West Heslerton Anglian Settlement: Structural Catalogue

002DC00101

Grubenhaus

Grubenhaus Details
Length	375	Width	291	Depth	33	Ratio	1.28:1
Area	9.72 sq. metres	Volume
Number of Posts	0
Highest Elevation Value	5582
Lowest Elevation Value	5549
Bearing	334 degrees
Structural Class
Material Culture	Number of Objects	53	Number of Animal Bones			37
Environmental

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

A north/south aligned Grubenhaus in the west of area 2DB (although not excavated until the following year, therefore issued with 2DC numbers). The structure cuts through the wheel ruts of a track-way (master 002DB07043) of probable Roman date. It is immediately south of an eighteenth century field boundary (002DB00005). No post holes were discernible during excavation.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER	CUT	FILLS	VOLUME	OBJECTS	AN BONE	DENSITY
002DC00101	002DC00100	002DC00099		37	31
		002DC00126		16	6

Object Totals by Material

002DC00099 Object Totals by Material

002DC00099	Bronze	2
	Flint	3
	Pottery	20	of which	Early Saxon	2	Iron Age	1	Neolithic	1	No Entry	11	Prehistoric	1	Roman	4
	Shell	1
	Stone	5
	Unfired Clay	6

002DC00126 Object Totals by Material

002DC00126	Charcoal	1
	Flint	1
	Iron	1
	Pottery	4	of which	No Entry	2	Roman	1
	Stone	5
	Unfired Clay	4

Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DC00099 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DC00099	Cattle	10
	Goat	1
	Pig	7
	Sheep	4
	Sheep/goat	9

002DC00126 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DC00126	Cattle	2
	Sheep	1
	Sheep/goat	3

Structural Details

002DC00100 Section and Notes

002DC00100 South Facing Section

002DC00100 West Facing Section

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002DC00099	GRUB FILL	SUB-RECTANGULAR	338	274	21	FLAT	UPPER FILL OF GRUB. QUITE SIMILAR TO SURROUNDING NAT THOUGH LESS STONEY & WITH MORE FINDS. FINDS INCREASE IN QUANTITY TOWARDS BASE.MOD CHALK <12cm.
002DC00100	GRUB CUT	SUB-RECTANGULAR	338	274	33	WIDE U	QUITE GENTLE SIDES: CONCAVE BASE. BASE OF UNWORN ANGULAR CHALK:EDGES OF CHALK & SOLN MATERIAL. SMALL.
002DC00126	GRUB FILL	SUB-RECTANGULAR	319	235	5	FLAT	SIMILAR TO UPER FIL THOUGH SL MORE GRITTY & with YELLOWISH GREEN TINGE. MORE FINDS THAN UPPER FILL.OCC-MOD CHALK <9CM:OCC CHARCOAL.

Objects by Context

KEY_ID	OB	PERIOD	MATERIAL	TYPE	SUB_TYPE	CLASS	No
002DC00099	AY	EARLY SAXON	BRONZE	C/A FRAGMENT	PERFORATED		1
002DC00099	AQ	No Entry	BRONZE	C/A PIN FRAGMEN			1
002DC00099	AG	LATE NEO/E.B.A.	FLINT	SCRAPER			1
002DC00099	AF	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	BLADE			1
002DC00099	AZ	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLAKE			1
002DC00099	AR	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERDS		ANGLIAN II	2
002DC00099	AT	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN II	1
002DC00099	AI	IRON AGE	POTTERY	SHERD		?IA	1
002DC00099	AD	NEOLITHIC	POTTERY	SHERD		NEO	1
002DC00099	AC	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DC00099	AE	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DC00099	AH	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DC00099	AK	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DC00099	AR	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERDS			2
002DC00099	AT	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DC00099	AU	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DC00099	AV	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DC00099	AW	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DC00099	AW	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD		FTW	1
002DC00099	BF	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DC00099	AX	PREHISTORIC	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DC00099	AJ	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		GREY WARE	1
002DC00099	AL	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMAN	1
002DC00099	AS	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		GREY WARE	1
002DC00099	AU	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		?R-B	1
002DC00099	AP	No Entry	SHELL	SHELL		COCKLE	1
002DC00099	AB	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002DC00099	BC	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002DC00099	BD	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002DC00099	BE	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002DC00099	BG	No Entry	STONE	STONE		LIMESTONE	1
002DC00099	AA	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	?LOOMWEIGHT	UNFIRED CLAY		6
002DC00099	AM	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	LOOMWEIGHT	UNFIRED CLAY		2
002DC00099	AN	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	?LOOMWEIGHT	UNFIRED CLAY		2
002DC00099	AO	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY	?LOOMWEIGHT		2
002DC00099	BA	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			1
002DC00099	BB	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			1
002DC00126	AF	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002DC00126	AN	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLINT FRAGMENT			1
002DC00126	AI	No Entry	IRON	IRON OBJECT			1
002DC00126	AE	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DC00126	AK	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DC00126	AJ	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMAN	1
002DC00126	AK	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMAN	1
002DC00126	AD	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002DC00126	AG	No Entry	STONE	COKE FRAGMENT			1
002DC00126	AH	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002DC00126	AL	No Entry	STONE	NATURAL IRON			1
002DC00126	AL	No Entry	STONE	STONE		NAT IRON	1
002DC00126	AA	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			6
002DC00126	AB	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY	?LOOMWEIGHT		8
002DC00126	AC	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY	?LOOMWEIGHT		1
002DC00126	AM	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY	?LOOMWEIGHT		2

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID	SPECIES	ELEMENT	QUANT	CHEW	BURN	BUTCH	FBRK
002DC00099	Cattle	Axis	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00099	Cattle	Horncore	1	0	0	0	1
002DC00099	Cattle	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00099	Cattle	N.Cuboid	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00099	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00099	Cattle	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00099	Cattle	Phalanx 3	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00099	Cattle	Scapula	1	0	0	0	1
002DC00099	Cattle	Scapula	1	1	0	0	1
002DC00099	Cattle	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	1
002DC00099	Goat	Horncore	1	0	0	0	1
002DC00099	Pig	M/T C	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00099	Pig	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	1
002DC00099	Pig	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00099	Pig	Radius C	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00099	Pig	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00099	Pig	U Canine	2	0	0	0	0
002DC00099	Pig	Ulna	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00099	Sheep	M/C D	1	0	0	0	1
002DC00099	Sheep	M/C P	1	1	0	0	0
002DC00099	Sheep	M/C P	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00099	Sheep	M/T P	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00099	Sheep/goat	Femur D	1	0	0	1	0
002DC00099	Sheep/goat	Humerus br	1	1	0	0	0
002DC00099	Sheep/goat	M/T br	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00099	Sheep/goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
002DC00099	Sheep/goat	N.Cuboid	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00099	Sheep/goat	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00099	Sheep/goat	Phalanx 3	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00099	Sheep/goat	Radius br	1	1	0	0	0
002DC00099	Sheep/goat	Ulna	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00126	Cattle	Femur C	1	0	0	0	1
002DC00126	Cattle	Phalanx 3	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00126	Sheep	Radius C	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00126	Sheep/goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
002DC00126	Sheep/goat	Scapula	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00126	Sheep/goat	Tibia br	1	1	0	0	0