002CA00818

Grubenhaus

Grubenhaus Details
Length 389 Width 307  Depth 58 Ratio 1.26:1
Area  11.08 sq. m Volume
Number of Posts 2
Highest Elevation Value  5255
Lowest Elevation Value 5197
Bearing  102 degrees
Structural Class
Material Culture Number of Objects 149 Number of Animal Bones 60 
Environmental 

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

A regular flat based Grubenhaus on the east edge of area 2CA. There are many post holes to the west and north of the structure which bears similarity with Grubenhauser 002CA00041 and 002CA00089, both to the east. It contained a moderate amount of finds, mainly in the upper fills.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT FILLS VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
002CA00818 002CA00816 002CA00817 95 33
002CA00933  18 16
002CA00942  8 8
002CA00943 
002CA00944 
002CA00945  6 3
002CA00956 
002CA00957  22
POST HOLE 002CA00968 002CA00969
POST HOLE 002CA00980 002CA00981

Object Totals by Material

002CA00817 Object Totals by Material

002CA00817 Ceramic 2
Charcoal 3 
Flint 1
Glass 1
Pottery 80  of which Early Saxon 37  Iron Age 6 Neolithic  1 No Entry 11  Prehistoric 3 Roman  22
Stone 9

002CA00933 Object Totals by Material

002CA00933 Daub 1
Pottery 10  of which Early Saxon 7  Roman 1
Stone 7

002CA00942 Object Totals by Material

002CA00942 Pottery 3 of which  Early Saxon 2 Roman  1
Stone 1
Unfired Clay 4 

002CA00945 Object Totals by Material

002CA00945 Pottery 2 of which  Early Saxon 1 Roman  1
Stone 2
Unfired Clay 2 

002CA00957 Object Totals by Material

002CA00957 Pottery 2 of which  Early Saxon 1 Roman  1
Stone 1
Unfired Clay 19 

Animal Bone Totals By Species

002CA00817 Animal Bone Totals By Species

002CA00817 Cattle 18
Horse 3
Pig 4
Red Deer 1 
Sheep 1
Sheep/goat 6 

002CA00933 Animal Bone Totals By Species

002CA00933 Cattle 9
Horse 1
Pig 4
Sheep/goat 2 

002CA00942 Animal Bone Totals By Species

002CA00942 Cattle 6
Red Deer 2 

002CA00945 Animal Bone Totals By Species

002CA00945 Cattle 3

Structural Details

002CA00816 Section and Notes

002CA00816 North Facing Section 

002CA00816 East Facing Section

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002CA00816 GRUB CUT SUB-RECTANGULAR  395 274  58 CONCAVE  CUT FOR GRUB. SIDES(ESP LONG SIDES) ARE V. STEEP AND BASE IS RELATIVELY FLAT. DEPTH MAY SUGGEST THAT TRUNCATION AT TOP IS MINIMAL? 
002CA00817 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  395 274  10 CONCAVE  UPPER FILL OF GRUB: DESCRIPTIONS MISSING-NOT INDICATED ON SECTION. 
002CA00933 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  315 229  32 CONCAVE  LARGE FILL OF GRUB. MOD FLECKS CHARCOAL: OCCA STONE (VARIOUS TYPES) < 8CM. 
002CA00942 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  394 278  19 CONCAVE  FILL OF GRUB. ALSO HAS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF LOAM IN ITS MATRIX. MOD-FREQ FLECKS OF CHARCOAL. 
002CA00943 No Entry OVATE  32 30  27 USHAPED  ORIGINALLY THOUGHT TO BE CUT FOR A P.H.- NOW KNOWN NOT TO BE IS NOT A CUT AT ALL DOES NOT IN FACT EXIST! 
002CA00944 UNDEF FILL OVATE  32 30  27 USHAPED  AT ONE STAGE THOUGHT TO BE THE FILL OF A P.H.-NOW KNOWN NOT TO BE I INSTEAD IS CLEARLY MERELY A LENSE WITHIN 945. 
002CA00945 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  30 276  31 CONCAVE  FILL OF GRUB : NEARLY A SOLID CONCENTRATION OF GRAVEL BECOMING LESS CONCENTRATED TOWARDS MIDDLE & W. END. 
002CA00956 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  80 80  3 CONCAVE  LAYS IN S.W. QUAD OF GRUB. SMALL PATCH OF CLEAN GRAVEL. 
002CA00957 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  320 240  13 CONCAVE  PRIMARY FILL OF GRUB. FINER THAN PREVIOUS FILLS OF M818. 

002CA00968 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002CA00968 POST HOLE CUT SUB-CIRCULAR  35 34  34 VERT.SIDE F.BASE  CUT FOR P.H. E. END OF GRUB. LAYS CENTRALLY HARD AGAINST E. EDGE. 
002CA00969 POST HOLE FILL SUB-CIRCULAR  35 34  34 VERT.SIDE F.BASE  FILL OF P.H. E. END OF GRUB. MOD ANGULAR CHALK PEBBLES < 8CM: MOD CHALK GRAVEL. 

002CA00980 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002CA00980 POST HOLE CUT OVATE  31 26  31 VERT.SIDE C.BASE  CUT FOR P.H. AT W. END OF GRUB: CENTRALLY LOCATED AGAINST W. WALL. SMALLER THAN P.H. AT E. END. 
002CA00981 POST HOLE FILL OVATE  31 26  31 VERT.SIDE C.BASE  FILL OF P.H. W. END OF GRUB. NO RECORD OF FILL BUT LOOKS QUITE CLEAN ON SECTION DRAWING. 

Objects by Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
002CA00817 BD NEOLITHIC  CERAMIC SHERD  NEOLITHIC  1
002CA00817 CV No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002CA00817 DP No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002CA00817 DQ No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002CA00817 BV PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKE  1
002CA00817 BN EARLY SAXON  GLASS BEAD  ROUND RED GLASS BEAD  1
002CA00817 AA EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00817 AB EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00817 AF EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00817 AJ EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00817 AL EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00817 AR EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00817 AU EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00817 BB EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00817 BC EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00817 BE EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERDS  ANGLIAN III  3
002CA00817 BF EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00817 BG EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00817 BH EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  2
002CA00817 BI EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00817 BO EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00817 BP EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00817 BQ EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN V  1
002CA00817 BS EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN II  1
002CA00817 BT EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00817 BU EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00817 BZ EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00817 CA EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN V  1
002CA00817 CD EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?GTW  1
002CA00817 CH EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00817 CI EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00817 CK EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00817 CL EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00817 CN EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00817 CP EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00817 CU EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00817 CW EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00817 CZ EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00817 DE EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERDS  ANGLIAN III  2
002CA00817 DH EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00817 DI EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00817 DJ EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00817 DN EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00817 AT IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD  ?IA  1
002CA00817 AV IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD  IA/R-B  1
002CA00817 BJ IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD  FTW  1
002CA00817 BM IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD  IA  1
002CA00817 BR IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD  IA  1
002CA00817 DK IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD  FTW  1
002CA00817 CJ NEOLITHIC  POTTERY SHERD  ?NEOLITHIC  1
002CA00817 AI No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002CA00817 AK No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002CA00817 AN No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002CA00817 AQ No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002CA00817 BY No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002CA00817 CC No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002CA00817 CE No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002CA00817 CF No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002CA00817 CO No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002CA00817 CS No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002CA00817 DM No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002CA00817 CM PREHISTORIC  POTTERY SHERD  1
002CA00817 DC PREHISTORIC  POTTERY SHERD  ?NEOLITHIC  1
002CA00817 DL PREHISTORIC  POTTERY SHERD  1
002CA00817 AC ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002CA00817 AD ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002CA00817 AE ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  GREY WARE  1
002CA00817 AH ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002CA00817 AM ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  GREY WARE  1
002CA00817 AO ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  ?R-B  1
002CA00817 AP ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  SAMIAN  1
002CA00817 AS ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002CA00817 AW ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002CA00817 AX ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002CA00817 AY ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002CA00817 AZ ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002CA00817 BA ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002CA00817 BX ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  ROMAN  1
002CA00817 CG ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002CA00817 CQ ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002CA00817 CR ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002CA00817 CX ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002CA00817 CY ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  ?ROMAN  1
002CA00817 DA ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  GREY WARE  1
002CA00817 DD ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  SAMIAN  1
002CA00817 DF ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002CA00817 BW EARLY SAXON  STONE LAVA  NIEDERMENDIG  1
002CA00817 AG No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CA00817 BK No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CA00817 CB No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002CA00817 CT No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CA00817 DB No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002CA00817 DG No Entry  STONE STONE  GRANITE  1
002CA00817 DO No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CA00817 BL PREHISTORIC  STONE BLADE  1
002CA00933 AL EARLY SAXON  DAUB ?DAUB FRAGMENTS  6
002CA00933 AC EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00933 AD EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00933 AH EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00933 AK EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00933 AN EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERDS  ANGLIAN V  3
002CA00933 AQ EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00933 AR EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00933 AJ No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  FTW  1
002CA00933 AG ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B/ANGLIAN I  1
002CA00933 AP ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  GREY WARE  1
002CA00933 AA No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002CA00933 AB No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002CA00933 AE No Entry  STONE STONE  LIMESTONE  1
002CA00933 AF No Entry  STONE STONE  RED CHALK  2
002CA00933 AI No Entry  STONE STONE  LIMESTONE  4
002CA00933 AM No Entry  STONE STONE  NAT IRON  1
002CA00933 AO No Entry  STONE STONE  ?POLISHER  1
002CA00942 AA EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00942 AH EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN IV  1
002CA00942 AD ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002CA00942 AG No Entry  STONE STONE  LIMESTONE  1
002CA00942 AB EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  1
002CA00942 AC EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  3
002CA00942 AE EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  2
002CA00942 AF EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  ?LOOMWEIGHT  2
002CA00945 AA EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00945 AC ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  ?R-B  1
002CA00945 AB No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CA00945 AE No Entry  STONE STONE  CHALK  1
002CA00945 AD EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  3
002CA00945 AF EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  3
002CA00957 AA EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CA00957 AQ ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  ?R-B  1
002CA00957 AC No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CA00957 AB EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY LOOMWEIGHT  UNFIRED CLAY 1
002CA00957 AD EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  ?LOOMWEIGHT 2
002CA00957 AE EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  ?LOOMWEIGHT 1
002CA00957 AF EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  ?LOOMWEIGHT 1
002CA00957 AG EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  ?LOOMWEIGHT 1
002CA00957 AH EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY LOOMWEIGHT  UNFIRED CLAY 1
002CA00957 AI EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY LOOMWEIGHT  UNFIRED CLAY 2
002CA00957 AJ EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY LOOMWEIGHT  UNFIRED CLAY 1
002CA00957 AK EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  ?LOOMWEIGHT 2
002CA00957 AL EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  ?LOOMWEIGHT 2
002CA00957 AM EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY LOOMWEIGHT  UNFIRED CLAY 1
002CA00957 AN EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  4
002CA00957 AO EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  2
002CA00957 AP EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  1
002CA00957 AR EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY LOOMWEIGHT  UNFIRED CLAY 1
002CA00957 AS EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  3
002CA00957 AT EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  1
002CA00957 AU EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  ?LOOMWEIGHT 1
002CA00957 AV EARLY SAXON UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  1

Animal Bone By Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
002CA00817 Cattle Femur D  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00817 Cattle Humerus D  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00817 Cattle Humerus D  1 0  0 1  0
002CA00817 Cattle Ld4  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00817 Cattle M/C D  1 1  0 0  0
002CA00817 Cattle M/T P  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00817 Cattle M/T P  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00817 Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00817 Cattle N.Cuboid  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00817 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00817 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00817 Cattle Radius P  1 1  0 0  0
002CA00817 Cattle Sacrum  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00817 Cattle Scapula  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00817 Cattle Skull fr  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00817 Cattle Tibia D  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00817 Cattle Tibia D  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00817 Cattle Tibia D  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00817 Horse Humerus br  1 0  0 1  0
002CA00817 Horse Humerus D  1 0  0 1  0
002CA00817 Horse Pelvis  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00817 Pig M/C C  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00817 Pig Scapula  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00817 Pig Tibia D  1 1  0 0  0
002CA00817 Pig Tibia P  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00817 Red deer Calcaneum  1 1  0 0  0
002CA00817 Sheep Horncore  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00817 Sheep/goat Calcaneum  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00817 Sheep/goat Humerus br  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00817 Sheep/goat Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00817 Sheep/goat Radius br  1 1  0 0  0
002CA00817 Sheep/goat Tibia br  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00817 Sheep/goat Tibia D  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00933 Cattle Astragalus  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00933 Cattle LM3  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00933 Cattle M/C D  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00933 Cattle Mandible  1 1  0 0  0
002CA00933 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00933 Cattle Radius C  1 0  0 0  1
002CA00933 Cattle Scapula  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00933 Cattle Skull fr  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00933 Cattle Ulna  1 0  0 1  0
002CA00933 Horse Atlas  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00933 Pig Calcaneum  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00933 Pig Femur br  1 1  0 0  0
002CA00933 Pig Occiput  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00933 Pig Tibia D  1 1  0 0  0
002CA00933 Sheep/goat M/T br  1 1  0 0  0
002CA00933 Sheep/goat Phalanx 1  1 1  0 0  0
002CA00942 Cattle Humerus D  1 1  0 0  0
002CA00942 Cattle M/C D  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00942 Cattle M/podial  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00942 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00942 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00942 Cattle Tibia D  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00942 Red deer Patella  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00942 Red deer Radius P  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00945 Cattle M/C P  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00945 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002CA00945 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  0