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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 290592

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Context Information

Context number	290592
Parent context number	290586
Child context number(s)	None
Group number	3 (Well/Waterhole)
Land use interpretation	Field-system (F4)
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 290592
Filename	A14-TEA29-CN290592.pdf (80 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
13838	-	Calcite-gritted fabric, medium (CAM-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 13838 Vessel identification number: 13351 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?: 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: 1 Sample sherd weight (in g): 2.0 Comments: SAMPLE 29125 CRUMBS
13839	-	Grog-tempered fabric, fine (GRF-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 13839 Vessel identification number: 13352 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?: 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: 3 Sample sherd weight (in g): 3.0 Comments: SAMPLE 29125 CRUMBS
13831	-	Shelly grog-tempered fabric, fine (GRSHF-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 13831 Vessel identification number: 13339 Number of fragments recovered: 3 Weight (in g): 151 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 0 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: DEEP INCISED LINEAR DEC X 1 Decoration information for vessel no. 13339 Decoration type: Incised Decoration Location of decoration on vessel: BODY (UNCERTAIN)
13837	-	Sandy fabric, medium (SAM-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 13837 Vessel identification number: 13350 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?: 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: 3 Sample sherd weight (in g): 2.0 Comments: SAMPLE 29125 CRUMBS Vessel identification number: 13354 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?: 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: 1 Sample sherd weight (in g): 1.0 Sample sherd rim diameter (in mm): 140.0 Comments: SIMPLE UPRIGHT RIM X 1 SAMPLE 29125
13834	-	Shelly fabric, fine (SHF-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 13834 Vessel identification number: 13345 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 8 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: 15 Sample sherd weight (in g): 27.0 Comments: FLAT TOPPED RIM X 1 SAMPLE 29125
13833	JA19-B (identification uncertain)	Shelly fabric, fine (SHF-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 13833 Vessel identification number: 13344 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 31 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 260 Is pottery worn?: MODERATE Is pottery abraided?: UNABRADED Pottery worthy of illustration?: Y 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: ?TRIPARTITE VESSEL PROB JAR W/ FLAT TOPPED RIM X 1
13835	BO5-B	Shelly fabric, medium (SHM-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 13835 Vessel identification number: 13346 Number of fragments recovered: 2 Weight (in g): 263 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 240 Is pottery worn?: MODERATE Is pottery abraided?: UNABRADED Pottery worthy of illustration?: Y 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: ROUND SHOULDERED BOWL W/ TALL HOLLOWED NECK AND FINGERTIP SHOULDER AND RIM DEC X 1 FORM L Decoration information for vessel no. 13346 Decoration type: Fingertip Decoration Location of decoration on vessel: RIM AND BODY
13840	-	Shelly grog-tempered fabric, medium (GRSHM-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 13840 Vessel identification number: 13356 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?: 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): 19.0 Comments: SAMPLE 29125
13832	-	Shelly fabric, medium (SHM-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 13832 Vessel identification number: 13340 Number of fragments recovered: 5 Weight (in g): 267 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: HAND-BUILT Count of sherds collected from sample: 2 Sample sherd weight (in g): 12.0 Comments: SAMPLE 29125 Vessel identification number: 13342 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 12 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 240 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: T-SHAPED RIM X 1 Vessel identification number: 13343 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 16 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: INT. EXP. RIM X 1
13836	-	Shelly organics-tempered fabric, medium (ORSHM-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 13836 Vessel identification number: 13349 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?: 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: 1 Sample sherd weight (in g): 4.0 Sample sherd rim diameter (in mm): 160.0 Comments: SIMPLE UPRIGHT RIM X 1 SAMPLE 29125

Animal Remains Data

Animal Remains Summary

Sample 0
Sample number	0
State of preservation	MODERATE
Weight	0.25g
Animal remains type(s) present	Cattle Sheep or Goat
Number of bones large mammals	7
Number of bones medium mammals	2
Number of identifiable epiphyses	1
Number of measureable bones	1
Number of bones with butchery marks	5

Sample 29125
Sample number	29125
State of preservation	MODERATE
Weight	0.05g
Animal remains type(s) present	Pig Sheep or Goat
Number of bones medium mammals	23
Number of bones small mammals	1
Number of bones very small mammals	6
Number of bird bones	3
Number of amphibian bones	2
Number of burnt bones	1
Summary notes	MOVO/LAGOMORPH

Animal bones

Bone Species	Quantity of Bone for Species	Bone Type and Part(s)	More information
Cattle	2	Radius (1 Fragment) Metacarpal (1 Distal)	view More Information on Cattle Bones in Context 290592 Bone number 158 Unique number assigned to bone: 158 Type of species: CATTLE Type of bone: METACARPAL part of bone present: DISTAL Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 2 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0 Age of animal [codes: FN = foetal. I = immature. J = juvenile. O = old. SA = senior adult. YA = young adult]: SA State of fusion at the distal end of the bone [codes: F = fused. U = unfused. VO = fused but fuse line open. VC = fused but fuse line closed]: VC 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: Z3 Z4 Z5 Metrical data for bone number 158 Type of bone METACARPAL Number of measured bones 9 Actual measurements in mm 45.5 Modification data for bone number 158 Common or English name of the species: CATTLE Code for name of bone: MTC Number of fragments recovered: 1 State of the bone concerned: Butchery Description of fragment/bone: S KN 7. SHORT TRANSVERSE CUTS ON SIDE OF SHAFT Common or English name of the species: CATTLE Code for name of bone: MTC Number of fragments recovered: 1 State of the bone concerned: Gnawing Description of fragment/bone: D DG 1 Bone number 156 Unique number assigned to bone: 156 Type of species: CATTLE Type of bone: RADIUS part of bone present: FRAGMENT 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 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: Z3 Zoological comment on zones: BROKEN IN 2 - FRESH
Cattle Size	4	Cervical Vertebra (1 Fragment) Scapula (1 Fragment) Long Bone Fragment (1 Fragment) Tibia (1 Fragment)	view More Information on Cattle Size Bones in Context 290592 Bone number 153 Unique number assigned to bone: 153 Type of species: CATTLE SIZE Type of bone: CERVICAL VERTEBRA part of bone present: FRAGMENT Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 1 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0 Zoological comment on zones: D. Modification data for bone number 153 Common or English name of the species: CATTLE SIZE Code for name of bone: CEV Number of fragments recovered: 1 State of the bone concerned: Butchery Description of fragment/bone: F KN 1. CUT JUST MEDIAL TO ARTICULAR PROCESS. Bone number 155 Unique number assigned to bone: 155 Type of species: CATTLE SIZE Type of bone: LONG BONE FRAGMENT part of bone present: FRAGMENT Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 1 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0 Zoological comment on zones: D. Bone number 151 Unique number assigned to bone: 151 Type of species: CATTLE SIZE Type of bone: SCAPULA part of bone present: FRAGMENT Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 1 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0 Modification data for bone number 151 Common or English name of the species: CATTLE SIZE Code for name of bone: SCP Number of fragments recovered: 1 State of the bone concerned: Gnawing Description of fragment/bone: F DG 1 Bone number 154 Unique number assigned to bone: 154 Type of species: CATTLE SIZE Type of bone: TIBIA part of bone present: FRAGMENT Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 1 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0 Zoological comment on zones: TIBIAL CREST
Sheep Size	3	Rib (1 Fragment) Nasal (1 Fragment) Mandible (1 Fragment)	view More Information on Sheep Size Bones in Context 290592 Bone number 152 Unique number assigned to bone: 152 Type of species: SHEEP SIZE Type of bone: MANDIBLE part of bone present: FRAGMENT Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 1 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0 Zoological comment on zones: ASCENDING RAMUS FRAG - PROB PIG Bone number 150 Unique number assigned to bone: 150 Type of species: SHEEP SIZE Type of bone: NASAL part of bone present: FRAGMENT Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 3 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0 Bone number 149 Unique number assigned to bone: 149 Type of species: SHEEP SIZE Type of bone: RIB part of bone present: FRAGMENT Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 3 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0 Zoological comment on zones: D. Modification data for bone number 149 Common or English name of the species: SHEEP SIZE Code for name of bone: RIB Number of fragments recovered: 1 State of the bone concerned: Butchery Description of fragment/bone: P KN 1. TRANSVERSE CUT TOWARDS PROX END
Sheep/Goat	1	Humerus (1 Fragment)	view More Information on Sheep/Goat Bones in Context 290592 Bone number 157 Unique number assigned to bone: 157 Type of species: SHEEP/GOAT Type of bone: HUMERUS part of bone present: FRAGMENT Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 2 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0 Side of the animal from which the bone came from (l or r): L 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: Z9 Modification data for bone number 157 Common or English name of the species: SHEEP/GOAT Code for name of bone: HUM Number of fragments recovered: 1 State of the bone concerned: Gnawing Description of fragment/bone: F DG 1
White-Lipped Snail	1	Shell (1 Fragment)	view More Information on White-Lipped Snail Bones in Context 290592 Bone number 10 Unique number assigned to bone: 10 Type of species: WHITE-LIPPED SNAIL Type of bone: SHELL part of bone present: FRAGMENT Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0 Sieve size used to recover the bone: 1

Environmental Data

Processed samples

Sample number	Volume proccessed (L)	Volume wet-sieved (L)	Type of flotation	Volume of flotted material (L)	Comments	Assessment results
29125	40	0	Dry	40		view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 29125 (7 records) Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD GRAIN Abundance: Occasional Comments: CERIND Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional Comments: CHARCOAL TO 8MM, POSSIBLE OAK Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE BIRD Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE L MAM Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: MOLSC TR Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: MOLSC FW Abundance: Occasional Comments: PLN Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Abundant Comments: CHARCOAL TO 17MM, OAK

Botany Data

Flotation (sample 29125)
Sample number	29125
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	40
Volume flotted (L)	40
Abundance of charred grain	1-10
Diversity of charred grain	0
Abundance of charred wood	1-10
Diversity of charred wood	0
Comments	BULK UPLOAD FORM ALL_SAMPLES spreadsheet FILL OF PIT

Wet sieving (sample 29125)
Sample number	29125
Process	Wet sieving
Volume processed (L)	40
Volume flotted (L)	40
Abundance of charred wood	50+
Diversity of charred wood	0
Comments	BULK UPLOAD FORM ALL_SAMPLES spreadsheet FILL OF PIT