011AA00195

Grubenhaus


 
Grubenhaus Details
Length 440 Width 295 Depth 33 Ratio 1.5:1
Area  11.87 sq. m Volume
Number of Posts 1
Highest Elevation Value  5620
Lowest Elevation Value 5587
Bearing  80 degrees
Structural Class
Material Culture Number of Objects 80 Number of Animal Bones 86
Environmental 

Phasing

Although only 13 sherds of pottery were recovered, 2 of these were assigned a Middle Saxon date.

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

A large, sub-rectangular Grubenhaus in area 11AA, to the north of structure 011AA00070. The east side of the structure was obscured by a tree hole (011AA00193) that has destroyed any trace of a post hole in that side of the building. A post hole was recovered in the west side. The south side of the structure was cut by pit 011AA00174.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT FILLS VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
011AA00195
011AA00137
011AA00082
   61 72  
   
011AA00138
   19 14  
   
011AA00139
        
 POST HOLE
011AA00296
011AA00295
        

Object Totals by Material

011AA00082 Object Totals by Material

011AA00082 Bronze 1                  
  Charcoal 1                  
  Daub 1                  
  Flint 3                  
  Human Bone 1                  
  Iron 5                  
  Jet 1                  
  Pottery 10 of which Early Saxon 1 Middle Saxon 1 No Entry 6 Roman 2
  Slag 4                  
  Snail 1                  
  Stone 15                  
  Unfired Clay 13                  
  Worked Bone 4                  

011AA00138 Object Totals by Material

011AA00138 Daub 2              
  Iron 3              
  Pottery 3 of which Early Saxon 1 Middle Saxon 1 No Entry 1
  Slag 1              
  Stone 5              
  Unfired Clay 2              
  Worked Bone 2              
  Worked Stone 1              

Animal Bone Totals by Species

011AA00082 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011AA00082 Amphibian spp.
1
Cattle
23
Domestic fowl
1
Domestic fowl/Pheasant
1
Horse
2
Pig
1
Roe Deer
1
Sheep
1
Sheep/Goat
40
Wild/domestic goose
1
 

011AA00138 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011AA00138 Cattle
7
Sheep
1
Sheep/Goat
6
 

Structural Details

011AA00137 Section and Notes

011AA00137 South Facing Section

011AA00137 West Facing Section
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AA00082 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR
462
290
19
 FLAT UPPER FILL : 10% PINK AND WHITE CHALK FRAGMENTS AND FLECKS. FRAG UPTO 5CM LONG: MAINLY LESS. PARTLY FORKED. DEPTH VARIES: MAINLY SHALLOW TO EAST.
011AA00137 GRUB CUT SUB-RECTANGULAR
449
292
33
 VERT.SIDE F.BASE SHALLOW SCOOP IN RED CHALK NATURAL: GRUB LIKE FILL. PARTLY TRUNCATED TO EAST BY TREE BOWL83/193. RELATIONSHIP TO PIT ON S. SIDE UNCLEAR.
011AA00138 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR
149
64
8
 FLAT DARKER LAYER IN BOTTOM OF GRUB. CONTAINED MORE FINDS THAN 82. GREATER PROPORTION OF WHITE CHALK FRAG. UPTO 50%: LESS THAN 4CM LONG. PRIMARY FILL?
011AA00139 GRUB FILL TRIANGULAR
83
27
6
 FLAT MOST LIKELY TO BE THE RESULT OF ROOTS FROM 83-TREE BOWL.VERY LOOSE CONTAINS SMALL CHALK FRAGMENTS: UPTO 30% AND LESS THAN 2 CM LONG.

011AA00296 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AA00295 POST HOLE FILL ROUND
30
30
24
 FLAT PH AT W. END OF DISTURBED GRUBROUNDED CHALK FRAGMENT MAY BE REMAINS OF PACKING. AN E PH UNLIKELY DUE TO DISTUBANCE ON THIS EDGE.
011AA00296 POST HOLE CUT ROUND
30
30
24
 VERT.SIDE C.BASE CUT OF PH TO W. OF GRUB. SIDES AND BASE 'STICKY' PINK CHALK THUS CHALK AND FLINT INTHIS ARE PART OF FILL NOT CUT?

Objects by Context

KEY_ID OBJ PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
011AA00082 AB EARLY SAXON BRONZE C/A FRAGMENT PERFORATED  
1
011AA00082 BV   CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE    
1
011AA00082 BW EARLY SAXON DAUB UNFIRED CLAY    
6
011AA00082 BU PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE    
1
011AA00082 CH PREHISTORIC FLINT BLADE    
1
011AA00082 AZ   FLINT FLINT BLOCK    
1
011AA00082 BJ   HUMAN BONE HUMAN BONE    
1
011AA00082 AA   IRON IRON NAIL    
1
011AA00082 AE   IRON IRON FRAGMENT    
1
011AA00082 AK   IRON IRON FRAGMENTS    
2
011AA00082 AM   IRON IRON FRAGMENT ?KNIFE BLADE  
1
011AA00082 AV   IRON IRON FRAGMENT    
1
011AA00082 AF   JET JET OBJECT    
1
011AA00082 CC EARLY SAXON POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN II
1
011AA00082 AJ MIDDLE SAXON POTTERY SHERD   MS
1
011AA00082 AY ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   GREY WARE
1
011AA00082 BM ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   GREY WARE
1
011AA00082 AS   POTTERY SHERD    
1
011AA00082 BC   POTTERY SHERD    
1
011AA00082 BE   POTTERY SHERD    
1
011AA00082 BL   POTTERY SHERD    
1
011AA00082 BQ   POTTERY SHERD    
1
011AA00082 CB   POTTERY SHERD    
1
011AA00082 BN EARLY SAXON SLAG SLAG FRAGMENT   IRON SLAG
1
011AA00082 AI   SLAG SLAG FRAGMENT    
1
011AA00082 BA   SLAG SLAG FRAGMENT    
1
011AA00082 BD   SLAG SLAG FRAGMENTS   IRON SLAG
2
011AA00082 BB   SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE    
1
011AA00082 AC   STONE STONE   NAT IRON
1
011AA00082 AD   STONE STONE    
1
011AA00082 AN   STONE NATURAL IRON    
1
011AA00082 AO   STONE NATURAL IRON    
1
011AA00082 AQ   STONE STONE SANDSTONE ?QUERN FRAGMENT
1
011AA00082 AR   STONE STONE   QUARTZITE
1
011AA00082 AW   STONE STONE   LIMESTONE
1
011AA00082 AX   STONE NATURAL IRON    
1
011AA00082 AZ   STONE STONE    
1
011AA00082 BP   STONE STONE    
1
011AA00082 BR   STONE PEBBLE    
1
011AA00082 CD   STONE STONE    
1
011AA00082 CE   STONE STONE    
1
011AA00082 CF   STONE STONE    
2
011AA00082 CG   STONE CINDER    
1
011AA00082 AG EARLY SAXON UNFIRED CLAY LOOMWEIGHT UNFIRED CLAY  
3
011AA00082 AH EARLY SAXON UNFIRED CLAY ?LOOMWEIGHT UNFIRED CLAY  
4
011AA00082 AP EARLY SAXON UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY    
5
011AA00082 AT EARLY SAXON UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY    
1
011AA00082 AU EARLY SAXON UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY    
5
011AA00082 BI EARLY SAXON UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY    
1
011AA00082 BK EARLY SAXON UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY    
1
011AA00082 BO EARLY SAXON UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY    
2
011AA00082 BS EARLY SAXON UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY    
2
011AA00082 BT EARLY SAXON UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY    
1
011AA00082 BX EARLY SAXON UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY    
2
011AA00082 BY EARLY SAXON UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY    
1
011AA00082 CA EARLY SAXON UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY    
5
011AA00082 AL EARLY SAXON WORKED BONE COMB TOOTH    
1
011AA00082 BF EARLY SAXON WORKED BONE COMB FRAGMENT DOUBLE SIDED COMPOSITE COMB
1
011AA00082 BG EARLY SAXON WORKED BONE BONE NEEDLE    
1
011AA00082 BH EARLY SAXON WORKED BONE COMB FRAGMENT DOUBLE SIDED COMPOSITE COMB
1
011AA00082 BZ          
0
011AA00138 AM EARLY SAXON DAUB BURNT DAUB    
1
011AA00138 AR EARLY SAXON DAUB BURNT DAUB    
2
011AA00138 AD   IRON IRON FRAGMENT    
1
011AA00138 AI   IRON IRON FRAGMENT THIN SHEET  
1
011AA00138 AJ   IRON IRON FRAGMENT THIN SHEET  
1
011AA00138 AA EARLY SAXON POTTERY SHERD   ANGLIAN III/ROM
1
011AA00138 AK MIDDLE SAXON POTTERY SHERD   MS
1
011AA00138 AO   POTTERY SHERD    
1
011AA00138 AE   SLAG SLAG FRAGMENT    
1
011AA00138 AC   STONE CINDER    
1
011AA00138 AL   STONE PEBBLE    
1
011AA00138 AP   STONE STONE    
2
011AA00138 AQ   STONE STONE   SANDSTONE
2
011AA00138 AS   STONE STONE   SANDSTONE
1
011AA00138 AF EARLY SAXON UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY    
3
011AA00138 AN EARLY SAXON UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY    
1
011AA00138 AG EARLY SAXON WORKED BONE BONE PIN    
1
011AA00138 AB   WORKED BONE BONE PIN TRIANG.HEADED  
1
011AA00138 AH EARLY SAXON WORKED STONE SPINDLE WHORL CHALK  
1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
011AA00082 Amphibian spp. Other 1
0
 0 0 0
011AA00082 Cattle Astragalus 1
0
 0 0 0
011AA00082 Cattle Calcaneum 1
0
 0 0 0
011AA00082 Cattle Femur C 1
1
 0 0 0
011AA00082 Cattle Femur P 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00082 Cattle Femur P 1
0
 0 0 0
011AA00082 Cattle Humerus br 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00082 Cattle Humerus D 1
0
 0 0 0
011AA00082 Cattle LM3 1
0
 0 0 0
011AA00082 Cattle LM3 1
0
 0 0 0
011AA00082 Cattle M/C C 1
0
 0 1 0
011AA00082 Cattle M/C P 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00082 Cattle M/C P 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00082 Cattle Mand fr 1
0
 0 0 0
011AA00082 Cattle Mand fr 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00082 Cattle Mandible 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00082 Cattle Occiput 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00082 Cattle Pelvis 1
0
 0 0 0
011AA00082 Cattle Phalanx 1 1
1
 0 0 0
011AA00082 Cattle Phalanx 2 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00082 Cattle Phalanx 3 1
0
 0 0 0
011AA00082 Cattle Radius P 1
0
 0 0 0
011AA00082 Cattle Skull fr 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00082 Cattle Tibia D 1
1
 0 0 0
011AA00082 Domestic fowl Ulna 1
0
 0 0 0
011AA00082 Domestic fowl/Pheasan Humerus C 1
0
 0 0 0
011AA00082 Horse Mand fr 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00082 Horse Pelvis 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00082 Pig Radius C 1
0
 0 0 0
011AA00082 Roe Deer M/C P 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00082 Sheep Ld4 1
0
 0 0 0
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Astragalus 1
0
 0 0 0
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Atlas 1
0
 0 1 0
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Calcaneum 1
0
 0 0 0
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Femur C 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Femur D 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Humerus br 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Humerus br 1
1
 0 0 0
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Humerus br 1
0
 0 0 0
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Humerus C 1
0
 0 0 0
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Humerus D 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Humerus D 1
0
 0 0 0
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Humerus D 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Humerus P 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat M/C D 1
0
 0 0 0
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat M/T P 1
1
 0 0 0
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Mand fr 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Mand fr 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1
1
 0 0 0
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat N.Cuboid 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Pelvis 1
0
 0 0 0
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Pelvis 1
0
 0 0 0
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 1 1
0
 0 0 0
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 1 1
0
 0 0 0
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 1 1
0
 0 0 0
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 3 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Radius C 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1
0
 0 0 0
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1
0
 0 1 1
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Skull fr 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Tibia D 1
0
 0 0 0
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Ulna 1
0
 1 0 0
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Ulna 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00082 Sheep/Goat Ulna 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00082 Wild/domestic goose Tibia D 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00138 Cattle Horncore 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00138 Cattle Humerus br 1
0
 0 0 0
011AA00138 Cattle Humerus D 1
0
 0 1 0
011AA00138 Cattle M/T P 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00138 Cattle Mandible 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00138 Cattle Mandible 1
0
 0 0 0
011AA00138 Cattle Tibia D 1
0
 0 0 0
011AA00138 Sheep Phalanx 2 1
0
 0 0 0
011AA00138 Sheep/Goat Humerus P 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00138 Sheep/Goat Hyoid 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00138 Sheep/Goat LM3 1
0
 0 0 0
011AA00138 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 2 1
0
 0 0 0
011AA00138 Sheep/Goat Radius P 1
0
 0 0 1
011AA00138 Sheep/Goat Scapula 1
0
 0 0 1