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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 111036

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Context Information

Context number	111036
Parent context number	111037
Child context number(s)	None
Group number	18 (Inhumation Burial)
Land use interpretation	Cemetery (C201)
Settlement ?	Brampton West 201
General Period of Feature	Late Roman
A14 Area	Brampton West (TEA11)
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 111036
Filename	A14-TEA11-CN111036.pdf (259 kB)	PDF	Download
PDFs containing multiple context sheets are also available in the project archive: A14 Brampton West Context Sheets (110925-111274)		PDF	Download

Finds

Small Find Number	Object Type	Material	Period of Find	More Information	Find Photograph
11064	Vessel	Ceramic	Unknown	view Find Information for small find number 11064 Object: Vessel Accession number: 11064 Material: Ceramic Function: Household utensils and furniture Small find period: Unknown Period of stratigraphy: Roman Early date: 0 Late date: 0 Typology: COMPLETE VESSEL 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
11133	Nail	Iron	Roman	view Find Information for small find number 11133 Object: Nail Accession number: 11133 Material: Iron Material species: Unidentified Species Function: Nails Small find period: Roman Period of stratigraphy: Roman Early date: 0 Late date: 0 Typology: 1B 2nd typology: MP Completeness: IC Weight: 1g Count of fragments: 5 Estimated number of vessels represented by this material: 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
11063	Unidentified	Bone	Unknown	view Find Information for small find number 11063 Object: Unidentified Accession number: 11063 Material: Bone Material species: Unidentified Species Function: Unknown or uncertain function test Small find period: Unknown Period of stratigraphy: Roman Early date: 0 Late date: 0 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

Pottery

Pottery Identification Number	Form	Fabric (Fabric Code)	Period	Vessel Information
14903	-	Shell-tempered ware (ROB SH-B)	Roman	view Vessel information for pot no. 14903 Vessel identification number: 17462 Number of fragments recovered: 0 Weight (in g): 0 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: 8 Sample sherd weight (in g): 3.0
14049	4.5.2-B	Shell-tempered ware (ROB SH-B)	Roman	view Vessel information for pot no. 14049 Vessel identification number: 16079 Number of fragments recovered: 60 Weight (in g): 174 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 100 Is pottery worn?: UNWORN Is pottery abraided?: MODERATE Pottery worthy of illustration?: Y Pottery worthy of reconstruction?: 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: SMALL SHELLY WARE JAR FROM GRAVE. PROBABLY LARGELY COMPLETE BUT VERY FRAGMENTARY. TRY TO RECONSTRUCT; IF POSSIBLE, ILLUSTRATE AS 11.R.4.

Flint

Type	Total	Weight	Comments
Blades+Blade Fragments	1	0g	1 broken piece
Burnt Unworked Flint	2	0g
Spalls	1	0g
Unassigned	23	0g

Environmental Data

Processed samples

Sample number	Volume proccessed (L)	Volume wet-sieved (L)	Type of flotation	Volume of flotted material (L)	Comments	Assessment results
11164	10	0		0		view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 11164 (0 records)
11165	20	0	Dry	20	view Comments: MAGNETIC RESIDUE PRESENT. Specialist comments: WORM EGG CAPSULES	view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 11165 (2 records) Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: CHARCOAL TO 2MM Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE MISC Abundance: Abundant
11166	20	0	Dry	20	view Comments: MAGNETIC RESIDUE PRESENT. Specialist comments: WORM EGG CAPSULES	view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 11166 (4 records) Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD GRAIN Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: BARLEY Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE MISC Abundance: Abundant Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional Comments: M Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: CHARCOAL TO 2MM
11167	10	0	Dry	10		view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 11167 (2 records) Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE MISC Abundance: Moderate Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: CHARCOAL TO 3MM
11168	40	0	Dry	40		view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 11168 (4 records) Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD SEEDS Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: RUMEX Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Moderate Diversity: Low Comments: CHARCOAL TO 1MM Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE HUMAN Abundance: Abundant Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD GRAIN Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: BARLEY, CEREAL INDET
11169	10	0	Dry	10	view Comments: INDUSTRIAL WASTE PRESENT. Specialist comments: CECILIOIDES, WORM EGG CAPSULES	view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 11169 (3 records) Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE MISC Abundance: Abundant Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional Comments: M Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: CHARCOAL TO 2MM

Botany Data

Flotation (sample 11165)
Sample number	11165
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	20
Volume flotted (L)	20
Abundance of charred wood	1-10
Diversity of charred wood	1-3 taxa
Comments	FILL OF GRAVE - SOIL AROUND CHEST MAGNETIC RESIDUE PRESENT. WORM EGG CAPSULES

Flotation (sample 11166)
Sample number	11166
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	20
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	1-3 taxa
Comments	FILL OF GRAVE - SOIL AROUND FEET AND LEGS MAGNETIC RESIDUE PRESENT. WORM EGG CAPSULES

Wet sieving (sample 11166)
Sample number	11166
Process	Wet sieving
Volume processed (L)	20
Volume flotted (L)	20
Abundance of charred wood	1-10
Diversity of charred wood	0
Comments	FILL OF GRAVE - SOIL AROUND FEET AND LEGS MAGNETIC RESIDUE PRESENT. WORM EGG CAPSULES

Flotation (sample 11167)
Sample number	11167
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	10
Volume flotted (L)	10
Abundance of charred wood	1-10
Diversity of charred wood	1-3 taxa
Comments	FILL OF GRAVE - SOIL AROUND SKULL (AFTER LIFTING)

Flotation (sample 11168)
Sample number	11168
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	40
Volume flotted (L)	40
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	11-50
Diversity of charred wood	1-3 taxa
Comments	FILL OF GRAVE - SOIL AROUND CHEST (AFTER LIFTING) CECILIOIDES, WORM EGG CAPSULES

Flotation (sample 11169)
Sample number	11169
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	10
Volume flotted (L)	10
Abundance of charred wood	1-10
Diversity of charred wood	1-3 taxa
Comments	FILL OF GRAVE - SOIL AROUND FEET AND LEGS (AFTER LIFTING) INDUSTRIAL WASTE PRESENT. CECILIOIDES, WORM EGG CAPSULES

Wet sieving (sample 11169)
Sample number	11169
Process	Wet sieving
Volume processed (L)	10
Volume flotted (L)	10
Abundance of charred wood	1-10
Diversity of charred wood	0
Comments	FILL OF GRAVE - SOIL AROUND FEET AND LEGS (AFTER LIFTING) INDUSTRIAL WASTE PRESENT. CECILIOIDES, WORM EGG CAPSULES

Radiocarbon Dating

Sample material	BONE
Material type	HUMAN BONE
Context description	ROMAN INHUMATION BURIAL SKELETON NUMBER 111368
General comments	SAMPLE ID: 111036. N.B. Skeleton context 111368. NB Context number changed to 111368. (111036 is the fill).
Laboratory name	SUERC
Laboratory sample code	91532 (GU53805)
Uncalibrated date - Conventional radiocarbon age	1699
Conventional radiocarbon age error range	23
Delta 13C (δ13C stable isotope)	-20.3
Delta 15N (δ15N stable isotope)	10.8
Primary early calibrated date range	257
Primary late calibrated date range	401
Primary calibrated date range confidence	95.4%