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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 410120

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Context Information

Context number	410120
Parent context number	410119
Child context number(s)	None
Group number	55 (Ditch)
Land use interpretation	Enclosure (E2)
Settlement ?	Bar Hill 3
General Period of Feature	Late Iron Age
A14 Area	Bar Hill (TEA41)
Associated digital archive	MOLA Headland Infrastructure (2025) A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme: Digital Archive for Archaeological Works at Bar Hill Landscape Block, 2016-2018 [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1081250

Context Sheet(s)

Context sheet for context 410120
Filename	A14-TEA41-CN410120.pdf (86 kB)	PDF	Download
PDFs containing multiple context sheets are also available in the project archive: A14 Bar Hill Context Sheets (410001-410999)		PDF	Download

Building Material

Fabric	Form	Material	Number of Pieces Recovered and Weight	Fabric Dates	Comments
Cambridgeshire Fired Clay	Unkown	Roman CBM	4 (74g)	5 - 400

Human Remains

Disarticulated human bone

Preservation	Age group	Sex estimate	Comments
Good	Subadult		view INTACT R. SUBADULT ULNA, DIAPHYSEAL LENGTH 57.6MM, FROM FILL OF DITCH/ GULLY [410119] CONTAINING POTTERY AND ANIMAL BONE.

Disarticulated bones

Bone number	Bone type	Bone segments	Bone pathology
B46	Ulna R	view Bone segment 1: 1 Bone segment 2: 1 Bone segment 3: 1 Bone segment 4: 0 Bone segment 5: 0 Bone segment 6: 0 Bone segment 7: 0 Bone segment 8: 0 Long bone segment note: When an entry is made into the L1 table – in the example entries for a left and right femur – the application validates the entry made. In this case a three character binary array is expected indicating the presence or absence of the proximal, shaft and distal thirds of the bone, e.g. 101, 111, 010, 110, 011.

Animal Remains Data

Animal Remains Summary

Sample number	0
State of preservation	MODERATE
Weight	0.876g
Animal remains type(s) present	Cattle Sheep or Goat Horse
Number of bones large mammals	26
Number of bones medium mammals	23
Number of bones small mammals	1
Number of identifiable epiphyses	2
Number of bones with butchery marks	1
Number of gnawed bones	5

Animal bones

Bone Species	Quantity of Bone for Species	Bone Type and Part(s)	More information
Cattle	12	Mandibular Tooth (1 Whole Bone) Zygomatic (1 Fragment) Maxillary Tooth (3 Whole Bone) Metacarpal (1 Proximal) Scapula (1 Fragment) Horn Core (1 Fragment, 1 Most) Skull (3 Fragment)	view More Information on Cattle Bones in Context 410120 Bone number 1856 Unique number assigned to bone: 1856 Type of species: CATTLE Type of bone: HORN CORE part of bone present: FRAGMENT Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 3 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0 Side of the animal from which the bone came from (l or r): L Bone number 1855 Unique number assigned to bone: 1855 Type of species: CATTLE Type of bone: HORN CORE part of bone present: MOST Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 4 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0 Side of the animal from which the bone came from (l or r): R Age of animal [codes: FN = foetal. I = immature. J = juvenile. O = old. SA = senior adult. YA = young adult]: YA Zoological comment on zones: CONCRETE ADHERING Bone number 1843 Unique number assigned to bone: 1843 Type of species: CATTLE Type of bone: MANDIBULAR TOOTH 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): 0 Side of the animal from which the bone came from (l or r): R Dental ageing data for bone number 1843 Type of species: BOS Type of bone: MNT Deciduous premolar 4 Grant wear stage: 15 Premolar 4 Grant wear stage: 0 Molar 1 Grant wear stage: 0 Molar 2 Grant wear stage: 0 Molar 3 Grant wear stage: 0 Deciduous premolar 4 Payne wear stage: 0 Premolar 4 Payne wear stage: 0 Molar 1 Payne wear stage: 0 Molar 2 Payne wear stage: 0 Molar 3 Payne wear stage: 0 Bone number 1849 Unique number assigned to bone: 1849 Type of species: CATTLE Type of bone: MAXILLARY TOOTH 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): 0 Side of the animal from which the bone came from (l or r): L Zoological comment on zones: M3 GRANT 14 Bone number 1850 Unique number assigned to bone: 1850 Type of species: CATTLE Type of bone: MAXILLARY TOOTH 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): 0 Side of the animal from which the bone came from (l or r): L Zoological comment on zones: M1 GRANT 14 M1 GRANT 14 Bone number 1851 Unique number assigned to bone: 1851 Type of species: CATTLE Type of bone: MAXILLARY TOOTH 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): 0 Side of the animal from which the bone came from (l or r): R Zoological comment on zones: P3 FULL WEAR Bone number 1836 Unique number assigned to bone: 1836 Type of species: CATTLE Type of bone: METACARPAL part of bone present: PROXIMAL Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 1 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0 Side of the animal from which the bone came from (l or r): R 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 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 Modification data for bone number 1836 Common or English name of the species: CATTLE Code for name of bone: MTC Number of fragments recovered: 1 State of the bone concerned: Gnawing Description of fragment/bone: PRO SEV CAN Bone number 1838 Unique number assigned to bone: 1838 Type of species: CATTLE Type of bone: SCAPULA part of bone present: FRAGMENT Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 1 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0 Side of the animal from which the bone came from (l or r): R 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: Z5 Bone number 1844 Unique number assigned to bone: 1844 Type of species: CATTLE Type of bone: SKULL part of bone present: FRAGMENT Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 1 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0 Side of the animal from which the bone came from (l or r): L 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: Z2 Bone number 1858 Unique number assigned to bone: 1858 Type of species: CATTLE Type of bone: SKULL part of bone present: FRAGMENT Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 1 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0 Side of the animal from which the bone came from (l or r): L 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: Z8 Bone number 1845 Unique number assigned to bone: 1845 Type of species: CATTLE Type of bone: SKULL part of bone present: FRAGMENT Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 1 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0 Side of the animal from which the bone came from (l or r): R 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: Z2 Bone number 1842 Unique number assigned to bone: 1842 Type of species: CATTLE Type of bone: ZYGOMATIC part of bone present: FRAGMENT Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 2 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0 Side of the animal from which the bone came from (l or r): L
Cattle Size	2	Thoracic Vertebra (1 Fragment) Skull (1 Fragment)	view More Information on Cattle Size Bones in Context 410120 Bone number 1859 Unique number assigned to bone: 1859 Type of species: CATTLE SIZE Type of bone: SKULL part of bone present: FRAGMENT Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 1 Number of fragments recovered: 2 Weight (in g): 0 Zoological comment on zones: D Bone number 1837 Unique number assigned to bone: 1837 Type of species: CATTLE SIZE Type of bone: THORACIC VERTEBRA part of bone present: FRAGMENT Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 1 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0 Side of the animal from which the bone came from (l or r): B 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 Zoological comment on zones: D
Horse	3	Ulna (2 Fragment) Radius (1 Proximal)	view More Information on Horse Bones in Context 410120 Bone number 1840 Unique number assigned to bone: 1840 Type of species: HORSE Type of bone: RADIUS part of bone present: PROXIMAL Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 4 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0 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 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 Z3 Z6 Modification data for bone number 1840 Common or English name of the species: HORSE Code for name of bone: RAD Number of fragments recovered: 1 State of the bone concerned: Gnawing Description of fragment/bone: DIS SEV CAN Bone number 1839 Unique number assigned to bone: 1839 Type of species: HORSE Type of bone: ULNA part of bone present: FRAGMENT Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 3 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0 Side of the animal from which the bone came from (l or r): L 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: Z2 Z3 Modification data for bone number 1839 Common or English name of the species: HORSE Code for name of bone: ULN Number of fragments recovered: 1 State of the bone concerned: Gnawing Description of fragment/bone: PRO SL CAN Bone number 1841 Unique number assigned to bone: 1841 Type of species: HORSE Type of bone: ULNA part of bone present: FRAGMENT Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 3 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0 Side of the animal from which the bone came from (l or r): L 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: Z2 Z3 Zoological comment on zones: ARTIC WITH 1840 Modification data for bone number 1841 Common or English name of the species: HORSE Code for name of bone: ULN Number of fragments recovered: 1 State of the bone concerned: Gnawing Description of fragment/bone: PRO MOD CAN
Sheep Size	1	Rib (1 Fragment)	view More Information on Sheep Size Bones in Context 410120 Bone number 1860 Unique number assigned to bone: 1860 Type of species: SHEEP SIZE Type of bone: RIB part of bone present: FRAGMENT Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 1 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0 Side of the animal from which the bone came from (l or r): L Zoological comment on zones: D
Sheep/Goat	7	Radius (3 Fragment) Mandibular Tooth (1 Whole Bone) Maxillary Tooth (1 Fragment) Tibia (1 Proximal, 1 Shaft)	view More Information on Sheep/Goat Bones in Context 410120 Bone number 1853 Unique number assigned to bone: 1853 Type of species: SHEEP/GOAT Type of bone: MANDIBULAR TOOTH 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): 0 Side of the animal from which the bone came from (l or r): L Dental ageing data for bone number 1853 Type of species: OVCA Type of bone: MNT Deciduous premolar 4 Grant wear stage: 0 Premolar 4 Grant wear stage: 0 Molar 1 Grant wear stage: 0 Molar 2 Grant wear stage: 0 Molar 3 Grant wear stage: 10 Deciduous premolar 4 Payne wear stage: 0 Premolar 4 Payne wear stage: 0 Molar 1 Payne wear stage: 0 Molar 2 Payne wear stage: 0 Molar 3 Payne wear stage: 11 Bone number 1854 Unique number assigned to bone: 1854 Type of species: SHEEP/GOAT Type of bone: MAXILLARY TOOTH part of bone present: FRAGMENT Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 4 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0 Side of the animal from which the bone came from (l or r): L Zoological comment on zones: M1/2 GRANT12; PAYNE 13 Bone number 1848 Unique number assigned to bone: 1848 Type of species: SHEEP/GOAT Type of bone: RADIUS part of bone present: FRAGMENT Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 1 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0 Side of the animal from which the bone came from (l or r): R 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: Z6 Bone number 1857 Unique number assigned to bone: 1857 Type of species: SHEEP/GOAT Type of bone: RADIUS part of bone present: FRAGMENT Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 1 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0 Side of the animal from which the bone came from (l or r): R 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: Z3 Bone number 1847 Unique number assigned to bone: 1847 Type of species: SHEEP/GOAT Type of bone: RADIUS part of bone present: FRAGMENT Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 2 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0 Side of the animal from which the bone came from (l or r): R Bone number 1852 Unique number assigned to bone: 1852 Type of species: SHEEP/GOAT Type of bone: TIBIA part of bone present: PROXIMAL Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 1 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0 Side of the animal from which the bone came from (l or r): L Modification data for bone number 1852 Common or English name of the species: SHEEP/GOAT Code for name of bone: TIB Number of fragments recovered: 1 State of the bone concerned: Gnawing Description of fragment/bone: MOD CAN Bone number 1846 Unique number assigned to bone: 1846 Type of species: SHEEP/GOAT Type of bone: TIBIA part of bone present: SHAFT Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 2 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0 Side of the animal from which the bone came from (l or r): R