West Heslerton: Anglian Settlement: Structural Catalogue

002DB00051

Grubenhaus

Grubenhaus Details
Length	354	Width	279	Depth	40	Ratio	1.26:1
Area	9.36 sq. metres	Volume
Number of Posts	0
Highest Elevation Value	5643
Lowest Elevation Value	5603
Bearing	71 degrees
Structural Class
Material Culture	Number of Objects	69	Number of Animal Bones			84
Environmental

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

A regularly shaped, sub-rectangular Grubenhaus in the south of area 2DB. The structure is cut through by medieval furrow 002DB00109 (master 002DB00075). No post holes were discernible during excavation. Fill 002DB00125 contained a number of loomweights, both fired and unfired.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER	CUT	FILLS	VOLUME	OBJECTS	AN BONE	DENSITY
002DB00051				8	15 + 3
	002DB00157	002DB00052		18	27
		002DB00108		36	34
		002DB00125		7	5

Object Totals by Material

002DB00051 Object Totals by Material

002DB00051	Flint	1
	Pottery	6	of which	No Entry	5	Roman	1
	Stone	1

002DB00052 Object Totals by Material

002DB00052	Bronze	2
	Charcoal	1
	Flint	2
	Iron	1
	Pottery	7	of which	Early Saxon	1	No Entry	4	Roman	2
	Stone	5

002DB00108 Object Totals by Material

002DB00108	Charcoal	1
	Daub	1
	Fired Clay	1
	Flint	4
	Iron	1
	Pottery	8	of which	Early Saxon	1	Iron Age	3	No Entry	1	Roman	3
	Snail	1
	Stone	10
	Unfired Clay	5
	Worked Bone	3
	Worked Stone	1

002DB00125 Object Totals by Material

002DB00125	Flint	1
	Pottery	3	Roman
	Stone	1
	Unfired Clay	1
	Worked Bone	1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00051 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00051	Cattle	11
	Sheep/goat	4

002DB00M51 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00M51	Pig	1
	Sheep/goat	8

002DB00052 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00052	Cattle	14
	Goat	1
	Horse	1
	Pig	5
	Sheep	2
	Sheep/goat	4

002DB00108 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00108	Cattle	12
	Horse	1
	Sheep	2
	Sheep/goat	19

002DB00125 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00125	Cattle	2
	Sheep	2
	Sheep/goat	1

Structural Details

002DB00157 Section and Notes

002DB00157 South Facing Section

002DB00157 West Facing Section

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES

002DB00052 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR 367 287 11 FLAT FILL OF M51: FINE CLAY/SAND PLOUGHSOIL WITH <5% CHALK & GRAVEL INCLUSIONS:AVERAGING 2CM DIAMETER. CUT BY MED DITCH 109 AT EAST END.

002DB00108 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR 367 287 29 FLAT FILL OF M51:CLAY/SAND SOIL WITH 10% CHALK & GRAVEL INCLUSIONS:UPTO 2CM IN SIZE.UNEVENLY COVERS LOWER PART OF M51.MORE CLAY THAN UPPER FILL:52.

002DB00125 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR 367 287 24 FLAT FILL OF M51.CONTEXT CUT BY M75.CLAY/SAND FILL WITH 50% CHALK & GRAVEL INCLUSIONS. SOME AREAS WITH HIGHER % CHALK. FINDS MOSTLY BONE & LOOM WEIGHTS.

002DB00157 GRUB CUT SUB-RECTANGULAR 367 287 40 FLAT BASED U CUT OF M51:GRUB IN W-DB.UPPER FILL OVEREXCAVATED ON W-SIDE. CUT BY STREAM DEPOSIT:M75:ON E-SIDE. GRUB CUT INTO CHALK NATURAL.V.STEEP SIDED:FLAT BASE.

Objects by Context

KEY_ID	OB	PERIOD	MATERIAL	TYPE	SUB_TYPE	CLASS	No
002DB00051	AH	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	BLADE FRAGMENT			1
002DB00051	AB	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DB00051	AE	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DB00051	AF	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DB00051	AG	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DB00051	AI	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DB00051	AC	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		R-B	1
002DB00051	AD	GEOLOGICAL	STONE	FOSSIL	BIVALVE		1
002DB00052	AX	EARLY SAXON	BRONZE	C/A OBJECT	SAME AS AY		1
002DB00052	AY	EARLY SAXON	BRONZE	C/A OBJECT	SAME AS AX		1
002DB00052	AZ	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002DB00052	BA	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLAKE			1
002DB00052	BD	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	BLADE FRAGMENT	DISTAL		1
002DB00052	BB	No Entry	IRON	IRON FRAGMENT			1
002DB00052	AG	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		?ANGLIAN III	1
002DB00052	AA	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DB00052	AB	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DB00052	BE	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DB00052	BF	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DB00052	AC	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		R-B	1
002DB00052	BC	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		R-B	1
002DB00052	AD	No Entry	STONE	STONE		RED CHALK	1
002DB00052	AE	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002DB00052	AF	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002DB00052	BG	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002DB00052	BH	No Entry	STONE	STONE		CALCITE	4
002DB00108	AR	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002DB00108	BM	EARLY SAXON	DAUB	BURNT DAUB			1
002DB00108	BL	EARLY SAXON	FIRED CLAY	LOOMWEIGHT	FIRED CLAY		1
002DB00108	AA	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLAKE	FROM H/STONE		1
002DB00108	AK	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	CORE FRAGMENT			1
002DB00108	AT	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLAKE			1
002DB00108	BD	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	CORE FRAGMENT			1
002DB00108	BQ	No Entry	IRON	IRON FRAGMENT			1
002DB00108	BB	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		GTW	1
002DB00108	AN	IRON AGE	POTTERY	SHERD		IA	1
002DB00108	AP	IRON AGE	POTTERY	SHERD		IA	1
002DB00108	BN	IRON AGE	POTTERY	SHERD		FTW	1
002DB00108	BG	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DB00108	AG	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		?R-B	1
002DB00108	AO	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		GREY WARE	1
002DB00108	BF	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		?ROMAN	1
002DB00108	BO	No Entry	SNAIL	SNAIL SAMPLE			1
002DB00108	AB	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002DB00108	AE	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002DB00108	AF	No Entry	STONE	STONE		SANDSTONE	1
002DB00108	AH	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002DB00108	AL	No Entry	STONE	STONE		RED CHALK	2
002DB00108	AM	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002DB00108	AS	No Entry	STONE	STONE		RED CHALK	1
002DB00108	AU	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002DB00108	BC	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002DB00108	BH	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002DB00108	AD	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			2
002DB00108	AI	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			10
002DB00108	AJ	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			1
002DB00108	AQ	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			12
002DB00108	BE	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			1
002DB00108	AC	EARLY SAXON	WORKED BONE	PIN BEATER			1
002DB00108	BI	EARLY SAXON	WORKED BONE	COMB FRAGMENTS	TEETH+S.PLATES	COMPOSITE COMB	9
002DB00108	BP	EARLY SAXON	WORKED BONE	WORKED BONE			1
002DB00108	BJ	EARLY SAXON	WORKED STONE	LAVA	NIEDERMENDIG	QUERN FRAGMENT	7
002DB00125	AA	No Entry	FLINT	FLAKE		?LOCAL FLINT	1
002DB00125	AC	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		R-B	1
002DB00125	AE	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		R-B	1
002DB00125	AF	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		?R-B	1
002DB00125	AB	No Entry	STONE	STONE		RED CHALK	1
002DB00125	AD	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY	?LOOMWEIGHT		1
002DB00125	AG	EARLY SAXON	WORKED BONE	AWL/PIN BEATER			1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID	SPECIES	ELEMENT	QUANT	CHEW	BURN	BUTCH	FBRK
002DB00051	Cattle	Atlas	1	1	0	0	1
002DB00051	Cattle	Atlas	1	1	0	1	1
002DB00051	Cattle	Calcaneum	1	1	0	0	0
002DB00051	Cattle	LM3	1	1	0	0	0
002DB00051	Cattle	M/C P	1	1	0	0	1
002DB00051	Cattle	M/C P	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00051	Cattle	Mand fr	1	1	0	1	1
002DB00051	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00051	Cattle	Phalanx 3	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00051	Cattle	Radius D	1	1	0	0	1
002DB00051	Cattle	Radius fr	1	1	0	0	0
002DB00051	Sheep/goat	M/C C	1	1	0	0	0
002DB00051	Sheep/goat	Phalanx 2	1	1	0	0	0
002DB00051	Sheep/goat	Scapula	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00051	Sheep/goat	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	1
002DB00M51	Pig	Fibula	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00M51	Sheep/goat	Femur D	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00M51	Sheep/goat	Femur P	1	0	0	1	1
002DB00052	Cattle	Astragalus	1	1	0	1	0
002DB00052	Cattle	Atlas	1	0	0	0	1
002DB00052	Cattle	Axis	1	0	0	1	1
002DB00052	Cattle	Calcaneum	1	0	0	0	1
002DB00052	Cattle	Ld4	1	0	0	0	1
002DB00052	Cattle	LM3	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00052	Cattle	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00052	Cattle	Occiput	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00052	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00052	Cattle	Scapula	1	0	0	0	1
002DB00052	Cattle	Scapula	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00052	Cattle	Tibia br	1	1	0	0	0
002DB00052	Cattle	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00052	Cattle	Ulna	1	1	0	0	0
002DB00052	Goat	Horncore	1	0	0	0	1
002DB00052	Horse	Femur P	1	1	0	0	1
002DB00052	Pig	Astragalus	1	0	0	1	0
002DB00052	Pig	Humerus br	1	1	0	0	0
002DB00052	Pig	Mandible	1	1	0	0	0
002DB00052	Pig	Pelvis	1	0	0	0	1
002DB00052	Pig	U Canine	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00052	Sheep	Humerus D	1	0	0	1	0
002DB00052	Sheep	Humerus D	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00052	Sheep/goat	Astragalus	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00052	Sheep/goat	Femur C	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00052	Sheep/goat	Pelvis	1	0	0	0	1
002DB00052	Sheep/goat	Tibia br	1	1	0	0	0
002DB00108	Cattle	M/T P	1	0	0	1	0
002DB00108	Cattle	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00108	Cattle	Patella	1	0	0	0	1
002DB00108	Cattle	Patella	1	1	0	0	0
002DB00108	Cattle	Pelvis	1	0	0	1	1
002DB00108	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00108	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00108	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00108	Cattle	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00108	Cattle	Phalanx 3	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00108	Cattle	Skull fr	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00108	Cattle	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	1
002DB00108	Horse	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	1
002DB00108	Sheep	Horncore	1	0	0	0	1
002DB00108	Sheep	Humerus D	1	0	0	0	1
002DB00108	Sheep/goat	Femur C	1	0	0	1	0
002DB00108	Sheep/goat	Humerus br	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00108	Sheep/goat	Humerus D	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00108	Sheep/goat	Humerus D	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00108	Sheep/goat	Humerus P	1	0	0	1	1
002DB00108	Sheep/goat	M/C D	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00108	Sheep/goat	M/C D	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00108	Sheep/goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
002DB00108	Sheep/goat	Mandible	1	0	0	1	0
002DB00108	Sheep/goat	Mandible	1	0	0	1	1
002DB00108	Sheep/goat	Pelvis	1	1	0	0	0
002DB00108	Sheep/goat	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00108	Sheep/goat	Radius br	1	1	0	0	0
002DB00108	Sheep/goat	Radius P	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00108	Sheep/goat	Scapula	1	0	0	0	1
002DB00108	Sheep/goat	Scapula	1	0	0	0	1
002DB00108	Sheep/goat	Tibia br	1	0	0	0	1
002DB00108	Sheep/goat	Tibia br	1	1	0	0	0
002DB00108	Sheep/goat	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	0
002DB00125	Cattle	Astragalus	1	0	0	1	0
002DB00125	Cattle	Tibia D	1	0	0	1	0
002DB00125	Sheep	Humerus D	1	0	0	1	0
002DB00125	Sheep	Humerus D	1	1	0	1	0
002DB00125	Sheep/goat	Scapula	1	0	0	1	1

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002DB00052	GRUB FILL	SUB-RECTANGULAR	367	287	11	FLAT	FILL OF M51: FINE CLAY/SAND PLOUGHSOIL WITH <5% CHALK & GRAVEL INCLUSIONS:AVERAGING 2CM DIAMETER. CUT BY MED DITCH 109 AT EAST END.
002DB00108	GRUB FILL	SUB-RECTANGULAR	367	287	29	FLAT	FILL OF M51:CLAY/SAND SOIL WITH 10% CHALK & GRAVEL INCLUSIONS:UPTO 2CM IN SIZE.UNEVENLY COVERS LOWER PART OF M51.MORE CLAY THAN UPPER FILL:52.
002DB00125	GRUB FILL	SUB-RECTANGULAR	367	287	24	FLAT	FILL OF M51.CONTEXT CUT BY M75.CLAY/SAND FILL WITH 50% CHALK & GRAVEL INCLUSIONS. SOME AREAS WITH HIGHER % CHALK. FINDS MOSTLY BONE & LOOM WEIGHTS.
002DB00157	GRUB CUT	SUB-RECTANGULAR	367	287	40	FLAT BASED U	CUT OF M51:GRUB IN W-DB.UPPER FILL OVEREXCAVATED ON W-SIDE. CUT BY STREAM DEPOSIT:M75:ON E-SIDE. GRUB CUT INTO CHALK NATURAL.V.STEEP SIDED:FLAT BASE.