West Heslerton: Anglian Settlement Structural Catalogue

012AD05330

Pit

Phasing

The only diagnostic material were two Roman pot sherds. All of the other quarry pits in this vicinity also contained exclusively Roman diagnostic material. The pit was cut by enclosure ditch 012AD08341.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

		012AD05066

		012AD05329

		012AD05330

Discussion

This is one of at least 15 quarry pits

on the western edge of the dry valley cut to extract the white chalk found in this vicinity,all of which appear to be later Roman in date. This pit was rapidly excavated to obtain dating evidence, and the material removed was a redeposited chalk natural in a sandy clay loam matrix (Munsell colour 10YR 4/2). The chalk inclusions varied from 10-50%.

The pit was cut into chalk natural with a wide-U shaped profile.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT	FILL	VOLUME	OBJECTS	AN BONE	DENSITY
012AD05330	012AD05329		7	4

012AD05329 Object Totals by Material and Period

KEY_ID	MATERIAL	PERIOD	No
012AD05329	FIRED CLAY		1
	POTTERY	2-4C	1
	POTTERY	3-4C	1
	SLAG		1
	STONE		3

Context Details

012AD05330 Profile and Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
012AD05329	FILL	SUB-CIRCULAR	230	150	80	U-SHAPED	FILL OF QUARRY PIT CUT BY ALL RELATED FEATURES. EXCAVATED WITH PICK AND SHOVEL. 10-50% CHALK REDEPOSITED NAT.
012AD05330	CUT	SUB-CIRCULAR	230	150	80	U-SHAPED	CUT OF QUARRY PIT CUT BY ALL RELATED FEATURES. EXCAVATED WITH PICK AND SHOVEL.

Objects

KEY_ID	OB	MATERIAL	PERIOD	TYPE	SUB_TYPE	CLASS	No
012AD05329	AG	FIRED CLAY		FIRED CLAY FRAG			1
012AD05329	AB	POTTERY	2-4C	SHERD	CLSD		1
012AD05329	AA	POTTERY	3-4C	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD05329	AE	SLAG		SLAG			2
012AD05329	AF	STONE		STONE			1
012AD05329	AD	STONE		STONE			3
012AD05329	AC	STONE		STONE			1

Animal Bones

KEY_ID	SPECIES	ELEMENT	CHEW	BURN	BUTCH	FBRK
012AD05329	Cattle	LM3	0	0	0	0
012AD05329	Cattle	Femur P	1	0	0	0
012AD05329	Sheep/Goat	Mandible	0	0	0	1
012AD05329	Sheep/Goat	Mandible	0	0	0	1