002DC00039

Grubenhaus

Grubenhaus Details
Length 274 Width 252  Depth 27 Ratio 1.08:1
Area  6.52 sq. metres Volume
Number of Posts 0
Highest Elevation Value  5605
Lowest Elevation Value 5578
Bearing  79 degrees
Structural Class
Material Culture Number of Objects 135 Number of Animal Bones 136
Environmental 

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram 

Discussion

A small, square Grubenhaus in the centre of area 2DC. The structure contained a small, regular slot in both the north quadrants. No post holes were discernible during excavation. The environmental sample (002DC00256), was productive, and contained 2548 fragments, of which 1311 were cereals and 702 were from either heathland or an acidic soil environment.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT FILLS VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
002DC00039     1  
  002DC00038 002DC00037    77 76  
    002DC00089    14 17  
SAMPLE   002DC00256 33 21
SLOT 002DC00123 002DC00102    11 21  

Object Totals by Material

002DC00037 Object Totals by Material

002DC00037 Burnt Clay  1
Fired Clay
Flint
Iron 4
Pottery 26  of which Early Saxon 14  Iron Age 1 No Entry  4 Prehistoric Roman 6
Slag 2
Stone 14 
Unfired Clay 17 
Worked Bone

002DC00089 Object Totals by Material

002DC00089 Charcoal 
Fired Clay
Iron 2
Pottery Roman
Slag 2
Stone
Unfired Clay

002DC00102 Object Totals by Material

002DC00102 Glass
Pottery of which Early Saxon No Entry 2 Roman  2
Stone

002DC00256 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID MATERIAL PERIOD No
002DC00256 BURNT CLAY ANGLIAN 1
  DAUB ANGLIAN 3
  FIRED CLAY ANGLIAN 3
  IRON   2
  POTTERY   1
  POTTERY 3-4? 1
  POTTERY 3-4C 3
  POTTERY ANGLIAN 1
  POTTERY LBA/EIA 1
  POTTERY PREHISTORIC 2
  SLAG ANGLIAN 2
  STONE   8
  UNFIRED CLAY ANGLIAN 2
  WORKED BONE ANGLIAN 3

Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DC00037 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DC00037 Cattle 25 
Goat 4
Horse 2
Pig 3
Sheep 11 
Sheep/goat 31 

002DC00039 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DC00039 Sheep/goat 1

002DC00089 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DC00089 Cattle
Sheep 5
Sheep/goat 11 

002DC00102 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DC00102 Cattle
Goat 1
Horse 1
Pig 1
Sheep 3
Sheep/goat 13 

002DC00102 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
002DC00256 Amphibian spp. 1
  Cattle 1
  Domestic goose 1
  Pig 3
  Sheep 1
  Sheep/Goat 14


Structural Details

002DC00038 Section and Notes

002DC00038 North Facing Section

002DC00038 East Facing Section

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DC00037 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  261 256  18 FLAT  UPPER FILL OF GRUB ON N. EDGE OF TERRACE.DARK HUMIC GREASY FILL. LOTS OF FINDS. CHALK FRAG >10% SL FEWER FINDS THAN LOWER FILLS. 
002DC00038 GRUB CUT SUB-RECTANGULAR  268 261  27 VERT.SIDE C.BASE  STEEP SIDED: FLATTISH BASE. BASE CUTTING CHALK: EDGES CHALK & HILLWASH. RELATIONSHIP TO SLOT 102/123 UNKNOWN. NOT SEEN TO BE CUT BY P.H.S 
002DC00089 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  247 242  6 FLAT  PRIMARY FILL OVER MOST OF GRUB RELATIONSHIP TO SLOT IN N QUADS OF GRUB UNCERTAIN. FILL HAS VERY FEW STONE INCLS:GREY: SOME CHARCOAL FLECKS. 

002DC00123 Section and Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DC00102 SLOT FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  152 60  20 VERT.SIDE C.BASE  FILL OF SLOT TYPE FEATURE IN BOTH N QUADS OF GRUB M39. FILL VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL IN TERMS OF MATRIX AND INCLUSIONS TO 89 ABOVE. 
002DC00123 SLOT CUT SUB-RECTANGULAR  152 60  20 WIDE U  CUT OF E-W RUNNING SLOT IN BOTH NORTHERN QUADS OF GRUB M39. CUTS ENTIRELY INTO CHALK AT BOTTOM OF BASE EDGES. 

002DC00256 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DC00256 SAMPLE No entry 0 0 0 No entry CONTEXT ISSUED AS MASTER FILL NUMBER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES FROM BAULKS OF GRUB M39.

Objects by Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
002DC00037 BV EARLY SAXON  BURNT CLAY PART BNT.CLAY  4
002DC00037 AE EARLY SAXON  FIRED CLAY FIRED CLAY  ?LOOMWEIGHT 30
002DC00037 AM EARLY SAXON  FIRED CLAY FIRED CLAY  1
002DC00037 AS EARLY SAXON  FIRED CLAY FIRED CLAY  8
002DC00037 CO EARLY SAXON  FIRED CLAY LOOMWEIGHT  FIRED CLAY 1
002DC00037 AI No Entry  FIRED CLAY BRICK/TILE  1
002DC00037 BW No Entry  FIRED CLAY FIRED CLAY  1
002DC00037 CC PREHISTORIC  FLINT SCRAPER  1
002DC00037 AB EARLY SAXON  IRON IRON KNIFE  1
002DC00037 AG No Entry  IRON IRON OBJECT  LOOPED END 1
002DC00037 BG No Entry  IRON IRON NAIL  1
002DC00037 BP No Entry  IRON IRON NAIL  2
002DC00037 AJ EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002DC00037 AP EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERDS  R-B/ANGLIAN I  6
002DC00037 BA EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN I  1
002DC00037 BD EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002DC00037 BH EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?GTW  1
002DC00037 BH EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002DC00037 BI EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERDS  ?ANGLIAN  4
002DC00037 BJ EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERDS  ?ANGLIAN  7
002DC00037 BJ EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERDS  ANGLIAN I  6
002DC00037 BK EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERDS  ?ANGLIAN  7
002DC00037 BM EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002DC00037 BN EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002DC00037 CK EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERDS  ANGLIAN I  3
002DC00037 CM EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN I  1
002DC00037 BF IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD  ?IA  1
002DC00037 AQ No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DC00037 AV No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DC00037 BC No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DC00037 BF No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DC00037 BL PREHISTORIC  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DC00037 AR ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002DC00037 AT ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  ?ROMAN  1
002DC00037 AW ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002DC00037 AY ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002DC00037 AZ ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  GREY WARE  1
002DC00037 CN ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  GREY WARE  1
002DC00037 AC No Entry  SLAG SLAG FRAGMENT  IRON SLAG  1
002DC00037 AU No Entry  SLAG SLAG FRAGMENT  IRON SLAG  1
002DC00037 AD No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DC00037 AF No Entry STONE STONE  CHALK  1
002DC00037 AH No Entry  STONE STONE  2
002DC00037 AK No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DC00037 AN No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DC00037 AO No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DC00037 BQ No Entry  STONE STONE  CHALK  1
002DC00037 BZ No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DC00037 CB No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DC00037 CD No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DC00037 CI No Entry  STONE PEBBLE  1
002DC00037 CJ No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002DC00037 CL No Entry  STONE STONE  RED CHALK  1
002DC00037 CQ No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DC00037 AL EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  1
002DC00037 BO EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  3
002DC00037 BR EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  3
002DC00037 BS EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  2
002DC00037 BT EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  4
002DC00037 BU EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  6
002DC00037 CA EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  1
002DC00037 CG EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  3
002DC00037 CH EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  4
002DC00037 CP EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  2
002DC00037 CS EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  10
002DC00037 CT EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  12
002DC00037 CU EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  6
002DC00037 CV EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  15
002DC00037 CW EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  8
002DC00037 CX EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  ?LOOMWEIGHT 5
002DC00037 BB No Entry  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  1
002DC00037 AA EARLY SAXON  WORKED BONE BONE COUNTER  1
002DC00037 AX EARLY SAXON  WORKED BONE SPINDLE WHORL  BONE 1
002DC00037 BE EARLY SAXON  WORKED BONE COMB FRAGMENT  SIDE PLATE COMPOSITE COMB  1
002DC00037 BX EARLY SAXON  WORKED BONE COMB  DOUBLE SIDED COMPOSITE COMB  1
002DC00037 BY EARLY SAXON  WORKED BONE COMB FRAGMENTS  SINGLE SIDED COMPOSITE COMB  1
002DC00037 CE EARLY SAXON  WORKED BONE WORKED ANTLER  1
002DC00089 AE No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002DC00089 AJ No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002DC00089 AF EARLY SAXON  FIRED CLAY FIRED CLAY  1
002DC00089 AC EARLY SAXON  IRON IRON KNIFE  1
002DC00089 AB No Entry  IRON IRON OBJECT  1
002DC00089 AG ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002DC00089 AI EARLY SAXON  SLAG SLAG FRAGMENT  1
002DC00089 AN EARLY SAXON  SLAG SLAG FRAGMENT  1
002DC00089 AA No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DC00089 AH No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DC00089 AK No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DC00089 AM No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DC00089 AD EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  1
002DC00089 AL EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  3
002DC00102 AG EARLY SAXON  GLASS GLASS BEAD  2-SEGMENT ANN 1
002DC00102 AF EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERDS  ANGLIAN I  2
002DC00102 AB No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  FTW  1
002DC00102 AC No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DC00102 AJ ROMAN  POTTERY SHERDS  ?R-B  5
002DC00102 AK ROMAN  POTTERY SHERDS  ?R-B  10
002DC00102 AA No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DC00102 AD No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002DC00102 AE No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DC00102 AH No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DC00102 AI No Entry  STONE STONE  1
KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
002DC00256 AL ANGLIAN BURNT CLAY BURNT CLAY     1
002DC00256 AO ANGLIAN DAUB BURNT DAUB     10
002DC00256 AV ANGLIAN DAUB BURNT DAUB     2
002DC00256 AX ANGLIAN DAUB BURNT DAUB     10
002DC00256 AB ANGLIAN FIRED CLAY LOOMWEIGHT FIRED CLAY LOOMWEIGHT 1
002DC00256 AG ANGLIAN FIRED CLAY FIRED CLAY     7
002DC00256 AH ANGLIAN FIRED CLAY FIRED CLAY LOOMWEIGHT?   2
002DC00256 AE PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE     1
002DC00256 AA   IRON IRON NAIL     1
002DC00256 AC   IRON IRON FRAGMENT     1
002DC00256 AY 3-4? POTTERY SHERD     1
002DC00256 AQ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
002DC00256 AZ 3-4C POTTERY SHERD     1
002DC00256 BB 3-4C POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH 1
002DC00256 AD LBA/EIA POTTERY SHERD     1
002DC00256 AM PREHISTORIC POTTERY SHERD   FTW 1
002DC00256 BA PREHISTORIC POTTERY SHERD     1
002DC00256 BE ROMAN POTTERY SHERDS   R-B/ANGLIAN I 8
002DC00256 BD   POTTERY SHERD     1
002DC00256 AP ANGLIAN SLAG SLAG   IRON SLAG 1
002DC00256 AT ANGLIAN SLAG SLAG FRAGMENT   IRON SLAG 1
002DC00256 AF   STONE STONE   RED CHALK 1
002DC00256 AJ   STONE STONE   RED CHALK 1
002DC00256 AK   STONE STONE   RED CHALK 1
002DC00256 AN   STONE PEBBLE     1
002DC00256 AR   STONE STONE   RED CHALK 4
002DC00256 AS   STONE STONE   SANDSTONE 1
002DC00256 AW   STONE STONE     1
002DC00256 BC   STONE STONE     1
002DC00256 AI ANGLIAN UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY LOOMWEIGHT?   1
002DC00256 AU ANGLIAN UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY     20
002DC00256 AA ANGLIAN WORKED BONE COMB TOOTH     1
002DC00256 AB ANGLIAN WORKED BONE BONE PIN     1
002DC00256 AC ANGLIAN WORKED BONE TOOL HANDLE DECORATED BONE HANDLE 1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
002DC00037 Cattle Astragalus  1 0 1
002DC00037 Cattle Astragalus  1 0 0
002DC00037 Cattle Calcaneum  1 0 0
002DC00037 Cattle Femur br  1 0 0
002DC00037 Cattle Femur P  1 0 0
002DC00037 Cattle Horncore  1 0 0
002DC00037 Cattle Ld4  1 0 0
002DC00037 Cattle Ld4  1 0 0
002DC00037 Cattle M/C P  1 0 1
002DC00037 Cattle M/C P  1 0 0
002DC00037 Cattle M/T C  1 0 0
002DC00037 Cattle M/T P  1 0 0
002DC00037 Cattle Mand fr  1 0 0
002DC00037 Cattle Mand fr  1 0 0
002DC00037 Cattle Mand fr  1 0 1
002DC00037 Cattle Occiput  1 0 1
002DC00037 Cattle Patella  1 0 0
002DC00037 Cattle Pelvis  1 0 0
002DC00037 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0 0
002DC00037 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0 0
002DC00037 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0 0
002DC00037 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0 0
002DC00037 Cattle Radius br  1 0 0
002DC00037 Cattle Scapula  1 0 1
002DC00037 Cattle Scapula  1 0 0
002DC00037 Goat Antler  1 0 0
002DC00037 Goat Horncore  1 0 0
002DC00037 Goat Horncore  1 0 0
002DC00037 Goat Radius P  1 0 0
002DC00037 Horse Astragalus  1 0 0
002DC00037 Horse Phalanx 1  1 0 0
002DC00037 Pig Fibula  1 0 0
002DC00037 Pig Fibula  1 1 0 0
002DC00037 Pig Phalanx 1  1 0 0
002DC00037 Sheep Horncore  1 0 1
002DC00037 Sheep Horncore  1 0 1
002DC00037 Sheep Horncore  1 0 0
002DC00037 Sheep Horncore  1 0 0
002DC00037 Sheep Horncore  1 0 1
002DC00037 Sheep M/C C  1 0 0
002DC00037 Sheep M/C C  1 0 0
002DC00037 Sheep M/T C  1 0 0
002DC00037 Sheep M/T P  1 0 1
002DC00037 Sheep Tibia D  1 0 0
002DC00037 Sheep Tibia D  1 0 1
002DC00037 Sheep/goat Astragalus  1 0 0
002DC00037 Sheep/goat Astragalus  1 0 0
002DC00037 Sheep/goat Femur C  1 0 0
002DC00037 Sheep/goat Humerus D  1 0 0
002DC00037 Sheep/goat Hyoid  1 0 0
002DC00037 Sheep/goat Ld4  1 0 0
002DC00037 Sheep/goat LM3  1 0 0
002DC00037 Sheep/goat M/T br  1 0 0
002DC00037 Sheep/goat Mand fr  1 0 0
002DC00037 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0 0
002DC00037 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0 0
002DC00037 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0 1
002DC00037 Sheep/goat Mandible  2 0 2
002DC00037 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0 0
002DC00037 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0 0
002DC00037 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0 0
002DC00037 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0 0
002DC00037 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0 1
002DC00037 Sheep/goat Patella  1 0 0
002DC00037 Sheep/goat Pelvis  1 0 0
002DC00037 Sheep/goat Pelvis  1 0 0
002DC00037 Sheep/goat Pelvis  1 0 0
002DC00037 Sheep/goat Phalanx 1  1 0 0
002DC00037 Sheep/goat Radius br  1 0 0
002DC00037 Sheep/goat Radius br  1 0 0
002DC00037 Sheep/goat Radius br  1 0 0
002DC00037 Sheep/goat Scapula  1 0 0
002DC00037 Sheep/goat Tibia br  1 0 1
002DC00037 Sheep/goat Tibia br  1 0 0
002DC00037 Sheep/goat Tibia br  1 0 0
002DC00037 Sheep/goat Tibia P  1 0 0
002DC00039 Sheep/goat M/T br  1 0 0
002DC00089 Cattle Femur P  1 0 0
002DC00089 Sheep Humerus P  1 0 0
002DC00089 Sheep M/C D  1 0 1
002DC00089 Sheep M/C P  1 0 0
002DC00089 Sheep Radius P  1 0 1
002DC00089 Sheep Tibia D  1 1 0
002DC00089 Sheep/goat Astragalus  1 0 0
002DC00089 Sheep/goat Femur D  1 0 0
002DC00089 Sheep/goat Ld4  1 0 0
002DC00089 Sheep/goat M/C C  1 0 0
002DC00089 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0 1
002DC00089 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0 0
002DC00089 Sheep/goat Radius br  1 1 0 0
002DC00089 Sheep/goat Radius br  1 0 0
002DC00089 Sheep/goat Radius br  2 0 1
002DC00089 Sheep/goat Radius D  1 0 0
002DC00089 Sheep/goat Tibia br  1 0 1
002DC00102 Cattle Mand fr  1 0 0
002DC00102 Cattle Radius C  1 0 0
002DC00102 Goat Horncore  1 0 0
002DC00102 Horse M/C D  1 0 0
002DC00102 Pig L Canine  1 0 0
002DC00102 Sheep M/T P  1 0 0
002DC00102 Sheep Radius C  1 0 1
002DC00102 Sheep Tibia D  1 0 0
002DC00102 Sheep/goat Calcaneum  1 0 0
002DC00102 Sheep/goat Femur br  1 0 0
002DC00102 Sheep/goat Humerus br  1 0 0
002DC00102 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0 0
002DC00102 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0 0
002DC00102 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0 0
002DC00102 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0 0
002DC00102 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0 0
002DC00102 Sheep/goat Pelvis  1 0 0
002DC00102 Sheep/goat Pelvis  1 0 0
002DC00102 Sheep/goat Pelvis  1 0 1
002DC00102 Sheep/goat Skull fr  1 0 0
002DC00102 Sheep/goat Tibia D  1 0 0
KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
002DC00256 Amphibian spp Other 1 0 0 0 0
002DC00256 Cattle Ld4 1 0 0 0 0
002DC00256 Domestic goose Humerus P 1 0 0 0 1
002DC00256 Pig Femur P 1 0 0 0 0
002DC00256 Pig Fibula 1 0 0 0 0
002DC00256 Pig Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
002DC00256 Sheep Horncore 1 0 0 1 0
002DC00256 Sheep/Goat Astragalus 1 0 0 1 0
002DC00256 Sheep/Goat Astragalus 1 0 0 0 0
002DC00256 Sheep/Goat Hyoid 1 0 0 0 0
002DC00256 Sheep/Goat Hyoid 1 0 0 0 0
002DC00256 Sheep/Goat Ld4 1 0 0 0 0
002DC00256 Sheep/Goat Ld4 1 0 0 0 0
002DC00256 Sheep/Goat M/T P 1 1 0 0 0
002DC00256 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 1
002DC00256 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
002DC00256 Sheep/Goat Mandible 1 0 0 0 0
002DC00256 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 2 1 0 0 0 0
002DC00256 Sheep/Goat Phalanx 3 1 0 0 0 0
002DC00256 Sheep/Goat Radius P 1 0 0 0 1
002DC00256 Sheep/Goat Tibia C 1 0 0 0 1