002CA00286

Grubenhaus


 
Grubenhaus Details
Length 329 Width 304  Depth 17 Ratio 1.08:1
Area  8.79 sq. m Volume
Number of Posts 3
Highest Elevation Value  5400
Lowest Elevation Value 5383
Bearing  90 degrees
Structural Class
Material Culture Number of Objects 58 Number of Animal Bones 106 
Environmental 

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

The westernmost of two Grubenhauser in the centre of area 2CA. Although badly truncated, the post holes are relatively well preserved, especially the west side post hole 002CA00361 which is 60cm deep. Post holes 002CA00435 and 002CA00546 on the west side were thought at the time of excavation to be part of a series of three western post holes belonging to the Grubenhaus although this was never established and they are not included in the matrix of this feature.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT FILLS VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
002CA00286 002CA00188 002CA00189
002CA00190  8 19
002CA00191  18 27
002CA00192  24 41
002CA00193  6 17
002CA00225  2 2
002CA00226 
POST HOLE 002CA00361 002CA00362
POST HOLE 002CA00504 002CA00505
POST HOLE 002CA00676 002CA00677
POST HOLE 002CA00435 002CA00436 
POST HOLE 002CA00546 002CA00547

Object Totals by Material

002CA00190 Object Totals by Material

002CA00190 Charcoal 2
Flint 1
Mineral 1 
Pottery 2  of which Prehistoric 1  Medieval 1
Stone 2

002CA00191 Object Totals by Material

002CA00191 Charcoal 4
Coprolite 1 
Flint 3
Pottery 1  Early Saxon
Stone 7
Unfired Clay 2 

002CA00192 Object Totals by Material

002CA00192 Bronze 1
Charcoal 5 
Daub 1
Flint 2 
Mineral 2 
Pottery 4  of which Early Saxon 1  Iron Age 1 Roman  2
Stone 7 
Worked Bone 2 

002CA00193 Object Totals by Material

002CA00193 Coprolite 1
Pottery 2  Early Saxon
Snail 1 
Stone 1 
Worked Bone 2 

002CA00225 Object Totals by Material

002CA00225 Iron 1
Unfired Clay 1 

Animal Bone Totals By Species

002CA00190 Animal Bone Totals By Species

002CA00190 Cattle 7
Pig 2
Sheep 2
Sheep/goat 8 

002CA00191 Animal Bone Totals By Species

002CA00191 Cattle 9
Goat 1
Horse 1
Pig 1
Sheep 6
Sheep/goat 9 

002CA00192 Animal Bone Totals By Species

002CA00192 Cattle 12
Goat 1
Pig 3
Sheep 5
Sheep/goat 20 

002CA00193 Animal Bone Totals By Species

002CA00193 Cattle 6
Pig 1
Sheep 3
Sheep/goat 7 

002CA00225 Animal Bone Totals By Species

002CA00225 Sheep 2

Structural Details

002CA00188 Section and Notes

002CA00188 West Facing Section (includes pit 002CA00236 to north)

002CA00188 South Facing Section 

002CA00188 South Facing Section

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002CA00188 GRUB CUT SUB-RECTANGULAR  383 381  17 FLAT BASED U  V TRUNCATED GRUBENHAUS:ON CHALK KNOLL IMM W OF GRUB M41.IRREGULAR BASE WITH MANY SOLN HOLES.S SIDE STEEP:OTHERS SLOPE MORE GENTLY. 
002CA00189 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  383 381  17 FLAT  1st CLEAN OF V TRUNCATED GRUB IMM W OF GRUB M41:NEAR W EDGE 2CA.SOME PLOUGH SOIL:?FROM MACHINE DISTURBANCE.MANY FINDS. 
002CA00190 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  101 89  14 FLAT  SOLE FILL NW QUAD TRUNCATED GRUB IMM >W OF GRUB M41:W PART 2CA.OCC GRAVEL INCLS THROUGHOUT:SOME PLOUGHSOIL(MACHINE DISTURBANCE).MANY FINDS. 
002CA00191 GRUB FILL RECTANGULAR  193 123  13 FLAT  MAIN FILL NE QUAD TRUNCATED GRUB IMM E OF GRUB M41:W SIDE 2CA.OCC GRAVEL INCLS RANDOMLY THROUGHOUT:ALSO OCC LARGER CHALK.MANY FINDS:SOME LARGE An Os. 
002CA00192 GRUB FILL RECTANGULAR  159 137  12 FLAT  MAIN FILL:SE QUAD OF GRUB IN CHALK IMM >W GRUB M41:W SIDE 2CA.GRAVEL INCLS RANDOMLY THROUGHOUT:OCC LARGER CHALK FRAGS.MANY FINDS:ESP Os.OVER PH 504/5. 
002CA00193 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  150 167  13 FLAT  FILL SW QUAD OF GRUB IMM >W OF GRUB M41:W SIDE 2CA.SOME GRAVEL INCLS RANDOMLY THROUGHOUT.MUCH LARGE An Os:INCL PART-ARTICULATED SPINE;SPINDLE WHORL. 
002CA00225 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  45 58  3 FLAT  PRIMARY FILL:NW QUAD GRUB IMM >W OF GRUB M41:W SIDE 2CA.SIMILAR TO 190 ABOVE:BUT FEWER INCLS:SILTIER TEXTURE:OCC ASH:?FORMED BELOW RAISED FLOOR. 
002CA00226 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  107 82  3 FLAT  PRIM FILL:NE QUAD GRUB IMM W OF GRUB M41:W SIDE 2CA.SIMILAR TO FILL ABOVE:LESS GRAVEL & MORE SILT/ASH.?UNDER-FLOOR DEPOSIT. 
002CA00361 Section and Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002CA00361 POST HOLE CUT OVATE  51 42  60 VERT.SIDE C.BASE  LARGE PH,E OF 3 ON W SIDE GRUB M286,IN CHALK ON W SIDE OF AREA.VERT SIDES, FLAT BASE EXCEPT >W WHERE SHAFT SHOWS POST POSITION.(23cm WIDE,17cm DEEP). 
002CA00362 POST HOLE FILL OVATE  51 42  60 FLAT  SOE FILL LARGE PH E SIDE GRUB M286 IN CHALK,W SIDE AREA.POST SET TO W SIDE,BUT NO TRACE OF POSTPIPE SEEN.SEALED BY FINAL GRUB FILL. 
002CA00435 Section and Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002CA00435 POST HOLE CUT OVATE  80 46  51 VERT.SIDE C.BASE  E>W ALIGNED PH,CENTRAL+LARGEST OF 3 ON W SIDE GRUB M286 IN CHALK,W SIDE AREA.SHAFT ON W SIDE INDICATES POST SET HERE.(25*25cm). 
002CA00436 POST HOLE FILL OVATE  80 46  51 FLAT  CHARCOAL+BONE PRESENT IN SOLE+NEAR INCLUSION-FREE FILL OF LARGE PH ON W SIDE OF GRUB M286.NO TRACE OF A POSTPIPE,BUT SECTION HAS MISSED CENTRE OF PH. 
002CA00504 Section and Notes

002CA00504 South Facing Section

002CA00504 South East Facing Section

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002CA00504 POST HOLE CUT OVATE  87 48  29 FLAT BASED U  NE>SW ALIGNED PH STRADDLING E SIDE OF GRUB M286 IN CHALK ON W SIDE OF AREA.NO POSTPIPE VISIBLE.WIDE FLAT BASE,WITH 45deg SIDES. 
002CA00505 POST HOLE FILL OVATE  82 48  29 CONVEX  SOLE FILL PH ON E SIDE OF GRUB M286.Os FRG NEAR SURFACE.BECOMES STICKIER >BASE,BECOMING SOLN MATERIAL.INCLUSIONS OF DECAYED CHALK INFREQ THROUGHOUT. 
002CA00546 Section and Notes

002CA00546 South Facing Section

002CA00546 East Facing Section

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002CA00546 POST HOLE CUT ROUND  34 30  62 VERT.SIDE U.BASE  DEEP+VERY STEEP-SIDED PH IMMEDIATELY W OF GRUB M286,W-MOST OF A LINE OF 3 SUCH FEATURES.POST ?SET ON NE SIDE,SEE CONT SHEET.CUTS TIGHT-PACKED CHALK. 
002CA00547 POST HOLE FILL ROUND  34 30  62 FLAT  SOLE FILL W-MOST PH IN LINE OF 3,W SIDE GRUB M286 IN CHALK.INCLUSIONS FEW+SMALL,CHARCOAL PRESENT,NO POSTPIPE EVIDENCE. 
002CA00676 Section and Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002CA00676 POST HOLE CUT OVATE  30 20  5 FLAT BASED U  NW>SE ALIGNED SHALLOW PH CUT INTO CHALK BASE OF GRUB M286,W SIDE OF AREA.NOT VISIBLE BEFORE BASE OF GRUB CUT REACHED.SHORT 45deg SIDES,FLAT BASE. 
002CA00677 POST HOLE FILL OVATE  30 20  5 FLAT  NO POSTPIPE VISIBLE:-SOLE FILL PH IN BASE SW QUAD OF GRUB IN CHALK,W SIDE AREA.1 BIRDBONE FOUND ON SURFACE.NEAR INCLUSION-FREE. 

Objects by Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
002CA00190 AK No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002CA00190 AL No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002CA00190 AA No Entry  FLINT FLINT  1
002CA00190 AI No Entry  MINERAL FOSSIL  BELEMNITE  1
002CA00190 AD MEDIEVAL  POTTERY SHERD  YELL+BROWN GL. MED  1
002CA00190 AC PREHISTORIC  POTTERY SHERD  1
002CA00190 AB No Entry  STONE STONE  NAT.IRON  1
002CA00190 AJ No Entry  STONE COKE FRAGMENT  1
002CA00191 AG No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002CA00191 AM No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002CA00191 AO No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002CA00191 AR No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002CA00191 AA EARLY SAXON  COPROLITE COPROLITE  1
002CA00191 AC PREHISTORIC  FLINT BLADE  1
002CA00191 AJ PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLINT  RETOUCHED 1
002CA00191 AL PREHISTORIC  FLINT SCRAPER  1
002CA00191 AD EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00191 AB No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002CA00191 AE No Entry  STONE STONE  RED CHALK  1
002CA00191 AF No Entry  STONE STONE  2
002CA00191 AH No Entry  STONE COKE FRAGMENTS  2
002CA00191 AI No Entry  STONE COKE FRAGMENT  1
002CA00191 AN No Entry  STONE STONE  NAT.IRON  1
002CA00191 AQ No Entry  STONE COKE FRAGMENT  1
002CA00191 AK EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  8
002CA00191 AP EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  4
002CA00192 AC No Entry  BRONZE BRONZE THIMBLE  1
002CA00192 AN No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002CA00192 AX No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002CA00192 AY No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002CA00192 AZ No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002CA00192 BA No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002CA00192 AU EARLY SAXON  DAUB ?DAUB FRAGMENT  ?BURNT DAUB  1
002CA00192 AG No Entry  FLINT FLINT FRAGMENT  1
002CA00192 AR PREHISTORIC  FLINT BLADE  1
002CA00192 AO No Entry  MINERAL FOSSIL  BIVALVE  1
002CA00192 AQ No Entry  MINERAL FOSSIL  BELEMNITE  1
002CA00192 AE EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00192 AV IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD  ?IRON AGE  1
002CA00192 AI ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  ?R-B  1
002CA00192 BB ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002CA00192 AA No Entry  STONE STONE  NAT.IRON  1
002CA00192 AD No Entry  STONE STONE  NAT.IRON  1
002CA00192 AF No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CA00192 AH No Entry  STONE STONE  NAT.IRON  1
002CA00192 AS No Entry  STONE STONE  CHALK  1
002CA00192 AT No Entry  STONE STONE  FOSSILIFEROUS LIMESTONE  1
002CA00192 AW No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002CA00192 AB EARLY SAXON  WORKED BONE BONE COMB  DOUBLE SIDED COMPOSITE COMB  1
002CA00192 AB EARLY SAXON  WORKED BONE COMB FRAGMENTS  DOUBLE SIDED COMPOSITE COMB  3
002CA00193 AB EARLY SAXON  COPROLITE COPROLITE  1
002CA00193 AC EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERDS  ANGLIAN V  4
002CA00193 AD EARLY SAXON  POTTERY D  ANGLIAN V  1
002CA00193 AE No Entry  SNAIL SNAIL  1
002CA00193 AA EARLY SAXON  STONE LOOMWEIGHT  UNFINISHED CHALK L.WEIGHT  1
002CA00193 AF EARLY SAXON  WORKED BONE BONE ?AWL  1
002CA00225 AA No Entry  IRON ?IRON STUD  1
002CA00225 AB EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  3

Animal Bone By Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
002CA00190 Cattle Femur br  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00190 Cattle LM3  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00190 Cattle LM3  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00190 Cattle Pelvis  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00190 Cattle Radius C  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00190 Cattle Scapula  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00190 Cattle Ulna  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00190 Pig Femur D  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00190 Pig Humerus D  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00190 Sheep Humerus D  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00190 Sheep Humerus D  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00190 Sheep/goat Femur P  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00190 Sheep/goat M/C C  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00190 Sheep/goat M/C P  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00190 Sheep/goat M/T C  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00190 Sheep/goat M/T P  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00190 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00190 Sheep/goat Tibia D  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00190 Sheep/goat Tibia P  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00191 Cattle Femur br  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00191 Cattle Humerus br  1 1  0 0  1
002CA00191 Cattle M/T C  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00191 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00191 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00191 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00191 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00191 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00191 Cattle Scapula  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00191 Goat Radius P  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00191 Horse Radius P  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00191 Pig Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00191 Sheep Humerus D  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00191 Sheep Humerus D  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00191 Sheep Radius C  1 1  0 0  1
002CA00191 Sheep Radius P  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00191 Sheep Scapula  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00191 Sheep Scapula  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00191 Sheep/goat Calcaneum  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00191 Sheep/goat Humerus D  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00191 Sheep/goat M/T P  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00191 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00191 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00191 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00191 Sheep/goat Tibia br  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00191 Sheep/goat Tibia D  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00191 Sheep/goat Ulna  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00192 Cattle Atlas  1 0  0 1  0
002CA00192 Cattle Femur D  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00192 Cattle Horncore  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00192 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00192 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00192 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00192 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00192 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00192 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00192 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00192 Cattle Tibia D  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00192 Cattle Ulna  1 1  0 0  0
002CA00192 Goat Radius P  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00192 Pig Femur C  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00192 Pig L Canine  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00192 Pig Tibia D  1 1  0 0  0
002CA00192 Sheep Horncore  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00192 Sheep Humerus D  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00192 Sheep Scapula  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00192 Sheep Scapula  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00192 Sheep Scapula  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00192 Sheep/goat Astragalus  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00192 Sheep/goat Astragalus  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00192 Sheep/goat Astragalus  1 0  0 1  0
002CA00192 Sheep/goat Atlas  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00192 Sheep/goat Axis  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00192 Sheep/goat Calcaneum  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00192 Sheep/goat Femur br  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00192 Sheep/goat Femur P  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00192 Sheep/goat M/C P  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00192 Sheep/goat M/podial  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00192 Sheep/goat M/T P  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00192 Sheep/goat M/T P  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00192 Sheep/goat Mand fr  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00192 Sheep/goat Mand fr  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00192 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00192 Sheep/goat Occiput  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00192 Sheep/goat Pelvis  1 0  0 1  0
002CA00192 Sheep/goat Pelvis  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00192 Sheep/goat Tibia D  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00192 Sheep/goat Ulna  1 1  0 0  0
002CA00193 Cattle Axis  1 0  0 1  1
002CA00193 Cattle Femur br  1 1  0 0  0
002CA00193 Cattle N.Cuboid  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00193 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00193 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00193 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00193 Pig Scapula  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00193 Sheep Radius C  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00193 Sheep Radius P  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00193 Sheep Scapula  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00193 Sheep/goat Femur P  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00193 Sheep/goat Humerus br  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00193 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00193 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00193 Sheep/goat Tibia br  1 1  0 0  1
002CA00193 Sheep/goat Tibia br  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00193 Sheep/goat Ulna  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00225 Sheep Humerus D  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00225 Sheep Radius C  1 0  0 0  0