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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 270968

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Context Information

Context number	270968
Parent context number	270967
Child context number(s)	None
General Period of Feature	Early Iron Age
A14 Area	Fenstanton Gravels (TEA27)
Associated digital archive	MOLA Headland Infrastructure (2025) A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme: Digital Archive for Archaeological Works at Fenstanton Gravels Landscape Block, 2016-2018 [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1081254

Context Sheet(s)

Context sheet for context 270968
Filename	A14-TEA27-CN270968.pdf (89 kB)	PDF	Download
PDFs containing multiple context sheets are also available in the project archive: A14 Fenstanton Gravels Context Sheets (270900-271379)		PDF	Download

Finds

Small Find Number	Object Type	Material	Period of Find	More Information	Find Photograph
27020	Poker (Tool For Stoking A Fire / Forge)	Iron	Iron Age	view Find Information for small find number 27020 Object: Poker (Tool For Stoking A Fire / Forge) Accession number: 27020 Material: Iron Material species: Unidentified Species Function: General tools Small find period: Iron Age Period of stratigraphy: Iron Age Early date: 0 Late date: 0 Typology: DARBYSHIRE BLADE FORM 3 Description: Complete (in two separately-registered pieces); Total L 703mm; L head 68mm; W head 53.1mm; Th head 5.8mm; W shank 12.4mm; Th shank 8.7mm; Diam loop 19.4mm; Wt 362.9g. Looped piece (<27020>) L (388)mm; Wt 192.9g. Head piece (<27021>) L (310)mm; Wt 69.9g. Iron poker; made of rectangular-sectioned bar; bent around and butt jointed to form a loop at one end; the other expanding into a flat oval-shaped head; broken in two pieces at roughly the midpoint; bent part way along the length of the piece with the head. Completeness: C Count of fragments: 1 Method of recovery: Unrecorded - Default assumption is hand collected Was the object discovered during survey?: 1 Does the object fall under the treasure act?: 0 the object has been discarded?: 0	Post excavation photograph of Small Find Number 27020 Post excavation photograph of Small Find Number 27020 [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link View file information
27021	Poker (Tool For Stoking A Fire / Forge)	Iron	Iron Age	view Find Information for small find number 27021 Object: Poker (Tool For Stoking A Fire / Forge) Accession number: 27021 Material: Iron Material species: Unidentified Species Function: General tools Small find period: Iron Age Period of stratigraphy: Iron Age Early date: 0 Late date: 0 Description: Complete (in two separately-registered pieces); Total L 703mm; L head 68mm; W head 53.1mm; Th head 5.8mm; W shank 12.4mm; Th shank 8.7mm; Diam loop 19.4mm; Wt 362.9g. Looped piece (<27020>) L (388)mm; Wt 192.9g. Head piece (<27021>) L (310)mm; Wt 69.9g. Iron poker; made of rectangular-sectioned bar; bent around and butt jointed to form a loop at one end; the other expanding into a flat oval-shaped head; broken in two pieces at roughly the midpoint; bent part way along the length of the piece with the head. Completeness: C Count of fragments: 1 Method of recovery: Unrecorded - Default assumption is hand collected Was the object discovered during survey?: 1 Does the object fall under the treasure act?: 0 the object has been discarded?: 0	Post excavation photograph of Small Find Number 27021 Post excavation photograph of Small Find Number 27021 [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link View file information

Pottery

Pottery Identification Number	Form	Fabric (Fabric Code)	Period	Vessel Information
13001	-	Shelly grog-tempered fabric, medium (GRSHM-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 13001 Vessel identification number: 11241 Number of fragments recovered: 8 Weight (in g): 35 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 0 Is pottery worn?: VERY Is pottery abraided?: UNABRADED Broad forming method, i.e. wheelmade or hand-built. Designed for use with Iron Age and Roman Pottery only: HAND-BUILT Count of sherds collected from sample: 0
13000	-	Grog-tempered fabric, medium (GRM-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 13000 Vessel identification number: 11240 Number of fragments recovered: 29 Weight (in g): 142 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 0 Is pottery worn?: VERY Is pottery abraided?: UNABRADED Broad forming method, i.e. wheelmade or hand-built. Designed for use with Iron Age and Roman Pottery only: HAND-BUILT Count of sherds collected from sample: 32 Sample sherd weight (in g): 61.0 Comments: POSS FINGERTIP BODY DEC X 3 STEPPED BASE X 1 FOOT RING BASE X 1 SAMPLE 27063 AND 27065 Decoration information for vessel no. 11240 Decoration type: Fingertip Decoration Location of decoration on vessel: BODY (UNCERTAIN) Vessel identification number: 11245 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 3 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 140 Is pottery worn?: VERY Is pottery abraided?: UNABRADED Broad forming method, i.e. wheelmade or hand-built. Designed for use with Iron Age and Roman Pottery only: HAND-BUILT Count of sherds collected from sample: 0 Comments: SIMPLE UPRIGHT RIM X 1

Flint

Type	Total	Weight	Comments
Unassigned	1	0g

Animal Remains Data

Animal Remains Summary

Sample number	27065
State of preservation	MODERATE
Weight	0.002g
Number of bones medium mammals	5
Number of burnt bones	5

Environmental Data

Processed samples

Sample number	Volume proccessed (L)	Volume wet-sieved (L)	Type of flotation	Volume of flotted material (L)	Comments	Assessment results
27063	37	0	Dry	17		view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 27063 (4 records) Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE MISC Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: CALCINED BONE. TAKEN FOR C14 Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Moderate Diversity: Low Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: MOLSC TR Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low
27065	37	0	Dry	17		view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 27065 (3 records) Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE MISC Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: CALCINED BONE. TAKEN FOR C14 Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Moderate
27066	4	0	Dry	4		view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 27066 (2 records) Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low

Botany Data

Flotation (sample 27063)
Sample number	27063
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	37
Volume flotted (L)	17
Abundance of charred wood	1-10
Diversity of charred wood	0
Comments	FILL OF PIT

Wet sieving (sample 27063)
Sample number	27063
Process	Wet sieving
Volume processed (L)	37
Volume flotted (L)	17
Abundance of charred wood	11-50
Diversity of charred wood	1-3 taxa
Comments	FILL OF PIT

Flotation (sample 27065)
Sample number	27065
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	37
Volume flotted (L)	17
Abundance of charred wood	11-50
Diversity of charred wood	0
Comments	FILL OF PIT

Wet sieving (sample 27065)
Sample number	27065
Process	Wet sieving
Volume processed (L)	37
Volume flotted (L)	17
Abundance of charred wood	1-10
Diversity of charred wood	1-3 taxa
Comments	FILL OF PIT

Flotation (sample 27066)
Sample number	27066
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	4
Volume flotted (L)	4
Abundance of charred wood	1-10
Diversity of charred wood	0
Comments	FILL OF PIT

Wet sieving (sample 27066)
Sample number	27066
Process	Wet sieving
Volume processed (L)	4
Volume flotted (L)	4
Abundance of charred wood	1-10
Diversity of charred wood	1-3 taxa
Comments	FILL OF PIT

Radiocarbon Dating

Sample material	CHARRED BONE
Material type	BURNT ANIMAL BONE,
Context description	EIA METALWORK IN PIT 270967
General comments	Sample ID 27063
Laboratory name	SUERC
Laboratory sample code	75288 (GU45483)
Uncalibrated date - Conventional radiocarbon age	2507
Conventional radiocarbon age error range	34
Primary early calibrated date range	-792
Primary late calibrated date range	-523
Primary calibrated date range confidence	95.4%