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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 410329

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Context Information

Context number	410329
Parent context number	410330
Child context number(s)	None
Group number	100 (Cremation Burial)
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 410329
Filename	A14-TEA41-CN410329.pdf (92 kB)	PDF	Download
PDFs containing multiple context sheets are also available in the project archive: A14 Bar Hill Context Sheets (410001-410999)		PDF	Download

Pottery

Pottery Identification Number	Form	Fabric (Fabric Code)	Period	Vessel Information
61534	-	Sandy grog-tempered fabric, medium (GRSAM-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 61534 Vessel identification number: 62342 Number of fragments recovered: 2 Weight (in g): 16 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 0 Publication reference number: 0.0 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: HAND-BUILT Count of sherds collected from sample: 0 Sample sherd weight (in g): 0.0 Comments: cordoned

Building Material

Fabric	Form	Material	Number of Pieces Recovered and Weight	Fabric Dates	Comments
Unidentified: Vitrified Or Reduced	Unkown	Roman CBM	150 (65g)	50 - 400	view NUMBER C.150 FRAGMENTS

Human Remains

Cremation

Sample number	Weight of sample	Type of cremation	Minimum number of individuals	Age group	Sex estimate	Comments
41067	9g	Pit Fill	1	Undetermined	Undetermined	view ANALYSIS DW 20/10/20. FILL [410329] FROM PIT CUT IN TOP OF NE-SW DITCH CONTAINING BURNT BONE WITH IDENTIFIABLE FRAGMENTS OF CRANIAL VAULT AND TEMPORAL BONE. 1 X MOLLUSC SHELL.
41015	194g	Pit Fill	1	Adult	Undetermined	view ANALYSIS DW 20/10/20. FILL [410329] FROM PIT CUT IN TOP OF NE-SW DITCH CONTAINING BURNT BONE INCLUDING IDENTIFIABLE FRAGMENTS OF CRANIAL VAULT, RIGHT FRONTAL BONE, TEETH, RIB SHAFT AND VERTEBRAE. TRANSVERSE & LONGITUDINAL CRACKING. RESIDUE (435.7G) <1MM 12.4G, >1MM 194.4G, >2MM 228.9G, COMPRISING FINE PEBBLES AND COARSE SAND.

Environmental Data

Processed samples

Sample number	Volume proccessed (L)	Volume wet-sieved (L)	Type of flotation	Volume of flotted material (L)	Comments	Assessment results
41015	40	0		0		view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 41015 (3 records) Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Moderate Diversity: Low Comments: UP TO 5MM FRGS Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD GRAIN Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: FTW, CEREALIA Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: MOLSC TR Abundance: Moderate Diversity: Low
41067	10	0	Dry	10		view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 41067 (4 records) Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: UP TO 2MM FRGS Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE HUMAN Abundance: Moderate Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: MOLSC TR Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: MOLSC TR Abundance: Abundant Diversity: Low

Botany Data

Flotation (sample 41015)
Sample number	41015
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	40
Volume flotted (L)	0
Abundance of charred grain	1-10
Diversity of charred grain	1-3 taxa
Abundance of charred wood	11-50
Diversity of charred wood	1-3 taxa
Comments	FILL OF CREMATION BURIAL 20ML FLOT. NO DATA FROM PROCESSING.

Flotation (sample 41067)
Sample number	41067
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	10
Volume flotted (L)	10
Abundance of charred wood	1-10
Diversity of charred wood	1-3 taxa
Comments	FILL OF CREMATION BURIAL