Back to Archives Search

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 108300

How to cite this record.

Context Information

Context number	108300
Parent context number	108301
Child context number(s)	None
Group number	410 (Cremation Burial)
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 108300
Filename	A14-TEA10-CN108300.pdf (91 kB)	PDF	Download
PDFs containing multiple context sheets are also available in the project archive: A14 Brampton West Context Sheets (109001-109576)		PDF	Download

Pottery

Pottery Identification Number	Form	Fabric (Fabric Code)	Period	Vessel Information
9602	-	Sandy fabric, fine (SAF-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 9602 Vessel identification number: 7348 Number of fragments recovered: 3 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 Comments: FROM SAMPLE.
9603	-	Fine sandy oxidised ware (FSOX-B)	Roman	view Vessel information for pot no. 9603 Vessel identification number: 7349 Number of fragments recovered: 2 Weight (in g): 3 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

Flint

Type	Total	Weight	Comments
Unassigned	3	0g
Burnt Unworked Flint	1	0g

Slag

Sample Number	Type of Slag	Fragment Count	Weight	Measurements	Comments
10324	Hammer Scale Flake	1	0.5g	Length: 3mm	single bagged flake

Human Remains

Cremation

Sample number	Weight of sample	Type of cremation	Minimum number of individuals	Age group	Sex estimate	Comments
10324	1.5g	Pit Fill	1	Undetermined	Undetermined	view ANALYSIS MH FILL [108300] FROM PIT [108301] SAMPLE <10324> SMALL QUANTITY OF NON DIAGNOSTIC BURNT BONE (HUMAN?). SMALL QUANTITY OF NON-DIAGNOSTIC BURNT BONE. RESIDUE TOTAL WEIGHT: 364G <2MM 208.6G (FINE COURSE STONE OCCASIONAL CHARCOAL C.5%) ANBN 2 X BURNT SHEEP/GOAT UNFUSED METAPODIAL EPIPHYSES, DARK BLUE GREY, SOME CHARRING 2.7G

Animal Remains Data

Animal Remains Summary

Sample 10324
Sample number	10324
State of preservation	MODERATE
Weight	0.025g
Animal remains type(s) present	Sheep or Goat
Number of bones medium mammals	11
Number of identifiable epiphyses	2
Number of burnt bones	2
Summary notes	BATCH 16; UNID LBF/RIB

Sample 10336
Sample number	10336
State of preservation	MODERATE
Weight	0.008g
Animal remains type(s) present	Sheep or Goat
Number of bones medium mammals	15
Number of identifiable epiphyses	2
Number of burnt bones	6
Summary notes	BATCH 16; UNID LBF/RIB, EXCEPT 2 DIS S/G MTP EPIP

Animal bones

Bone Species	Quantity of Bone for Species	Bone Type and Part(s)	More information
Sheep/Goat	1	Metapodial (1 Distal Epiphysis)	view More Information on Sheep/Goat Bones in Context 108300 Bone number 226 Unique number assigned to bone: 226 Type of species: SHEEP/GOAT Type of bone: METAPODIAL part of bone present: DISTAL EPIPHYSIS Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 1 Number of fragments recovered: 2 Weight (in g): 0 Age of animal [codes: FN = foetal. I = immature. J = juvenile. O = old. SA = senior adult. YA = young adult]: SA State of fusion at the distal end of the bone [codes: F = fused. U = unfused. VO = fused but fuse line open. VC = fused but fuse line closed]: U Bone area(s) These are numbers assigned to areas of a bone that are identifiable to species, skeletal element and body-side even when the bone is heavily fragmented. The allocation of zones to specific bones varies; this system was devised by James Rackham and provides a useful brief description of what part of a bone is present. Contact MOLA specialists for more information: Z6 Modification data for bone number 226 Common or English name of the species: SHEEP/GOAT Code for name of bone: MTP Number of fragments recovered: 2 State of the bone concerned: Burning Description of fragment/bone: BGR

Environmental Data

Processed samples

Sample number	Volume proccessed (L)	Volume wet-sieved (L)	Type of flotation	Volume of flotted material (L)	Comments	Assessment results
10336	40	0	Dry	20	view Comments: SIGNS OF MOSS GROWTH WITH THE SAMPLE. Specialist comments: OATE HAVE RODENT GNAW MARKS ON THEM. CEREALS ARE HEAVILY ABRADED AND BROKEN	view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 10336 (4 records) Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD SEEDS Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: POLYGONUM SP. PISUM SP (1) Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE MISC Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD GRAIN Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: AVENA SP (2), HORDEUM VULGARE (1), TRITICUM SPELTA (1). CEREAL INDET (2) Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional Comments: CHARCOAL TO 11MM, M

Botany Data

Flotation (sample 10336)
Sample number	10336
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	40
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
Comments	FILL OF PIT SIGNS OF MOSS GROWTH WITH THE SAMPLE. OATE HAVE RODENT GNAW MARKS ON THEM. CEREALS ARE HEAVILY ABRADED AND BROKEN

Wet sieving (sample 10336)
Sample number	10336
Process	Wet sieving
Volume processed (L)	40
Volume flotted (L)	20
Abundance of charred wood	1-10
Diversity of charred wood	0
Comments	FILL OF PIT SIGNS OF MOSS GROWTH WITH THE SAMPLE. OATE HAVE RODENT GNAW MARKS ON THEM. CEREALS ARE HEAVILY ABRADED AND BROKEN