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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 290593

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Context Information

Context number	290593
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 290593
Filename	A14-TEA29-CN290593.pdf (79 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
13841	-	Shelly grog-tempered fabric, fine (GRSHF-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 13841 Vessel identification number: 13357 Number of fragments recovered: 69 Weight (in g): 183 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: BURNISHED Decoration information for vessel no. 13357 Decoration type: Burnished Decoration (Misc.) Location of decoration on vessel: BODY (UNCERTAIN) Vessel identification number: 13358 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 3 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 120 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: TAPERING RIM X 1 FLARING
13842	BO7-B	Shelly grog-tempered fabric, fine (GRSHF-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 13842 Vessel identification number: 13359 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 6 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: BURNISHED TRIPARTITE BOWL W/ TAPERING FLARED RIM X 1 Decoration information for vessel no. 13359 Decoration type: Burnished Decoration (Misc.) Location of decoration on vessel: RIM AND BODY
13843	BO4-B	Shelly grog-tempered fabric, fine (GRSHF-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 13843 Vessel identification number: 13360 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 38 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: BURNISHED OPEN FLARED BOWL W/ WEAK DEFINED SHOULDER X 1 FORM P Decoration information for vessel no. 13360 Decoration type: Burnished Decoration (Misc.) Location of decoration on vessel: RIM AND BODY

Flint

Type	Total	Weight	Comments
Unassigned	1	0g