West Heslerton: Anglian Settlement Structural Catalogue

012AD08348

Undefined Feature

Phasing

All twenty-one pot sherds recovered were of a later Roman date. However, some unfired clay, as well as part of a double-sided composite bone comb were also found, indicating an Anglian date for the filling of this feature. The feature was cut by post hole 012AD08263, and sealed fence slot 012AD08521.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

012AD08341

012AD08348

012AD08104

Discussion

This was an amorphously shaped feature, located just to the north of enclosure 012AD08104. It may have been just a layer of material filling a slight depression. The fill was a sandy loam (Munsell colour 10YR 4/3), with 5% chalk inclusions (0.5-1.5cm in diameter). No daub or charcoal flecking was noted in the north-western quadrant. Sheep/goat were the predominant animal species representd, with 57%. Only animal bones and a fragment of burnt daub were found in the south-eastern quadrant.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT	FILL	VOLUME	OBJECTS	AN BONE	DENSITY
012AD08259	012AD08258		1	0
	012AD08348		24	35
012AD01008	012AD01007		1	10

012AD08348 Object Totals by Material and Period

KEY_ID	MATERIAL	PERIOD	No
012AD08348	POTTERY	2-4C	9
	POTTERY	3-4C	11
	POTTERY	4C	1
	SLAG		1
	STONE		2

012AD08348 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
012AD08348	Cat	1
	Cattle	8
	Domestic goose	3
	Pig	2
	Sheep	7
	Sheep/Goat	13
	Wild/domestic goose	1

012AD01007 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID	SPECIES	No
012AD01007	Cattle	1
	Domestic goose	2
	Horse	1
	Pig	1
	Sheep	5
	Sheep/Goat	1

Context Details

012AD08348 Section and Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES

012AD01007 UNDEFINED FILL LINEAR 124 154 15 WIDE U UNDEFINED FILL. BONE FOUND. VERY LITTLE DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKING. <5% CHALK INCLUSIONS.

012AD01008 UNDEFINED CUT LINEAR 124 154 15 WIDE U UNDEFINED CUT. CUT INTO HILLWASH OF 15% CHALK INCLUSIONS. HAVE NOT GOT FULL EXTENT RUNS INTO CENTRE AD. EASTWARDS WIDENS TO MEET 768. NO RELATIONSHIP SEEN

012AD08258 UNDEFINED FILL AMORPHOUS 139 39 16 U-SHAPED CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE AND A BONE COMB. ALSO LOOMWEIGHT CLAY-UNFIRED AND UNSHAPED. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. CUT BY TWO POST HOLES-8220 AND 8222.

012AD08259 UNDEFINED CUT AMORPHOUS 139 39 16 U-SHAPED CUT INTO HILLWASH. AMORPHOUS WITH U SHAPED PROFILE.

012AD08348 UNDEFINED FILL AMORPHOUS
690

254

15
COMPLEX LAYER OF SANDY LOAM IN SLIGHT DEPRESSION OVERLYING SURFACE 8107. CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE AND POTTERY.

Objects

KEY_ID	OB	PERIOD	MATERIAL	TYPE	SUB_TYPE	CLASS	No
012AD01007	AA		DAUB	BURNT			1
012AD08258	AA	ANGLIAN	WORKED BONE	COMB FRAGMENTS	SUB_TYPE TEETH+SIDEPLATES	CLASS DS COMP COMB	1
012AD08348	AG	2-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	CLSD		1
012AD08348	AM	2-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	JEV		1
012AD08348	AN	2-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	CLSD		1
012AD08348	AO	2-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	CLSD		1
012AD08348	AP	2-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	CP?		1
012AD08348	AQ	2-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	CLSD		1
012AD08348	AR	2-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	J		1
012AD08348	AS	2-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	CLSD?		1
012AD08348	AT	2-4C	POTTERY	SHERD			1
012AD08348	AA	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD08348	AB	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD08348	AC	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD08348	AD	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD08348	AE	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	J	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD08348	AF	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD08348	AH	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	J	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD08348	AI	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD08348	AJ	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD08348	AK	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD	J	ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD08348	AX	3-4C	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMANO-BRITISH	1
012AD08348	AL	4C	POTTERY	SHERD	DPR		1
012AD08348	AW		SLAG	SLAG			1
012AD08348	AU		STONE	STONE			1
012AD08348	AV		STONE	STONE			1

Animal Bones

KEY_ID	SPECIES	ELEMENT	QUANT	CHEW	BURN	BUTCH	FBRK
012AD08348	Cat	Radius C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08348	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08348	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08348	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08348	Cattle	Phalanx 3	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08348	Cattle	Scapula	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08348	Cattle	Ulna	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08348	Cattle	Ulna	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08348	Cattle	Ulna	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08348	Domestic goose	Femur C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08348	Domestic goose	Femur C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08348	Domestic goose	Ulna	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08348	Pig	Atlas	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08348	Pig	M/podial	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08348	Sheep	M/C C	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08348	Sheep	M/C P	1	0	0	0	1
012AD08348	Sheep	Mandible	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08348	Sheep	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08348	Sheep	Phalanx 1	2	0	0	0	0
012AD08348	Sheep	Phalanx 2	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08348	Sheep	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	1
012AD08348	Sheep/Goat	Atlas	1	0	0	0	1
012AD08348	Sheep/Goat	Femur br	1	0	0	0	1
012AD08348	Sheep/Goat	Humerus D	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08348	Sheep/Goat	Humerus P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08348	Sheep/Goat	LM3	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08348	Sheep/Goat	M/T P	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08348	Sheep/Goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08348	Sheep/Goat	Pelvis	1	0	0	0	1
012AD08348	Sheep/Goat	Radius br	1	1	0	0	0
012AD08348	Sheep/Goat	Scapula	1	0	0	0	0
012AD08348	Sheep/Goat	Scapula	1	0	0	0	1
012AD08348	Sheep/Goat	Scapula	1	0	0	0	1
012AD08348	Sheep/Goat	Skull fr	1	0	0	0	1
012AD08348	Wild/domestic goose	Tibia D	1	0	0	0	0

KEY_ID	SPECIES	ELEMENT	CHEW	BURN	BUTCH	FBRK
012AD01007	Cattle	Astragalus	0	0	1	0
012AD01007	Domestic goose	Coracoid	0	0	0	0
012AD01007	Domestic goose	Radius C	0	0	0	0
012AD01007	Horse	M/T C	1	0	0	0
012AD01007	Pig	Scapula	0	0	0	0
012AD01007	Sheep	M/T C	0	0	0	0
012AD01007	Sheep	Humerus D	0	0	0	0
012AD01007	Sheep	M/C C	1	0	0	0
012AD01007	Sheep	Phalanx 1	0	0	0	0
012AD01007	Sheep/Goat	Femur br	1	0	0	0

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
012AD01007	UNDEFINED FILL	LINEAR	124	154	15	WIDE U	UNDEFINED FILL. BONE FOUND. VERY LITTLE DAUB AND CHARCOAL FLECKING. <5% CHALK INCLUSIONS.
012AD01008	UNDEFINED CUT	LINEAR	124	154	15	WIDE U	UNDEFINED CUT. CUT INTO HILLWASH OF 15% CHALK INCLUSIONS. HAVE NOT GOT FULL EXTENT RUNS INTO CENTRE AD. EASTWARDS WIDENS TO MEET 768. NO RELATIONSHIP SEEN
012AD08258	UNDEFINED FILL	AMORPHOUS	139	39	16	U-SHAPED	CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE AND A BONE COMB. ALSO LOOMWEIGHT CLAY-UNFIRED AND UNSHAPED. NO DAUB OR CHARCOAL FLECKING. CUT BY TWO POST HOLES-8220 AND 8222.
012AD08259	UNDEFINED CUT	AMORPHOUS	139	39	16	U-SHAPED	CUT INTO HILLWASH. AMORPHOUS WITH U SHAPED PROFILE.
012AD08348	UNDEFINED FILL	AMORPHOUS	690	254	15	COMPLEX	LAYER OF SANDY LOAM IN SLIGHT DEPRESSION OVERLYING SURFACE 8107. CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE AND POTTERY.