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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 290850

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Context Information

Context number	290850
Parent context number	290847
Child context number(s)	None
Group number	10 (Roundhouse)
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 290850
Filename	A14-TEA29-CN290850.pdf (93 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
13894	-	Grog-tempered fabric, medium (GRM-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 13894 Vessel identification number: 13547 Number of fragments recovered: 66 Weight (in g): 157 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: 13 Sample sherd weight (in g): 7.0 Comments: SAMPLE 29216 Vessel identification number: 13550 Number of fragments recovered: 3 Weight (in g): 5 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: FLAT TOPPED RIM X 1
13896	-	Sandy organics-tempered fabric, medium (ORSAM-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 13896 Vessel identification number: 13556 Number of fragments recovered: 2 Weight (in g): 8 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
13891	-	Sandy fabric, medium (SAM-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 13891 Vessel identification number: 13502 Number of fragments recovered: 32 Weight (in g): 101 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: 18 Sample sherd weight (in g): 30.0 Comments: SAMPLE 29239 AND 29216 Vessel identification number: 13539 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 5 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: SIMPLE UPRIGHT RIM X 1
13898	-	Shelly fabric, fine (SHF-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 13898 Vessel identification number: 13558 Number of fragments recovered: 37 Weight (in g): 195 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
13893	-	Shelly fabric, medium (SHM-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 13893 Vessel identification number: 13540 Number of fragments recovered: 10 Weight (in g): 24 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: 17 Sample sherd weight (in g): 20.0 Comments: SAMPLE 29239 AND 29216 Vessel identification number: 13545 Number of fragments recovered: 2 Weight (in g): 3 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 180 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: FLAT TOPPED RIM X 1
13897	-	Sand-and-calcite-gritted fabric, medium (CASAM-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 13897 Vessel identification number: 13557 Number of fragments recovered: 4 Weight (in g): 59 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

Animal Remains Data

Animal Remains Summary

Sample 0
Sample number	0
State of preservation	MODERATE
Weight	0.15g
Animal remains type(s) present	Cattle Sheep or Goat
Number of bones large mammals	16
Number of bones medium mammals	3
Number of identifiable mandibles	1
Number of bones with butchery marks	1

Sample 29216
Sample number	29216
State of preservation	MODERATE
Weight	0.01g
Animal remains type(s) present	Sheep or Goat
Number of bones medium mammals	10

Animal bones

Bone Species	Quantity of Bone for Species	Bone Type and Part(s)	More information
Cattle	1	Calcaneum (1 Fragment)	view More Information on Cattle Bones in Context 290850 Bone number 28 Unique number assigned to bone: 28 Type of species: CATTLE Type of bone: CALCANEUM part of bone present: FRAGMENT Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 57

Environmental Data

Processed samples

Sample number	Volume proccessed (L)	Volume wet-sieved (L)	Type of flotation	Volume of flotted material (L)	Comments	Assessment results
29216	20	0	Dry	20		view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 29216 (3 records) Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Moderate Diversity: Low Comments: UP TO 10MM FRGS Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE MISC Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional
29239	20	0	Dry	20		view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 29239 (4 records) Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: MOLSC TR Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD GRAIN Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: CEREALIA Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Abundant Diversity: Low Comments: UP TO 10MM FRGS Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional

Botany Data

Flotation (sample 29216)
Sample number	29216
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	20
Volume flotted (L)	20
Abundance of charred wood	11-50
Diversity of charred wood	1-3 taxa
Comments	FILL FROM BASE OF RING DITCH 290847

Wet sieving (sample 29216)
Sample number	29216
Process	Wet sieving
Volume processed (L)	20
Volume flotted (L)	20
Abundance of charred wood	1-10
Diversity of charred wood	0
Comments	FILL FROM BASE OF RING DITCH 290847

Flotation (sample 29239)
Sample number	29239
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	20
Volume flotted (L)	20
Abundance of charred grain	1-10
Diversity of charred grain	1-3 taxa
Abundance of charred wood	50+
Diversity of charred wood	1-3 taxa
Comments	FILL OF RING DITCH TERMINUS

Wet sieving (sample 29239)
Sample number	29239
Process	Wet sieving
Volume processed (L)	20
Volume flotted (L)	20
Abundance of charred wood	1-10
Diversity of charred wood	0
Comments	FILL OF RING DITCH TERMINUS

Radiocarbon Dating

Sample material	BONE
Material type	CATTLE CALCANEUM
Context description	RFILL OF RINGDITCH [290847]
Laboratory name	SUERC
Laboratory sample code	98149 (GU57559)
Uncalibrated date - Conventional radiocarbon age	2173
Conventional radiocarbon age error range	28
Delta 13C (δ13C stable isotope)	-22.3
Delta 15N (δ15N stable isotope)	7.3
Primary early calibrated date range	-360
Primary late calibrated date range	-108
Primary calibrated date range confidence	95.4%
Secondary early calibrated date range	-351
Secondary late calibrated date range	-170
Secondary calibrated date range confidence	68.3%