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

002CC01802

Grubenhaus

Grubenhaus Details
Length	303	Width	217	Depth	26	Ratio		1.4:1
Area	6.27 sq m	Volume
Number of Posts	2
Highest Elevation Value	5132
Lowest Elevation Value	5106
Bearing	79 degrees
Structural Class
Material Culture	Number of Objects	51	Number of Animal Bones				24
Environmental

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

An average size, but truncated grubenhaus of the two posthole type.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER	CUT	FILLS	VOLUME	OBJECTS	AN BONE	DENSITY
002CC01802	002CC00280	002CC00281		50	24
		002CC01712		1	0
POST HOLE	002CC01804	002CC01805		0	0
POST HOLE	002CC01841	002CC01842		0	0

Object Totals by Material

002CC00281 Object Totals by Material

002CC00281	Charcoal	12
002CC00281	Flint	1
002CC00281	Pottery	18	of which	Saxon	10	Roman	3	Iron Age	1	Medieval	3
002CC00281	Slag	2
002CC00281	Stone	13
002CC00281	Worked Bone	3
002CC00281	Worked Stone	1

002CC01712 Object Totals by Material

002CC01712

Charcoal

002CC00281 Animal Bones by Species

002CC00281	Cattle	8
002CC00281	Pig	2
002CC00281	Sheep	4
002CC00281	Sheep/Goat	8

Structural Details

002CC01802 South Facing Section

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CC00280	GRUB CUT	SUB-RECTANGULAR	303	217	26	CONCAVE	CUT FOR GRUB. V. SHALLOW-VERY PROBABLY TRUNCATED FROM ABOVE TO A CONSIDERABLE EXTENT. EDGES SLOPE GENTLY-STEEPER AT W. END. A V. SMALL GRUB.
002CC00281	GRUB FILL	SUB-RECTANGULAR	303	217	26	CONCAVE	UPPER(ONLY MAJOR) FILL OF GRUB. CONTAINS A LARGE LENS-1712.FREQ PEBBLE INCLUSIONS ESP IN UPPER PART <6CM. OCCA FLECKS CHARCOAL.
002CC01712	GRUB FILL	SUB-RECTANGULAR	78	67	12	CONCAVE	1712 = A LENS WITHIN 281 ONLY. HAS A GREATER CHALK STONE CONTENT THAN 281.

002CC01802 West Facing Section

002CC01804 Section and Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CC01803	POST HOLE CUT	COMPLEX	29	26	18	NARROW V	CUT FOR P.H. LAYS CENTRAL HARD AGAINST W. EDGE OF GRUB.
002CC01804	POST HOLE FILL	COMPLEX	29	26	18	USHAPED	FILL OF P.H. W. END OF GRUB. MOD CHALK INCLUSIONS < 3CM.

002CC01841 Section and Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CC01841	POST HOLE CUT	OVATE	19	17	13	USHAPED	CUT FOR P.H. E. END OF GRUB. LAYS CENTRALLY HARD AGAINST E. EDGE. ONLY LOCATED DURING SAMPLING AS UDERLAY LONGITUDINAL BAULK.
002CC01842	POST HOLE FILL	OVATE	19	17	13	USHAPED	FILL OF P.H. OCCA CHALK < 4CM. LAYS AT E. END OF GRUB.

Objects By Context

002CC00281 Objects by Context

KEY_ID	OBJ	PERIOD	MATERIAL	TYPE	SUB_TYPE	CLASS	No
002CC00281	BY	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002CC00281	BU	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002CC00281	CA	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002CC00281	CB	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002CC00281	CD	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002CC00281	BX	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002CC00281	BW	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002CC00281	CC	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002CC00281	BV	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002CC00281	AH	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE	TWIG		1
002CC00281	AJ	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE	TWIG		1
002CC00281	BA	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002CC00281	AG	No Entry	FLINT	FLAKE		LOCAL FLINT	1
002CC00281	BF	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		?ANGLIAN	1
002CC00281	BK	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		?ANGLIAN III	1
002CC00281	BH	IRON AGE	POTTERY	SHERD		?IA	1
002CC00281	BP	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		?ROMAN	1
002CC00281	AA	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN III	1
002CC00281	AN	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN III	1
002CC00281	AO	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN III	1
002CC00281	AQ	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN III	1
002CC00281	AY	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN III	1
002CC00281	BJ	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN III	1
002CC00281	AE	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN IV	1
002CC00281	AV	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN IV	1
002CC00281	AC	MEDIEVAL	POTTERY	SHERD		MED	1
002CC00281	AP	MEDIEVAL	POTTERY	SHERD		MED	1
002CC00281	AB	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		R-B	1
002CC00281	AI	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		R-B	1
002CC00281	AX	MEDIEVAL	POTTERY	SHERDS	GREEN GLAZED	MED	2
002CC00281	AD	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERDS			2
002CC00281	BZ	No Entry	SLAG	SLAG FRAGMENT		IRON SLAG	1
002CC00281	AS	No Entry	SLAG	SLAG FRAGMENT		IRON SLAG	1
002CC00281	BR	No Entry	STONE	STONE		CHALK	1
002CC00281	AZ	No Entry	STONE	STONE		RED CHALK	1
002CC00281	BT	No Entry	STONE	STONE		SANDSTONE	1
002CC00281	BO	No Entry	STONE	STONE		SANDSTONE	1
002CC00281	AF	No Entry	STONE	STONE		SANDSTONE	1
002CC00281	AU	No Entry	STONE	STONE		SANDSTONE	1
002CC00281	CE	No Entry	STONE	STONE		SANDSTONE	1
002CC00281	BN	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002CC00281	BM	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002CC00281	AR	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002CC00281	AT	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002CC00281	AW	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002CC00281	BS	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002CC00281	AK	EARLY SAXON	WORKED BONE	COMB TOOTH		BONE COMB	1
002CC00281	AM	EARLY SAXON	WORKED BONE	COMB TOOTH		BONE COMB	1
002CC00281	BB	EARLY SAXON	WORKED BONE	COMB TOOTH		COMP.BONE COMB	1
002CC00281	AL	EARLY SAXON	WORKED STONE	WHETSTONE	SANDSTONE		1

002CC01712 Objects by Context

KEY_ID	OBJ	PERIOD	MATERIAL	TYPE	SUB_TYPE	CLASS	No
002CC01712	AA	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1

Animal Bone By Context

KEY_ID	SPECIES	ELEMENT	QUANT	CHEW	BURN	BUTCH	FBRK
002CC00281	Cattle	Atlas	1	1	0	0	1
002CC00281	Cattle	Femur fr	1	0	0	0	0
002CC00281	Cattle	Femur P	1	1	0	0	0
002CC00281	Cattle	Femur P	1	0	0	0	1
002CC00281	Cattle	M/T D	1	0	0	1	1
002CC00281	Cattle	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
002CC00281	Cattle	Phalanx 3	1	0	0	0	0
002CC00281	Cattle	Ulna	1	0	0	0	0
002CC00281	Pig	Radius C	1	0	0	0	0
002CC00281	Pig	Ulna	1	0	0	0	1
002CC00281	Sheep	Humerus D	1	1	0	0	1
002CC00281	Sheep	Phalanx 1	1	1	0	0	0
002CC00281	Sheep	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002CC00281	Sheep	Scapula	1	1	0	0	1
002CC00281	Sheep/goat	Ld4	1	0	0	0	0
002CC00281	Sheep/goat	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	1
002CC00281	Sheep/goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
002CC00281	Sheep/goat	N.Cuboid	1	0	0	0	1
002CC00281	Sheep/goat	Phalanx 3	1	0	0	0	0
002CC00281	Sheep/goat	Phalanx 3	1	0	0	0	0
002CC00281	Sheep/goat	Radius br	1	1	0	0	1
002CC00281	Sheep/goat	Tibia D	1	1	0	0	1