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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 107714

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Context Information

Context number	107714
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 107714
Filename	A14-TEA10-CN107714.pdf (128 kB)	PDF	Download
PDFs containing multiple context sheets are also available in the project archive: A14 Brampton West Context Sheets (107000-107749)		PDF	Download

Building Material

Fabric	Form	Material	Number of Pieces Recovered and Weight	Fabric Dates	Comments
Daub	Unkown	Daub	0 (7441g)		view ASSESSMENT WEIGHT ONLY. GENERIC DAUB FABRIC CODE. LARGE AMOUNT OF SMALL FRAGMENTS

Animal Remains Data

Animal Remains Summary

Sample 10876
Sample number	10876
State of preservation	MODERATE
Weight	0.001g
Number of bones medium mammals	1
Summary notes	UNID

Sample 10880
Sample number	10880
State of preservation	POOR
Weight	0.001g
Number of bones medium mammals	2
Summary notes	TTH FRAGS

Sample 10881
Sample number	10881
State of preservation	MODERATE
Weight	0.012g
Number of bones large mammals	1
Number of bones medium mammals	17
Number of burnt bones	17

Environmental Data

Processed samples

Sample number	Volume proccessed (L)	Volume wet-sieved (L)	Type of flotation	Volume of flotted material (L)	Comments	Assessment results
10876	20	0	Dry	20	view Comments: MAGNETIC RESIDUE PRESENT. ONLY CBM PIECES LARGER THAN 5MM COLLECTED DUE TO SHEER QUANTITY Specialist comments: ONLY MODERN ROOTS	view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 10876 (1 records) Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE MISC Abundance: Occasional
10877	20	0	Dry	20	view Comments: ABUNDANT MAGNETIC RESIDUE Specialist comments: TINY FLOT MOSTLY MODERN ROOTS, INSECTS NO FINDS FROM WS RESIDUE	view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 10877 (2 records) Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD GRAIN Abundance: Occasional Comments: WHEAT (TRITICUM SP) Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional Comments: 5X2MM
10878	20	0	Dry	20	view Comments: ABUNDANT MAGNETIC RESIDUE PRESENT Specialist comments: ONLY MODERN ROOTS	view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 10878 (0 records)
10879	20	0	Dry	20	view Comments: ABUNDANT MAGNETIC RESIDUE PRESENT Specialist comments:	view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 10879 (3 records) Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD SEEDS Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: VERONICA (PROB MODERN) Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: <2MM Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE MISC Abundance: Occasional
10880	30	0	Dry	20	view Comments: ABUNDANT MAGNETIC RESIDUE PRESENT Specialist comments:	view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 10880 (5 records) Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE MISC Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD GRAIN Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: CF.EMMER, CERE Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Abundant Diversity: Low Comments: UP TO 6MM FRGS Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD SEEDS Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: VERONICA AND CHENOPODS (MODERN)
10881	40	0	Dry	20	view Comments: MAGNETIC RESIDUE PRESENT Specialist comments:	view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 10881 (6 records) Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE MISC Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: CHD GRAIN Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: CF.HOR, TRIT Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: <4MM FRGS Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD SEEDS Abundance: Moderate Diversity: Low Comments: BROMUS Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD GRAIN Abundance: Moderate Diversity: Low Comments: TRIT, CF. HOR, CERE Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional

Botany Data

Flotation (sample 10877)
Sample number	10877
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	20
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	ABUNDANT MAGNETIC RESIDUE TINY FLOT MOSTLY MODERN ROOTS, INSECTS NO FINDS FROM WS RESIDUE

Flotation (sample 10879)
Sample number	10879
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	20
Volume flotted (L)	20
Abundance of charred seeds	1-10
Diversity of charred seeds	1-3 taxa
Abundance of charred wood	1-10
Diversity of charred wood	1-3 taxa
Comments	ABUNDANT MAGNETIC RESIDUE PRESENT

Flotation (sample 10880)
Sample number	10880
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	30
Volume flotted (L)	20
Abundance of charred grain	1-10
Diversity of charred grain	1-3 taxa
Abundance of charred seeds	1-10
Diversity of charred seeds	1-3 taxa
Abundance of charred wood	50+
Diversity of charred wood	1-3 taxa
Comments	ABUNDANT MAGNETIC RESIDUE PRESENT

Wet sieving (sample 10880)
Sample number	10880
Process	Wet sieving
Volume processed (L)	30
Volume flotted (L)	20
Abundance of charred wood	1-10
Diversity of charred wood	0
Comments	ABUNDANT MAGNETIC RESIDUE PRESENT

Flotation (sample 10881)
Sample number	10881
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	40
Volume flotted (L)	20
Abundance of charred grain	11-50
Diversity of charred grain	1-3 taxa
Abundance of charred seeds	11-50
Diversity of charred seeds	1-3 taxa
Abundance of charred wood	1-10
Diversity of charred wood	1-3 taxa
Comments	MAGNETIC RESIDUE PRESENT

Wet sieving (sample 10881)
Sample number	10881
Process	Wet sieving
Volume processed (L)	40
Volume flotted (L)	20
Abundance of charred grain	1-10
Diversity of charred grain	1-3 taxa
Abundance of charred wood	1-10
Diversity of charred wood	0
Comments	MAGNETIC RESIDUE PRESENT