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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 160119

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Context Information

Context number	160119
Parent context number	160120
Child context number(s)	None
Group number	118 (Sunken-Feature Building), Subgroup number: 4
Settlement ?	West Of Ouse 5
General Period of Feature	Early Saxon
A14 Area	West Of Ouse (TEA16)
Associated digital archive	MOLA Headland Infrastructure (2025) A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme: Digital Archive for Archaeological Works at West of Ouse Landscape Block, 2016-2018 [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1081256

Context Sheet(s)

Context sheet for context 160119
Filename	A14-TEA16-CN160119.pdf (89 kB)	PDF	Download
PDFs containing multiple context sheets are also available in the project archive: A14 West of Ouse Context Sheets (16352-161249)		PDF	Download

Finds

Small Find Number	Object Type	Material	Period of Find	More Information	Find Photograph
16012	Loom Weight	Ceramic	Saxon (550 - 900)	view Find Information for small find number 16012 Object: Loom Weight Accession number: 16012 Material: Ceramic Material species: Unidentified Species Function: Manufacture or working of textiles Small find period: Saxon Period of stratigraphy: Anglo-Saxon Early date: 550 Late date: 900 Typology: ANNULAR 2nd typology: BAKED, SAND4 Description: Incomplete. Diam c 110mm (50% EVE); Diam of perforation c 50mm; W of ring c 33mm; H 40mm; Wt 355g. Annular loom weight with irregular outline and flattened upper and lower surfaces giving a D/U-shaped section, represented by two pieces forming c 50% and 17 smaller fragments. Fabric SAND4 (reduced) with moderate/abundant plant matter; possibly sun-baked rather than fired. Completeness: IC Weight: 355g Count of fragments: 19 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0.5 Estimated number of vessels represented by this material: 1 Height: 40.0 Diameter: 110 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	Post excavation photograph of Small Find Number 16012 Post excavation photograph of Small Find Number 16012 [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link View file information
16013	Loom Weight	Ceramic	Saxon (550 - 900)	view Find Information for small find number 16013 Object: Loom Weight Accession number: 16013 Material: Ceramic Material species: Unidentified Species Function: Manufacture or working of textiles Small find period: Saxon Period of stratigraphy: Anglo-Saxon Early date: 550 Late date: 900 Typology: BUN 2nd typology: FIRED, SAND4 Description: Incomplete. Diam c 100mm (c 25% EVE); Wt 52g. Outer edge fragment from a possible bun-shaped weight split horizontally. Fired, fabric SAND4 (mostly reduced). Completeness: IC Weight: 52g Count of fragments: 1 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0.25 Estimated number of vessels represented by this material: 1 Diameter: 100 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	Post excavation photograph of Small Find Number 16013 Post excavation photograph of Small Find Number 16013 [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link View file information
16030	Loom Weight	Ceramic	Saxon (550 - 900)	view Find Information for small find number 16030 Object: Loom Weight Accession number: 16030 Material: Ceramic Material species: Unidentified Species Function: Manufacture or working of textiles Small find period: Saxon Period of stratigraphy: Anglo-Saxon Early date: 550 Late date: 900 Typology: ANNULAR? 2nd typology: FIRED, SAND2 Description: Incomplete. Diam c 110mm (20% EVE); Diam of perforation c 35mm; W of ring c 32mm; H 35mm; Wt 60g. Intermediate loom weight with flattened underside and convex upper side giving a C-shaped section (c 25% of circumference). Fired, fabric SAND2 (oxidised). . Completeness: IC Weight: 60g Count of fragments: 1 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0.2 Estimated number of vessels represented by this material: 1 Diameter: 110 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	Post excavation photograph of Small Find Number 16030 Post excavation photograph of Small Find Number 16030 [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link View file information

Post-Roman Pottery

Fabric (Fabric Code)	Period	Count of Pottery	Weight	Fabric Description
Sandstone. (F3)	Saxon (5th-9th)	3	29g	view Sandstone. Calcite-cemented sandstone grains up to 1mm, many free quartz grains.

Flint

Type	Total	Weight	Comments
Blades+Blade Fragments	1	0g	Secondary removal-Post dep damage=fresh
Unassigned	1	0g