002CB02348

Grubenhaus View of excavated Grubenhaus from the north

 

Grubenhaus Details
Length 367 Width 248 Depth 44 Ratio 1.48:1 
Area  9.6 sq. m Volume
Number of Posts 4
Highest Elevation Value  5276
Lowest Elevation Value 5232
Bearing  95.73
Structural Class
Material Culture Number of Objects 109  Number of Animal Bones 82 
Environmental 

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

This Grubenhaus is unusual in two aspects. The first is in its orientation, being the only one in this area to have a bearing of more than 90 degrees. The second is in the number of post holes associated with the Grubenhaus. Although there are five post holes situated internally within the structure, it was not thought during excavation that post hole 002CB02332 was part of this structure. However, there are two centrally located post holes as well as the post holes at either end.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT FILLS VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
002CB02348 002CB02344 002CB02085 23 9 + 7
002CB02086  30 13
002CB02327  51 47
002CB02351  0 6
POST HOLE 002CB02340 002CB02341 1 0
POST HOLE 002CB02342 002CB02343 1 0
POST HOLE 002CB02345 002CB02346 0  0
POST HOLE 002CB02602 002CB02603 3 0

Object Totals by Material

002CB02085 Object Totals by Material

002CB02085 Pottery 16 of which Saxon  12 Roman 2  Unassigned 2
Stone 6
Worked Bone 1 

002CB02086 Object Totals by Material

002CB02086 Charcoal 1
Glass 1
Iron 1
Pottery 26 of which Saxon  13 Roman 7  Medieval 1 Unassigned  5
Unfired Clay 1 

002CB02327 Object Totals by Material

002CB02327 Antler 1
Charcoal 3
Fired Clay 1 
Flint 1
Pottery 36 of which Saxon  31 Roman 4  Unassigned 1
Stone 9

002CB02341 Object Totals by Material

002CB02341 Pottery 1 of which Saxon  1
Stone 1

002CB02343 Object Totals by Material

002CB02343 Snail 1

002CB02603 Object Totals by Material

002CB02603 Glass 1
Shell 1
Stone 1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

002CB02085 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002CB02085 Cattle  6
Pig 2 
Sheep/Goat 1

002CB02086 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002CB02086 Cattle  11
Horse 1 
Pig 1 

002CB02327 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002CB02327 Cattle  24
Horse 1 
Pig 9
Red Deer 1 
Sheep 1 
Sheep/Goat 11

002CB02351 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002CB02351 Cattle  4
Pig 1 
Sheep/Goat 1

002CBM2348 Animal Bone Totals by Species (Recorded under Master number only)

002CBM2348 Cattle  4
Pig 1 
Sheep/Goat 2

Structural Details

002CB02348 East Facing Section 

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002CB02085 LAYER  COMPLEX 0 88 38 WIDE U POSSIBLY A DUMP OF MATERIAL DEPOSITED INTO GRUB M.2348 & LAPPING OVER ITS EDGES TO S. CLEAN IN COMPARISON TO OTHER FILLS: CHALK INCL:S MAINLY 4-8 cm. 
002CB02086 GRUB FILL  SUB-RECTANGULAR 375 274  0 UNDULATING  V. IRREGULAR BASE TO CONTEXT: MOD CHALK INCLUSIONS < 10CM: CONTAINS LENSES OF LIGHTER FILL WITH GRAVEL CONCENTRATIONS. 
002CB02327 GRUB FILL  SUB-RECTANGULAR 377 265  0 CONCAVE OCCA CHALK INCLUSIONS: COVERS ENTIRE BASE OF GRUB. VARIABLE DEPTH-DEEPER AT EDGES THAN IN CENTRE. 
002CB02340 POST HOLE CUT  OVATE 20 19 28 VERT.SIDE V.BASE  CUT FOR P.H. LAYS CENTRALLY AGAINST W. EDGE OF GRUB. 
002CB02341 POST HOLE FILL  OVATE 20 19 28 VERT.SIDE V.BASE  FILL OF P.H. W. END OF GRUB. V. CLEAN - A FEW CHALK INCLUSIONS. 
002CB02342 POST HOLE CUT  OVATE 28 27 37 VERT.SIDE V.BASE  CUT FOR P.H. E. END OF GRUB. LAYS CENTRALLY AGAINST E. EDGE. 
002CB02343 POST HOLE FILL  OVATE 28 27 37 VSHAPED  FILL OF P.H. E. END OF GRUB. MOD CHALK < 4C 
002CB02344 GRUB CUT  SUB-RECTANGULAR 378 267  44 CONCAVE CUT FOR GRUB: N. END OF PIT/DUMP COMPLEX THROUGH WHICH IT CUTS. COMPARITIVELY DEEP & UNUSUAL IN HAVING A ROW OF 4 INTERNAL P.H.s. STEEP SIDES FLAT BASE. 
002CB02351 GRUB FILL  CURVILINEAR 160 40  0 CONCAVE LOWEST FILL OF GRUB: LAPS UP AGAINST S.E. EDGE OF GRUB. CONTAINS SUBSTANTIAL QUANTITIES OF BONE. 


002CB02348 North Facing Section 

002CB02345 North Facing Section 

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002CB02345 POST HOLE CUT  OVATE 19 18  17 VERT.SIDE F.BASE CUT FOR P.H. SMALL & SHALLOW: LAYS APPROX CENTRALLY IN GRUB. 
002CB02346 POST HOLE FILL  OVATE 19 18  17 VERT.SIDE F.BASE FILL OF P.H. LAYS APPROX IN CENTRE OF GRUB. RELATIVELY SMALL & SHALLOW. 

002CB02602 North Facing Section 

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002CB02602 POST HOLE CUT  OVATE 34 28  10 BOWL SHAPED CUT FOR P.H. SLIGHTLY E. OF CENTRE IN GRUB. FOUND AFTER REMOVAL OF BAULK. 
002CB02603 POST HOLE FILL  OVATE 34 28  10 BOWL SHAPED FILL OF P.H.: LAYS SLIGHTLY E. OF CENTRE IN GRUB. 

Objects by Context

KEY_ID OBJ PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
002CB02085 AB EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN I  1
002CB02085 AC EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN II  1
002CB02085 AD EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB02085 AF EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB02085 AG No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002CB02085 AH EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB02085 AI ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002CB02085 AK EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN IV  1
002CB02085 AL ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  ROMAN  1
002CB02085 AP EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN I  1
002CB02085 AQ No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002CB02085 AR EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB02085 AS EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  GTW 1
002CB02085 AT EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN II  1
002CB02085 AV EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN II  1
002CB02085 AW EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERDS  BUCKELURNE ANGLIAN V  12
002CB02085 AA No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002CB02085 AE No Entry  STONE STONE  RED CHALK  1
002CB02085 AJ No Entry  STONE COKE FRAGMENT  1
002CB02085 AM No Entry  STONE NAT FLINT  1
002CB02085 AN No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002CB02085 AU No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CB02085 AO EARLY SAXON  WORKED BONE BONE PIN/NEEDLE  1
002CB02086 AD No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  LARGE PIECES 1
002CB02086 AH No Entry  GLASS GLASS SLAG  BLUE+RED 1
002CB02086 BB No Entry  IRON IRON LUMP  1
002CB02086 AA EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB02086 AB EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERDS  ANGLIAN I  2
002CB02086 AC EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB02086 AE ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002CB02086 AF EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN I  1
002CB02086 AG EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB02086 AI MEDIEVAL  POTTERY SHERD  ?MED  1
002CB02086 AJ EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB02086 AK EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  BUCKELURNE ANGLIAN V  1
002CB02086 AL EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB02086 AM EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN V  1
002CB02086 AN EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB02086 AO No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002CB02086 AP No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002CB02086 AQ ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002CB02086 AR No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002CB02086 AS ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002CB02086 AT EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN  1
002CB02086 AU ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  GREY WARE  1
002CB02086 AV ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002CB02086 AW ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002CB02086 AX No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002CB02086 AY ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  ?R-B  1
002CB02086 BA No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002CB02086 BC EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN  1
002CB02086 BD EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN  1
002CB02086 AZ EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  1
002CB02327 BG No Entry  ANTLER WORKED ANTLER  SAWN 1
002CB02327 AV No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002CB02327 BW No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002CB02327 CC No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002CB02327 BM EARLY SAXON  FIRED CLAY FIRED CLAY  1
002CB02327 BO PREHISTORIC  FLINT BLADE  RETOUCHED 1
002CB02327 AB EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN I  1
002CB02327 AD EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN  1
002CB02327 AE EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  +ORGANIC ANGLIAN III  1
002CB02327 AF EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN I  1
002CB02327 AG EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN I  1
002CB02327 AH EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  +ORGANIC ANGLIAN III  1
002CB02327 AI EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN  1
002CB02327 AJ EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB02327 AJ ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002CB02327 AK EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN II  1
002CB02327 AM ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  ?R-B  1
002CB02327 AN EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB02327 AO EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB02327 AR EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN I  1
002CB02327 AS EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB02327 AT EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB02327 AU EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB02327 AW EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?BUCKELURNE ANGLIAN III  1
002CB02327 AY EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN I  1
002CB02327 AZ EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN I  1
002CB02327 BA EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB02327 BB EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN I  1
002CB02327 BC EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  GTW  1
002CB02327 BD ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  GREY WARE  1
002CB02327 BI EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  GTW  1
002CB02327 BJ EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN  1
002CB02327 BK ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  HUNTCLIFF  1
002CB02327 BN EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERDS  ANGLIAN  2
002CB02327 BR EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB02327 BS EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN  1
002CB02327 BU EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERDS  ANGLIAN III  4
002CB02327 BV EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB02327 BX EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN  1
002CB02327 BY EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB02327 BZ EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN  1
002CB02327 CE No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002CB02327 AL No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002CB02327 AQ No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CB02327 BE No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002CB02327 BF No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CB02327 BL No Entry  STONE STONE  NAT IRON  1
002CB02327 BT No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CB02327 CA No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002CB02327 CB No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002CB02327 CD No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CB02327 BP EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  6
002CB02327 BQ EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  1
002CB02327 AA EARLY SAXON  WORKED BONE COMB FRAGMENTS  SINGLE SIDED COMPOSITE COMB  2
002CB02327 AA EARLY SAXON  WORKED BONE COMPOSITE COMB  ROUND BACKED COMP.BONE COMB  1
002CB02327 AP EARLY SAXON  WORKED BONE COMB FRAGMENT  COMPOSITE COMB  1
002CB02327 BH EARLY SAXON  WORKED BONE WORKED BONE  ?HANDLE 1
002CB02327 AC EARLY SAXON  WORKED STONE WHETSTONE  SANDSTONE 1
002CB02327 AX EARLY SAXON  WORKED STONE WHETSTONE  1
002CB02327 BE NEOLITHIC  WORKED STONE STONE FLAKE  GREENSTONE POLISHED AXE  1
002CB02341 AB EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CB02341 AA No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CB02343 AA No Entry  SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE  1
002CB02603 AA EARLY SAXON  GLASS GLASS BEAD  BLUE ANNULAR A1a  1
002CB02603 AA No Entry  SHELL SHELL  1
002CB02603 AB No Entry  STONE STONE  1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
002CB02085 Cattle M/T P  1 0  0 0  0
002CB02085 Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 0  0
002CB02085 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  1
002CB02085 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 1  0 0  0
002CB02085 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  0
002CB02085 Cattle Skull fr  1 0  0 1  1
002CB02085 Pig Femur P  1 1  0 1  0
002CB02085 Pig Occiput  1 0  0 0  0
002CB02085 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 1  0 0  1
002CB02086 Cattle Atlas  1 1  0 1  1
002CB02086 Cattle LM3  1 0  0 0  0
002CB02086 Cattle M/C P  1 0  0 0  1
002CB02086 Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 0  0
002CB02086 Cattle Mand fr  1 1  0 1  1
002CB02086 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002CB02086 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  1
002CB02086 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 1  0 0  0
002CB02086 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  0
002CB02086 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  0
002CB02086 Cattle Skull fr  1 0  0 0  1
002CB02086 Horse Scapula  1 1  0 1  0
002CB02086 Pig Femur D  1 0  0 0  1
002CB02327 Cattle Atlas  1 1  0 1  0
002CB02327 Cattle Calcaneum  1 1  0 0  0
002CB02327 Cattle Femur D  1 1  0 0  1
002CB02327 Cattle Humerus fr  1 0  0 0  0
002CB02327 Cattle M/T D  1 0  0 0  1
002CB02327 Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 0  1
002CB02327 Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 0 0
002CB02327 Cattle Occiput  1 1  0 0  0
002CB02327 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 1  0
002CB02327 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0 0
002CB02327 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  0
002CB02327 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  0
002CB02327 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  0
002CB02327 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  0
002CB02327 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  0
002CB02327 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  1
002CB02327 Cattle Radius fr  1 0  0 0  0
002CB02327 Cattle Radius P  1 0  0 1  0
002CB02327 Cattle Tibia D  1 0  0 0  1
002CB02327 Cattle Tibia P  1 1  0 0  1
002CB02327 Cattle Ulna  1 0  0 0  1
002CB02327 Horse Scapula  1 0  0 0  0
002CB02327 Pig Femur br  1 1  0 0  0
002CB02327 Pig Fibula  1 0  0 0  0
002CB02327 Pig Humerus br  1 1  0 1  1
002CB02327 Pig L Canine  1 1  0 0  0
002CB02327 Pig M/C C  1 0  0 0  0
002CB02327 Pig M/C C  1 0  0 0  0
002CB02327 Pig M/T C 1 0  0 0  1
002CB02327 Pig M/T C  1 0  0 0  0
002CB02327 Pig Tibia D  1 0  0 0  0
002CB02327 Red deer Antler  1 0  0 2  1
002CB02327 Sheep Calcaneum  1 1  0 0  0
002CB02327 Sheep/goat Femur D  1 0  0 0  1
002CB02327 Sheep/goat Femur P  1 0  0 0  1
002CB02327 Sheep/goat Femur P  1 0  0 1  0
002CB02327 Sheep/goat Humerus br  1 1  0 0  0
002CB02327 Sheep/goat M/C C  1 0  0 0  0
002CB02327 Sheep/goat Pelvis  1 1  0 0  1
002CB02327 Sheep/goat Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002CB02327 Sheep/goat Scapula  1 1  0 1  1
002CB02327 Sheep/goat Tibia C  1 1  0 0  0
002CB02327 Sheep/goat Tibia D  1 1  0 0  1
002CB02327 Sheep/goat Tibia P  1 0  0 0  1
002CB02351 Cattle Mandible  1 0  0 0  0
002CB02351 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  0
002CB02351 Cattle Skull fr  1 0  0 0  1
002CB02351 Cattle Tibia D  1 1  0 1  1
002CB02351 Pig Humerus D  1 0  0 0  1
002CB02351 Sheep/goat M/C C  1 0  0 0  0
002CB02348 Cattle Tibia D  1 0  0 0  1
002CBM2348 Cattle M/T D  1 0  0 0  0
002CBM2348 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  1
002CBM2348 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  0
002CBM2348 Pig Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002CBM2348 Sheep/goat Humerus C  1 0  0 0  0
002CBM2348 Sheep/goat Humerus D  1 0  0 0  1