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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 731462

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Context Information

Context number	731462
Parent context number	731463
Child context number(s)	None
Group number	8 (Structure)
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 731462
Filename	A14-TEA07-CN731462.pdf (83 kB)	PDF	Download
PDFs containing multiple context sheets are also available in the project archive: A14 Brampton West Context Sheets (731000-731999)		PDF	Download

Animal Remains Data

Animal Remains Summary

Sample number	0
State of preservation	MODERATE
Weight	0.059g
Animal remains type(s) present	Sheep or Goat
Number of bones medium mammals	5

Animal bones

Bone Species	Quantity of Bone for Species	Bone Type and Part(s)	More information
Sheep/Goat	1	Tibia (1 Distal)	view More Information on Sheep/Goat Bones in Context 731462 Bone number 14 Unique number assigned to bone: 14 Type of species: SHEEP/GOAT 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: 1 Weight (in g): 12 Side of the animal from which the bone came from (l or r): R 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 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: Z5 Z6 Z7 Zoological comment on zones: PHOTO TAKEN - BONE EXTRACTED FOR C14 SAMPLE

Environmental Data

Processed samples

Sample number	Volume proccessed (L)	Volume wet-sieved (L)	Type of flotation	Volume of flotted material (L)	Comments	Assessment results
7439	20	0	Dry	20	view Comments: MAGNETIC RESIDUE PRESENT Specialist comments: ABUNDANT MOSS INCLUDING FRUITING BODIES. MODERN INSECTS.	view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 7439 (4 records) Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: BONE L MAM Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD GRAIN Abundance: Occasional Comments: CEREAL NFI Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional Comments: 3X1MM

Botany Data

Flotation (sample 7439)
Sample number	7439
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	20
Volume flotted (L)	20
Abundance of charred grain	1-10
Diversity of charred grain	0
Abundance of charred wood	1-10
Diversity of charred wood	0
Comments	FILL OF CIRCULAR DITCH [731463 MAGNETIC RESIDUE PRESENT ABUNDANT MOSS INCLUDING FRUITING BODIES. MODERN INSECTS.

Wet sieving (sample 7439)
Sample number	7439
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 CIRCULAR DITCH [731463 MAGNETIC RESIDUE PRESENT ABUNDANT MOSS INCLUDING FRUITING BODIES. MODERN INSECTS.

Radiocarbon Dating

Sample material	BONE
Material type	SHEEP/ GOAT
Context description	RING DITCH WITHIN ENCLOSURE
General comments	Sample Reference: A14-731462
Laboratory name	SUERC
Laboratory sample code	91465 (GU53753)
Uncalibrated date - Conventional radiocarbon age	2006
Conventional radiocarbon age error range	23
Delta 13C (δ13C stable isotope)	-22.1
Delta 15N (δ15N stable isotope)	6.2
Primary early calibrated date range	-51
Primary late calibrated date range	55
Primary calibrated date range confidence	95.4%