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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 311128

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Context Information

Context number	311128
Parent context number	311127
Child context number(s)	None
Group number	40 (Roundhouse), Subgroup number: 2
Land use interpretation	Enclosure (E2)
Settlement ?	Fenstanton Gravels 1
General Period of Feature	Late Iron Age
A14 Area	Fenstanton Gravels (TEA31)
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 311128
Filename	A14-TEA31-CN311128.pdf (128 kB)	PDF	Download
PDFs containing multiple context sheets are also available in the project archive: A14 Fenstanton Gravels Context Sheets (310975-311199)		PDF	Download

Animal Remains Data

Animal Remains Summary

Sample 0
Sample number	0
State of preservation	MODERATE
Weight	0.049g
Animal remains type(s) present	Horse
Number of bones large mammals	1
Number of bones medium mammals	5
Number of identifiable epiphyses	1
Number of measureable bones	1
Number of complete bones	1

Sample 31076
Sample number	31076
State of preservation	MODERATE
Weight	0.002g
Number of bones medium mammals	12
Number of burnt bones	2

Animal bones

Bone Species	Quantity of Bone for Species	Bone Type and Part(s)	More information
Horse	1	1st Phalanx (1 Whole Bone)	view More Information on Horse Bones in Context 311128 Bone number 4 Unique number assigned to bone: 4 Type of species: HORSE Type of bone: 1ST PHALANX part of bone present: WHOLE BONE Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 5 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 38 Side of the animal from which the bone came from (l or r): L State of fusion at the proximal end of the bone [codes: F = fused. U = unfused. VO = fused but fuse line open. VC = fused but fuse line closed]: F 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]: F 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: Z1 Z2 Zoological comment on zones: PHOTO TAKEN - EXTRACTED FOR C14 Metrical data for bone number 4 Type of bone 1ST PHALANX Number of measured bones 2 Actual measurements in mm 50.6 Type of bone 1ST PHALANX Number of measured bones 5 Actual measurements in mm 31.8 Type of bone 1ST PHALANX Number of measured bones 6 Actual measurements in mm 45.5 Type of bone 1ST PHALANX Number of measured bones 7 Actual measurements in mm 40.2

Environmental Data

Processed samples

Sample number	Volume proccessed (L)	Volume wet-sieved (L)	Type of flotation	Volume of flotted material (L)	Comments	Assessment results
31076	30	0	Dry	20	view Comments: MAG RES ALSO PRESENT Specialist comments:	view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 31076 (3 records) Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: 2MM FRGS Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: MOLSC TR Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE L MAM Abundance: Occasional

Botany Data

Flotation (sample 31076)
Sample number	31076
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	30
Volume flotted (L)	20
Abundance of charred wood	1-10
Diversity of charred wood	1-3 taxa
Comments	NATURAL INFILLING POSTHOLE MAG RES ALSO PRESENT

Radiocarbon Dating

Sample material	BONE
Material type	ANIMAL BONE: HORSE
Context description	DATE FOR EARLY STRUCTURE
General comments	SAMPLE ID: 311128
Laboratory name	SUERC
Laboratory sample code	92381 (GU54190)
Uncalibrated date - Conventional radiocarbon age	2219
Conventional radiocarbon age error range	28
Delta 13C (δ13C stable isotope)	-23.1
Delta 15N (δ15N stable isotope)	5.7
Primary early calibrated date range	-372
Primary late calibrated date range	-203
Primary calibrated date range confidence	95.4%