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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 290587

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Context Information

Context number	290587
Parent context number	290586
Child context number(s)	None
Group number	3 (Well/Waterhole)
Land use interpretation	Field-system (F3)
Settlement ?	Fenstanton Gravels 2
General Period of Feature	Early Iron Age
A14 Area	Fenstanton Gravels (TEA29)
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 290587
Filename	A14-TEA29-CN290587.pdf (85 kB)	PDF	Download
PDFs containing multiple context sheets are also available in the project archive: A14 Fenstanton Gravels Context Sheets (290004-290962)		PDF	Download

Pottery

Pottery Identification Number	Form	Fabric (Fabric Code)	Period	Vessel Information
13806	-	Grog-tempered fabric, fine (GRF-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 13806 Vessel identification number: 13272 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?: UNABRADED 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: 1 Sample sherd weight (in g): 2.0 Comments: SAMPLE 29122
13805	-	Sandy fabric, medium (SAM-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 13805 Vessel identification number: 13271 Number of fragments recovered: 13 Weight (in g): 48 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: 2 Sample sherd weight (in g): 3.0 Comments: SAMPLE 29122
13804	-	Shelly fabric, fine (SHF-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 13804 Vessel identification number: 13270 Number of fragments recovered: 8 Weight (in g): 45 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: 5 Sample sherd weight (in g): 7.0 Comments: SAMPLE 29122 Vessel identification number: 13278 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 7 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 110 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 POSS ROUND SHOULDERED VESSEL X 1 Vessel identification number: 13284 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 29 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 160 Is pottery worn?: MODERATE 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: FLAT TOPPED UPRIGHT RIM X 1 INWARD SLOPING Vessel identification number: 13285 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 5 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 200 Is pottery worn?: UNWORN Is pottery abraided?: UNABRADED 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: BURNISHED TAPERING RIM X 1 FLARING INCISED LINEAR NECK DEC (DARMSDEN LINTON STYLE) Decoration information for vessel no. 13285 Decoration type: Incised Decoration Location of decoration on vessel: NECK Decoration information for vessel no. 13285 Decoration type: Burnished Decoration (Misc.) Location of decoration on vessel: RIM-TOP Vessel identification number: 13286 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 8 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 160 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: TALL NECKED TAPERING RIM X 1 FLARING Vessel identification number: 13287 Number of fragments recovered: 2 Weight (in g): 34 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 220 Is pottery worn?: MODERATE 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: TALL NECKED VESSEL W/ INT. EXP. RIM X 1
13808	-	Shelly fabric, medium (SHM-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 13808 Vessel identification number: 13274 Number of fragments recovered: 14 Weight (in g): 104 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 0 Is pottery worn?: UNWORN Is pottery abraided?: UNABRADED 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
13807	-	Shelly grog-tempered fabric, medium (GRSHM-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 13807 Vessel identification number: 13273 Number of fragments recovered: 3 Weight (in g): 38 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 0 Is pottery worn?: UNWORN Is pottery abraided?: UNABRADED 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
13810	-	Grog-and-organics-tempered fabric, medium (GRORM-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 13810 Vessel identification number: 13280 Number of fragments recovered: 6 Weight (in g): 16 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 Vessel identification number: 13281 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?: 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 TOO SMALL TO MEASURE RD/EVES
13809	-	Sandy grog-tempered fabric, medium (GRSAM-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 13809 Vessel identification number: 13275 Number of fragments recovered: 2 Weight (in g): 15 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

Building Material

Fabric	Form	Material	Number of Pieces Recovered and Weight	Fabric Dates	Comments
Cambridgeshire, Brick	Brick	Post-Medieval CBM	2 (33g)	1500 - 1900	view BRICK? OR DAUB?!

Animal Remains Data

Animal Remains Summary

Sample 0
Sample number	0
State of preservation	MODERATE
Weight	0.35g
Animal remains type(s) present	Cattle Pig Sheep or Goat
Number of bones large mammals	16
Number of bones medium mammals	22
Number of identifiable epiphyses	3
Number of identifiable mandibles	1
Number of bones with butchery marks	9

Sample 29122
Sample number	29122
State of preservation	POOR
Weight	0.005g
Animal remains type(s) present	Pig
Number of bones medium mammals	25
Number of burnt bones	2

Environmental Data

Processed samples

Sample number	Volume proccessed (L)	Volume wet-sieved (L)	Type of flotation	Volume of flotted material (L)	Comments	Assessment results
29122	40	0	Dry	40		view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 29122 (4 records) Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE S MAM Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: GEN INSECTS Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional Comments: CHARCOAL TO 11MM, M Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Moderate Comments: CHARCOAL TO 9MM, OAK

Botany Data

Flotation (sample 29122)
Sample number	29122
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	40
Volume flotted (L)	40
Abundance of charred wood	11-50
Diversity of charred wood	0
Comments	BULK UPLOAD FORM ALL_SAMPLES spreadsheet FILL OF PIT WITH WOOD

Wet sieving (sample 29122)
Sample number	29122
Process	Wet sieving
Volume processed (L)	40
Volume flotted (L)	40
Abundance of charred wood	1-10
Diversity of charred wood	0
Comments	BULK UPLOAD FORM ALL_SAMPLES spreadsheet FILL OF PIT WITH WOOD