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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 604182

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Context Information

Context number	604182
Parent context number	604181
Child context number(s)	None
Group number	62 (Cremation Burial)
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 604182
Filename	A14-TEA10-CN604182.pdf (92 kB)	PDF	Download
PDFs containing multiple context sheets are also available in the project archive: A14 Brampton West Context Sheets (604000-604796)		PDF	Download

Finds

Small Find Number	Object Type	Material	Period of Find	More Information	Find Photograph
10346	Tool (identification uncertain)	Iron	Iron Age	view Find Information for small find number 10346 Object: Tool Object identification uncertain: yes Accession number: 10346 Material: Iron Material species: Unidentified Species Function: General tools Small find period: Iron Age Period of stratigraphy: Iron Age Early date: 0 Late date: 0 Description: Near complete (unclear whether shank broken or not). L 45mm; W at top 9mm; Th 9mm; max W 13mm; Th 5mm. Object with shank of square section developing into flat lanceolate head with rectangular section and pointed terminal. If complete this could be a punch-like tool, if incomplete it could be the head of a small auger as seen at Fishergate (Rogers 1993, fig 614) Completeness: NC Count of fragments: 11 Length: 45.0 Width: 9.0 Method of recovery: Wet Sieved Sample number: 10498 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
12415	-	Sandy fabric, fine (SAF-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 12415 Vessel identification number: 10486 Number of fragments recovered: 0 Weight (in g): 0 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: 1 Sample sherd weight (in g): 6.0 Sample sherd rim diameter (in mm): 140.0
12414	-	Shelly fabric, coarse (SHC-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 12414 Vessel identification number: 10485 Number of fragments recovered: 0 Weight (in g): 0 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: 2 Sample sherd weight (in g): 9.0

Building Material

Fabric	Form	Material	Number of Pieces Recovered and Weight	Fabric Dates	Comments
Daub	Unkown	Daub	0 (110g)		view ASSESSMENT WEIGHT ONLY. GENERIC DAUB FABRIC CODE. FROM RETENT <10498>

Human Remains

Cremation

Sample number	Weight of sample	Type of cremation	Minimum number of individuals	Age group	Sex estimate	Comments
10498	22g	Pit Fill	1	Undetermined	Undetermined	view ANALYSIS MH TRANSVERSE CRACKS [604182] SAMPLE <10498> FROM PIT [104181] CUTTING GULLEY [604179]. SMALL QUANTITY OF NON DIAGNOSTIC BURNT BONE. RESIDUE TOTAL; WEIGHT: 637G >2MM 408G (ANGULAR SMALL FINE SANDY GRAVEL: STONE/ PEBBLES, MODERATELY SORTED), >1MM 215G (FINE COURSE STONE OCCASIONAL CHARCOAL, BONE FLECKS C.5%), <1MM 14G (FINE COURSE STONES, SILT/ CHARCOAL DUST). C14 SAMPLE.

Environmental Data

Processed samples

Sample number	Volume proccessed (L)	Volume wet-sieved (L)	Type of flotation	Volume of flotted material (L)	Comments	Assessment results
10498	40	0	Dry	20		view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 10498 (3 records) Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE HUMAN Abundance: Abundant Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: UP TO 4MM FGRS

Botany Data

Flotation (sample 10498)
Sample number	10498
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	40
Volume flotted (L)	20
Abundance of charred wood	1-10
Diversity of charred wood	1-3 taxa
Comments	CREMATION

Wet sieving (sample 10498)
Sample number	10498
Process	Wet sieving
Volume processed (L)	40
Volume flotted (L)	20
Abundance of charred wood	1-10
Diversity of charred wood	0
Comments	CREMATION

Radiocarbon Dating

Sample material	CHARRED BONE
Material type	HUMAN BONE
Context description	CREMATION BURIAL. FILL OF 604181.
General comments	Sample Reference: A14-604182
Laboratory name	SUERC
Laboratory sample code	97737 (GU57419)
Uncalibrated date - Conventional radiocarbon age	1976
Conventional radiocarbon age error range	25
Delta 13C (δ13C stable isotope)	-25.8
Primary early calibrated date range	-40
Primary late calibrated date range	120
Primary calibrated date range confidence	95.4%