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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 721814

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Context Information

Context number	721814
Parent context number	721818
Child context number(s)	None
Group number	184 (Ditch), Subgroup number: 4
Land use interpretation	Enclosure (E100)
Settlement ?	Brampton West 100
General Period of Feature	Early 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

Context Sheet(s)

Context sheet for context 721814
Filename	A14-TEA07-CN721814.pdf (83 kB)	PDF	Download
PDFs containing multiple context sheets are also available in the project archive: A14 Brampton West Context Sheets (721000-721999)		PDF	Download

Pottery

Pottery Identification Number	Form	Fabric (Fabric Code)	Period	Vessel Information
23475	-	Grog-tempered fabric, medium (GRM-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 23475 Vessel identification number: 32383 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 8 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
23476	-	Shelly fabric, coarse (SHC-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 23476 Vessel identification number: 32384 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 32 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

Flint

Type	Total	Weight	Comments
Blades+Blade Fragments	1	0g	1 broken piece
Flake+Flake Fragments	1	0g

Animal Remains Data

Animal Remains Summary

Sample number	72172
State of preservation	MODERATE
Weight	0.191g
Number of bones large mammals	40
Number of bones medium mammals	80
Number of bones very small mammals	1
Number of amphibian bones	3
Number of burnt bones	1
Summary notes	MOSTLY OSSIFIED CART; MOSTLY UNID

Animal bones

Bone Species	Quantity of Bone for Species	Bone Type and Part(s)	More information
Cattle	1	Skull (1 Fragment)	view More Information on Cattle Bones in Context 721814 Bone number 541 Unique number assigned to bone: 541 Type of species: CATTLE Type of bone: SKULL part of bone present: FRAGMENT Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 1 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 26 Sieve size used to recover the bone: 1 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: Z4 Zoological comment on zones: EXTRACTED FOR C14
Cattle Size	6	Thoracic Vertebra (1 Fragment) Skull (2 Fragment) Rib (2 Fragment) Vertebra (1 Fragment)	view More Information on Cattle Size Bones in Context 721814 Bone number 5093 Unique number assigned to bone: 5093 Type of species: CATTLE SIZE Type of bone: RIB part of bone present: FRAGMENT Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 1 Number of fragments recovered: 7 Weight (in g): 0 Sieve size used to recover the bone: 1 Bone number 5094 Unique number assigned to bone: 5094 Type of species: CATTLE SIZE Type of bone: SKULL part of bone present: FRAGMENT Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 1 Number of fragments recovered: 3 Weight (in g): 0 Sieve size used to recover the bone: 1 Bone number 5092 Unique number assigned to bone: 5092 Type of species: CATTLE SIZE Type of bone: 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 Side of the animal from which the bone came from (l or r): R Sieve size used to recover the bone: 1 Bone number 5086 Unique number assigned to bone: 5086 Type of species: CATTLE SIZE Type of bone: RIB part of bone present: FRAGMENT Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 1 Number of fragments recovered: 20 Weight (in g): 0 Side of the animal from which the bone came from (l or r): B Sieve size used to recover the bone: 1 Bone number 5088 Unique number assigned to bone: 5088 Type of species: CATTLE SIZE Type of bone: SKULL part of bone present: FRAGMENT Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 1 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 0 Sieve size used to recover the bone: 1 Bone number 5087 Unique number assigned to bone: 5087 Type of species: CATTLE SIZE Type of bone: THORACIC 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 Side of the animal from which the bone came from (l or r): B Sieve size used to recover the bone: 1
Frog Or Toad	1	Humerus (1 Distal)	view More Information on Frog Or Toad Bones in Context 721814 Bone number 5090 Unique number assigned to bone: 5090 Type of species: FROG OR TOAD 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 Sieve size used to recover the bone: 1
Shrew, Common	1	Humerus (1 Whole Bone)	view More Information on Shrew, Common Bones in Context 721814 Bone number 5091 Unique number assigned to bone: 5091 Type of species: SHREW, COMMON Type of bone: HUMERUS part of bone present: WHOLE BONE Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 5 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]: 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 Sieve size used to recover the bone: 1
Unidentifiable Species	1	Unidentified (1 Fragment)	view More Information on Unidentifiable Species Bones in Context 721814 Bone number 5089 Unique number assigned to bone: 5089 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: 28 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
72171	40	0	Dry	20	view Comments: MAGNETIC RESIDUE PRESENT Specialist comments:	view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 72171 (5 records) Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD SEEDS Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: POACEAE, POA/PHL, ANT CO, Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE L MAM Abundance: Moderate Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Moderate Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Moderate Diversity: Low Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD CHAFF Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: GB
72172	40	0	Dry	20		view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 72172 (9 records) Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD SEEDS Abundance: Moderate Diversity: Medium Comments: BRO, T/M, POACEAE, POA/PHL, PAP, TRI IN Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Abundant Diversity: Low Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE L MAM Abundance: Moderate Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE MISC Abundance: Moderate Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE S MAM Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD CHAFF Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: GB 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, INDET (2 GRAINS) Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE BIRD Abundance: Occasional

Botany Data

Flotation (sample 72171)
Sample number	72171
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	40
Volume flotted (L)	20
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	11-50
Diversity of charred wood	1-3 taxa
Comments	FILL FROM HORSE SKULL MAGNETIC RESIDUE PRESENT

Wet sieving (sample 72171)
Sample number	72171
Process	Wet sieving
Volume processed (L)	40
Volume flotted (L)	20
Abundance of charred wood	11-50
Diversity of charred wood	0
Comments	FILL FROM HORSE SKULL MAGNETIC RESIDUE PRESENT

Flotation (sample 72172)
Sample number	72172
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	40
Volume flotted (L)	20
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	11-50
Diversity of charred seeds	4-6 taxa
Abundance of charred wood	50+
Diversity of charred wood	1-3 taxa
Comments	FILL FROM HORSE SKULL

Wet sieving (sample 72172)
Sample number	72172
Process	Wet sieving
Volume processed (L)	40
Volume flotted (L)	20
Abundance of charred wood	1-10
Diversity of charred wood	0
Comments	FILL FROM HORSE SKULL

Radiocarbon Dating

Sample material	BONE
Material type	CATTLE SKULL
Context description	FILL OF DITCH [721818]
General comments	Sample no 72172
Laboratory name	SUERC
Laboratory sample code	98139 (GU57546)
Uncalibrated date - Conventional radiocarbon age	1976
Conventional radiocarbon age error range	28
Delta 13C (δ13C stable isotope)	-22.8
Delta 15N (δ15N stable isotope)	6.8
Primary early calibrated date range	-41
Primary late calibrated date range	121
Primary calibrated date range confidence	95.4%
Secondary early calibrated date range	9
Secondary late calibrated date range	109
Secondary calibrated date range confidence	68.3%