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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 603061

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Context Information

Context number	603061
Parent context number	603064
Child context number(s)	None
Group number	44 (Ditch)
Settlement ?	Brampton West 102
General Period of Feature	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 603061
Filename	A14-TEA10-CN603061.pdf (91 kB)	PDF	Download
PDFs containing multiple context sheets are also available in the project archive: A14 Brampton West Context Sheets (603000-603999)		PDF	Download

Finds

Small Find Number	Object Type	Material	Period of Find	More Information	Find Photograph
10323	Nail	Iron	Iron Age	view Find Information for small find number 10323 Object: Nail Accession number: 10323 Material: Iron Material species: Unidentified Species Function: Nails Small find period: Iron Age Period of stratigraphy: Iron Age Early date: 0 Late date: 0 Typology: SHANK 2nd typology: M Completeness: IC Weight: 4g Count of fragments: 3 Estimated number of vessels represented by this material: 0 Method of recovery: Unrecorded - Default assumption is hand collected Was the object discovered during survey?: 0 Does the object fall under the treasure act?: 0 the object has been discarded?: 0

Pottery

Pottery Identification Number	Form	Fabric (Fabric Code)	Period	Vessel Information
11745	JA22-B	Grog-tempered fabric, medium (GRM-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 11745 Vessel identification number: 9587 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 75 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 160 Is pottery worn?: UNWORN Is pottery abraided?: VERY Broad forming method, i.e. wheelmade or hand-built. Designed for use with Iron Age and Roman Pottery only: WHEELMADE Count of sherds collected from sample: 0
11741	JA16-B (identification uncertain)	Sandy grog-tempered fabric, medium (GRSAM-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 11741 Vessel identification number: 9585 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 139 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 0 Is pottery worn?: UNWORN Is pottery abraided?: MODERATE Broad forming method, i.e. wheelmade or hand-built. Designed for use with Iron Age and Roman Pottery only: UNCERTAIN Count of sherds collected from sample: 0 Comments: LARGE STORAGE JAR BODY SHERD
11744	JA20-B	Sandy grog-tempered fabric, medium (GRSAM-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 11744 Vessel identification number: 9586 Number of fragments recovered: 7 Weight (in g): 79 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 140 Is pottery worn?: UNWORN Is pottery abraided?: MODERATE Broad forming method, i.e. wheelmade or hand-built. Designed for use with Iron Age and Roman Pottery only: WHEELMADE Count of sherds collected from sample: 0
11747	JA20-B	Sandy fabric, fine (SAF-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 11747 Vessel identification number: 9589 Number of fragments recovered: 2 Weight (in g): 16 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 160 Is pottery worn?: UNWORN Is pottery abraided?: MODERATE Broad forming method, i.e. wheelmade or hand-built. Designed for use with Iron Age and Roman Pottery only: WHEELMADE Count of sherds collected from sample: 0
11758	-	Shelly fabric, medium (SHM-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 11758 Vessel identification number: 9599 Number of fragments recovered: 11 Weight (in g): 161 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 0 Is pottery worn?: UNWORN Is pottery abraided?: MODERATE Broad forming method, i.e. wheelmade or hand-built. Designed for use with Iron Age and Roman Pottery only: UNCERTAIN Count of sherds collected from sample: 0
11746	-	Sandy fabric, fine (SAF-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 11746 Vessel identification number: 9588 Number of fragments recovered: 9 Weight (in g): 93 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 0 Is pottery worn?: UNWORN Is pottery abraided?: MODERATE Broad forming method, i.e. wheelmade or hand-built. Designed for use with Iron Age and Roman Pottery only: UNCERTAIN Count of sherds collected from sample: 0 Vessel identification number: 9593 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 19 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 0 Is pottery worn?: UNWORN Is pottery abraided?: MODERATE Does pottery show signs of trimming?: Y Broad forming method, i.e. wheelmade or hand-built. Designed for use with Iron Age and Roman Pottery only: UNCERTAIN Count of sherds collected from sample: 0 Comments: TRIMMED INTO A DISC. Vessel identification number: 9598 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 25 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 0 Is pottery worn?: UNWORN Is pottery abraided?: MODERATE Broad forming method, i.e. wheelmade or hand-built. Designed for use with Iron Age and Roman Pottery only: UNCERTAIN Count of sherds collected from sample: 0 Comments: BUFF FABRIC.

Building Material

Fabric	Form	Material	Number of Pieces Recovered and Weight	Fabric Dates	Comments
Cambridgeshire Fired Clay	Unkown	Roman CBM	1 (17g)	5 - 400

Animal Remains Data

Animal Remains Summary

Sample number	0
State of preservation	MODERATE
Weight	0.149g
Animal remains type(s) present	Cattle Sheep or Goat
Number of bones large mammals	6
Number of bones medium mammals	14
Number of identifiable epiphyses	1
Number of identifiable mandibles	2
Number of bones with butchery marks	1
Summary notes	1LAMB/1SHEEP/GOATMANDIBLE