002CA00784

?Grubenhaus   Elevated view from the north west of the possible Grubenhaus


 
Grubenhaus Details
Length 260 Width 258  Depth 35 Ratio 1:1
Area  5.78 sq. m Volume  
Number of Posts 0
Highest Elevation Value  5303    
Lowest Elevation Value 5268    
Bearing  73 degrees    
Structural Class      
Material Culture Number of Objects 170 Number of Animal Bones 45
Environmental       

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

            002CA00671                 
                             
        002CA00780  002CA00781  002CA00782  002CA00783         
    002CA01124                    002CA01125     
        002CA00786  002CA00785                 
                             
        002CA00815                     
                             
        002CA00787  002CA00788  002CA00789  002CA00790         
                             
                             
              002CA00670            002CA00784   
                             

Discussion

An irregular shaped possible Grubenhaus in the east of area 2CA to the south west of square pit 002CA00797. It contained four main fills (separate numbers were issued to the four quadrants of excavation) but no post holes were recovered.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT FILLS VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
002CA00784 002CA00670 002CA00671   5 2  
    002CA00780    31 10  
    002CA00781    10 4  
    002CA00782    10 2  
    002CA00783    76 16  
    002CA00785    9 4  
    002CA00786    6 2  
    002CA00787    10 2  
    002CA00788    3 0  
    002CA00789    3 0  
    002CA00790    2 1  
    002CA00815    0 0  
    002CA01124   4 8  
    002CA01125   1 1  


Object Totals by Material

002CA00671 Object Totals by Material

002CA00671 Pottery  1 No Entry
  Stone 3  
  Charcoal  

002CA00780 Object Totals by Material

002CA00780 Pottery  4 of which Early Saxon  3 Iron Age
  Flint 1          
  Fired Clay          
  Bronze          
  Stone 10           
  Charcoal 12           
  Mineral          

002CA00781 Object Totals by Material

002CA00781 Pottery  1 Roman
  Flint 1  
  Stone 3  
  Charcoal  
  Mineral  

002CA00782 Object Totals by Material

002CA00782 Pottery  1 No Entry
  Worked Bone Early Saxon
  Stone  
  Charcoal  

002CA00783 Object Totals by Material

002CA00783 Pottery  8 of which Prehistoric  1 Iron Age Early Saxon 2 No Entry  3
  Flint 5                  
  Daub 1 Early Saxon                
  Slag 1                  
  Unfired Clay of which Early Saxon No Entry 1        
  Stone 26                   
  Charcoal 27                   
  Snail 5                  

002CA00785 Object Totals by Material

002CA00785 Stone  2
  Charcoal
  Mineral

002CA00786 Object Totals by Material

002CA00786 Flint  1
  Stone 2
  Charcoal
  Snail 1

002CA00787 Object Totals by Material

002CA00787 Pottery  1 Roman
  Flint 1  
  Stone 3  
  Charcoal  
  Snail 1  
  Mineral  

002CA00788 Object Totals by Material

002CA00788 Stone  1
  Charcoal
  Mineral

002CA00789 Object Totals by Material

002CA00789 Flint  1
  Stone 1
  Charcoal

002CA00790 Object Totals by Material

002CA00790 Pottery  2 Iron Age

Animal Bone Totals By species

002CA00671 Animal Bone Totals By species

002CA00671 Cattle 2

002CA00780 Animal Bone Totals By species

002CA00780 Cattle 6
  Sheep/goat
  Pig 3

002CA00781 Animal Bone Totals By species

002CA00781 Cattle 3
  Pig 1

002CA00782 Animal Bone Totals By species

002CA00782 Cattle 2

002CA00783 Animal Bone Totals By species

002CA00783 Cattle 8
  Sheep/goat
  Pig 3

002CA00785 Animal Bone Totals By species

002CA00785 Cattle 1
  Sheep/goat
  Pig 1

002CA00786 Animal Bone Totals By species

002CA00786 Cattle 1
  Sheep/goat

002CA00787 Animal Bone Totals By species

002CA00787 Cattle 1
  Sheep/goat

002CA00790 Animal Bone Totals By species

002CA00790 Cattle 1

002CA01124 Animal Bone Totals By species

002CA01124 Cattle 7
  Horse

Structural Details

002CA00670 Section and Notes

002CA00670 North Facing Section 

002CA00670 West Facing Section

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002CA00670 GRUB CUT SUB-RECTANGULAR  300 260  35 WIDE U  RECTANGULAR IN SHAPE WITH STEEP EDGES. CUTS INTO SANDY NATURAL WITH A FEW PARTICLES OF CHALK GRAVEL. ORIGINALLY EXC. IN 1987. 
002CA00671 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  300 260  3 FLAT  N>S FEATURE W OF N STREAM SONDAGE UNEXC 1987.LITTLE SURFACE RUBBISH ALIGNMENT  MAY MILITATE AGAINST FEATURE BEING A GRUB. 
002CA00780 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  127 125  15 No entry  FILL OF NE QUAD. FINDS OF POT STONE BONE AND AN AE/FE POSS. SPOON. LAY ABOVE ASHY LAYER 785. INFREQUENT WEATHERED SMALL CHALK INCLUSIONS. 
002CA00781 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  115 97  15 No entry  FILL OF SE QUAD. FINDS OF POT STONE BONE. LAY ABOVE ASHY LAYER 786. INFREQUENT WEATHERED SMALL CHALK INCLUSIONS. 
002CA00782 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  106 95  15 No entry  FILL OF NW QUAD. FEWER FINDS THAN IN CONTIGUOUS FILLS. FINDS MOSTLY SMALL BONE. ONE PIECE ABRADED POT. OCC. BURNT SANDSTONE. 
002CA00783 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  132 124  15 No entry  FILL OF SW QUAD. MORE FINDS THAN IN CONTIGUOUS FILLS. FINDS INCLUDE DOG COPROLITE. FINDS DENSITY GREATEST AT EDGE OF FEATURE. 
002CA00785 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  68 44  10 No entry  ASHY LAYER IN NE QUAD. CONFINED TO NW PART OF QUAD. FINDS MOSTLY SMALL BONES GENERALLY NOT BURNT. 
002CA00786 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  76 30  10 No entry ASHY LAYER IN SE QUAD. FINDS MOSTLY SMALL BONES GENERALLY NOT BURNT. SOME BURROWING BUT INTERFACE WITH SANDY LAYER 788 BELOW GENERALLY WELL DEFINED. 
002CA00787 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  88 88  4 No entry  PRIMARY SANDY FILL IN NE QUAD. NO FURTHER RECORD IN CONTEXT BOOK. 
002CA00788 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  72 78  5 No entry PRIMARY SANDY FILL IN SE QUAD. NO FURTHER RECORD IN CONTEXT BOOK. 
002CA00789 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  113 83  6 No entry  PRIMARY SANDY FILL IN NW QUAD. NO FURTHER RECORD IN CONTEXT BOOK. 
002CA00790 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  80 94  4 No entry  PRIMARY SANDY FILL IN SW QUAD. NO FURTHER RECORD IN CONTEXT BOOK. 
002CA00815 GRUB FILL No entry  81 55  10 No entry  PIT FILL IN NE QUAD M784 (CUT 690). BENEATH ASHY LAYER 785. LARGE CONC. OF BONE MAINLY COW (SKETCH IN CONTEXT BOOK). 

Objects by Context

KEY_ID OBJ PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
002CA00671 AD No Entry  STONE STONE    SANDSTONE  1
002CA00671 AE No Entry  STONE STONE      1
002CA00671 AF No Entry  POTTERY SHERD     1
002CA00671 AG No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00671 AH No Entry  STONE STONE      1
002CA00780 AA EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD    ANGLIAN I  1
002CA00780 AB No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00780 AC No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00780 AD No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00780 AE No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00780 AF No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  TWIG   1
002CA00780 AG EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD    ?ANGLIAN I  1
002CA00780 AH No Entry  STONE STONE      1
002CA00780 AI No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00780 AJ EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD    ANGLIAN I  1
002CA00780 AK No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00780 AL IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD    ?IA  1
002CA00780 AM PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKE      1
002CA00780 AN No Entry  STONE STONE    SANDSTONE  1
002CA00780 AO No Entry  STONE STONE    SANDSTONE  1
002CA00780 AP No Entry  MINERAL FOSSIL    BELEMNITE  1
002CA00780 AQ No Entry  STONE STONE      1
002CA00780 AR No Entry  STONE STONE    SANDSTONE  1
002CA00780 AS No Entry  STONE STONE    SANDSTONE  1
002CA00780 AT No Entry  FIRED CLAY FIRED CLAY      1
002CA00780 AU No Entry  STONE STONE      1
002CA00780 AV No Entry  STONE STONE    SANDSTONE  2
002CA00780 AW No Entry  STONE STONE      2
002CA00780 AX No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00780 AY No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00780 AZ No Entry  MINERAL SOIL SAMPLE  ASH   1
002CA00780 BA No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00780 BB No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00780 BC No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00780 BD EARLY SAXON  BRONZE ?BROOCH      1
002CA00780 BE No Entry  STONE STONE      1
002CA00781 AA No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00781 AB No Entry  STONE STONE      1
002CA00781 AC No Entry  STONE STONE      1
002CA00781 AD No Entry  MINERAL FOSSIL    BELEMNITE  1
002CA00781 AE No Entry  STONE STONE    NAT IRON  1
002CA00781 AF ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD    ?R-B/ANGLIAN I  1
002CA00781 AG No Entry  MINERAL FOSSIL    BELEMNITE  1
002CA00781 AH PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKE      1
002CA00781 AI No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00781 AJ No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00782 AA No Entry  STONE STONE      1
002CA00782 AB No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00782 AC No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00782 AD No Entry  STONE STONE      1
002CA00782 AE No Entry  STONE STONE      1
002CA00782 AF No Entry  STONE STONE      1
002CA00782 AG No Entry  POTTERY SHERD      1
002CA00782 AH EARLY SAXON  WORKED BONE BONE NEEDLE  SHAFT+HEAD   1
002CA00782 AI No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00782 AJ No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00783 AA No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00783 AB No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00783 AC EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?BUCKELURNE ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00783 AD No Entry  STONE STONE      1
002CA00783 AE No Entry  SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE      1
002CA00783 AF No Entry  STONE STONE    SANDSTONE  1
002CA00783 AG No Entry  POTTERY SHERD      1
002CA00783 AH No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  TWIG   1
002CA00783 AI No Entry  STONE STONE FLAKE      1
002CA00783 AJ No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  TWIG   1
002CA00783 AK No Entry  STONE STONE      2
002CA00783 AL No Entry  STONE STONE    SANDSTONE  1
002CA00783 AM No Entry  STONE STONE    SANDSTONE  1
002CA00783 AN No Entry  POTTERY SHERD      1
002CA00783 AO No Entry  POTTERY SHERD      1
002CA00783 AP PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLINT CHIP      1
002CA00783 AQ No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  TWIG   1
002CA00783 AR No Entry  STONE STONE    SANDSTONE  1
002CA00783 AS No Entry  STONE STONE    SANDSTONE  1
002CA00783 AT EARLY SAXON  DAUB ??DAUB FRAGMENT      3
002CA00783 AU No Entry  SLAG ??SLAG FRAGMENT      1
002CA00783 AV No Entry  STONE STONE      1
002CA00783 AW PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLINT CHIP      100
002CA00783 AX No Entry  STONE STONE      1
002CA00783 AY EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD    ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00783 AZ No Entry STONE STONE      1
002CA00783 BA No Entry  STONE STONE    SANDSTONE  1
002CA00783 BB No Entry  STONE STONE      1
002CA00783 BC No Entry  STONE STONE      1
002CA00783 BD No Entry  STONE STONE    SANDSTONE  1
002CA00783 BE PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKE  CORE PREP   1
002CA00783 BF No Entry  STONE STONE  FOSSILIFEROUS   1
002CA00783 BG No Entry  FLINT FLINT FRAGMENT    ?NAT FLINT  1
002CA00783 BH No Entry  STONE STONE    SANDSTONE  1
002CA00783 BI No Entry  STONE STONE  FOSSILIFEROUS   1
002CA00783 BJ No Entry  STONE STONE    SANDSTONE  1
002CA00783 BK No Entry  STONE STONE    SANDSTONE  1
002CA00783 BL PREHISTORIC  POTTERY SHERD      1
002CA00783 BM No Entry  STONE STONE      1
002CA00783 BN No Entry  FLINT FLAKE    ?NAT FLINT  1
002CA00783 BO No Entry  STONE STONE      1
002CA00783 BQ No Entry  STONE STONE      1
002CA00783 BR IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD    FTW  1
002CA00783 BS IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD    ?IA  1
002CA00783 BT No Entry  STONE STONE      1
002CA00783 BU No Entry  STONE STONE      1
002CA00783 BV No Entry  STONE STONE      1
002CA00783 BW No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  TWIG   1
002CA00783 BX No Entry  SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE     1
002CA00783 BY No Entry  SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE      1
002CA00783 BZ No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00783 CA No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00783 CB No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00783 CC No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00783 CD No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00783 CE No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00783 CF No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00783 CG No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00783 CH No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00783 CI No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00783 CJ No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00783 CK No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00783 CL No Entry CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00783 CM No Entry  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY      1
002CA00783 CN No Entry  SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE      1
002CA00783 CO No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00783 CP No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00783 CQ No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00783 CR EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY      10
002CA00783 CS No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00783 CT No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00783 CU No Entry  SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE      1
002CA00783 CV No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00783 CW No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  TWIG   1
002CA00783 CX EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY      5
002CA00783 CY No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE     1
002CA00785 AA No Entry  MINERAL FOSSIL    BELEMNITE  1
002CA00785 AB No Entry  MINERAL FOSSIL    BELEMNITE  1
002CA00785 AC No Entry  MINERAL FOSSIL    BELEMNITE  1
002CA00785 AD No Entry  MINERAL FOSSIL    BELEMNITE  1
002CA00785 AE No Entry  MINERAL FOSSILS    BELEMNITES  2
002CA00785 AF No Entry  STONE STONE    SANDSTONE  1
002CA00785 AG No Entry  STONE STONE      1
002CA00785 AH No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00785 AI No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00786 AA No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00786 AB No Entry  STONE STONE      1
002CA00786 AC PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKE      1
002CA00786 AD No Entry  STONE STONE      1
002CA00786 AE No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00786 AF No Entry  SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE      2
002CA00787 AA No Entry  MINERAL FOSSIL    BELEMNITE  1
002CA00787 AB No Entry  STONE STONE  FOSSILIFEROUS LIMESTONE  1
002CA00787 AC ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD    GREY WARE  1
002CA00787 AD No Entry  STONE STONE      1
002CA00787 AE PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLINT FRAGMENT  FROM H/STONE   1
002CA00787 AF No Entry  STONE STONE    SANDSTONE 1
002CA00787 AG No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00787 AH No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00787 AI No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00787 AJ No Entry  SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE      1
002CA00788 AA No Entry  STONE STONE    ?SANDSTONE  1
002CA00788 AB No Entry  MINERAL FOSSIL    BELEMNITE  1
002CA00788 AC No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00789 AA No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00789 AB PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKE/BLADE      1
002CA00789 AC No Entry  STONE STONE      1
002CA00789 AD No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE      1
002CA00790 AA IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD    FTW  1
002CA00790 AB IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD      1
002CA01124 AA   STONE STONE  FOSSILIFEROUS LIMESTONE 1
002CA01124 AB 3-4C  POTTERY SHERD  BD GREY WARE  1
002CA01124 AC ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD    ANGLIAN GTW 1
002CA01124 AD   STONE STONE    SANDSTONE 1
002CA01125 AA   STONE STONE      1


Animal Bone By Context

KEY_ID
SPECIES
ELEMENT
QUANT
CHEW
BURN
BUTCH
FBRK
002CA00671
Cattle
M/T D 
1
0
0
002CA00671
Cattle
M/C br 
1
0
1
002CA00780
Cattle
Phalanx 1 
1
0
0
002CA00780
Cattle
Phalanx 1 
1
0
0
002CA00780
Cattle
M/C D 
1
0
0
002CA00780
Cattle
Pelvis 
1
0
0
002CA00780
Cattle
Calcaneum 
1
0
0
002CA00780
Cattle
Mand fr 
1
0
0
002CA00780
Sheep/goat
LM3 
1
0
0
002CA00780
Pig
Phalanx 1 
1
0
0
002CA00780
Pig
U Canine 
1
0
0
002CA00780
Pig
Tibia P 
1
0
0
002CA00781
Cattle
Femur P 
1
0
0
002CA00781
Cattle
Humerus D 
1
0
1
002CA00781
Cattle
M/T D 
1
0
0
002CA00781
Pig
Pelvis 
1
0
0
002CA00782
Cattle
Skull fr 
1
0
0
002CA00782
Cattle
Radius br 
1
0
0
002CA00783
Cattle
Phalanx 1 
1
0
0
002CA00783
Cattle
Axis 
1
0
1
002CA00783
Cattle
Phalanx 2 
1
0
0
002CA00783
Cattle
Radius P 
1
0
0
002CA00783
Cattle
Phalanx 3 
1
0
0
002CA00783
Cattle
Phalanx 1 
1
0
1
002CA00783
Cattle
Phalanx 3 
1
0
0
002CA00783
Cattle
Ulna 
1
0
0
002CA00783
Sheep/goat
Radius br 
1
0
0
002CA00783
Sheep/goat
Humerus br 
1
0
0
002CA00783
Sheep/goat
Tibia br 
1
0
0
002CA00783
Sheep/goat
Mandible 
1
0
1
002CA00783
Sheep/goat
Mandible 
1
0
1
002CA00783
Pig
Humerus D 
1
0
0
002CA00783
Pig
Ulna 
1
0
0
002CA00783
Pig
Humerus br 
1
0
0
002CA00785
Cattle
Humerus C 
1
0
0
002CA00785
Sheep/goat
M/C D 
1
0
1
002CA00785
Sheep/goat
M/C P 
1
0
1
002CA00785
Pig
Humerus D 
1
0
0
002CA00786
Cattle
Skull fr 
1
0
0
002CA00786
Sheep/goat
Mandible 
1
0
1
002CA00787
Cattle
Mand fr 
1
0
1
002CA00787
Sheep/goat
Phalanx 2 
1
0
0
002CA00790
Cattle
Ulna 
1
0
0
002CA01124
Cattle
Ulna
1
0
0
0
0
002CA01124
Cattle
Scapula
1
0
0
1
0
002CA01124
Cattle
Radius br 
1
0
0
0
0
002CA01124
Cattle
Radius P
1
0
0
0
0
002CA01124
Cattle
Mand fr 
1
0
0
0
0
002CA01124
Cattle
Horncore
1
0
0
0
1
002CA01124
Cattle
Calcaneum
1
0
0
0
0
002CA01124
Horse
Pelvis
1
0
0
0
0
002CA01125
Sheep/Goat
Mandible
1
0
0
0
0