002DA00020

GRUBENHAUS

Grubenhaus Details
Length	326	Width	261	Depth	46	Ratio	1.24:1
Area	7.67 sq. m	Volume
Number of Posts	0
Highest Elevation Value	5283
Lowest Elevation Value	5237
Bearing	72 degrees
Structural Class
Material Culture	Number of Objects	46	Number of Animal Bones			44
Environmental

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

A Grubenhaus in the north of area 2DA aligned roughly east/west. The structure contained relatively few finds. No post holes were discernible during excavation.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER	CUT	FILLS	VOLUME	OBJECTS	AN BONE	DENSITY
002DA00020				1	5
	002DA00015	002DA00014		25	17
		002DA00018		7	6
		002DA00019		11	18
		002DA00038		2

Object Totals by Material

002DA00014 Object Totals by Material

002DA00014	Bronze	1
	Charcoal	3
	Flint	8
	Pottery	8	of which	Iron Age	2	Medieval	2	No Entry	2	Prehistoric	1	Roman	1
	Stone	4
	Unfired Clay	1

002DA00018 Object Totals by Material

002DA00018	Charcoal	2
	Flint	1
	Iron	1
	Pottery	1	No Entry
	Unfired Clay	2

002DA00019 Object Totals by Material

002DA00019	Flint	2
	Pottery	1	No Entry
	Stone	4
	Unfired Clay	4

002DA00020 Object Totals by Material

002DA00020

Stone

002DA00038 Object Totals by Material

002DA00038	Flint	1
	Unfired Clay	1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DA00014 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DA00014	Cattle	7
	Horse	1
	Pig	1
	Sheep	1
	Sheep/goat	7

002DA00018 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DA00018	Cattle	4
	Horse	1
	Sheep/goat	1

002DA00019 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DA00019	Cattle	10
	Sheep	1
	Sheep/goat	7

002DA00020 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DA00020	Cattle	3
	Pig	1
	Sheep/goat	1

Structural Details

002DA00015 Section and Notes

002DA00015 South Facing Section

002DA00015 West Facing Section

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES

002DA00014 GRUB FILL OVATE 324 254 7 CONCAVE FAIRLY SHALLOW. LARGE NO OF FINDS IN ALL SECTIONS. OCC CHALK-GRAVEL INCL <1CM VERY OCC <5CM. HEAVILY ROOTED AND SOME BURROWING.

002DA00015 GRUB CUT SUB-RECTANGULAR 332 260 46 VERT.SIDE F.BASE GRUB CUT. CUT INTO CHALK GRAVEL. ORIENTATED E-W. SITUATED AT NW OF DA. EDGES VERY STEEP IN N.W. CORNER: LESS STEEP ELSEWHERE. BASE NEARLY FLAT.

002DA00018 GRUB FILL OVATE 278 213 17 CONCAVE SMALLER NO OF FINDS THAN CON14 ALSO MORE IN THE WAY OF CHALK-GRAVEL 1CM-5CM. MUNSELL SAME AS CON14 HEAVILY ROOTED AND SOME BURROWING ESP SE QUAD

002DA00019 GRUB FILL OVATE 219 232 7 IRREGULAR BURNT LAYER AT BOTTOM OF GRUB ORIENTATED E-W. MOST FINDS NOT BURNT. MAINLY IN NW & SW QUADS WITH ONLY SMALL PART SPREADS INTO OTHERS. ROOTED AND BURR

002DA00038 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR 120 180 2 FLAT BASED U LAYER OF WIND BLOWN SAND AT EAST SIDE OF GRUB? LIES BENIETH 18 & 19. ROOTED AND BURROWED. PRIMARY FILL OF GRUB. OCCA CHALK GRAVEL <5CM.

Objects by Context

KEY_ID	OB	PERIOD	MATERIAL	TYPE	SUB_TYPE	CLASS	No
002DA00014	AN	EARLY SAXON	BRONZE	BRONZE PIN	ROUND HEADED		1
002DA00014	AD	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002DA00014	AL	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002DA00014	AT	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002DA00014	AB	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	?SCRAPER			1
002DA00014	AF	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	BLADE			1
002DA00014	AM	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLAKE			1
002DA00014	AQ	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLAKE			1
002DA00014	AS	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLAKE	CORE PREP		1
002DA00014	AU	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLINT CHIP			1
002DA00014	AV	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	SCRAPER			1
002DA00014	AX	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	BLADE			1
002DA00014	AH	IRON AGE	POTTERY	SHERD		?IA	1
002DA00014	AK	IRON AGE	POTTERY	SHERD		?IA	1
002DA00014	AC	MEDIEVAL	POTTERY	SHERD		MED	1
002DA00014	AO	MEDIEVAL	POTTERY	SHERD	GREEN GLAZED	MED	1
002DA00014	AR	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DA00014	AW	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DA00014	AI	PREHISTORIC	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DA00014	AY	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		R-B	1
002DA00014	AA	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002DA00014	AE	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002DA00014	AJ	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002DA00014	AP	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002DA00014	AG	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			5
002DA00018	AB	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002DA00018	AF	No Entry	CHARCOAL	CHARCOAL SAMPLE			1
002DA00018	AD	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	BLADE			1
002DA00018	AC	No Entry	IRON	IRON FRAGMENT			1
002DA00018	AE	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DA00018	AA	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			1
002DA00018	AG	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	?LOOMWEIGHT	UNFIRED CLAY		1
002DA00019	AD	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	CORE FRAGMENT	BLADE CORE		1
002DA00019	AE	PREHISTORIC	FLINT	FLAKE			1
002DA00019	AF	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002DA00019	AA	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002DA00019	AB	No Entry	STONE	COAL FRAGMENT			1
002DA00019	AC	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002DA00019	AG	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002DA00019	AH	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	LOOMWEIGHT	UNFIRED CLAY		2
002DA00019	AI	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	LOOMWEIGHT	UNFIRED CLAY		5
002DA00019	AJ	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	LOOMWEIGHT	UNFIRED CLAY		30
002DA00019	AK	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY			1
002DA00020	AA	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1
002DA00038	AA	No Entry	FLINT	FLINT FRAGMENT		?LOCAL FLINT	1
002DA00038	AB	EARLY SAXON	UNFIRED CLAY	UNFIRED CLAY	?LOOMWEIGHT		1

Animal Bone By Context

KEY_ID	SPECIES	ELEMENT	QUANT	CHEW	BURN	BUTCH	FBRK
002DA00014	Cattle	Femur fr	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00014	Cattle	Humerus C	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00014	Cattle	M/T br	1	1	0	0	1
002DA00014	Cattle	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00014	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00014	Cattle	Radius P	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00014	Horse	Tibia P	1	1	0	0	1
002DA00014	Pig	Mandible	1	1	0	0	1
002DA00014	Sheep	Radius P	1	1	0	0	1
002DA00014	Sheep/goat	Ld4	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00014	Sheep/goat	Mand fr	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00014	Sheep/goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00014	Sheep/goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00014	Sheep/goat	Pelvis	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00014	Sheep/goat	Pelvis	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00014	Sheep/goat	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00018	Cattle	Femur P	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00018	Cattle	M/C P	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00018	Cattle	M/T C	1	1	0	0	1
002DA00018	Cattle	M/T C	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00018	Horse	Radius P	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00018	Sheep/goat	Skull fr	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00019	Cattle	Atlas	1	0	0	1	1
002DA00019	Cattle	M/T C	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00019	Cattle	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00019	Cattle	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00019	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00019	Cattle	Phalanx 1	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00019	Cattle	Sacrum	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00019	Cattle	Scapula	1	0	1	1	1
002DA00019	Cattle	Scapula	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00019	Sheep	Astragalus	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00019	Sheep/goat	Astragalus	1	1	0	0	0
002DA00019	Sheep/goat	M/T D	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00019	Sheep/goat	M/T P	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00019	Sheep/goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00019	Sheep/goat	Mandible	1	0	0	0	0
002DA00019	Sheep/goat	Mandible	1	1	0	0	1
002DA00019	Sheep/goat	Radius br	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00020	Cattle	Mand fr	1	1	0	0	1
002DA00020	Cattle	Radius D	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00020	Cattle	Radius fr	1	0	0	0	1
002DA00020	Pig	Humerus D	1	1	0	1	0
002DA00020	Sheep/goat	Scapula	1	0	0	1	0

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002DA00014	GRUB FILL	OVATE	324	254	7	CONCAVE	FAIRLY SHALLOW. LARGE NO OF FINDS IN ALL SECTIONS. OCC CHALK-GRAVEL INCL <1CM VERY OCC <5CM. HEAVILY ROOTED AND SOME BURROWING.
002DA00015	GRUB CUT	SUB-RECTANGULAR	332	260	46	VERT.SIDE F.BASE	GRUB CUT. CUT INTO CHALK GRAVEL. ORIENTATED E-W. SITUATED AT NW OF DA. EDGES VERY STEEP IN N.W. CORNER: LESS STEEP ELSEWHERE. BASE NEARLY FLAT.
002DA00018	GRUB FILL	OVATE	278	213	17	CONCAVE	SMALLER NO OF FINDS THAN CON14 ALSO MORE IN THE WAY OF CHALK-GRAVEL 1CM-5CM. MUNSELL SAME AS CON14 HEAVILY ROOTED AND SOME BURROWING ESP SE QUAD
002DA00019	GRUB FILL	OVATE	219	232	7	IRREGULAR	BURNT LAYER AT BOTTOM OF GRUB ORIENTATED E-W. MOST FINDS NOT BURNT. MAINLY IN NW & SW QUADS WITH ONLY SMALL PART SPREADS INTO OTHERS. ROOTED AND BURR
002DA00038	GRUB FILL	SUB-RECTANGULAR	120	180	2	FLAT BASED U	LAYER OF WIND BLOWN SAND AT EAST SIDE OF GRUB? LIES BENIETH 18 & 19. ROOTED AND BURROWED. PRIMARY FILL OF GRUB. OCCA CHALK GRAVEL <5CM.