002CA01076

Grubenhaus

Grubenhaus Details
Length 334 Width 298  Depth 19 Ratio 1.12:1
Area  8.61 sq. m Volume
Number of Posts 0
Highest Elevation Value  5179
Lowest Elevation Value 5160
Bearing  74 degrees
Structural Class
Material Culture Number of Objects 60 Number of Animal Bones 56 
Environmental 

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

A moderately large, east/west aligned Grubenhaus in the north/western corner of area 2CA. No post holes were recovered during excavation.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT FILLS VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
002CA01076 7 5
002CA01078 002CA01077 1 1
002CA01100  14 8
002CA01101  11 12
002CA01102  11 14
002CA01103  11 10
002CA01104  4 6
002CA01105  1

Object Totals by Material

002CA01076  Object Totals by Material

002CA01076 Fired Clay 1
Flint 2 
Pottery 2  No Entry
Stone 1 
Unfired Clay 1 

002CA01077 Object Totals by Material

002CA01077 Pottery 1 Early Saxon 

002CA01100 Object Totals by Material

002CA01100 Charcoal 1
Fired Clay 2 
Flint 2 
Pottery 5  of which Early Saxon 2  Medieval 1 No Entry  1 Roman 1 
Slag 1
Stone 2 
Worked Bone 1 

002CA01101 Object Totals by Material

002CA01101 Fired Clay 1
Flint 2 
Pottery 2  of which Early Saxon 2  Medieval 1 No Entry  1 Roman 1 
Snail 1 
Stone 3 
Unfired Clay 1 
Worked Bone 1 

002CA01102 Object Totals by Material

002CA01102 Charcoal 1
Flint 2 
Pottery 5  of which Early Saxon 4  No Entry 1
Stone 3 

002CA01103 Object Totals by Material

002CA01103 Flint 2
Iron 2
Pottery 4  of which Early Saxon 1  No Entry 2 Roman  1
Stone 2 
Unfired Clay 1 

002CA01104 Object Totals by Material

002CA01104 Fired Clay 1
Pottery 1  Prehistoric
Shell 1 
Stone 1 

002CA01105 Object Totals by Material

002CA01105 Daub 1

Animal Bone Totals By Species

002CA01076 Animal Bone Totals By Species

002CA01076 Cattle 4
Sheep/goat 1 

002CA01077 Animal Bone Totals By Species

002CA01077 Cattle 1

002CA01100 Animal Bone Totals By Species

002CA01100 Cattle 3
Pig 1
Sheep/goat 4 

002CA01101 Animal Bone Totals By Species

002CA01101 Cattle 7
Horse 2
Pig 1
Sheep/goat 2 

002CA01102 Animal Bone Totals By Species

002CA01102 Cattle 9
Sheep/goat 5 

002CA01103 Animal Bone Totals By Species

002CA01103 Cattle 7
Pig 1
Sheep/goat 2 

002CA01104 Animal Bone Totals By Species

002CA01104 Cattle 4
Sheep/goat 2 

 

Structural Details

002CA01078 Section and Notes

002CA01078 South Facing Section

002CA01078 West Facing Section

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002CA01077 SPIT SUB-RECTANGULAR  400 400  2 FLAT  NUMBER ORIGINALLY GIVEN TO UPPER FILL OF GRUB-BUT DUG BY CONTEXT WITH 4 NEW Nos. USED AS A DEFINING SPIT OVER GRUB-NOT AS A GRUB FILL. 
002CA01078 GRUB CUT RECTANGULAR  347 304  19 WIDE U  GENTLY SLOPING EDGES ON ALL SIDES WITH A FLATTISH BASE. CORNERS ROUNDED IN PLAN. CUTS INTO NATURAL SAND. TRUNCATED ABOVE. NO P.H.s FOUND. BURROWED. 
002CA01100 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  136 142  18 FLAT  S.E. QUAD OF GRUB:SIEVED.FILL UNIFORM & SANDY OCCASIONAL CNALK INCLUSIONS UPTO 8CM MAINLY LESS THAN 5CM. 
002CA01101 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  152 152  15 FLAT  N.E. QUAD OF SIEVED GRUB IN N.W. CORNER OF CA.OCCASIONAL CHALK INCLUSION UPTO 8CM MOSTLY LESS THAN 4CM. 
002CA01102 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  198 151  18 FLAT  S.W. QUAD OF SIEVED GRUB IN N.W. CORNER OF CA.OCCASIONAL CHALK INCLUSION UPTO 8CM MOSTLY LESS THAN 4CM. 
002CA01103 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  180 134  20 FLAT  N.W. QUAD OF SIEVED GRUB IN N.W. CORNER OF CA.OCCASIONAL CHALK INCLUSION UPTO 8CM MOSTLY LESS THAN 4CM. 
002CA01104 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  198 147  5 USHAPED  LOWER FILL IN N.W. QUAD OF GRUB. V. FEW STONE INCLS-LESS THAN 1103 IMM ABOVE: LIGHTER IN COLOUR ALSO. ROOT & BURROW DISTURBED. QUITE THIN. 
002CA01105 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  200 162  5 FLAT  PRIMARY FILL OF M1076 IN S.W.QUAD. LIGHTER THAN FILL ABOVE & LESS STONEY ALSO. SOME OF FILL MAY BE OVERCUT NATURAL. 

Objects by Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
002CA01076 AF EARLY SAXON  FIRED CLAY FIRED CLAY  3
002CA01076 AB PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKE  1
002CA01076 AG PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKE  1
002CA01076 AD No Entry  POTTERY SHERDS  2
002CA01076 AE No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002CA01076 AA No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CA01076 AC EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  3
002CA01077 AA EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN I  1
002CA01100 AA No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002CA01100 AB EARLY SAXON  FIRED CLAY LOOMWEIGHT  FIRED CLAY 1
002CA01100 AD EARLY SAXON  FIRED CLAY FIRED CLAY  1
002CA01100 AL PREHISTORIC  FLINT BLADE  1
002CA01100 AM PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKE  CORE PREP 1
002CA01100 AG EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN II  1
002CA01100 AH EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN II  1
002CA01100 AE MEDIEVAL  POTTERY SHERDS  MED  5
002CA01100 AC No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002CA01100 AF ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  GREY WARE  1
002CA01100 AI No Entry  SLAG SLAG FRAGMENT  IRON SLAG  1
002CA01100 AJ No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002CA01100 AK No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002CA01100 AN EARLY SAXON  WORKED BONE SPINDLE WHORL  BONE 1
002CA01101 AJ EARLY SAXON  FIRED CLAY LOOMWEIGHT  FIRED CLAY 2
002CA01101 AF PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKE  1
002CA01101 AH PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLINT FRAGMENT  ?FROM H/STONE 1
002CA01101 AI EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN V  1
002CA01101 AG IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD  FTW  1
002CA01101 AA No Entry  SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE  1
002CA01101 AC EARLY SAXON  STONE LAVA  NIEDERMENDIG 6
002CA01101 AD No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CA01101 AE No Entry  STONE STONE  QUARTZITE  1
002CA01101 AK EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  ?LOOMWEIGHT 3
002CA01101 AB EARLY SAXON  WORKED BONE BONE PIN  1
002CA01102 AB No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002CA01102 AE PREHISTORIC  FLINT BLADE  1
002CA01102 AJ PREHISTORIC  FLINT BLADE  CORE PREP 1
002CA01102 AC EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN V  1
002CA01102 AD EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN V  1
002CA01102 AG EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN III  1
002CA01102 AH EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN V  1
002CA01102 AI No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002CA01102 AA No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CA01102 AF No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002CA01102 AK No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CA01103 AC PREHISTORIC  FLINT BLADE  1
002CA01103 AH PREHISTORIC  FLINT BLADE  CORE PREP 1
002CA01103 AA No Entry  IRON IRON FRAGMENT  1
002CA01103 AB No Entry  IRON IRON NAIL  1
002CA01103 AG EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERDS  ANGLIAN II  2
002CA01103 AE No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002CA01103 AF No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002CA01103 AD ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  ?R-B  1
002CA01103 AI No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002CA01103 AJ No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CA01103 AK EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY ?LOOMWEIGHT  UNFIRED CLAY 5
002CA01104 AD EARLY SAXON  FIRED CLAY LOOMWEIGHT  FIRED CLAY 1
002CA01104 AB PREHISTORIC  POTTERY SHERD  1
002CA01104 AA No Entry  SHELL SHELL  WINKLE  1
002CA01104 AC No Entry  STONE STONE  QUARTZITE  1
002CA01105 AA EARLY SAXON  DAUB BURNT DAUB  +IMPRESSION 1

Animal Bone By Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
002CA01076 Cattle M/C C  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01076 Cattle Mand fr  1 1  0 0  0
002CA01076 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01076 Cattle Tibia br  1 1  0 0  1
002CA01076 Sheep/goat LM3  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01077 Cattle M/T P  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01100 Cattle Femur P  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01100 Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 1  1
002CA01100 Cattle Tibia C  1 1  0 0  1
002CA01100 Pig Radius P  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01100 Sheep/goat Mand fr  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01100 Sheep/goat N.Cuboid  1 1  0 0  0
002CA01100 Sheep/goat Skull fr  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01100 Sheep/goat Tibia br  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01101 Cattle Astragalus  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01101 Cattle Femur br  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01101 Cattle Femur P  1 1  0 0  0
002CA01101 Cattle Ld4  3 0  0 0  0
002CA01101 Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01101 Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01101 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01101 Horse Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01101 Horse Tibia D  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01101 Pig Femur P  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01101 Sheep/goat Tibia br  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01101 Sheep/goat Tibia D  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01102 Cattle Horncore  1 0  0 1  1
002CA01102 Cattle Horncore  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01102 Cattle Ld4  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01102 Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01102 Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01102 Cattle N.Cuboid  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01102 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01102 Cattle Skull fr  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01102 Cattle Tibia D  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01102 Sheep/goat Femur D  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01102 Sheep/goat LM3  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01102 Sheep/goat Mand fr  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01102 Sheep/goat Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01102 Sheep/goat Radius P  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01103 Cattle Astragalus  1 1  0 0  0
002CA01103 Cattle Calcaneum  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01103 Cattle Humerus br  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01103 Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01103 Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01103 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01103 Cattle Sacrum  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01103 Pig LM3  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01103 Sheep/goat Astragalus  1 1  0 0  0
002CA01103 Sheep/goat Radius D  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01104 Cattle Calcaneum  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01104 Cattle Humerus P  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01104 Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01104 Cattle N.Cuboid  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01104 Sheep/goat Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01104 Sheep/goat Radius D  1 0  0 0  0