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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 738154

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Context Information

Context number	738154
Parent context number	738161
Child context number(s)	None
Group number	319 (Ditch)
Land use interpretation	Linear boundary (LB3)
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 738154
Filename	A14-TEA07-CN738154.pdf (297 kB)	PDF	Download
PDFs containing multiple context sheets are also available in the project archive: A14 Brampton West Context Sheets (738101-738449)		PDF	Download

Pottery

Pottery Identification Number	Form	Fabric (Fabric Code)	Period	Vessel Information
27125	-	Grog-tempered fabric, medium (GRM-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 27125 Vessel identification number: 42893 Number of fragments recovered: 0 Weight (in g): 0 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: 3 Sample sherd weight (in g): 7.0
27124	-	Sandy fabric, fine (SAF-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 27124 Vessel identification number: 42892 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 2 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
27122	JA20-B (identification uncertain)	Grog-tempered fabric, medium (GRM-B)	Iron Age	view Vessel information for pot no. 27122 Vessel identification number: 42889 Number of fragments recovered: 8 Weight (in g): 43 Estimated vessel equivalents represented by this material: 0 Rim diameter (in mm): 140 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: WHEELMADE Count of sherds collected from sample: 0 Vessel identification number: 42890 Number of fragments recovered: 1 Weight (in g): 5 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

Building Material

Fabric	Form	Material	Number of Pieces Recovered and Weight	Fabric Dates	Comments
Daub	Unkown	Daub	0 (74g)		view ASSESSMENT: WEIGHT ONLY. GENERIC DAUB FABRIC CODE.

Animal Remains Data

Animal Remains Summary

Sample number	73831
State of preservation	MODERATE
Weight	0.003g
Number of bones medium mammals	7

Environmental Data

Processed samples

Sample number	Volume proccessed (L)	Volume wet-sieved (L)	Type of flotation	Volume of flotted material (L)	Comments	Assessment results
73831	20	0	Dry	20	view Comments: MAG RES + Specialist comments:	view Environmental processed samples contents for sample number 73831 (5 records) Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD CHAFF Abundance: Moderate Diversity: Low Comments: TRI GB Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD GRAIN Abundance: Moderate Diversity: Low Comments: MOST TRI (10+) Sieving/flotation process: Wet sieving Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Occasional Diversity: Low Comments: UP TO 10MM FRGS Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD WOOD Abundance: Moderate Sieving/flotation process: Flotation Environmental material identified: CHD SEEDS Abundance: Moderate Diversity: Medium Comments: BRO,RUM,SHERARDIA,POAC

Botany Data

Flotation (sample 73831)
Sample number	73831
Process	Flotation
Volume processed (L)	20
Volume flotted (L)	20
Abundance of charred grain	11-50
Diversity of charred grain	1-3 taxa
Abundance of charred chaff	11-50
Diversity of charred chaff	1-3 taxa
Abundance of charred seeds	11-50
Diversity of charred seeds	4-6 taxa
Abundance of charred wood	11-50
Diversity of charred wood	0
Comments	DITCH MAG RES +

Wet sieving (sample 73831)
Sample number	73831
Process	Wet sieving
Volume processed (L)	20
Volume flotted (L)	20
Abundance of charred wood	1-10
Diversity of charred wood	1-3 taxa
Comments	DITCH MAG RES +

Radiocarbon Dating

Sample material	CHARRED PLANT MACROFOSSIL
Material type	TRITICUM SPELTA
Context description	BOUNDARY ACROSS 7C
General comments	Sample ID 73831
Laboratory name	SUERC
Laboratory sample code	91054 (GU53684)
Uncalibrated date - Conventional radiocarbon age	1961
Conventional radiocarbon age error range	24
Delta 13C (δ13C stable isotope)	-22.8
Primary early calibrated date range	-39
Primary late calibrated date range	85
Primary calibrated date range confidence	95.4%