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A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire Improvement Scheme: Digital Archive for Archaeological Works

MOLA Headland Infrastructure, 2020. (updated 2025) https://doi.org/10.5284/1081262.

Context 107676

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Context Information

Context number	107676
Parent context number	107665
Child context number(s)	None
Group number	706 (Kiln)
Land use interpretation	Enclosure (E112)
Settlement ?	Brampton West 102
General Period of Feature	Late Iron Age
A14 Area	Brampton West (TEA10)
Associated digital archive	MOLA Headland Infrastructure (2025) A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme: Digital Archive for Archaeological Works at Brampton West Landscape Block, 2016-2018 [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1081252

Context Sheet(s)

Context sheet for context 107676
Filename	A14-TEA10-CN107676.pdf (110 kB)	PDF	Download
PDFs containing multiple context sheets are also available in the project archive: A14 Brampton West Context Sheets (107000-107749)		PDF	Download

Finds

Small Find Number	Object Type	Material	Period of Find	More Information	Find Photograph
10306	Bowl	Glass	Roman (43 - 100)	view Find Information for small find number 10306 Object: Bowl Accession number: 10306 Material: Glass Material species: Unidentified Species Function: Vessels Small find period: Roman Period of stratigraphy: Iron Age Early date: 43 Late date: 100 Typology: PRICE AND COTTAM 1998 FIG 7 2nd typology: ISINGS 3 Description: MARB (blue and white) x 1 body; Marbled blue and white cast ribbed bowl body sherd; one rib on exterior; ground interior. As Isings form 3, see Price and Cottam 1998, 44-6, fig 7. Completeness: IC Weight: 6g Count of fragments: 1 Method of recovery: Unrecorded - Default assumption is hand collected Was the object discovered during survey?: 0 Does the object fall under the treasure act?: 0 the object has been discarded?: 0 Colour of glass: MARBLED Form of glass: Cast Glass technique: PILLAR MOULDED BOWL Part of glass vessel: BODY	Post excavation photograph of Small Find Number 10306 Post excavation photograph of Small Find Number 10306 [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link View file information

Pottery

Pottery Identification Number	Form	Fabric (Fabric Code)	Period	Vessel Information
10696	JA20-B	Grog-tempered fabric, medium (GRM-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 10696 Vessel identification number: 8279 Number of fragments recovered: 2 Weight (in g): 37 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 0 Is pottery worn?: UNWORN Is pottery abraided?: UNABRADED Broad forming method, i.e. wheelmade or hand-built. Designed for use with Iron Age and Roman Pottery only: WHEELMADE Count of sherds collected from sample: 1 Sample sherd weight (in g): 12.0 Comments: NO RIM.
10698	JA20-B	Sandy grog-tempered fabric, medium (GRSAM-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 10698 Vessel identification number: 8280 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 26 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 200 Is pottery worn?: UNWORN Is pottery abraided?: MODERATE Broad forming method, i.e. wheelmade or hand-built. Designed for use with Iron Age and Roman Pottery only: WHEELMADE Count of sherds collected from sample: 0
10699	JA16-B	Sandy fabric, fine (SAF-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 10699 Vessel identification number: 8281 Number of fragments recovered: 7 Weight (in g): 235 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 0 Is pottery worn?: UNWORN Is pottery abraided?: MODERATE Does pottery show signs of spalling?: Y Broad forming method, i.e. wheelmade or hand-built. Designed for use with Iron Age and Roman Pottery only: UNCERTAIN Count of sherds collected from sample: 0 Comments: SPALLING MARK ON EXTERIOR OF ONE SHERD. Decoration information for vessel no. 8281 Decoration type: Combed Decoration Location of decoration on vessel: BODY (UNCERTAIN)
10700	JA20-B	Sandy fabric, fine (SAF-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 10700 Vessel identification number: 8282 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 8 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 140 Is pottery worn?: UNWORN Is pottery abraided?: MODERATE Broad forming method, i.e. wheelmade or hand-built. Designed for use with Iron Age and Roman Pottery only: WHEELMADE Count of sherds collected from sample: 0
10702	-	Shelly fabric, coarse (SHC-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 10702 Vessel identification number: 8284 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 5 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 0 Is pottery worn?: UNWORN Is pottery abraided?: VERY Broad forming method, i.e. wheelmade or hand-built. Designed for use with Iron Age and Roman Pottery only: UNCERTAIN Count of sherds collected from sample: 0
10701	JA7-B	Sandy fabric, fine (SAF-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 10701 Vessel identification number: 8283 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 10 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 160 Is pottery worn?: UNWORN Is pottery abraided?: MODERATE Broad forming method, i.e. wheelmade or hand-built. Designed for use with Iron Age and Roman Pottery only: WHEELMADE Count of sherds collected from sample: 0
10691	JA16-B	Grog-tempered fabric, medium (GRM-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 10691 Vessel identification number: 8278 Number of fragments recovered: 12 Weight (in g): 214 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 280 Is pottery worn?: UNWORN Is pottery abraided?: MODERATE Broad forming method, i.e. wheelmade or hand-built. Designed for use with Iron Age and Roman Pottery only: UNCERTAIN Count of sherds collected from sample: 0 Comments: LARGE SHERDS LIKELY FROM STORAGE JAR

Building Material

Fabric	Form	Material	Number of Pieces Recovered and Weight	Fabric Dates	Comments
Daub	Unkown	Daub	0 (373g)		view ASSESSMENT WEIGHT ONLY. GENERIC DAUB FABRIC CODE.

Animal Remains Data

Animal Remains Summary

Sample number	10774
State of preservation	MODERATE
Weight	0.001g
Number of bones medium mammals	3
Number of burnt bones	2
Summary notes	UNID

Environmental Data

Processed samples

Sample number	Volume proccessed (L)	Volume wet-sieved (L)	Type of flotation	Volume of flotted material (L)	Comments	Assessment results
10774	40	0	Dry	20	view Comments: ABUNDANCE OF MAG RES Specialist comments: SOILY FLOT WITHABUNDANT MODERN ROOTS AND SEEDS POTTERY AND FIRED CLAY/DAUB FROM WS	view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 10774 (3 records) Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD GRAIN Abundance: Occasional Comments: WHEAT GLUME BASE (TRITICUM SPELTA/DICOCCUM) Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Moderate Comments: 12X8MM Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional Comments: 12X10MM INCLUDING DIFFUSE ROUNDWOOD

Botany Data

Flotation (sample 10774)
Sample number	10774
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	40
Volume flotted (L)	20
Abundance of charred grain	1-10
Diversity of charred grain	0
Abundance of charred wood	1-10
Diversity of charred wood	0
Comments	FILL OF KILN RICH IN CHARCOAL ABUNDANCE OF MAG RES SOILY FLOT WITHABUNDANT MODERN ROOTS AND SEEDS POTTERY AND FIRED CLAY/DAUB FROM WS

Wet sieving (sample 10774)
Sample number	10774
Process	Wet sieving
Volume processed (L)	40
Volume flotted (L)	20
Abundance of charred wood	11-50
Diversity of charred wood	0
Comments	FILL OF KILN RICH IN CHARCOAL ABUNDANCE OF MAG RES SOILY FLOT WITHABUNDANT MODERN ROOTS AND SEEDS POTTERY AND FIRED CLAY/DAUB FROM WS