West Heslerton: Anglian Settlement Structural Catalogue

011AA00031

Ditch

Ditch Details
Length	1764	Maximum Width	62	Maximum Depth	12	Profile	U shaped
Material Culture	Number of Objects	3	Number of Animal Bones			1
Environmental

Discussion

The shallow remains (only 12cm at its deepest) of this narrow ditch was nevertheless seen to be cut by the later enclosure 011AB10003, as well as by the shallow slot 011AB00211. By the stratigraphy it was thus known to be older than the other enclosures in this area. Unfortunately, only 3 finds were recovered from the feature, one of which was a sherd of prehistoric flint tempered ware and one of which was a possible Roman potsherd, thus it is difficult to give an absolute phase for this early enclosure.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT	FILL	VOLUME	OBJECTS	AN BONE	DENSITY
011AA00031	011AA00030		3	1
011AA00126	011AA00125		0	0
011AB00301	011AB00207		0	0

Context Details

011AA00031 Section and Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES

011AA00030 DITCH FILL SEG LINEAR SEG.
268

62

12
WIDE U DITCH FILL IN SE AA: CUTS INTO AB ACROSS OUTER ENCLOSURE DITCH. DARK HUMIC SANDY FILL WITH 5% CHALK/GRAVEL INCLUSIONS. V FEW FINDS OF 2 POTSHERDS. .

011AA00031 DITCH CUT SEG LINEAR SEG.
268

62

12
WIDE U CUT OF DITCH IN SE AA. CUT INTO CHALK/GRAVEL NATURAL. SIGNS OF DISTURBANCE BY BURROWING. SHALLOWS OUT TO WEST.

011AA00125 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG.
314

31

8
No entry FILL OF NARROW: SHALLOW DITCH EMERGING FROM AB BY TWO S. E. GRUBS. HIGH PROPORTION OF CHALK FRAG AND GRAVEL. UP TO 70% ONLY LOWEST PORTION OF DITCH.

011AA00126 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG.
314

31

8
VERT.SIDE F.BASE SHALLOW AND NARROW DITCH FILL-ONLY THE BASE?-CONTINUATION OF 31. CHALK FRAGMENT 70% AND GRAVEL SIDES AND BASE. S. E. OF GRUBS M 70 AND M42.

011AB00207 DITCH FILL SEG LINEAR SEG.
570

54

8
WIDE U CUTS BY OUTER ENCLOSURE DITCH & DITCH FURROW IN NE 11AB. POSSIBLY BRONZE AGE(=11AA 30/31). CLAY/CHALK FILL. V FEW FINDS: NONE IN 11AB.

011AB00301 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG.
570

54

8
WIDE U CUT OF DITCH IN NE 11AB: CUT BY OUTER ENCLOSURE DITCH AND DITCH/FURROW. ALSO IN 11AA. LOCATED BETWEEN INNER & OUTER ENCLOSURE DITCHES.

Objects

KEY_ID	OB	PERIOD	MATERIAL	TYPE	SUB_TYPE	CLASS	No
011AA00030	AA	PREHISTORIC	POTTERY	SHERD		FTW	1
011AA00030	AB	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMAN?	1
011AA00030	AC	Unassigned	STONE	PEBBLE		QUARTZITE	1

Animal Bone

KEY_ID	SPECIES	ELEMENT	QUANT	CHEW	BURN	BUTCH	FBRK
011AA00030	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
011AA00031	Pig	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	1

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
011AA00030	DITCH FILL SEG	LINEAR SEG.	268	62	12	WIDE U	DITCH FILL IN SE AA: CUTS INTO AB ACROSS OUTER ENCLOSURE DITCH. DARK HUMIC SANDY FILL WITH 5% CHALK/GRAVEL INCLUSIONS. V FEW FINDS OF 2 POTSHERDS. .
011AA00031	DITCH CUT SEG	LINEAR SEG.	268	62	12	WIDE U	CUT OF DITCH IN SE AA. CUT INTO CHALK/GRAVEL NATURAL. SIGNS OF DISTURBANCE BY BURROWING. SHALLOWS OUT TO WEST.
011AA00125	DITCH FILL	LINEAR SEG.	314	31	8	No entry	FILL OF NARROW: SHALLOW DITCH EMERGING FROM AB BY TWO S. E. GRUBS. HIGH PROPORTION OF CHALK FRAG AND GRAVEL. UP TO 70% ONLY LOWEST PORTION OF DITCH.
011AA00126	DITCH CUT	LINEAR SEG.	314	31	8	VERT.SIDE F.BASE	SHALLOW AND NARROW DITCH FILL-ONLY THE BASE?-CONTINUATION OF 31. CHALK FRAGMENT 70% AND GRAVEL SIDES AND BASE. S. E. OF GRUBS M 70 AND M42.
011AB00207	DITCH FILL SEG	LINEAR SEG.	570	54	8	WIDE U	CUTS BY OUTER ENCLOSURE DITCH & DITCH FURROW IN NE 11AB. POSSIBLY BRONZE AGE(=11AA 30/31). CLAY/CHALK FILL. V FEW FINDS: NONE IN 11AB.
011AB00301	DITCH CUT	LINEAR SEG.	570	54	8	WIDE U	CUT OF DITCH IN NE 11AB: CUT BY OUTER ENCLOSURE DITCH AND DITCH/FURROW. ALSO IN 11AA. LOCATED BETWEEN INNER & OUTER ENCLOSURE DITCHES.