West Heslerton: Anglian Settlement: Structural Catalogue

002DB00032

Grubenhaus

Grubenhaus Details
Length	311	Width	246	Depth	13	Ratio	1.26:1
Area	7.09 sq. metres	Volume
Number of Posts	0
Highest Elevation Value	5590
Lowest Elevation Value	5577
Bearing	78 degrees
Structural Class
Material Culture	Number of Objects	32	Number of Animal Bones			40
Environmental

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

A small, east/west aligned Grubenhaus in the south of area 2DB to the west of Grubenhaus 002DB00042. Both structures are cut by medieval furrow 002DB00015 (master 002DB07045). No post holes were discernible during excavation. Although the usual mix of dated material was recovered, one possible Middle Saxon potsherd was recovered.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER	CUT	FILLS	VOLUME	OBJECTS	AN BONE	DENSITY
002DB00032					12
	002DB00118	002DB00033		32	28

Object Totals by Material

002DB00033 Object Totals by Material

002DB00033	Bronze	2
	Charcoal	1
	Flint	1
	Glass	1
	Iron	2
	Pottery	14	of which	Early Saxon	2	Iron Age	1	Medieval	1	No Entry	4	Roman	6
	Stone	7
	Unfired Clay	1
	Worked Bone	3

Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00M32 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00M32	Cattle	5
	Sheep	2
	Sheep/goat	5

002DB00033 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00033	Cat	1
	Cattle	10
	Pig	1
	Sheep	1
	Sheep/goat	15

Structural Details

002DB00118 Section and Notes

002DB00118 South Facing Section

002DB00118 West Facing Section

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES

002DB00033 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR 298 217 0 FLAT CHALK INCLS < 14 CM THROUGHOUT FILL. SOME DECAYED CHALK. ROOTED & TRUNCATED ABOVE BY PLOUGHING.

002DB00118 GRUB CUT RECTANGULAR 295 213 13 FLAT BASED U CUT INTO CLAY WITH FINE/DECAYED CHALK PATCHES>35%.VERY SHALLOW. ONLY VERY BASE SURVIVES-EXTREMELY SHALLOW-TRUE EDGES UNDETERMINATE.

Objects by Context

KEY_ID	OB	PERIOD	MATERIAL	TYPE	SUB_TYPE	CLASS	No
002DB00033	AJ	No Entry	BRONZE	BRONZE FRAGMENT			1
002DB00033	BN	No Entry	BRONZE	C/A FRAGMENT	?LACE END		1
002DB00033	AF	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002DB00033	BV	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLAKE			1
002DB00033	BL	No Entry	GLASS	GLASS SHERD		VESSEL	1
002DB00033	AA	No Entry	IRON	IRON NAIL			1
002DB00033	AB	No Entry	IRON	IRON NAIL			1
002DB00033	AS	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SPINDLE WHORL	FROM R-B SHERD	POTTERY WHORL	1
002DB00033	AN	IRON AGE	POTTERY	SHERD		?IA	1
002DB00033	AD	MEDIEVAL	POTTERY	SHERD	GREEN GLAZED	MED	1
002DB00033	BR	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DB00033	AC	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DB00033	AK	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DB00033	AQ	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DB00033	AS	No Entry	POTTERY	SPINDLE WHORL	R-B POTTERY		1
002DB00033	AE	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		?R-B	1
002DB00033	AG	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		?ROMAN	1
002DB00033	AI	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		GREY WARE	1
002DB00033	AL	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		R-B	1
002DB00033	AO	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		R-B/IA	1
002DB00033	BM	ROMAN	POTTERY	SPINDLE WHORL	FROM SHERD	GREY WARE BASE	1
002DB00033	AH	No Entry	STONE	STONE		NAT IRON	1
002DB00033	AM	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002DB00033	AP	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002DB00033	AR	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002DB00033	BQ	No Entry	STONE	STONE		CHALK BLOCK	1
002DB00033	BT	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002DB00033	BU	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002DB00033	BW	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			4
002DB00033	BO	EARLY SAXON	WORKED BONE	BONE PIN			1
002DB00033	BP	EARLY SAXON	WORKED BONE	COMB FRAGMENT	SIDE PLATE	COMPOSITE COMB	1
002DB00033	BS	EARLY SAXON	WORKED BONE	COMB FRAGMENTS	DOUBLE SIDED	COMPOSITE COMB	3

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID	SPECIES	ELEMENT	QUANT	CHEW	BURN	BUTCH	FBRK
002DB00M32	Cattle	Astragalus	1	0	0	1	1
002DB00M32	Cattle	Calcaneum	1	1	0	0	0
002DB00M32	Cattle	Humerus D	1	1	0	1	1
002DB00M32	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	1	0	0	0
002DB00M32	Cattle	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00M32	Sheep	Radius P	1	1	0	0	1
002DB00M32	Sheep	Radius P	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00M32	Sheep/goat	M/C br	1	1	0	0	1
002DB00M32	Sheep/goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00M32	Sheep/goat	Radius D	1	0	0	0	1
002DB00M32	Sheep/goat	Radius P	1	1	0	0	1
002DB00M32	Sheep/goat	Tibia br	1	0	0	0	1
002DB00033	Cat	Femur P	1	0	0	0	1
002DB00033	Cattle	Calcaneum	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00033	Cattle	Femur br	1	0	0	0	1
002DB00033	Cattle	M/C br	1	1	0	0	0
002DB00033	Cattle	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00033	Cattle	N.Cuboid	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00033	Cattle	Occiput	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00033	Cattle	Occiput	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00033	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00033	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	1	0	0	0
002DB00033	Cattle	Radius br	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00033	Pig	Phalanx 3	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00033	Sheep	Humerus D	1	0	0	0	1
002DB00033	Sheep/goat	Hyoid	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00033	Sheep/goat	LM3	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00033	Sheep/goat	M/C C	1	1	0	0	0
002DB00033	Sheep/goat	M/C D	1	0	0	0	1
002DB00033	Sheep/goat	M/C P	1	0	0	0	1
002DB00033	Sheep/goat	M/T D	1	0	0	0	1
002DB00033	Sheep/goat	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	1
002DB00033	Sheep/goat	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	1
002DB00033	Sheep/goat	Mandible	1	1	0	0	1
002DB00033	Sheep/goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00033	Sheep/goat	Pelvis	1	0	0	0	1
002DB00033	Sheep/goat	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00033	Sheep/goat	Phalanx 3	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00033	Sheep/goat	Radius D	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00033	Sheep/goat	Tibia br	1	0	0	0	0

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002DB00033	GRUB FILL	SUB-RECTANGULAR	298	217	0	FLAT	CHALK INCLS < 14 CM THROUGHOUT FILL. SOME DECAYED CHALK. ROOTED & TRUNCATED ABOVE BY PLOUGHING.
002DB00118	GRUB CUT	RECTANGULAR	295	213	13	FLAT BASED U	CUT INTO CLAY WITH FINE/DECAYED CHALK PATCHES>35%.VERY SHALLOW. ONLY VERY BASE SURVIVES-EXTREMELY SHALLOW-TRUE EDGES UNDETERMINATE.