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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 720641

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Context Information

Context number	720641
Parent context number	720642
Child context number(s)	None
Settlement ?	Brampton West 100
General Period of Feature	Middle-Late Iron Age
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

Context Sheet(s)

Context sheet for context 720641
Filename	A14-TEA07-CN720641.pdf (92 kB)	PDF	Download
PDFs containing multiple context sheets are also available in the project archive: A14 Brampton West Context Sheets (072350-720749)		PDF	Download

Finds

Small Find Number	Object Type	Material	Period of Find	More Information	Find Photograph
72078	Quern	Stone	Unknown	view Find Information for small find number 72078 Object: Quern Accession number: 72078 Material: Stone Material species: Unidentified Species Function: Household utensils and furniture Small find period: Unknown Period of stratigraphy: Iron Age Early date: 0 Late date: 0 Typology: SADDLE QUERN/GRINDING STONE Description: Saddle quern/grinding stone. Boulder. Crudely shaped under surface and sides. Perfectly flat grinding surface. However, when resting on its base, the grinding surface is actually at an angle of 45 degrees. Smooth but with traces of pecking visible. Grinding surface covers whole face and is 270 x 190mm. Measures 280 x 190mm. Pegmatitic tourmaline granite with very frequent tourmaline phenocrysts and veins. Weight: 5500g Count of fragments: 1 Estimated number of vessels represented by this material: 1 Method of recovery: Unrecorded - Default assumption is hand collected Was the object discovered during survey?: 1 Does the object fall under the treasure act?: 0 the object has been discarded?: 0	Post excavation photograph of Small Find Number 72078 Post excavation photograph of Small Find Number 72078 [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link View file information

Pottery

Pottery Identification Number	Form	Fabric (Fabric Code)	Period	Vessel Information
17343	JA9-B	Sandy fabric, coarse (SAC-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 17343 Vessel identification number: 21436 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 81 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 440 Is pottery worn?: UNWORN Is pottery abraided?: MODERATE Pottery worthy of illustration?: Y 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 Comments: SEPARATE RIM SHERD CERTAINLY FROM A DIFFERENT VESSEL TO THE OTHER JAR IN THIS CONTEXT. MAY HAVE BEEN VERY LARGE, CF. RIM DIAMETER. ILLUSTRATE. Decoration information for vessel no. 21436 Decoration type: Fingertip Decoration Location of decoration on vessel: RIM (OUTER SURFACE) Vessel identification number: 21446 Number of fragments recovered: 76 Weight (in g): 2704 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 240 Is pottery worn?: UNWORN Is pottery abraided?: MODERATE Pottery worthy of illustration?: Y Pottery worthy of reconstruction?: Y 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 Comments: POTENTIALLY COMPLETE OR SEMI-COMPLETE LARGE JAR. ASSOCIATED WITH A COMPLETE SADDLE QUERN AND MAY BE PART OF A STRUCTURED DEPOSIT. RECONSTRUCT AND ILLUSTRATE. ADD NUMBER FOR THIS WORK.

Animal Remains Data

Animal Remains Summary

Sample 72058
Sample number	72058
State of preservation	MODERATE
Weight	0.013g
Animal remains type(s) present	Sheep or Goat
Number of bones medium mammals	80
Summary notes	UNID

Sample 72059
Sample number	72059
State of preservation	MODERATE
Weight	0.002g
Number of bones medium mammals	2
Number of identifiable epiphyses	2
Number of measureable bones	2
Number of complete bones	2

Environmental Data

Processed samples

Sample number	Volume proccessed (L)	Volume wet-sieved (L)	Type of flotation	Volume of flotted material (L)	Comments	Assessment results
72058	20	0	Dry	20	view Comments: MAGNETIC RESIDUE PRESENT Specialist comments: POSSIBLE INTRUSIVE REMAINS	view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 72058 (5 records) Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD SEEDS Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: POACEAE , CHE, Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE L MAM Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE MISC Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Moderate Diversity: Low
72059	10	0	Dry	10	view Comments: MAGNETIC RESIDUE PRESENT Specialist comments:	view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 72059 (10 records) Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD CHAFF Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: GB Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE L MAM Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE MISC Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD GRAIN Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: TRI (1)_ Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Abundant Diversity: Low Comments: SOME 4MM+ Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD SEEDS Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: CRA MO, Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: INV EPHIPPIA Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: WLG SEEDS Abundance: Abundant Diversity: Low Comments: URT DI, STE ME, CHE, HYO NI, LAMIACEAE Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: WLG STEMS Abundance: Abundant Diversity: Low

Botany Data

Flotation (sample 72058)
Sample number	72058
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	20
Volume flotted (L)	20
Abundance of charred seeds	1-10
Diversity of charred seeds	1-3 taxa
Abundance of charred wood	11-50
Diversity of charred wood	1-3 taxa
Comments	PIT FILL ABOVE POT MAGNETIC RESIDUE PRESENT POSSIBLE INTRUSIVE REMAINS

Wet sieving (sample 72058)
Sample number	72058
Process	Wet sieving
Volume processed (L)	20
Volume flotted (L)	20
Abundance of charred wood	1-10
Diversity of charred wood	0
Comments	PIT FILL ABOVE POT MAGNETIC RESIDUE PRESENT POSSIBLE INTRUSIVE REMAINS

Flotation (sample 72059)
Sample number	72059
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	10
Volume flotted (L)	10
Abundance of charred grain	1-10
Diversity of charred grain	1-3 taxa
Abundance of charred chaff	1-10
Diversity of charred chaff	1-3 taxa
Abundance of charred seeds	1-10
Diversity of charred seeds	1-3 taxa
Abundance of charred wood	50+
Diversity of charred wood	1-3 taxa
Abundance of water-logged seeds	50+
Diversity of water-logged seeds	1-3 taxa
Comments	PIT FILL BELOW POT MAGNETIC RESIDUE PRESENT

Wet sieving (sample 72059)
Sample number	72059
Process	Wet sieving
Volume processed (L)	10
Volume flotted (L)	10
Abundance of charred wood	1-10
Diversity of charred wood	0
Comments	PIT FILL BELOW POT MAGNETIC RESIDUE PRESENT

Botany Analysis results

Sample number	English plant species name	Latin plant species name	Plant part	Amount	Estimated/Real	State of preservation	Comments
72059	wheat	Triticum spp.	Seed	3	Real	Charred
72059	wheat	Triticum spp.	Glume Base	3	Real	Charred
72059	common chickweed	Stellaria media (L.) vilL.	Seed	2	Estimated	Waterlogged
72059	common vetch	Vicia cf. sativa	Seed	1	Real	Charred
72059	hawthorn	Crataegus monogyna jacq.	Seed	1	Real	Charred
72059	rose family	cf. Rosaceae indet.	Seed	2	Estimated	Waterlogged	PROBABLY SANGUISORBA
72059	small nettle	Urtica urens L.	Seed	2	Estimated	Waterlogged
72059	stinging nettle	Urtica dioica L.	Seed	3	Estimated	Waterlogged
72059	henbane	Hyoscyamus niger L.	Seed	1	Estimated	Waterlogged
72059	black nightshade	Solanum nigrum L.	Seed	1	Estimated	Waterlogged
72059	speedwell	cf. Veronica spp.	Seed	3	Real	Charred
72059	stinking chamomile	Anthemis cotula L.	Seed	3	Real	Charred