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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 108415

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Context Information

Context number	108415
Parent context number	108413
Child context number(s)	None
Group number	413 (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

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Flint

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

Animal Remains Data

Animal Remains Summary

Sample 0
Sample number	0
State of preservation	MIXED
Weight	0.986g
Animal remains type(s) present	Cattle Dog Sheep or Goat
Number of bones large mammals	1
Number of bones medium mammals	257
Number of identifiable epiphyses	27
Summary notes	POSS? 3 DOG BURIALS - MUCH SOIL ADHERING & IN LUMPS WITHIN BAGS - DGS BAGGED SEP & COMBINED

Sample 10335
Sample number	10335
State of preservation	POOR
Weight	0.022g
Animal remains type(s) present	Sheep or Goat
Number of bones large mammals	116
Summary notes	BATCH 16; ERODED UNID LBF/RIB, EXC 1 S/G MOLAR FRAG

Animal bones

Bone Species	Quantity of Bone for Species	Bone Type and Part(s)	More information
Cattle	1	Mandibular Tooth (1 Fragment)	view More Information on Cattle Bones in Context 108415 Bone number 1489 Unique number assigned to bone: 1489 Type of species: CATTLE Type of bone: MANDIBULAR TOOTH part of bone present: FRAGMENT Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0
Dog	1	Femur (1 Proximal Epiphysis)	view More Information on Dog Bones in Context 108415 Bone number 1488 Unique number assigned to bone: 1488 Type of species: DOG Type of bone: FEMUR part of bone present: PROXIMAL EPIPHYSIS Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 1 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0 Side of the animal from which the bone came from (l or r): L State of fusion at the proximal end of the bone [codes: F = fused. U = unfused. VO = fused but fuse line open. VC = fused but fuse line closed]: F 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: Z1

Environmental Data

Processed samples

Sample number	Volume proccessed (L)	Volume wet-sieved (L)	Type of flotation	Volume of flotted material (L)	Comments	Assessment results
10335	30	0	Dry	20	view Comments: POSSIBLE CONTAMINATED BUCKET USED. CHEMICALLY SMELL FOUND IN BUCKET NUMBER 1. THE OTHER BUCKET WAS FINE. SAMPLE WAS AMALAGMATED DURING PROCESSING. RETENT RETAINED DUE TO QUANTITY OF BONE. Specialist comments: RETENT RETAINED.	view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 10335 (3 records) Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Abundant Diversity: Low Comments: CHARCOAL ABUNDANT-OAK. UP TO 20MM UNABRADED Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE MISC Abundance: Moderate Comments: BONE HEAVILY FRAGMENTED UNBURNT ANIMAL BONE INCLUDES SHEEP TOOTH FRAGMENTS Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional Comments: CHARCOAL TO 14MM, M

Botany Data

Flotation (sample 10335)
Sample number	10335
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	30
Volume flotted (L)	20
Abundance of charred wood	50+
Diversity of charred wood	1-3 taxa
Comments	FILL CONTAINING DOG BURIAL POSSIBLE CONTAMINATED BUCKET USED. CHEMICALLY SMELL FOUND IN BUCKET NUMBER 1. THE OTHER BUCKET WAS FINE. SAMPLE WAS AMALAGMATED DURING PROCESSING. RETENT RETAINED DUE TO QUANTITY OF BONE. RETENT RETAINED.

Wet sieving (sample 10335)
Sample number	10335
Process	Wet sieving
Volume processed (L)	30
Volume flotted (L)	20
Abundance of charred wood	1-10
Diversity of charred wood	0
Comments	FILL CONTAINING DOG BURIAL POSSIBLE CONTAMINATED BUCKET USED. CHEMICALLY SMELL FOUND IN BUCKET NUMBER 1. THE OTHER BUCKET WAS FINE. SAMPLE WAS AMALAGMATED DURING PROCESSING. RETENT RETAINED DUE TO QUANTITY OF BONE. RETENT RETAINED.