Context 730976
Context Information
| Context number | 730976 |
|---|---|
| Parent context number | 730975 |
| Child context number(s) | None |
| Group number | 6 (Ditch) |
| Land use interpretation | Enclosure (E2) |
| Settlement ? | Brampton West 1 |
| General Period of Feature | 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 730976 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Filename | A14-TEA07-CN730976.pdf (103 kB) |
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| PDFs containing multiple context sheets are also available in the project archive: A14 Brampton West Context Sheets (730001-730999) | |||
Building Material
| Fabric | Form | Material | Number of Pieces Recovered and Weight | Fabric Dates | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daub | Unkown | Daub | 0 (104g) | view |
Flint
| Type | Total | Weight | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unassigned | 8 | 0g | |
| Blades+Blade Fragments | 1 | 0g | 1 broken piece |
Human Remains
Animal Remains Data
Animal Remains Summary
| Sample number | 0 |
|---|---|
| State of preservation | MODERATE |
| Weight | 0.331g |
| Animal remains type(s) present |
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| Number of bones large mammals | 6 |
| Number of bones medium mammals | 20 |
| Number of identifiable epiphyses | 5 |
| Number of identifiable mandibles | 2 |
| Number of worked bones | 1 |
| Summary notes | SHEEP HORNCORE CHOPPED AT BASE |
Animal bones
| Bone Species | Quantity of Bone for Species | Bone Type and Part(s) | More information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberry Snail | 1 | Shell (1 Fragment) | view |
Environmental Data
Processed samples
| Sample number | Volume proccessed (L) | Volume wet-sieved (L) | Type of flotation | Volume of flotted material (L) | Comments | Assessment results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7340 | 20 | 0 | Dry | 20 | view | view |
Botany Data
| Flotation (sample 7340) | |
|---|---|
| Sample number | 7340 |
| Process | Flotation |
| Volume processed (L) | 20 |
| Volume flotted (L) | 20 |
| Abundance of charred grain | 1-10 |
| Diversity of charred grain | 0 |
| Abundance of charred seeds | 1-10 |
| Diversity of charred seeds | 0 |
| Abundance of charred miscellaneous | 1-10 |
| Diversity of charred miscellaneous | 0 |
| Abundance of charred wood | 11-50 |
| Diversity of charred wood | 0 |
| Comments | FILL OF BEAM SLOT MAG RES ALSO PRESENT |
| Wet sieving (sample 7340) | |
|---|---|
| Sample number | 7340 |
| Process | Wet sieving |
| Volume processed (L) | 20 |
| Volume flotted (L) | 20 |
| Abundance of charred wood | 1-10 |
| Diversity of charred wood | 0 |
| Comments | FILL OF BEAM SLOT MAG RES ALSO PRESENT |
Radiocarbon Dating
| Sample material | CHARRED WOOD |
|---|---|
| Material type | ILEX AQUIFOLIUM |
| Context description | FILL OF WATERHOLE/WELL [730794] |
| General comments | Sample no 7340 |
| Laboratory name | SUERC |
| Laboratory sample code | 98094 (GU57464) |
| Uncalibrated date - Conventional radiocarbon age | 2040 |
| Conventional radiocarbon age error range | 28 |
| Delta 13C (δ13C stable isotope) | 26.1 |
| Primary early calibrated date range | -150 |
| Primary late calibrated date range | 60 |
| Primary calibrated date range confidence | 95.4% |
| Secondary early calibrated date range | -90 |
| Secondary late calibrated date range | 15 |
| Secondary calibrated date range confidence | 68.3% |
