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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 723736

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Context Information

Context number	723736
Parent context number	723733
Child context number(s)	None
Group number	63 (Inhumation Burial)
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 723736
Filename	A14-TEA07-CN723736.pdf (82 kB)	PDF	Download
PDFs containing multiple context sheets are also available in the project archive: A14 Brampton West Context Sheets (723000-723999)		PDF	Download

Finds

Small Find Number	Object Type	Material	Period of Find	More Information	Find Photograph
72531	Nail	Iron	Roman	view Find Information for small find number 72531 Object: Nail Accession number: 72531 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: G Completeness: IC Weight: 3g Count of fragments: 1 Estimated number of vessels represented by this material: 0 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 72531 Post excavation photograph of Small Find Number 72531 [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link View file information
72670	Nail	Iron	Roman	view Find Information for small find number 72670 Object: Nail Accession number: 72670 Material: Iron Material species: Unidentified Species Function: Nails Small find period: Roman Period of stratigraphy: Roman Early date: 0 Late date: 0 Typology: HOBNAIL 2nd typology: MP Completeness: C Weight: 2g Count of fragments: 1 Estimated number of vessels represented by this material: 1 Method of recovery: Wet Sieved 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 72670 Post excavation photograph of Small Find Number 72670 [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link View file information

Animal Remains Data

Animal Remains Summary

Sample number	72407
State of preservation	MODERATE
Weight	0.006g
Number of bones medium mammals	6
Number of burnt bones	1
Summary notes	UNID

Environmental Data

Processed samples

Sample number	Volume proccessed (L)	Volume wet-sieved (L)	Type of flotation	Volume of flotted material (L)	Comments	Assessment results
72407	40	0	Dry	20	view Comments: MAGNETIC RESIDUE ALSO PRESENT Specialist comments: THIS SAMPLE MIGHT BE MAINLY WATERLOGGED, THOUGH NOT LOADS OF DIFFERENT SEEDS, MAYBE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN DRIED	view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 72407 (6 records) Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Abundant Diversity: Low 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 SEEDS Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: POACEAE, Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: WLG ROOTS Abundance: Abundant Diversity: Low Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: WLG SEEDS Abundance: Moderate Diversity: Medium Comments: URT DI, RAN, RUB, SON AS
72411	30	0	Dry	20	view Comments: MAGNETIC RESIDUIE ALSO PRESENT Specialist comments:	view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 72411 (9 records) Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD CHAFF Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: GB Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD GRAIN Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: HOR VU, TRI, Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: WLG SEEDS Abundance: Abundant Comments: LAMIACEAE, URT DI, SON AS Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE HUMAN Abundance: Moderate Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE S MAM Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: CHD GRAIN Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: INDET GRAIN Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Abundant Diversity: Low Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD SEEDS Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: POACEAE, INDET, RUM, V/L

Botany Data

Flotation (sample 72407)
Sample number	72407
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	40
Volume flotted (L)	20
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	11-50
Diversity of water-logged seeds	4-6 taxa
Comments	FILL OF BURIAL OVER SKELETON [723735] MAGNETIC RESIDUE ALSO PRESENT THIS SAMPLE MIGHT BE MAINLY WATERLOGGED, THOUGH NOT LOADS OF DIFFERENT SEEDS, MAYBE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN DRIED

Wet sieving (sample 72407)
Sample number	72407
Process	Wet sieving
Volume processed (L)	40
Volume flotted (L)	20
Abundance of charred wood	1-10
Diversity of charred wood	0
Comments	FILL OF BURIAL OVER SKELETON [723735] MAGNETIC RESIDUE ALSO PRESENT THIS SAMPLE MIGHT BE MAINLY WATERLOGGED, THOUGH NOT LOADS OF DIFFERENT SEEDS, MAYBE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN DRIED

Flotation (sample 72411)
Sample number	72411
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	30
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	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	0
Comments	TOP FILL OF THE BURIAL - SKELETON (723735) MAGNETIC RESIDUIE ALSO PRESENT

Wet sieving (sample 72411)
Sample number	72411
Process	Wet sieving
Volume processed (L)	30
Volume flotted (L)	20
Abundance of charred grain	1-10
Diversity of charred grain	1-3 taxa
Abundance of charred wood	1-10
Diversity of charred wood	0
Comments	TOP FILL OF THE BURIAL - SKELETON (723735) MAGNETIC RESIDUIE ALSO PRESENT