West Heslerton: Anglian Settlement Structural Catalogue

012AD00311

Enclosure Ditch

Ditch Details
Length	1715	Maximum Width	87	Maximum Depth	25	Profile	U-shaped
Material Culture	Number of Objects	31	Number of Animal Bones			48
Environmental

Phasing

This feature has been phased to the Anglian period by the find of a single Anglian sherd. However, the majority of diagnostic material recovered was Roman (23 sherds), and a single Medieval sherd was also found.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

		012AD00277

012AD00310		012AD00002
	=
012AD00311		012AD00003

Discussion

This ENE-WSW aligned ditch apparently butted onto the eastern edge of ditch 012AD07228. However, it appears more likely that it formed the eastern part of an entrance with 02AD07220, which appears to have then been blocked by the wide ditch 012AD00750. No relationship with the adjacent ditch (012AD00536) or slot (012AD00485) to the south was established. The ditch may have terminated with a slight widening at its eastern end, after taking a sharp turn to the north, although this has been treated as a separate entity (012AD00277). The pit was believed to cut through the ditch, but this was never clear on the ground, nor satisfactorily demonstrated in section.

The fill of both excavated segments was a sandy clay loam (10% chalk inclusions), with segment 012AD00002 being slightly lighter (Munsell 10YR 4/3) than segment 012AD00310 (Munsell 10YR 4/2). A higher percentage of objects (80%) and animal bones (62.5%) were recovered from the western (012AD00310) excavated segment. Unusually, pig bones represented the most common animal species in segment 012AD00002, with the more usual distribution curve of sheep/goat and then cattle bones in segment 012AD00311.

The ditch was cut into hillwash in the west and into fragmented chalk in the east, generally with a U-shaped profile.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT	FILL	VOLUME	OBJECTS	AN BONE	DENSITY
012AD00003	012AD00003		6	18
012AD00311	012AD00310		25	30

012AD00310 Object Totals by Period and Material

KEY_ID	MATERIAL	PERIOD	No
012AD00310	CHARCOAL		1
	IRON		1
	POTTERY	2-4C	4
	POTTERY	3-4C	16
	POTTERY	4C	1
	POTTERY	MEDIEVAL	1
	SLAG		1
	STONE		1

012AD00002 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
012AD00002	Cattle	4
	Domestic fowl/Pheasant	1
	Horse	2
	Pig	6
	Sheep	1
	Sheep/Goat	4

012AD00310 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
012AD00310	Cattle	7
	Dog	2
	Domestic fowl	2
	Horse	1
	Pig	3
	Sheep	2
	Sheep/Goat	12
	Wild/domestic goose	1

Context Details

012AD00003 Sections and Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES

012AD00002 DITCH FILL CURVILINEAR
338

84

25
U-SHAPED CURVILINEAR DITCH CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE AND POTTERY. MEASURED TO SECTION LINE ONLY AS THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY 2 SLOTS BEYOND THIS POINT.

012AD00003 DITCH CUT CURVILINEAR
338

84

25
U-SHAPED CURVILINEAR DITCH CUT INTO PLOUGH DAMAGED CHALK NATURAL MEASURED TO SECTION LINE ONLY AS THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY 2 SLOTS BEYOND THIS POINT.

012AD00311 Sections and Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES

012AD00310 DITCH FILL CURVILINEAR
1005

87

19
U-SHAPED DITCH FILL. BONE POTTERY AND IRON FOUND. SOME DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKING. < 10% CHALK INCLUSIONS < 5CMS.

012AD00311 DITCH CUT CURVILINEAR
1005

87

19
U-SHAPED DITCH CUT. CUT INTO HILLWASH WITH 30% CHALK INCLUSIONS. RUNS PARALLEL WITH 535/6 BUT NO RELATIONSHIP ASCERTAINED.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID	OB	PERIOD	MATERIAL	TYPE	SUB_TYPE	CLASS	No
012AD00002	AA		STONE	STONE			1
012AD00002	AB	ROMAN/ANGLIAN	COPPER ALLOY	SHEET C/A			2
012AD00002	AC	ANGLIAN	POTTERY	SHERD		ANGLIAN III	1
012AD00002	AD	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	L?	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00002	AE		IRON	IRON NAIL			1
012AD00002	AF	3-4?	POTTERY	SHERD	J?	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00310	AA	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00310	AB	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00310	AC	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00310	AD	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	J	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00310	AE	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00310	AF		SLAG	SLAG FRAGMENT			1
012AD00310	AG	MEDIEVAL	POTTERY	SHERD	GREEN GLAZED		1
012AD00310	AH	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERDS		ROMANO-BRITISH	2
012AD00310	AI	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00310	AJ	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00310	AK	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00310	AL	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00310	AM	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00310	AN	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	J	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00310	AO	2-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	J		1
012AD00310	AP		CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
012AD00310	AQ		IRON	IRON OBJECT	BLADE FRAG?		1
012AD00310	AR	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00310	AS	2-4C	POTTERY	SHERD			1
012AD00310	AT	2-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	J		1
012AD00310	AU	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00310	AV	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	BD	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00310	AW	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JBK	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00310	AX	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JHUN?	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD00310	AY	2-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	CLSD		1
012AD00311	AA		STONE	PEBBLE			1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID	SPECIES	ELEMENT	QUANT	CHEW	BURN	BUTCH	FBRK
012AD00002	Cattle	Calcaneum	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00002	Cattle	M/T C	1	0	0	1	0
012AD00002	Cattle	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00002	Cattle	Pelvis fr	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00002	Domestic fowl/Pheasan	Tarsom/t	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00002	Horse	Calcaneum	1	1	0	0	0
012AD00002	Horse	Tibia P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00002	Pig	M/C C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00002	Pig	M/C C	2	0	0	0	0
012AD00002	Pig	M/T C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00002	Pig	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00002	Pig	Radius C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00002	Pig	Radius D	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00002	Sheep	M/C P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00002	Sheep/Goat	Atlas	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00002	Sheep/Goat	Calcaneum	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00002	Sheep/Goat	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00002	Sheep/Goat	Tibia P	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00310	Cattle	Horncore	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00310	Cattle	M/C D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00310	Cattle	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00310	Cattle	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00310	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00310	Cattle	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00310	Cattle	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00310	Dog	Radius D	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00310	Dog	Radius P	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00310	Domestic fowl	Carpom/c	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00310	Domestic fowl	Ulna	1	0	0	1	0
012AD00310	Horse	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00310	Pig	Calcaneum	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00310	Pig	M/T C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00310	Pig	Radius P	1	1	0	0	0
012AD00310	Sheep	Humerus C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00310	Sheep	Radius D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00310	Sheep/Goat	Femur D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00310	Sheep/Goat	Femur P	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00310	Sheep/Goat	Humerus D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00310	Sheep/Goat	LM3	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00310	Sheep/Goat	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00310	Sheep/Goat	Pelvis	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00310	Sheep/Goat	Radius br	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00310	Sheep/Goat	Radius D	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00310	Sheep/Goat	Radius P	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00310	Sheep/Goat	Scapula	1	0	0	0	1
012AD00310	Sheep/Goat	Scapula	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00310	Sheep/Goat	Skull fr	1	0	0	0	0
012AD00310	Wild/domestic goose	Radius D	1	0	0	0	0

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
012AD00002	DITCH FILL	CURVILINEAR	338	84	25	U-SHAPED	CURVILINEAR DITCH CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE AND POTTERY. MEASURED TO SECTION LINE ONLY AS THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY 2 SLOTS BEYOND THIS POINT.
012AD00003	DITCH CUT	CURVILINEAR	338	84	25	U-SHAPED	CURVILINEAR DITCH CUT INTO PLOUGH DAMAGED CHALK NATURAL MEASURED TO SECTION LINE ONLY AS THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY 2 SLOTS BEYOND THIS POINT.