL	OVATE	26	26	27	FLAT	MOD ROUNDED & ANGULAR CHALK FRAGS <4CM THROUGHOUT FILL. ROOT & BURROW DISTURBED. APPROXIMATLY SAME SIZE AS P.H. AT OPPOSITE EAST END.
002DA00294	POST HOLE CUT	OVATE	26	26	27	USHAPED	LOCATED JUST IN FROM E. EDGE OF GRUB: SL TO N. OF CENTRE. STEEP SIDED: NEARLY A :U: BASE. ROOT & BURROW DISTURBED. CUTS A NAT OF SAND & GRAVEL.

Objects by Context

KEY_ID	OB	PERIOD	MATERIAL	TYPE	SUB_TYPE	CLASS	No
002DA00127	AB	EARLY SAXON	FIRED CLAY	LOOMWEIGHT	FIRED CLAY		4
002DA00127	AD	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLAKE			1
002DA00127	AC	MEDIEVAL	POTTERY	SHERD		MED	1
002DA00127	AG	MEDIEVAL	POTTERY	SHERD		MED	1
002DA00127	AA	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		R-B	1
002DA00127	AE	No Entry	STONE	STONE		SANDSTONE	1
002DA00127	AF	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			5
002DA00128	AD	EARLY SAXON	ANTLER	SPINDLE WHORL			1
002DA00128	AY	EARLY SAXON	BURNT CLAY	?BURNT CLAY			1
002DA00128	CL	EARLY SAXON	COPROLITE	COPROLITE			2
002DA00128	AG	EARLY SAXON	FIRED CLAY	LOOMWEIGHT	FIRED CLAY		12
002DA00128	AQ	EARLY SAXON	FIRED CLAY	LOOMWEIGHT	FIRED CLAY		1
002DA00128	CE	EARLY SAXON	FIRED CLAY	FIRED CLAY			5
002DA00128	CO	No Entry	FIRED CLAY	FIRED CLAY			3
002DA00128	AM	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN V	1
002DA00128	AP	MEDIEVAL	POTTERY	SHERD		MED	1
002DA00128	AS	MEDIEVAL	POTTERY	SHERD		MED	1
002DA00128	AT	MEDIEVAL	POTTERY	SHERD		MED	1
002DA00128	AZ	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DA00128	BA	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DA00128	CA	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DA00128	AE	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERDS		R-B	2
002DA00128	AI	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		GREY WARE	1
002DA00128	AO	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERDS		?R-B	2
002DA00128	AN	No Entry	SLAG	SLAG FRAGMENT		IRON SLAG	1
002DA00128	AW	No Entry	SLAG	SLAG FRAGMENT		?IRON SLAG	1
002DA00128	AC	EARLY SAXON	STONE	LAVA	NIEDERMENDIG		1
002DA00128	AF	EARLY SAXON	STONE	LAVA	NIEDERMENDIG		1
002DA00128	AH	EARLY SAXON	STONE	LAVA	NIEDERMENDIG		1
002DA00128	AK	EARLY SAXON	STONE	LAVA	NIEDERMENDIG		4
002DA00128	AU	EARLY SAXON	STONE	LAVA	NIEDERMENDIG		8
002DA00128	CH	EARLY SAXON	STONE	LAVA	NIEDERMENDIG		6
002DA00128	AA	No Entry	STONE	STONE		LIMESTONE	1
002DA00128	AB	No Entry	STONE	STONE		SANDSTONE	1
002DA00128	AJ	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			4
002DA00128	AL	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			1
002DA00128	AR	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			1
002DA00128	AV	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			3
002DA00128	AX	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			2
002DA00128	CB	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			6
002DA00128	CC	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			5
002DA00128	CD	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			1
002DA00128	CF	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			2
002DA00128	CG	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			2
002DA00128	CI	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			2
002DA00128	CJ	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			2
002DA00128	CK	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			4
002DA00128	CM	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY	?LOOMWEIGHT		1
002DA00128	CN	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			2
002DA00128	BZ	EARLY SAXON	WORKED BONE	BONE COMB	TEETH+S.PLATES	COMPOSITE COMB	1

Animal Bone By Context

KEY_ID	SPECIES	ELEMENT	QUANT	CHEW	BURN	BUTCH	FBRK
002DA00127	Cattle	M/T br	1	1	0	0	1
002DA00127	Cattle	M/T P	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00127	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00127	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00127	Cattle	Radius fr	1	1	0	0	1
002DA00127	Cattle	Radius P	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00127	Cattle	Scapula	1	1	0	0	1
002DA00127	Cattle	Scapula	1	1	0	0	1
002DA00127	Cattle	Tibia P	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00127	Cattle	Ulna	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00127	Horse	Mand fr	1	0	0	1	1
002DA00127	Sheep	Scapula	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00127	Sheep/goat	Ld4	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00127	Sheep/goat	M/C br	1	1	0	0	0
002DA00127	Sheep/goat	M/C P	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00127	Sheep/goat	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00127	Sheep/goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00127	Sheep/goat	Patella	1	0	0	1	0
002DA00127	Sheep/goat	Ulna	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00128	Cattle	Astragalus	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00128	Cattle	Atlas	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00128	Cattle	Calcaneum	1	1	0	0	1
002DA00128	Cattle	Femur D	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00128	Cattle	Femur P	1	1	0	0	0
002DA00128	Cattle	Femur P	1	1	0	0	0
002DA00128	Cattle	Humerus br	1	0	0	1	1
002DA00128	Cattle	Humerus D	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00128	Cattle	Humerus D	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00128	Cattle	Ld4	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00128	Cattle	M/C D	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00128	Cattle	M/C P	1	0	0	1	0
002DA00128	Cattle	M/podial	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00128	Cattle	M/T D	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00128	Cattle	N.Cuboid	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00128	Cattle	Pelvis	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00128	Cattle	Pelvis	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00128	Cattle	Pelvis	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00128	Cattle	Pelvis	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00128	Cattle	Pelvis	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00128	Cattle	Pelvis	1	0	0	1	1
002DA00128	Cattle	Pelvis	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00128	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00128	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00128	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00128	Cattle	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00128	Cattle	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00128	Cattle	Phalanx 3	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00128	Cattle	Scapula	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00128	Cattle	Scapula	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00128	Cattle	Skull fr	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00128	Cattle	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00128	Cattle	Ulna	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00128	Goat	Humerus C	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00128	Horse	Femur D	1	0	0	1	1
002DA00128	Horse	M/C P	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00128	Horse	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00128	Pig	LM3	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00128	Pig	Pelvis	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00128	Sheep	Astragalus	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00128	Sheep	Humerus D	1	0	0	1	1
002DA00128	Sheep	Humerus D	1	1	0	0	0
002DA00128	Sheep	M/C C	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00128	Sheep	M/T D	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00128	Sheep	Sacrum	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00128	Sheep	Scapula	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00128	Sheep/goat	Atlas	1	0	0	1	1
002DA00128	Sheep/goat	Atlas	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00128	Sheep/goat	Axis	1	1	0	0	0
002DA00128	Sheep/goat	Axis	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00128	Sheep/goat	Axis	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00128	Sheep/goat	Femur D	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00128	Sheep/goat	Humerus P	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00128	Sheep/goat	M/T br	1	1	0	0	0
002DA00128	Sheep/goat	Pelvis	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00128	Sheep/goat	Pelvis	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00128	Sheep/goat	Pelvis	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00128	Sheep/goat	Pelvis	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00128	Sheep/goat	Pelvis	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00128	Sheep/goat	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00128	Sheep/goat	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00128	Sheep/goat	Phalanx 3	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00128	Sheep/goat	Radius D	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00128	Sheep/goat	Radius D	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00128	Sheep/goat	Scapula	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00128	Sheep/goat	Scapula	1	1	0	0	1
002DA00128	Sheep/goat	Tibia C	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00128	Sheep/goat	Tibia C	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00128	Sheep/goat	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00128	Sheep/goat	Ulna	1	0	0	0	0