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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 290594

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Context Information

Context number	290594
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 290594
Filename	A14-TEA29-CN290594.pdf (81 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
6138	-	Lezoux samian (LEZ SA2-B)	Roman	view Vessel information for pot no. 6138 Vessel identification number: 4740 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 4 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
13844	-	Shelly fabric, fine (SHF-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 13844 Vessel identification number: 13361 Number of fragments recovered: 17 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: 0 Comments: SIMLIAR TO OTHER EIA SHELL FABRIC
13845	-	Shelly fabric, medium (SHM-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 13845 Vessel identification number: 13362 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 41 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: SIMLIAR TO OTHER EIA SHELL FABRIC
13846	-	Shelly grog-tempered fabric, fine (GRSHF-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 13846 Vessel identification number: 13363 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 73 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: SIMLIAR TO OTHER EIA SHELL FABRIC

Animal Remains Data

Animal Remains Summary

Sample number	0
State of preservation	MODERATE
Weight	0.3g
Animal remains type(s) present	Cattle Pig
Number of bones large mammals	3
Number of bones medium mammals	1
Number of identifiable epiphyses	1
Number of bones with butchery marks	1
Number of gnawed bones	3

Environmental Data

Processed samples

Sample number	Volume proccessed (L)	Volume wet-sieved (L)	Type of flotation	Volume of flotted material (L)	Comments	Assessment results
29128	30.25	30	Dry	0		view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 29128 (7 records) Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE L MAM Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE S MAM Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Abundant Comments: CHARCOAL UP TO 15MM Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: WLG WOOD Abundance: Moderate Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: WLG ROOTS Abundance: Abundant Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: INV PUPARIA Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: WLG WOOD Abundance: Occasional

Botany Data

Flotation (sample 29128)
Sample number	29128
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	30.25
Volume flotted (L)	0.25
Abundance of water-logged wood	11-50
Diversity of water-logged wood	0
Comments	BULK UPLOAD FORM ALL_SAMPLES spreadsheet FILL ABOVE WOOD ABUNDANT ROOT MATERIAL. DRY SAMPLE WITH DOMINANT WISPY ROOT CONTENT. NOT FOR ANALYSIS

Wet sieving (sample 29128)
Sample number	29128
Process	Wet sieving
Volume processed (L)	30.25
Volume flotted (L)	0.25
Abundance of charred wood	50+
Diversity of charred wood	0
Abundance of water-logged wood	1-10
Diversity of water-logged wood	0
Comments	BULK UPLOAD FORM ALL_SAMPLES spreadsheet FILL ABOVE WOOD ABUNDANT ROOT MATERIAL. DRY SAMPLE WITH DOMINANT WISPY ROOT CONTENT. NOT FOR ANALYSIS