West Heslerton Anglian Settlement: Structural Catalogue

002DB00049

Grubenhaus

Grubenhaus Details
Length	330	Width	205	Depth	18	Ratio	1.6:1
Area	6.14 sq. metres	Volume
Number of Posts	2
Highest Elevation Value	4850
Lowest Elevation Value	4832
Bearing	101 degrees
Structural Class
Material Culture	Number of Objects	42	Number of Animal Bones			23
Environmental

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

An irregularly shaped NNW/SSE Grubenhaus in the south of area 2DB. Two post holes were recovered in the short ends. The structure is cut through by medieval furrow 002DB00013 (master 002DB07045).

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER	CUT	FILLS	VOLUME	OBJECTS	AN BONE	DENSITY
002DB00049				10	7
	002DB00113	002DB00050		31	9
		002DB00106			4
		002DB00112
	002DB00115	002DB00114		1	3
	002DB00382	002DB00381

Object Totals by Material

002DB00049 Object Totals by Material

002DB00049	Daub	1
	Flint	1
	Pottery	6	of which	Early Saxon	1	No Entry	4	Roman	1
	Stone	1
	Unfired Clay	1

002DB00050 Object Totals by Material

002DB00050	Charcoal	6
	Fired Clay	1
	Metal	1
	Pottery	12	of which	Early Saxon	7	No Entry	2	Roman	3
	Stone	7
	Worked Bone	4

002DB00115 Object Totals by Material

002DB00115

Stone

Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00049 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00049	Cattle	5
	Sheep/goat	2

002DB00050 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00050

Cattle

002DB00106 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00106	Pig	2
	Sheep/goat	2

002DB00115 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00115	Cattle	2
	Horse	1

Structural Details

002DB00113 Section and Notes

002DB00113 South Facing Section

002DB00113 West Facing Section

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES

002DB00050 GRUB FILL OVATE 346 112 10 FLAT ANGULAR CHALK INCLUSIONS THROUGHOUT FILL>7CM.SOME LIME STONE >5%.ROOTED. SEALED BY FURROW CUT 13

002DB00106 GRUB FILL TRIANGULAR 141 71 0 FLAT SANDY-LOAM WITH HIGH <75% CONC.OF ANGULAR CHALK UPTO10CM MOSTLY 5 CM. IN S.W. QUAD OF GRUB M49 EXTENDS INTO PART OF S.E. QUAD.

002DB00112 GRUB FILL TRIANGULAR 120 57 2 UNCLEAR THIN FILL UNDER CHALKY 106.FEW FINDS. SMALLL >2CM CHALK INCLUSIONS. FILL QUITE HOMOGENOUS: SIMILAR TO 50:THOUGH CHALK INCLs FINER.

002DB00113 GRUB CUT OVATE 346 112 18 WIDE U BOTTOM OF GRUB UNDER FURROW CUT 13. BASE IS OF ANGULAR UNWORN CHALK: THOUGH SLIGHTLY ROOT DISTURBED. GENTLE SIDES MERGING INTO CONCAVE BASE.

002DB00115 Section and Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES

002DB00114 POST PIPE FILL ROUND 26 26 44 FLAT ANGULAR CHALK INCLUSIONS THROUGHOUT FILL:UPTO 4CM MOSTLY>2CM.SMALL CHARCOAL SAMPLE TAKEN FROM BOTTOM 5CM.SOME CHALK PACKING?

002DB00115 POST HOLE CUT ROUND 26 26 44 VERT.SIDE C.BASE PH UNDERCUT TO EAST AT DEPTH 22CM FROM TOP:EXTENDS 6CM AT BASE. DEEP FOR ITS WIDTH-SIMILAR TO P.H. AT W. END.

002DB00382 Section and Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES

002DB00381 POST HOLE FILL OVATE 28 27 38 FLAT OCCA ROUNDED&ANGULAR CHALK<2CM CONCENTRATED MAINLY TOWARDS EDGES-THOUGH IS NO CLEAR P PIPE. ROOT DISTURBED. SIMILAR SIZE TO P.H. AT OTHER END OF GRUB.

002DB00382 POST HOLE CUT OVATE 28 27 38 USHAPED Nr VERTICAL SIDES::U:BASE. LOCATED APPROX CENTRALLY AT E. EDGE. DEEP:& QUITE LARGE FOR SUCH A SMALL GRUB-SIMILAR TO PH.AT W. CUTS INTO NAT BEDROCK.

Objects by Context

KEY_ID	OB	PERIOD	MATERIAL	TYPE	SUB_TYPE	CLASS	No
002DB00049	AH	EARLY SAXON	DAUB	DAUB			1
002DB00049	AD	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	SCRAPER			1
002DB00049	AG	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		?ANGLIAN I	1
002DB00049	AA	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DB00049	AC	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DB00049	AE	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DB00049	AJ	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DB00049	AF	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		?R-B	1
002DB00049	AI	No Entry	STONE	STONE		SANDSTONE	1
002DB00049	AB	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			3
002DB00050	AA	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002DB00050	AJ	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002DB00050	AN	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002DB00050	BO	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002DB00050	BP	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002DB00050	BQ	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002DB00050	BN	No Entry	FIRED CLAY	FIRED CLAY			1
002DB00050	BL	MODERN	METAL	WASHER			1
002DB00050	AC	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN	1
002DB00050	AE	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERDS		ANGLIAN II	6
002DB00050	AF	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN II	1
002DB00050	AI	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		?ANGLIAN IV	1
002DB00050	AK	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERDS		?ANGLIAN IV	5
002DB00050	AQ	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN II	1
002DB00050	BM	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERDS		ANGLIAN II	10
002DB00050	AM	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DB00050	AO	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DB00050	AD	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		?R-B	1
002DB00050	AT	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		?ROMAN	1
002DB00050	BJ	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD	FLAGON BASE	ROMAN	1
002DB00050	AG	No Entry	STONE	CINDER			1
002DB00050	AH	No Entry	STONE	STONE		SANDSTONE	1
002DB00050	AL	No Entry	STONE	STONE			2
002DB00050	AP	No Entry	STONE	STONE		SANDSTONE	1
002DB00050	AR	No Entry	STONE	STONE		NAT IRON	1
002DB00050	AS	No Entry	STONE	STONE	CONGLOMERATE		2
002DB00050	BH	No Entry	STONE	STONE	FOSSILIFEROUS		1
002DB00050	AB	EARLY SAXON	WORKED BONE	BONE COMB	COMPOSITE		1
002DB00050	AB	EARLY SAXON	WORKED BONE	COMB	DOUBLE SIDED	COMPOSITE COMB	1
002DB00050	BI	EARLY SAXON	WORKED BONE	BONE COMB	TEETH+S.PLATES	COMPOSITE COMB	1
002DB00050	BK	EARLY SAXON	WORKED BONE	BONE NEEDLE			1
002DB00115	AA	No Entry	STONE	STONE		SANDSTONE	1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID	SPECIES	ELEMENT	QUANT	CHEW	BURN	BUTCH	FBRK
002DB00049	Cattle	Astragalus	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00049	Cattle	Humerus D	1	0	0	1	0
002DB00049	Cattle	Ld4	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00049	Cattle	M/C br	1	1	0	0	0
002DB00049	Cattle	M/T D	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00049	Sheep/goat	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	1
002DB00049	Sheep/goat	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	1
002DB00050	Cattle	M/C P	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00050	Cattle	N.Cuboid	1	0	0	1	1
002DB00050	Cattle	Occiput	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00050	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00050	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00050	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	1	0	0	0
002DB00050	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00050	Cattle	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00050	Cattle	Phalanx 3	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00106	Pig	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
002DB00106	Pig	Phalanx 3	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00106	Sheep/goat	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00106	Sheep/goat	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00115	Cattle	Axis	1	0	0	0	1
002DB00115	Cattle	Patella	1	1	0	0	0
002DB00115	Horse	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	1

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002DB00050	GRUB FILL	OVATE	346	112	10	FLAT	ANGULAR CHALK INCLUSIONS THROUGHOUT FILL>7CM.SOME LIME STONE >5%.ROOTED. SEALED BY FURROW CUT 13
002DB00106	GRUB FILL	TRIANGULAR	141	71	0	FLAT	SANDY-LOAM WITH HIGH <75% CONC.OF ANGULAR CHALK UPTO10CM MOSTLY 5 CM. IN S.W. QUAD OF GRUB M49 EXTENDS INTO PART OF S.E. QUAD.
002DB00112	GRUB FILL	TRIANGULAR	120	57	2	UNCLEAR	THIN FILL UNDER CHALKY 106.FEW FINDS. SMALLL >2CM CHALK INCLUSIONS. FILL QUITE HOMOGENOUS: SIMILAR TO 50:THOUGH CHALK INCLs FINER.
002DB00113	GRUB CUT	OVATE	346	112	18	WIDE U	BOTTOM OF GRUB UNDER FURROW CUT 13. BASE IS OF ANGULAR UNWORN CHALK: THOUGH SLIGHTLY ROOT DISTURBED. GENTLE SIDES MERGING INTO CONCAVE BASE.