002CB01261

Grubenhaus

 

Grubenhaus Details
Length 314 Width 253  Depth 40 Ratio 1.24:1
Area  7.6 sq. m Volume
Number of Posts 2
Highest Elevation Value  5363
Lowest Elevation Value 5323
Bearing  89.43 degrees
Structural Class
Material Culture Number of Objects 88 Number of Animal Bones 46 
Environmental 

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram
 

Discussion

Typical 2 post Grubenhaus, of particular note for cutting through a Roman trackway.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT FILLS VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
002CB01261 002CB01259 002CB01260 56 27 + 4
002CB01283  22 15
002CB02154  5 0
POST HOLE 002CB01316 002CB01317 4 0
POST HOLE 002CB01325 002CB01326 1 0

Object Totals by Material

002CB01260 Object Totals by Material

002CB01260 Charcoal 3 
Flint 1
Glass 1
Iron 2
Pottery  24 of which Saxon  13 Iron Age 3  Roman 4 Unassigned  4
Slag 1
Stone  20
Unfired Clay 4 


002CB01283 Object Totals by Material

002CB01283 Charcoal 2 
Daub 1
Iron 1
Pottery  11 of which Saxon  7 Roman 4 
Stone  6
Worked Bone  1

002CB02154 Object Totals by Material

002CB02154 Glass 1  of which Modern  1
Pottery  3 of which Saxon  3
Stone  1

002CB01317 Object Totals by Material

002CB01317 Pottery 11  of which Saxon 7  Roman 4
Unfired Clay  2

002CB01326 Object Totals by Material

002CB01326 Unfired Clay 1

Animal Bone Totals by Type

002CB01260 Animal Bone Totals by Type

002CB01260 Cattle  18
Pig 5
Red Deer 2 
Sheep 2 

002CB01283 Animal Bone Totals by Type

002CB01283 Cattle  4
Goat 1
Horse 1
Pig 4
Roe Deer 1
Sheep/Goat 4

002CBM1261 Animal Bone Totals by Type (Recorded under Master number only)

002CBM1261 Cattle  1
Horse 1
Pig 1
Sheep 1 

 Structural Details

002CB01261 South Facing Section 


KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002CB01259 GRUB CUT  SUB-RECTANGULAR 314 253  40 CONCAVE SLOPE TO BASE IS LESS STEEP AT E. END & S.E. CORNER. V. NEARLY RECTANGULAR IN SHAPE WITH ROUNDED CORNERS. 
002CB01260 GRUB FILL  SUB-RECTANGULAR 282 234  16 CONCAVE UPPER FILL OF GRUB. FREQ CHALK PEBBLES < 4cm:OCCA CHARCOAL LUMPS & FLECKS. 
002CB01283 GRUB FILL  SUB-RECTANGULAR 289 233  5 CONCAVE PRIMARY FILL OF GRUB. OCCA FRAGS CHALK < 3cm: FREQ LUMPS & FLECKS CHARCOAL: SOME DECAYED CHALK. 
002CB02154 GRUB FILL  SUB-RECTANGULAR 295 243  13 CONCAVE FILL OF GRUB. MOD-FREQ CHALK FRAGS <5 cm: MOD-FREQ FLECKS CHARCOAL: OCCA FRAGS FLINT & SANDSTONE. 

002CB01261 West Facing Section 


002CB01316 South Facing Section 

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002CB01316 POST HOLE CUT  OVATE 38 27  47 CONICAL P.H. E. END OF GRUB: LAYS CENTRALLY AT W. W. SIDE OF CUT SLOPES DOWN TO E. 
002CB01317 POST HOLE FILL  OVATE 38 27  47 CONICAL P.H. AT E. END OF GRUB: OCCA SMALL FRAGS OF CHALK: OCCA FLECKS CHARCOAL. 


002CB01325 South Facing Section 

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002CB01325 POST HOLE CUT  SUB-CIRCULAR 28 24  40 VERT.SIDE F.BASE P.H. W. END OF GRUB: LAYS CENTRALLY AT E. END. 
002CB01326 POST HOLE FILL  SUB-CIRCULAR 28 24  40 VERT.SIDE F.BASE P.H. W. END OF GRUB. FREQ CHARCOAL LUMPS & FLECKS: OCCA CHALK FRAGS < 2cm. 

Objects by Context

KEY_ID OBJ PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
002CB01260 BQ No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  LARGE PIECES 1
002CB01260 BS No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002CB01260 BY No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  LARGE PIECE 1
002CB01260 AF PREHISTORIC  FLINT BLADE  1
002CB01260 AD EARLY SAXON  GLASS BEAD  ROUND RED GLASS BEAD  1
002CB01260 BO No Entry  IRON IRON NAIL  1
002CB01260 CA EARLY SAXON  IRON IRON KNIFE  1
002CB01260 AC EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB01260 AE IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD  ?IA  1
002CB01260 AG EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB01260 AH No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002CB01260 AI No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002CB01260 AM EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB01260 AN EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB01260 AO EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB01260 AP IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD  FTW  1
002CB01260 AQ EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB01260 AS ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  GREY WARE  1
002CB01260 AT ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  ?R-B  1
002CB01260 AU ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002CB01260 AV IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD  ?IA  1
002CB01260 AX EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN III  1
002CB01260 AZ EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERDS  ANGLIAN III  4
002CB01260 BC EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB01260 BD EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB01260 BE ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002CB01260 BF EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB01260 BJ EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN III  1
002CB01260 BU No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002CB01260 BV No Entry  POTTERY SHERDS  2
002CB01260 BX EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB01260 BN No Entry  SLAG SLAG FRAGMENT  BRONZE SLAG  1
002CB01260 AA No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CB01260 AB No Entry  STONE STONE  100
002CB01260 AJ No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002CB01260 AK No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CB01260 AL No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  2
002CB01260 AR No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002CB01260 AW No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CB01260 AY No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002CB01260 BA No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CB01260 BB No Entry  STONE STONE  2
002CB01260 BG No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CB01260 BH No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002CB01260 BI No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002CB01260 BK No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CB01260 BL No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002CB01260 BM No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CB01260 BR No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002CB01260 BT No Entry  STONE STONE  LIMESTONE  1
002CB01260 BW No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CB01260 BZ No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002CB01260 BP No Entry  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  10
002CB01260 CB EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  ?LOOMWEIGHT 20
002CB01260 CC EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  3
002CB01260 CD EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  3
002CB01283 AQ No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002CB01283 AU No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002CB01283 AV EARLY SAXON  DAUB DAUB  11
002CB01283 AP No Entry  IRON ?IRON NAIL  1
002CB01283 AA ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  GREY WARE  1
002CB01283 AC EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB01283 AD EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERDS  ANGLIAN III  2
002CB01283 AF ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002CB01283 AH EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB01283 AJ EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB01283 AK EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB01283 AN EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERDS  ANGLIAN III  2
002CB01283 AO ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  ?R-B  1
002CB01283 AR EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN III  1
002CB01283 AS ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002CB01283 AB No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002CB01283 AG No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002CB01283 AI No Entry  STONE STONE  FOSSILIFEROUS 1
002CB01283 AL No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  2
002CB01283 AM No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CB01283 AT No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002CB01283 AE EARLY SAXON  WORKED STONE BONE COMB BLANK  TEETH SECTION 1
002CB01317 AB ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002CB01317 AC EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB01317 AA EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  1
002CB01317 AD EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY LOOMWEIGHT  HALF CLAY LOOMWEIGHT  1
002CB01326 AA EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  2
002CB02154 AD MODERN  GLASS GLASS FRAGMENT  CLEAR TURQ 1
002CB02154 AB EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN I  1
002CB02154 AC EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN I  1
002CB02154 AE EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB02154 AA No Entry  STONE STONE  1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
002CB01260 Cattle Astragalus  1 0  0 0  1
002CB01260 Cattle Humerus br  1 1  0 0  1
002CB01260 Cattle Humerus br  1 1  0 1  1
002CB01260 Cattle Ld4  1 0  0 0  1
002CB01260 Cattle M/C D  1 1  0 0  1
002CB01260 Cattle Mand fr  1 1  0 0  0
002CB01260 Cattle Pelvis  1 1  0 1  1
002CB01260 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002CB01260 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  0
002CB01260 Cattle Radius P  1 1  0 0  1
002CB01260 Cattle Radius P  1 1  0 0  1
002CB01260 Cattle Scapula  1 0  0 1  0
002CB01260 Cattle Scapula  1 1  0 0  1
002CB01260 Cattle Skull fr  1 0  0 0  1
002CB01260 Cattle Skull fr  1 0  0 0  1
002CB01260 Cattle Skull fr  1 0  0 0  1
002CB01260 Cattle Skull fr  1 0  0 0  0
002CB01260 Cattle Skull fr  1 0  0 0  0
002CB01260 Pig Astragalus  1 0  0 0  0
002CB01260 Pig Atlas  1 0  0 1  1
002CB01260 Pig Mand fr  1 1  0 0  1
002CB01260 Pig Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002CB01260 Pig Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  1
002CB01260 Red deer Phalanx 1  1 1  0 0  1
002CB01260 Red deer Ulna  1 0  0 1  0
002CB01260 Sheep Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002CB01260 Sheep Radius P  1 1  0 0  1
002CB01283 Cattle Axis  1 0  0 1  0
002CB01283 Cattle Mand fr  1 1  0 0  0
002CB01283 Cattle Pelvis  1 0  0 2  0
002CB01283 Cattle Tibia D  1 0  0 0  1
002CB01283 Goat Horncore  1 0  0 0  0
002CB01283 Horse Astragalus  1 1  0 1  0
002CB01283 Pig Axis  1 0  0 0  1
002CB01283 Pig Humerus D  1 1  0 1  0
002CB01283 Pig Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002CB01283 Pig Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002CB01283 Roe deer M/C C  1 0  0 0  0
002CB01283 Sheep/goat M/C P  1 1  0 0  0
002CB01283 Sheep/goat Tibia D  1 1  0 0  0
002CB01283 Sheep/goat Tibia D  1 0  0 0  0
002CB01283 Sheep/goat Tibia D  1 0  0 0  0
002CBM1261 Cattle N.Cuboid  1 1  0 1  0
002CBM1261 Horse Humerus D  1 1  0 0  1
002CBM1261 Pig Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002CBM1261 Sheep Scapula  1 0  0 0  1