002CA07001

Grubenhaus

Grubenhaus Details
Length 276 Width 194  Depth 25 Ratio 1.42
Area  4.1 sq. m Volume
Number of Posts 1
Highest Elevation Value  5348
Lowest Elevation Value 5323
Bearing  37 degrees
Structural Class
Material Culture Number of Objects 40 Number of Animal Bones 23 
Environmental 

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

A small Grubenhaus in Trench 2R; the NE, NW and SW quadrants were excavated in 1982 and the SE quadrant in1987. Three post holes to the south west may have had a structural function but this was not clear. The structure was found to cut through pit 0020R00039 immediately to the east.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT FILLS VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
002CA07001 002CA00092 002CA00093 35 23
0020R00042 0020R00036 4
0020R00037  1
POST HOLE 0020R00045 0020R00044

Object Totals by Material

002CA00093 Object Totals by Material

002CA00093 Charcoal  3
Daub 1
Flint 1
Mineral 1 
Pottery 10  of which Early Saxon 3  Iron Age 1 No Entry  1 Roman 4 
Snail 1
Stone 17 

0020R00036 Object Totals by Material

0020R00036 Animal Bone  1
Burnt Clay 1 
Pottery 1  No Entry
Slag 1

0020R00037 Object Totals by Material

0020R00037 Pottery  1 No Entry

Animal Bone Totals By Species

002CA00093 Animal Bone Totals By Species

002CA00093 Cattle 5
Sheep/goat 3 

Structural Details

002CA00092 Section and Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002CA00092 GRUB CUT SUB-RECTANGULAR  274 210  25 FLAT BASED U  SMALL GRUBENHAUS AT N END TRENCH 2R.LONG AXIS N>S.E HALF:NE QUAD EXC 1982:SE QUAD EXC 1987.UPPER EDGES IN LOOSE NAT CHALK:BASE MOSTLY MIXED NAT SAND. 
002CA00093 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  132 79  25 FLAT  FILL SE QUAD GRUB GRUBENHAUS 92:OTHER 3 QUADS PREVIOUSLY EXC IN 2R 1982.SMALL GRAVEL(2_4cm)THROUGHOUT:QUANTITIES OF CHARCOAL. 

0020R00042 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002R 00036 PIT FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  75 69  22 No entry  SLIGHTLY SILTY MATRIX W.GRAVEL +LARGE FRAGS.CHALK SOME CH. AND MOTTLING OF YELL.SAND LENSES. SAME AS 2R12. 
002R 00037 PIT FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  89 68  18 No entry  SANDY MATRIX W. HEAVY MOTTLING OF LIGHT-BRN + DARK YELL SANDS. PRIMARY FILLOF 2R42 
002R 00042 PIT CUT SUB-RECTANGULAR  241 197  0 No entry  SMALL PIT W. FLAT BASE +NEAR VERTICAL SIDES. 2*P.H.s AT W. +NE MAY INDICATE THAT THIS IS STRUCTURAL PERHAPS SOME TYPE OF GRUB./SFB THOUGH IT IS V.SMALL 

0020R00045 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002R 00044 POST HOLE FILL ROUND  0 0  0 FLAT  CLEAN FILL OF POSSIBLE PH. ADJACENT TO PIT/SFB 2R42. MOTTLED W. NATURAL SAND. SECTION INDICATES CUT BY 2R12 NO STRAT.W.2R42 
002R 00045 POST HOLE CUT OVATE  0 0  0 VERT.SIDE F.BASE  PH. NO TRACE OF ANY P.PIPE POSS. OVERDUG ON S.SIDESTRUCTURAL? PART OF GRUB/SFB 2R42. 

Objects by Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
002CA00093 AM No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002CA00093 BC No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002CA00093 BL No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002CA00093 AW EARLY SAXON  DAUB DAUB FRAGMENT  1
002CA00093 BI PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLINT CHIP  1
002CA00093 BD No Entry  MINERAL FOSSIL  BELEMNITE  1
002CA00093 AH EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  GTW  1
002CA00093 BB EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00093 BK EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN I  1
002CA00093 AL IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD  FTW  1
002CA00093 AV No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002CA00093 AC ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002CA00093 AE ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  ?ROMAN  1
002CA00093 AN ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  ROMAN  1
002CA00093 BE ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  ROMAN  1
002CA00093 BH ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002CA00093 BF No Entry  SNAIL SNAIL  1
002CA00093 AA No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CA00093 AB No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CA00093 AD No Entry  STONE STONE  BASALT  1
002CA00093 AF No Entry  STONE STONE  BASALT  1
002CA00093 AG No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CA00093 AI No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002CA00093 AJ No Entry  STONE STONE  RED CHALK  1
002CA00093 AK No Entry  STONE STONE  RED CHALK  1
002CA00093 AO No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CA00093 AP No Entry  STONE PEBBLE  QUARTZITE  1
002CA00093 AQ No Entry  STONE STONE  RED CHALK  1
002CA00093 AR No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CA00093 AX No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002CA00093 AY No Entry  STONE STONE  CHALK  1
002CA00093 AZ No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002CA00093 BA No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  2
002CA00093 BJ No Entry  STONE STONE  1
0020R00036 AC No Entry  ANIMAL BONE BONE/TEETH  1 
0020R00036 AB No Entry  BURNT CLAY CLAY  A 2 
0020R00036 AA No Entry POTTERY SHERD  A 10 
0020R00036 AD No Entry  SLAG SLAG  1
0020R00037 AA No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  C 1 

Animal Bone By Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
002CA00093 Cattle M/C D  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00093 Cattle M/T D  1 0  0 1  0
002CA00093 Cattle M/T D  1 1  0 0  0
002CA00093 Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00093 Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00093 Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 1  0
002CA00093 Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00093 Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00093 Cattle Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00093 Cattle Pelvis  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00093 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00093 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00093 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00093 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00093 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00093 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00093 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00093 Cattle Radius D  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00093 Cattle Radius P  1 0  0 1  0
002CA00093 Cattle Radius P  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00093 Sheep/goat Mand fr  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00093 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00093 Sheep/goat Pelvis  1 0  0 2  0