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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 722346

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Context Information

Context number	722346
Parent context number	720720
Child context number(s)	None
Group number	304 (Well/Waterhole), Subgroup number: 2
Settlement ?	Brampton West 100
General Period of Feature	Late 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 722346
Filename	A14-TEA07-CN722346.pdf (83 kB)	PDF	Download
PDFs containing multiple context sheets are also available in the project archive: A14 Brampton West Context Sheets (722001-722999)		PDF	Download

Pottery

Pottery Identification Number	Form	Fabric (Fabric Code)	Period	Vessel Information
24761	5.3-B	Coarse sandy greyware (CSGW-B)	Roman	view Vessel information for pot no. 24761 Vessel identification number: 34671 Number of fragments recovered: 2 Weight (in g): 181 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 140 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: 0

Animal Remains Data

Animal Remains Summary

Sample number	72325
State of preservation	MODERATE
Weight	0.001g
Number of amphibian bones	25

Animal bones

Bone Species	Quantity of Bone for Species	Bone Type and Part(s)	More information
Frog, Common	3	Tibia (1 Distal) Innominate (1 Proximal) Femur (1 Whole Bone)	view More Information on Frog, Common Bones in Context 722346 Bone number 1377 Unique number assigned to bone: 1377 Type of species: FROG, COMMON Type of bone: FEMUR part of bone present: WHOLE BONE Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 5 Number of fragments recovered: 2 Weight (in g): 0 Side of the animal from which the bone came from (l or r): L Sieve size used to recover the bone: 1 Bone number 1375 Unique number assigned to bone: 1375 Type of species: FROG, COMMON Type of bone: INNOMINATE part of bone present: PROXIMAL Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 3 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]: A Sieve size used to recover the bone: 1 Bone number 1376 Unique number assigned to bone: 1376 Type of species: FROG, COMMON Type of bone: TIBIA part of bone present: DISTAL Proportion of the animal present in a range of 1-5 : 3 Number of fragments recovered: 2 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
Strawberry Snail	1	Shell (1 Fragment)	view More Information on Strawberry Snail Bones in Context 722346 Bone number 393 Unique number assigned to bone: 393 Type of species: STRAWBERRY SNAIL Type of bone: SHELL part of bone present: FRAGMENT Number of fragments recovered: 2 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
72325	10	0	Dry	0		view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 72325 (12 records) Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD CHAFF Abundance: Occasional Comments: INDET GLUME BASE Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: INV BEETLES Abundance: Moderate Comments: SEVERAL BEETLE FRAGS Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: WLG SEEDS Abundance: Abundant Comments: TORILIS SP. STELLARIA MEDIA, URTICA DIOICA (+++) SAMBUCUS NIGRA, POLYGONUM AVICULARE Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: WLG STEMS Abundance: Abundant Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE AMPHIB Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE MISC Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: MOLSC TR Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: INV EPHIPPIA Abundance: Occasional Comments: CLADOCERA Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: MOLSC FW Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: MOLSC FW Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: WLG ROOTS Abundance: Abundant

Botany Data

Flotation (sample 72325)
Sample number	72325
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	10
Volume flotted (L)	0.25
Abundance of charred chaff	1-10
Diversity of charred chaff	0
Abundance of water-logged seeds	50+
Diversity of water-logged seeds	0
Comments	BOTTOM OF WELL LINING INSECT ANALYSIS. PMF DEPENDING ON CONTEXTUAL INFO. LOCAL VEGETATION INDICATORS

Wet sieving (sample 72325)
Sample number	72325
Process	Wet sieving
Volume processed (L)	10
Volume flotted (L)	0.25
Abundance of charred wood	1-10
Diversity of charred wood	0
Comments	BOTTOM OF WELL LINING INSECT ANALYSIS. PMF DEPENDING ON CONTEXTUAL INFO. LOCAL VEGETATION INDICATORS

Botany Analysis results

Sample number	English plant species name	Latin plant species name	Plant part	Amount	Estimated/Real	State of preservation	Comments
72325	wheat	cf. Triticum sp.	Glume Base	2	Real	Charred
72325	common chickweed	Stellaria media (L.) vilL.	Seed	1	Estimated	Waterlogged
72325	hedge-parsley	cf. Torilis japonica/nodosa	Seed	1	Estimated	Waterlogged
72325	knotgrass	Polygonum aviculare L.	Seed	1	Estimated	Waterlogged
72325	stinging nettle	Urtica dioica L.	Seed	4	Estimated	Waterlogged
72325	white dead-nettle	Lamium cf album L.	Seed	1	Estimated	Waterlogged
72325	elder	Sambucus nigra L.	Seed	2	Estimated	Waterlogged
72325	thistles	cf. Carduus/cirsium	Seed	1	Estimated	Waterlogged