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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 710155

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Context Information

Context number	710155
Parent context number	710154
Child context number(s)	None
Group number	97 (Cremation Burial)
General Period of Feature	Mid Roman
A14 Area	Brampton West (TEA07)
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

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Finds

Small Find Number	Object Type	Material	Period of Find	More Information	Find Photograph
7169	Nail	Iron	Roman	view Find Information for small find number 7169 Object: Nail Accession number: 7169 Material: Iron Material species: Unidentified Species Function: Nails Small find period: Roman Period of stratigraphy: Roman Early date: 0 Late date: 0 Typology: SHANK 2nd typology: M Completeness: IC Weight: 7g 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
70169	Unidentified	Iron	Unknown	view Find Information for small find number 70169 Object: Unidentified Accession number: 70169 Material: Iron Function: Unknown or uncertain function test Small find period: Unknown Period of stratigraphy: Roman Early date: 0 Late date: 0 Count of fragments: 1 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	Post excavation photograph of Small Find Number 70169 Post excavation photograph of Small Find Number 70169 [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link View file information Post excavation photograph of Small Find Number 70169 Post excavation photograph of Small Find Number 70169 [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link View file information
73290	Nail	Iron	Roman	view Find Information for small find number 73290 Object: Nail Accession number: 73290 Material: Iron Material species: Unidentified Species Function: Nails Small find period: Roman Period of stratigraphy: Roman Early date: 0 Late date: 0 Typology: OTHER; HOBNAIL 2nd typology: M Description: Hobnail wih domed heads x 2; Flat Heads only x 11; Heads with shanks 9 (one curled around a separate shank); 1b head and shank x 2; Shank fragments x 44. Tacs seem separate from hobnails due to flat nature of heads and mainly straight shanks (example length 17mm and head diam 17mm). 8 shank fragments with turned or curved shanks. c 14 heads, 34 shanks; 1 bigshank; 14 misc corroded?shank frags. Burnt. Cremation. LITTLE TACKS - NOT HOBNAILS PER SE? - MM COMMENTS Completeness: IC Weight: 44g Count of fragments: 68 Estimated number of vessels represented by this material: 24 Method of recovery: Wet Sieved Sample number: 7126 Was the object discovered during survey?: 0 Does the object fall under the treasure act?: 0 the object has been discarded?: 0
70169	Unidentified	Iron	Unknown	view Find Information for small find number 70169 Object: Unidentified Accession number: 70169 Material: Iron Function: Unknown or uncertain function test Small find period: Unknown Period of stratigraphy: Roman Early date: 0 Late date: 0 Count of fragments: 1 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	Post excavation photograph of Small Find Number 70169 Post excavation photograph of Small Find Number 70169 [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link View file information Post excavation photograph of Small Find Number 70169 Post excavation photograph of Small Find Number 70169 [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link View file information

Pottery

Pottery Identification Number	Form	Fabric (Fabric Code)	Period	Vessel Information
26060	-	Coarse sandy greyware (CSGW-B)	Roman	view Vessel information for pot no. 26060 Vessel identification number: 40885 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?: VERY 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): 4.0

Human Remains

Cremation

Sample number	Weight of sample	Type of cremation	Minimum number of individuals	Age group	Sex estimate	Comments
7126	67g	Pit Fill	1	Undetermined	Undetermined	view ANALYSIS MH 16/09/20. TRANSVERSE CRACKS FILL [710155] FROM FILL [71054] SAMPLE <7126> RESIDUE TOTAL WEIGHT: 612.8 >2MM 498G (PEA GRIT, COURSE STONES/ PEBBLES, MODERATELY SORTED, SUB ANGULAR, CHARCOAL C. 5%), >1MM 59.8G (SMALL STONE, GRAVEL FLAKES), >1MM 55G (FINE SAND/ SILT). SAMPLED FOR C14 DATE: SUERC 91515 (GU53793) CAL 87–238 (95.4%) FE NAILS: 7169, 73290

Environmental Data

Processed samples

Sample number	Volume proccessed (L)	Volume wet-sieved (L)	Type of flotation	Volume of flotted material (L)	Comments	Assessment results
7126	20	0	Dry	20		view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 7126 (5 records) Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD SEEDS Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: GEN INSECTS Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE HUMAN Abundance: Moderate Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: CHD SEEDS Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Moderate Comments: CHARCOAL TO 8MM

Botany Data

Flotation (sample 7126)
Sample number	7126
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	20
Volume flotted (L)	20
Abundance of charred seeds	1-10
Diversity of charred seeds	0
Abundance of charred wood	11-50
Diversity of charred wood	0
Comments	WE, CE

Wet sieving (sample 7126)
Sample number	7126
Process	Wet sieving
Volume processed (L)	20
Volume flotted (L)	20
Abundance of charred seeds	1-10
Diversity of charred seeds	0
Comments	WE, CE

Radiocarbon Dating

Sample material	CHARRED BONE
Material type	CHARRED HUMAN BONE
Context description	CURRENTLY UNDATED CREMATION
General comments	SAMPLE ID: 7126
Laboratory name	SUERC
Laboratory sample code	91515 (GU53793)
Uncalibrated date - Conventional radiocarbon age	1845
Conventional radiocarbon age error range	24
Delta 13C (δ13C stable isotope)	-22.3
Primary early calibrated date range	87
Primary late calibrated date range	238
Primary calibrated date range confidence	95.4%