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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 601273

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Context Information

Context number	601273
Parent context number	601271
Child context number(s)	None
Settlement ?	Brampton West 102
General Period of Feature	Middle-Late Iron Age
A14 Area	Brampton West (TEA10)
Associated digital archive	MOLA Headland Infrastructure (2025) A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme: Digital Archive for Archaeological Works at Brampton West Landscape Block, 2016-2018 [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1081252

Context Sheet(s)

Context sheet for context 601273
Filename	A14-TEA10-CN601273.pdf (93 kB)	PDF	Download
PDFs containing multiple context sheets are also available in the project archive: A14 Brampton West Context Sheets (601000-601999)		PDF	Download

Human Remains

Disarticulated human bone

Preservation	Age group	Sex estimate	Comments
Good	Adult	Probable male	view WELL PRESERVED BUT FRAGMENTED RIGHT AND LEFT FRONTAL BONE OF PROBABLE ADULT MALE.RECOVERED FROM SECONDARY FILL OF PIT [601271] THAT INCLUDED ANBN, POT AND CHARCOAL

Disarticulated bones

Bone number	Bone type	Bone segments	Bone pathology
B3	Frontal R	view Bone segment 1: 1 Bone segment 2: 0 Bone segment 3: 0 Bone segment 4: 0 Bone segment 5: 0 Bone segment 6: 0 Bone segment 7: 0 Bone segment 8: 0 Cranial segment note: Most of the cranial bones are scored as a single digit, the exceptions to this are the sphenoid and occipital bones, recorded as binary arrays. The sphenoid is recorded as five separate elements, the basisphenoid or body (B12) is recorded as a single digit. Each of the two wings (B11/B13) is recorded as a two-digit array, the first digit corresponding to the greater wing and the second digit corresponding to the lesser wing. The occipital bone is recorded relative to its four primary centres, the basioccipital (=pars basilaris) in B15, the exoccipitals (=pars lateralis) in B14 and B16 and the squamous portion in B17. The mandible is recorded as two halves: the right and the left.
B4	Frontal L	view Bone segment 1: 1 Bone segment 2: 0 Bone segment 3: 0 Bone segment 4: 0 Bone segment 5: 0 Bone segment 6: 0 Bone segment 7: 0 Bone segment 8: 0 Cranial segment note: Most of the cranial bones are scored as a single digit, the exceptions to this are the sphenoid and occipital bones, recorded as binary arrays. The sphenoid is recorded as five separate elements, the basisphenoid or body (B12) is recorded as a single digit. Each of the two wings (B11/B13) is recorded as a two-digit array, the first digit corresponding to the greater wing and the second digit corresponding to the lesser wing. The occipital bone is recorded relative to its four primary centres, the basioccipital (=pars basilaris) in B15, the exoccipitals (=pars lateralis) in B14 and B16 and the squamous portion in B17. The mandible is recorded as two halves: the right and the left.

Animal Remains Data

Animal Remains Summary

Sample 0
Sample number	0
State of preservation	MODERATE
Weight	0.152g
Animal remains type(s) present	Cattle
Number of bones large mammals	7
Number of bones medium mammals	2
Number of identifiable epiphyses	4
Number of gnawed bones	1
Summary notes	CAN GN

Sample 60078
Sample number	60078
State of preservation	MODERATE
Weight	0.003g
Number of bones medium mammals	31
Number of bones very small mammals	1
Number of burnt bones	2
Summary notes	UNID

Sample 60105
Sample number	60105
State of preservation	MODERATE
Weight	0.001g
Number of bones medium mammals	3

Animal bones

Bone Species	Quantity of Bone for Species	Bone Type and Part(s)	More information
Blind/Agate Snail	1	Shell (1 Fragment)	view More Information on Blind/Agate Snail Bones in Context 601273 Bone number 181 Unique number assigned to bone: 181 Type of species: BLIND/AGATE SNAIL Type of bone: SHELL part of bone present: FRAGMENT Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0 Sieve size used to recover the bone: 1
Button/White-Lipped) Rams-Horn	1	Shell (1 Fragment)	view More Information on Button/White-Lipped) Rams-Horn Bones in Context 601273 Bone number 184 Unique number assigned to bone: 184 Type of species: BUTTON/WHITE-LIPPED) RAMS-HORN Type of bone: SHELL part of bone present: FRAGMENT Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0 Sieve size used to recover the bone: 1
Cattle	3	Innominate (1 Fragment) Humerus (2 Distal)	view More Information on Cattle Bones in Context 601273 Bone number 1476 Unique number assigned to bone: 1476 Type of species: CATTLE Type of bone: HUMERUS part of bone present: DISTAL 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 Age of animal [codes: FN = foetal. I = immature. J = juvenile. O = old. SA = senior adult. YA = young adult]: J 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]: U 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 Modification data for bone number 1476 Common or English name of the species: CATTLE Code for name of bone: HUM Number of fragments recovered: 1 State of the bone concerned: Burning Description of fragment/bone: SP1 DIS Bone number 1475 Unique number assigned to bone: 1475 Type of species: CATTLE Type of bone: HUMERUS part of bone present: DISTAL 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): R 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: Z5 Z6 Z7 Z8 Zoological comment on zones: Modification data for bone number 1475 Common or English name of the species: CATTLE Code for name of bone: HUM Number of fragments recovered: 1 State of the bone concerned: Burning Description of fragment/bone: CH TRV MIDS Bone number 1477 Unique number assigned to bone: 1477 Type of species: CATTLE Type of bone: INNOMINATE 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 Age of animal [codes: FN = foetal. I = immature. J = juvenile. O = old. SA = senior adult. YA = young adult]: J 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]: U 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 Zoological comment on zones: PX BREAK
Dog	1	Lumbar Vertebra (1 Fragment)	view More Information on Dog Bones in Context 601273 Bone number 1478 Unique number assigned to bone: 1478 Type of species: DOG Type of bone: LUMBAR VERTEBRA 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 Age of animal [codes: FN = foetal. I = immature. J = juvenile. O = old. SA = senior adult. YA = young adult]: A 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
Dwarf Pond Snail	1	Shell (1 Fragment)	view More Information on Dwarf Pond Snail Bones in Context 601273 Bone number 180 Unique number assigned to bone: 180 Type of species: DWARF POND SNAIL Type of bone: SHELL part of bone present: FRAGMENT Number of fragments recovered: 30 Weight (in g): 0 Sieve size used to recover the bone: 1
Eccentric Grass Snail	1	Shell (1 Fragment)	view More Information on Eccentric Grass Snail Bones in Context 601273 Bone number 186 Unique number assigned to bone: 186 Type of species: ECCENTRIC GRASS SNAIL Type of bone: SHELL part of bone present: FRAGMENT Number of fragments recovered: 5 Weight (in g): 0 Sieve size used to recover the bone: 1
Garlic Snail	1	Shell (1 Fragment)	view More Information on Garlic Snail Bones in Context 601273 Bone number 179 Unique number assigned to bone: 179 Type of species: GARLIC SNAIL Type of bone: SHELL part of bone present: FRAGMENT Number of fragments recovered: 10 Weight (in g): 0 Sieve size used to recover the bone: 1
Large Amber Snail	2	Shell (2 Fragment)	view More Information on Large Amber Snail Bones in Context 601273 Bone number 182 Unique number assigned to bone: 182 Type of species: LARGE AMBER SNAIL Type of bone: SHELL part of bone present: FRAGMENT Number of fragments recovered: 46 Weight (in g): 0 Sieve size used to recover the bone: 1 Bone number 55 Unique number assigned to bone: 55 Type of species: LARGE AMBER SNAIL Type of bone: SHELL part of bone present: FRAGMENT Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0 Sieve size used to recover the bone: 1
Smooth/Beautiful Grass Snail	1	Shell (1 Fragment)	view More Information on Smooth/Beautiful Grass Snail Bones in Context 601273 Bone number 185 Unique number assigned to bone: 185 Type of species: SMOOTH/BEAUTIFUL GRASS SNAIL Type of bone: SHELL part of bone present: FRAGMENT Number of fragments recovered: 125 Weight (in g): 0 Sieve size used to recover the bone: 1
Strawberry Snail	1	Shell (1 Fragment)	view More Information on Strawberry Snail Bones in Context 601273 Bone number 183 Unique number assigned to bone: 183 Type of species: STRAWBERRY SNAIL Type of bone: SHELL part of bone present: FRAGMENT Number of fragments recovered: 55 Weight (in g): 0 Sieve size used to recover the bone: 1
Unidentifiable Species	3	Unidentified (3 Fragment)	view More Information on Unidentifiable Species Bones in Context 601273 Bone number 1479 Unique number assigned to bone: 1479 Type of species: UNIDENTIFIABLE SPECIES Type of bone: UNIDENTIFIED part of bone present: FRAGMENT Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 1 Number of fragments recovered: 4 Weight (in g): 0 Zoological comment on zones: D Bone number 1480 Unique number assigned to bone: 1480 Type of species: UNIDENTIFIABLE SPECIES Type of bone: UNIDENTIFIED part of bone present: FRAGMENT Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 1 Number of fragments recovered: 12 Weight (in g): 0 Sieve size used to recover the bone: 1 Zoological comment on zones: UNID <> FRAGS D Bone number 1481 Unique number assigned to bone: 1481 Type of species: UNIDENTIFIABLE SPECIES Type of bone: UNIDENTIFIED 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 Sieve size used to recover the bone: 1 Zoological comment on zones: UNID <> FRAGS D
White-Lipped Snail	1	Shell (1 Fragment)	view More Information on White-Lipped Snail Bones in Context 601273 Bone number 178 Unique number assigned to bone: 178 Type of species: WHITE-LIPPED SNAIL Type of bone: SHELL part of bone present: FRAGMENT Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0 Sieve size used to recover the bone: 1

Environmental Data

Processed samples

Sample number	Volume proccessed (L)	Volume wet-sieved (L)	Type of flotation	Volume of flotted material (L)	Comments	Assessment results
60078	40	0	Dry	20	view Comments: MAGNETIC RESIDUE PRESENT Specialist comments:	view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 60078 (5 records) Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: MOLSC TR Abundance: Abundant Diversity: Low Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE MISC Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: MOLSC FW Abundance: Moderate Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: UP TO 8MM FRGS Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Moderate
60105	20	0	Dry	20	view Comments: MAGNETIC RESIDUE PRESENT Specialist comments:	view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 60105 (6 records) Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD GRAIN Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: 1 TRI Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional Comments: FLECKS Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE MISC Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: MOLSC FW Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD SEEDS Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: LATVIC Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: MOLSC TR Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low

Botany Data

Flotation (sample 60078)
Sample number	60078
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	40
Volume flotted (L)	20
Abundance of charred wood	1-10
Diversity of charred wood	1-3 taxa
Comments	FILL OF PIT MAGNETIC RESIDUE PRESENT

Wet sieving (sample 60078)
Sample number	60078
Process	Wet sieving
Volume processed (L)	40
Volume flotted (L)	20
Abundance of charred wood	11-50
Diversity of charred wood	0
Comments	FILL OF PIT MAGNETIC RESIDUE PRESENT

Flotation (sample 60105)
Sample number	60105
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 seeds	1-10
Diversity of charred seeds	1-3 taxa
Abundance of charred wood	1-10
Diversity of charred wood	0
Comments	FILL OF PIT MAGNETIC RESIDUE PRESENT