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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 724017

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Context Information

Context number	724017
Parent context number	724016
Child context number(s)	None
Group number	171 (Structure), 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 724017
Filename	A14-TEA07-CN724017.pdf (91 kB)	PDF	Download
PDFs containing multiple context sheets are also available in the project archive: A14 Brampton West Context Sheets (724000-724695)		PDF	Download

Pottery

Pottery Identification Number	Form	Fabric (Fabric Code)	Period	Vessel Information
25932	-	Coarse sandy greyware (CSGW-B)	Roman	view Vessel information for pot no. 25932 Vessel identification number: 40398 Number of fragments recovered: 4 Weight (in g): 24 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: 0
25933	-	Grey-slipped ware (GREYSLIP-B)	Roman	view Vessel information for pot no. 25933 Vessel identification number: 40400 Number of fragments recovered: 2 Weight (in g): 12 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
25926	-	Nene Valley colour-coated ware (LNV CC-B)	Roman	view Vessel information for pot no. 25926 Vessel identification number: 40377 Number of fragments recovered: 4 Weight (in g): 53 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 Vessel identification number: 40378 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 3 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 Comments: ROULETTED/CHATTERED Decoration information for vessel no. 40378 Decoration type: Rouletted Decoration Location of decoration on vessel: BODY (UNCERTAIN)
25927	6.18-B (identification uncertain)	Nene Valley colour-coated ware (LNV CC-B)	Roman	view Vessel information for pot no. 25927 Vessel identification number: 40380 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 10 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 120 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
25923	4.5.1-B	Shell-tempered ware (ROB SH-B)	Roman	view Vessel information for pot no. 25923 Vessel identification number: 40361 Number of fragments recovered: 20 Weight (in g): 344 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 180 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 Decoration information for vessel no. 40361 Decoration type: Frilled Decoration Location of decoration on vessel: RIM (OUTER SURFACE)
25934	-	Coarse sandy oxidised ware (CSOX-B)	Roman	view Vessel information for pot no. 25934 Vessel identification number: 40401 Number of fragments recovered: 2 Weight (in g): 3 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: 0
25935	-	Horningsea oxidised ware (HOR OX-B) (identification uncertain)	Roman	view Vessel information for pot no. 25935 Vessel identification number: 40403 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 3 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: 0
25928	-	Nene Valley greyware (LNV GW-B)	Roman	view Vessel information for pot no. 25928 Vessel identification number: 40381 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 31 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 0 Is pottery worn?: UNWORN Is pottery abraided?: VERY Likely or certainly residual in context of recovery: Y 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
25925	6.9-B	Coarse sandy greyware (CSGW-B)	Roman	view Vessel information for pot no. 25925 Vessel identification number: 40363 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 46 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 160 Is pottery sooted?: Y Is pottery worn?: UNWORN Is pottery abraided?: MODERATE Likely or certainly residual in context of recovery: Y 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 Comments: SOOTING ON EXTERIOR

Building Material

Fabric	Form	Material	Number of Pieces Recovered and Weight	Fabric Dates	Comments
Daub	Unkown	Daub	0 (14g)		view ASSESSMENT: FIRED CLAY/DAUB. WEIGHT ONLY.

Human Remains

Disarticulated human bone

Preservation	Age group	Sex estimate	Comments
Good	Adult		view WELL PRESERVED LEFT HUMERUS FROM A PERINATE. SEPARATED FROM ANIMAL BONE FROM BACKFILL (7A.171) SUBGROUP 2 ASSOICATED WITH REMAINS OF WOODEN BEAMSLOT THAT FORMED THE FOUNDATION TO THE TO THE WALL OF A ROMAN BUILDING

Disarticulated bones

Bone number	Bone type	Bone segments	Bone pathology
B43	Humerus L	view Bone segment 1: 1 Bone segment 2: 1 Bone segment 3: 1 Bone segment 4: 0 Bone segment 5: 0 Bone segment 6: 0 Bone segment 7: 0 Bone segment 8: 0 Long bone segment note: When an entry is made into the L1 table – in the example entries for a left and right femur – the application validates the entry made. In this case a three character binary array is expected indicating the presence or absence of the proximal, shaft and distal thirds of the bone, e.g. 101, 111, 010, 110, 011.

Animal Remains Data

Animal Remains Summary

Sample 0
Sample number	0
State of preservation	MODERATE
Weight	0.005g
Animal remains type(s) present	Foetal or neonate bones
Number of bones medium mammals	2
Number of identifiable epiphyses	2

Sample 72365
Sample number	72365
State of preservation	MODERATE
Weight	0.008g
Animal remains type(s) present	Foetal or neonate bones
Number of bones large mammals	1
Number of bones medium mammals	3

Animal bones

Bone Species	Quantity of Bone for Species	Bone Type and Part(s)	More information
Unidentifiable Species	1	Unidentified (1 Fragment)	view More Information on Unidentifiable Species Bones in Context 724017 Bone number 1249 Unique number assigned to bone: 1249 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: 9 Weight (in g): 0 Sieve size used to recover the bone: 1 Zoological comment on zones: UNID <> FRAGS D

Environmental Data

Processed samples

Sample number	Volume proccessed (L)	Volume wet-sieved (L)	Type of flotation	Volume of flotted material (L)	Comments	Assessment results
72365	40	0	Dry	20	view Comments: MAGNETIC RESIDUE PRESENT Specialist comments:	view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 72365 (6 records) Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD SEEDS Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: POACEAE, CHE, POA/PHL, Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE L MAM Abundance: Occasional 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: Moderate Diversity: Low Comments: CEREAL FRAGS, TRI SP, TRI Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Abundant Diversity: Low

Botany Data

Flotation (sample 72365)
Sample number	72365
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	40
Volume flotted (L)	20
Abundance of charred grain	11-50
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
Comments	BEAM SLOT MAGNETIC RESIDUE PRESENT

Wet sieving (sample 72365)
Sample number	72365
Process	Wet sieving
Volume processed (L)	40
Volume flotted (L)	20
Abundance of charred wood	1-10
Diversity of charred wood	0
Comments	BEAM SLOT 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
72365	spelt	Triticum spelta L.	Seed	4	Real	Charred
72365	spelt	Triticum spelta L.	Glume Base	1	Real	Charred
72365	cultivated oat	Avena sativa L.	Seed	1	Real	Charred
72365	indet. cereal	Cerealia	Seed	11	Real	Charred
72365	sheep's sorrel	Rumex acetosella L.	Seed	4	Real	Charred
72365	bromes	Bromus sp.	Seed	3	Real	Charred
72365	barley	Hordeum sp.	Seed	1	Real	Charred