West Heslerton: Anglian Settlement: Structural Catalogue

002DC00042

Grubenhaus

Grubenhaus Details
Length	428	Width	323	Depth	15	Ratio	1.32:1
Area	12.19 sq. metres	Volume
Number of Posts	2
Highest Elevation Value	5562
Lowest Elevation Value	5547
Bearing	179 degrees
Structural Class
Material Culture	Number of Objects	89	Number of Animal Bones			75
Environmental

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

A north/south aligned Grubenhaus in the east of area 2DC. Two post holes were recovered during excavation, the southern one on the edge of the Grubenhaus cut. The southern half of the structure is cut through by an eighteenth century field boundary (master 002DC00036).

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER	CUT	FILLS	VOLUME	OBJECTS	AN BONE	DENSITY
002DC00042	002DC00041	002DC00040		89	50
		002DC00215			25
POST HOLE	002DC00114	002DC00113
POST HOLE	002DC00259	00DC00258

Object Totals by Material

002DC00040 Object Totals by Material

002DC00040	Bronze	1
	Burnt Clay	1
	Charcoal	1
	Coprolite	1
	Fired Clay	2
	Flint	4
	Iron	4
	Pottery	21	of which	Early Saxon	6	No Entry	10	Roman	5
	Slag	2
	Stone	7
	Unfired Clay	39
	Worked Bone	6

Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DC00040 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DC00040	Cattle	22
	Pig	1
	Sheep	4
	Sheep/goat	23

002DC00215 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DC00215	Cattle	17
	Horse	2
	Sheep	2
	Sheep/goat	4

Structural Details

002DC00041 Section and Notes

002DC00041 South Facing Section

002DC00041 West Facing Section

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002DC00040	GRUB FILL	SUB-RECTANGULAR	426	320	15	FLAT	ONLY FILL OF SHALLOW GRUB. CONTAINS MOD-FREQ AMOUNTS OF ROUNDED & ANGULAR CHALK <7CM THROUGHOUT. OCCAFLECKS CHARCAL. LIKELY TO BE TRUNCATED ABOVE.
002DC00041	GRUB CUT	SUB-RECTANGULAR	460	320	15	VERT.SIDE C.BASE	CUT OF N.-S. ALIGNED GRUB LAYING BETWEEN DITCHES & TO W. OF COBBLED SURFACE. V. SHALLOW:EDGES BARELY SURVIVING:CUTS GRAVELLY CHALK NAT. FLAT BASE.
002DC00215	GRUB FILL	SUB-RECTANGULAR	104	830	15	UNDULATING	APPEARS TO BE THE PRIMARY FILL OF GRUB-A DEPOSIT OF 60-70% LARGE PIECES BONEIN W. CENTRAL AREA OF GRUB-PROB = 1 DUMP OF DEBRIS.

002DC00114 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002DC00113	POST HOLE FILL	OVATE	20	19	28	FLAT	VERY FEW INCLUSIONS CHALK <0.5CM IN DIAMETER. NO FINDS. SLIGHTLY MORE GRITTY TOWARDS BASE.
002DC00114	POST HOLE CUT	OVATE	20	19	28	VERT.SIDE C.BASE	CUT OF SMALL SHALLOW NARROW PH AT CENTRE OF N END OF GRUB M42. STEEP VERTICAL SIDES WITH CONCAVE BASE. CUT INTO A GRAVELLY CHALK.

002DC00259 Section and Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002DC00258	POST HOLE FILL	SUB-CIRCULAR	29	26	44	FLAT	MOD ROUNDED LUMPS CHALK <7CM-MOSTLY SMALLER THROUGHOUT FILL BUT CONCENTRATING Nr BASE. NO OTHER INCLS OR FINDS. AT S. END OF GRUB.
002DC00259	POST HOLE CUT	SUB-CIRCULAR	29	26	44	VERT.SIDE C.BASE	CUTS INTO LUMPY CHALK & SOLN TYPE MAT AT S. CENTRAL END OF GRUB-1/2 IN 1/2 OUT OF GRUB CUT. STEEPER AT N. THAN AT S. SIDE.

Objects by Context

KEY_ID	OB	PERIOD	MATERIAL	TYPE	SUB_TYPE	CLASS	No
002DC00040	BC	EARLY SAXON	BRONZE	C/A STRIP			1
002DC00040	AY	EARLY SAXON	BURNT CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			4
002DC00040	AC	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002DC00040	BL	No Entry	COPROLITE	?COPROLITE			1
002DC00040	AK	No Entry	FIRED CLAY	FIRED CLAY			1
002DC00040	DF	No Entry	FIRED CLAY	FIRED CLAY			1
002DC00040	BA	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	BLADE			1
002DC00040	BV	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	BLADE			1
002DC00040	CQ	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLAKE			1
002DC00040	CW	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	BLADE			1
002DC00040	AW	No Entry	IRON	IRON FRAGMENT			1
002DC00040	BD	No Entry	IRON	IRON PIN			1
002DC00040	BE	No Entry	IRON	IRON FRAGMENT			1
002DC00040	BF	No Entry	IRON	IRON NAIL			1
002DC00040	AJ	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN III	1
002DC00040	AS	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		?ANGLIAN	1
002DC00040	AU	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		?ANGLIAN III	1
002DC00040	BJ	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		?ANGLIAN	1
002DC00040	BK	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN I	1
002DC00040	CY	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		?ANGLIAN III	1
002DC00040	AM	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERDS			4
002DC00040	AN	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERDS			2
002DC00040	AO	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DC00040	AQ	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DC00040	AR	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERDS			5
002DC00040	AV	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DC00040	CG	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DC00040	CL	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DC00040	CT	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DC00040	DH	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DC00040	AD	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		?R-B	1
002DC00040	AH	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		R-B	1
002DC00040	AX	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		R-B/ANGLIAN III	1
002DC00040	AZ	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		HUNTCLIFF	1
002DC00040	CE	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		?R-B	1
002DC00040	DE	EARLY SAXON	SLAG	SLAG		IRON SLAG	2
002DC00040	BT	No Entry	SLAG	SLAG		IRON SLAG	1
002DC00040	AE	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002DC00040	AT	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002DC00040	BI	No Entry	STONE	STONE		SANDSTONE	1
002DC00040	CB	No Entry	STONE	STONE			3
002DC00040	CN	No Entry	STONE	STONE			3
002DC00040	CR	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002DC00040	CX	No Entry	STONE	STONE		SANDSTONE	1
002DC00040	AA	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			2
002DC00040	AB	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			3
002DC00040	AF	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			1
002DC00040	AG	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			10
002DC00040	AI	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY	?LOOMWEIGHT		8
002DC00040	AL	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			1
002DC00040	AY	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			3
002DC00040	BB	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			10
002DC00040	BH	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			1
002DC00040	BP	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			1
002DC00040	BQ	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			8
002DC00040	BR	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			4
002DC00040	BS	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			1
002DC00040	BU	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			10
002DC00040	BW	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			5
002DC00040	BX	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			3
002DC00040	BY	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY	?LOOMWEIGHT		2
002DC00040	BZ	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY	?LOOMWEIGHT		1
002DC00040	CA	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			10
002DC00040	CC	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			10
002DC00040	CD	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			10
002DC00040	CF	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			1
002DC00040	CH	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			20
002DC00040	CI	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY	?LOOMWEIGHT		8
002DC00040	CJ	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			10
002DC00040	CK	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			8
002DC00040	CO	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			1
002DC00040	CP	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			21
002DC00040	CS	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			8
002DC00040	CU	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			6
002DC00040	CV	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			5
002DC00040	CZ	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			6
002DC00040	DA	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			3
002DC00040	DB	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			7
002DC00040	DC	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			6
002DC00040	DD	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			15
002DC00040	DG	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			8
002DC00040	DI	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY	?LOOMWEIGHT		6
002DC00040	DJ	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			8
002DC00040	AP	EARLY SAXON	WORKED BONE	BONE NEEDLE			1
002DC00040	BG	EARLY SAXON	WORKED BONE	COMB FRAGMENTS	DOUBLE SIDED	COMPOSITE COMB	9
002DC00040	BM	EARLY SAXON	WORKED BONE	COMB FRAGMENTS	DOUBLE SIDED	COMPOSITE COMB	1
002DC00040	BN	EARLY SAXON	WORKED BONE	COMB FRAGMENT	DOUBLE SIDED	COMPOSITE COMB	1
002DC00040	BO	EARLY SAXON	WORKED BONE	COMB	DOUBLE SIDED	COMPOSITE COMB	1
002DC00040	CM	EARLY SAXON	WORKED BONE	COMB FRAGMENTS	DOUBLE SIDED	COMPOSITE COMB	20

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID	SPECIES	ELEMENT	QUANT	CHEW	BURN	BUTCH	FBRK
002DC00040	Cattle	Astragalus	1	0	0	0	1
002DC00040	Cattle	Astragalus	1	0	0	1	0
002DC00040	Cattle	Femur br	1	1	0	0	1
002DC00040	Cattle	Femur P	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00040	Cattle	Femur P	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00040	Cattle	Horncore	1	0	0	0	1
002DC00040	Cattle	Humerus D	1	0	0	0	1
002DC00040	Cattle	M/T br	1	1	0	0	1
002DC00040	Cattle	M/T P	1	1	0	0	0
002DC00040	Cattle	Mandible	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00040	Cattle	N.Cuboid	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00040	Cattle	Patella	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00040	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	1	0
002DC00040	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	1
002DC00040	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	1
002DC00040	Cattle	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00040	Cattle	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00040	Cattle	Phalanx 3	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00040	Cattle	Phalanx 3	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00040	Cattle	Phalanx 3	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00040	Cattle	Tibia D	1	1	0	0	0
002DC00040	Cattle	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	1
002DC00040	Pig	L Canine	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00040	Sheep	Humerus P	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00040	Sheep	M/T P	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00040	Sheep	Radius C	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00040	Sheep	Tibia Br	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00040	Sheep/goat	Astragalus	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00040	Sheep/goat	Atlas	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00040	Sheep/goat	Calcaneum	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00040	Sheep/goat	Femur D	1	0	0	0	1
002DC00040	Sheep/goat	Femur D	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00040	Sheep/goat	Femur D	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00040	Sheep/goat	Femur P	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00040	Sheep/goat	Humerus D	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00040	Sheep/goat	Humerus D	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00040	Sheep/goat	LM3	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00040	Sheep/goat	M/T br	1	1	0	0	0
002DC00040	Sheep/goat	M/T D	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00040	Sheep/goat	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	1
002DC00040	Sheep/goat	N.Cuboid	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00040	Sheep/goat	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00040	Sheep/goat	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00040	Sheep/goat	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00040	Sheep/goat	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00040	Sheep/goat	Phalanx 3	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00040	Sheep/goat	Radius br	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00040	Sheep/goat	Radius D	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00040	Sheep/goat	Tibia br	1	0	0	0	1
002DC00215	Cattle	Calcaneum	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00215	Cattle	Humerus C	1	1	0	0	1
002DC00215	Cattle	Humerus C	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00215	Cattle	M/podial	1	0	0	1	0
002DC00215	Cattle	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00215	Cattle	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
002DC00215	Cattle	Pelvis	1	0	0	0	1
002DC00215	Cattle	Pelvis	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00215	Cattle	Pelvis	1	0	0	0	1
002DC00215	Cattle	Radius C	1	0	0	0	1
002DC00215	Cattle	Radius C	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00215	Cattle	Radius P	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00215	Cattle	Scapula	1	0	0	0	1
002DC00215	Cattle	Scapula	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00215	Cattle	Tibia P	1	0	0	0	1
002DC00215	Cattle	Ulna	1	0	0	0	1
002DC00215	Cattle	Ulna	1	1	0	0	0
002DC00215	Horse	M/T C	1	1	0	0	0
002DC00215	Horse	Radius D	1	1	0	0	0
002DC00215	Sheep	Humerus C	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00215	Sheep	Radius C	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00215	Sheep/goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00215	Sheep/goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
002DC00215	Sheep/goat	Tibia br	1	0	0	0	0
002DC00215	Sheep/goat	Ulna	1	0	0	0	1