Context 320946
Context Information
| Context number | 320946 |
|---|---|
| Parent context number | 320944 |
| Child context number(s) | None |
| Group number | 1 (Well/Waterhole), Subgroup number: 1 |
| Settlement ? | Conington 4 |
| General Period of Feature | Early Roman |
| A14 Area | Conington (TEA32) |
| Associated digital archive | MOLA Headland Infrastructure (2025) A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme: Digital Archive for Archaeological Works at Conington Landscape Block, 2016-2018 [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1081253 |
Context Sheet(s)
| Context sheet for context 320946 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Filename | A14-TEA32-CN320946.pdf (92 kB) |
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| PDFs containing multiple context sheets are also available in the project archive: A14 Conington Context Sheets (323000-321499) | |||
Human Remains
Animal Remains Data
Animal Remains Summary
Animal bones
| Bone Species | Quantity of Bone for Species | Bone Type and Part(s) | More information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwarf Pond Snail | 1 | Shell (1 Fragment) | view |
| Strawberry Snail | 1 | Shell (1 Fragment) | view |
Environmental Data
Processed samples
| Sample number | Volume proccessed (L) | Volume wet-sieved (L) | Type of flotation | Volume of flotted material (L) | Comments | Assessment results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32185 | 25 | 0 | Dry | 25 | view | view |
Botany Data
| Wet sieving (sample 32185) | |
|---|---|
| Sample number | 32185 |
| Process | Wet sieving |
| Volume processed (L) | 25 |
| Volume flotted (L) | 25 |
| Abundance of water-logged seeds | 11-50 |
| Diversity of water-logged seeds | 4-6 taxa |
| Abundance of water-logged wood | 1-10 |
| Diversity of water-logged wood | 1-3 taxa |
| Comments | FILL OF PIT ALSO INCLUDES ABUNDANT CLADOCERA AND OCCASIONAL ZANNICHELLIA PALLUSTRIS |
Botany Analysis results
| Sample number | English plant species name | Latin plant species name | Plant part | Amount | Estimated/Real | State of preservation | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32185 | stonewort | Chara sp. | Seed | 1 | Estimated | Waterlogged | |
| 32185 | buttercups | Ranunculus acris/repens/bulbosus | Seed | 1 | Estimated | Waterlogged | |
| 32185 | crowfoots | Ranunculus subgen. batrachium (dc)a | Seed | 3 | Estimated | Waterlogged | |
| 32185 | - | Rorippa sp. | Seed | 1 | Estimated | Waterlogged | |
| 32185 | common chickweed | Stellaria media (L.) vilL. | Seed | 1 | Estimated | Waterlogged | |
| 32185 | cinquefoils | Potentilla sp. | Seed | 1 | Real | Waterlogged | |
| 32185 | hawthorn | Crataegus monogyna jacq. | Seed | 1 | Estimated | Waterlogged | |
| 32185 | dock | Rumex acetosa/crispus/obtusifolius | Seed | 3 | Real | Waterlogged | |
| 32185 | dock | Rumex sp. | Fruit | 1 | Real | Waterlogged | ACETOSA |
| 32185 | black nightshade | Solanum nigrum L. | Seed | 1 | Estimated | Waterlogged | |
| 32185 | gipsy-wort | Lycopus europaeus L. | Seed | 1 | Estimated | Waterlogged | |
| 32185 | thistle | Carduus sp. | Seed | 1 | Estimated | Waterlogged | |
| 32185 | thistle | Cirsium sp. | Seed | 1 | Estimated | Waterlogged | |
| 32185 | thistles | Carduus/cirsium sp. | Seed | 1 | Estimated | Waterlogged | |
| 32185 | prickly sow-thistle | Sonchus cf. asper | Seed | 1 | Estimated | Waterlogged | |
| 32185 | pondweed | Potamogeton sp. | Seed | 1 | Real | Waterlogged | |
| 32185 | rush | Juncus spp. | Seed | 3 | Estimated | Waterlogged | |
| 32185 | sedge | Carex sp. | Seed | 1 | Real | Waterlogged | |
| 32185 | stinging nettle | Urtica dioica L. | Seed | 2 | Estimated | Waterlogged |
