West Heslerton: Anglian Settlement Structural Catalogue

011AB00144

Pit

Discussion

A pit located just to the east of enclosure ditch 011AB10005. No finds were recovered from the first 5cm, and the animal bone was found in the lower part of the fill. The majority of the finds were recovered from the central part of the fill, which also had a higher inclusion rate than the final filling of the feature. The finds included 5 pieces of worked flint (including a core rejuvenation flake and two blades) as well as 1 Iron Age potsherd. These indicate an iron Age date for the pit, although 3 Romano-British sherds were also recovered. The fill was a dark (Munsell 10YR 3/4) sandy loam fill, which showed evidence of animal burrowing. The pit was cut into sandy chalk gravel.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT	FILL	VOLUME	OBJECTS	AN BONE	DENSITY
011AB00144	011AB00127		15	2

011AB00127 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID	PERIOD	MATERIAL	No
011AB00127	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	5
	IRON AGE	POTTERY	1
	ROMAN	POTTERY	4
	Unassigned	POTTERY	4
	Unassigned	STONE	1

Context Details

011AB00144 Sections and Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES

011AB00127 UNDEFINED FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR
225

205

29
UNDULATING PIT? IN WESTERN 11AB. INSIDE ENCLOSURE DITCHES. NO FINDS RECORDED IN FIRST 5CM. A FEW PIECES OF BONE FROM LOWER FILL. AREAS OF GRAVEL IN FILL

011AB00144 UNDEFINED CUT SUB-RECTANGULAR
285

205

33
UNDULATING CUT OF PIT?/UNDEFINED FEATURE. POSSIBLY A TREE BOWL. LOCATED IN WESTERN 11AB. INSIDE ENCLOSURE DITCHES. CUTS INTO SANDY CHALK/GRAVEL AND SAND BASE.

Objects

KEY_ID	OBCODE	PERIOD	MATERIAL	TYPE	SUB_TYPE	CLASS	No
011AB00127	AE	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLAKE	CORE REJUV		1
011AB00127	AF	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLAKE			1
011AB00127	AI	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	BLADE			1
011AB00127	AK	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	BLADE			1
011AB00127	AO	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLINT FRAGMENT			1
011AB00127	AA	Unassigned	POTTERY	SHERD			1
011AB00127	AB	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		R-B/IA	1
011AB00127	AC	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH?	1
011AB00127	AD	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
011AB00127	AG	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
011AB00127	AH	Unassigned	POTTERY	SHERD			1
011AB00127	AJ	IRON AGE	POTTERY	SHERD		FTW	1
011AB00127	AM	Unassigned	POTTERY	SHERD			1
011AB00127	AN	Unassigned	POTTERY	SHERD			1
011AB00127	AL	Unassigned	STONE	STONE			1

Animal Bones

KEY_ID	SPECIES	ELEMENT	QUANT	CHEW	BURN	BUTCH	FBRK
011AB00127	Cattle	Pelvis	1	0	0	0	1
011AB00127	Small Mammal (Other)	Other	1	0	0	0	0

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
011AB00127	UNDEFINED FILL	SUB-RECTANGULAR	225	205	29	UNDULATING	PIT? IN WESTERN 11AB. INSIDE ENCLOSURE DITCHES. NO FINDS RECORDED IN FIRST 5CM. A FEW PIECES OF BONE FROM LOWER FILL. AREAS OF GRAVEL IN FILL
011AB00144	UNDEFINED CUT	SUB-RECTANGULAR	285	205	33	UNDULATING	CUT OF PIT?/UNDEFINED FEATURE. POSSIBLY A TREE BOWL. LOCATED IN WESTERN 11AB. INSIDE ENCLOSURE DITCHES. CUTS INTO SANDY CHALK/GRAVEL AND SAND BASE.