002DB00153

Grubenhaus Fully excavated Grubenhaus from the east

Grubenhaus Details 
Length 469 Width 345  Depth 31 Ratio  1.36:1
Area   15 sq. metres Volume 
Number of Posts  0
Highest Elevation Value   5463
Lowest Elevation Value  5432
Bearing   74 degrees
Structural Class 
Material Culture  Number of Objects 32 Number of Animal Bones 187 
Environmental  
 

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

A large, regular, sub-rectangular Grubenhaus in the west of area 2DB. The structure is immediately east of a trackway, of unknown date. No post holes were discernible during excavation.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT FILLS VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
002DB00153 7  44 + 9 
002DB00240  002DB00154
002DB00223  5  26
002DB00224  7  25
002DB00225  3  27
002DB00226  7  36
002DB00236  2  4
002DB00237  1  16
002DB00238 
002DB00239 
002DB00240 

Object Totals by Material

002DB00153 Object Totals by Material

002DB00153 Pottery 2 of which  Iron Age 1 Roman  1
Stone 2 
Unfired Clay 2 
Worked Bone 1 

002DB00223 Object Totals by Material

002DB00223 Pottery 2 Early Saxon 
Slag 1
Stone 1 
Unfired Clay 1 

002DB00224 Object Totals by Material

002DB00224 Charcoal 1
Pottery 1  Early Saxon
Stone 3 
Unfired Clay 2 

002DB00225 Object Totals by Material

002DB00225 Stone 2

002DB00226 Object Totals by Material

002DB00226 Pottery 3 of which  Early Saxon 2 Post Medieval  1
Slag 1
Stone 2 
Unfired Clay 1 

002DB00236 Object Totals by Material

002DB00236 Stone 1
Unfired Clay 1 

002DB00237 Object Totals by Material

002DB00237 Pottery 1 No Entry 

Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00153 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00153 Cattle 25
Dog 1
Horse 4
Pig 1
Sheep/goat 13 

002DB0M153 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB0M153  Cattle 3
Dog 1
Horse 2
Sheep/goat 3 

002DB00223 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00223 Cattle 14
Horse 1
Pig 1
Sheep 1
Sheep/goat 9 

002DB00224 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00224 Cattle 12
Goat 1
Sheep 3
Sheep/goat 9 

002DB00225 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00225 Cattle 17
Dog 2
Goat 2
Horse 1
Sheep 1
Sheep/goat 4 

002DB00226 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00226 Cattle 22
Horse 1
Pig 1
Sheep 3
Sheep/goat 9 

002DB00236 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00236 Cattle 1
Sheep 1
Sheep/goat 2 

002DB00237 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00237 Cattle 7
Pig 4
Sheep/goat 5 

Structural Details

002DB00240 Section and Notes

002DB00240 South Facing Section 

002DB00240 West Facing Section
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D  PROFILE NOTES 
002DB00154  GRUB FILL OVATE  300 200  0 No entry  PRIMARY FILL OF GRUB M.153 IN NW CORNER 2DB. SUBSEQUENTLY DUG BY CONTEXT ONLY & 4 NEW NUMBERS ALLOCATED TO TOP FILL TO REPLACE 154. 
002DB00223  GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  190 138  31 FLAT  UPPER FILL IN N.W. QUAD. OCCA ROUNDED & ANGULAR CHALK <5 CM THROUGHOUT. CONTEXT DOES NOT REACH W. END OF CUT. SL HUMIC? OCCA SMALL FLECKS CHARCOAL. 
002DB00224  GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  166 118  29 FLAT  UPPER FILL IN N.E. QUAD. DOES NOT EXTEND TO E. EDGE OF CUT. OCCA ROUNDED & ANGULAR CHALK <7CM THROUGHOUT. DEEPENS TOWARDS CENTRE OF GRUB:OCCA FLECK CH 
002DB00225  GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  180 129  31 FLAT  UPPER FILL IN S.W. QUAD. DOES NOT REACH S OR W EDGES OF CUT. DEEPENS TOWARDS CENTRE OF GRUB. OCCA CHLK < 5CM THROUGHOUT. SL TRUNCATED ABOVE. 
002DB00226  GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  185 158  28 FLAT  UPPER FILL IN S.E. QUAD. DOES NOT EXTEND TO E. OR S. EDGE OF CUT. DEEPER IN CENTRE OF GRUB. OCCA CHALK < 8 CM THROUGHOUT FILL. SL TRUNCATED ABOVE. 
002DB00236  GRUB FILL TRIANGULAR  137 84  30 CONCAVE  PRIMARY FILL IN S.W. QUAD. FILL DOES NOT EXTEND TO CENTRAL BASE AREA OF GRUB. OF MOTTLED APPEARENCE WITH COLOR VARIATION-BURROWED. OCCA CHALK < 2CM. 
002DB00237  GRUB FILL TRIANGULAR  137 80  29 CONCAVE  PRIMARY FILL IN S.E. QUAD. FILL DOES NOT EXTEND TO CENTRAL BASE AREA OF GRUB. OCCA FINE CHALK < 4CM THROUGHOUT. SL COLOR VARIATION-BURROWED. 
002DB00238  GRUB FILL TRIANGULAR  156 70  29 CONCAVE  PRIMARY FILL IN N.W. QUAD. DOES NOT EXTEND TO CENTRE BASE AREA OF GRUB. MOTTLED IN COLOR/APPEARENCE-BURROWED. OCCA CHALK GRAVEL < 3 CM THROUGHOUT. 
002DB00239  GRUB FILL TRIANGULAR  124 68  32 CONCAVE  PRIMARY FILL OF GRUB IN N.E. QUAD. DOES NOT EXTEND TO CENTRAL BASE AREA OF GRUB. OCCA CHALK < 2 CM THROUGHOUT. COLOR VARIATION---BURROWED. 
002DB00240  GRUB CUT SUB-RECTANGULAR  443 322  31 WIDE U  STEEPISH SIDES EXCEPT FOR N.W. & S.E. CORNERS. ALMOST FLAT SL UNDULATING BASE. CUTS INTO NAT OF GRAVEL & SOME SAND. BURROWED ESP IN ARES OF SAND. 

Objects by Context

KEY_ID  OB PERIOD  MATERIAL TYPE  SUB_TYPE CLASS  No
002DB00153  AJ IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD  FTW  1
002DB00153  AF ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  GREY WARE  1
002DB00153  AE No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DB00153  AI No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DB00153  AG EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  3
002DB00153  AH EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  3
002DB00153  AK EARLY SAXON  WORKED BONE BONE PIN  PERFORATED 1
002DB00223  AB EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN V  1
002DB00223  AD EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN V  1
002DB00223  AA No Entry  SLAG SLAG FRAGMENT  IRON SLAG  1
002DB00223  AC No Entry  STONE STONE  2
002DB00223  AE EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  ?LOOMWEIGHT 8
002DB00224  AB No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002DB00224  AE EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN II  1
002DB00224  AA No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002DB00224  AD No Entry  STONE STONE  CHALK  1
002DB00224  AF No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DB00224  AC EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  2
002DB00224  AG EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  ?LOOMWEIGHT 18
002DB00225  AA No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002DB00225  AB No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002DB00225  AC No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DB00226  AA EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERDS  ANGLIAN I  4
002DB00226  AG EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN II  1
002DB00226  AF POST MEDIEVAL  POTTERY SHERD  PM  1
002DB00226  AE No Entry  SLAG SLAG FRAGMENT  IRON SLAG  1
002DB00226  AB No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DB00226  AC No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DB00226  AD EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY LOOMWEIGHT  UNFIRED CLAY 8
002DB00236  AB No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DB00236  AA EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  ?LOOMWEIGHT 9
002DB00237  AB No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1

Animal Bone By Context

KEY_ID  SPECIES ELEMENT  QUANT CHEW  BURN BUTCH  FBRK
002DB00153  Cattle Astragalus  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00153  Cattle Femur br  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00153  Cattle Humerus br  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00153  Cattle Humerus D  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00153  Cattle M/T D  1 1  0 1  0
002DB00153  Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 1  1
002DB00153  Cattle Mand fr  1 1  0 1  0
002DB00153  Cattle Patella  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00153  Cattle Pelvis  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00153  Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00153  Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00153  Cattle Radius C  1 0  0 1  1
002DB00153  Cattle Radius C  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00153  Cattle Radius D  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00153  Cattle Sacrum  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00153  Cattle Scapula  1 1  0 1  1
002DB00153  Cattle Scapula  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00153  Cattle Skull fr  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00153  Cattle Skull fr  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00153  Cattle Tibia br  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00153  Cattle Tibia D  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00153  Cattle Ulna  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00153  Horse Radius P  1 0  0 1  0
002DB00153  Horse Scapula  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00153  Pig Tibia C  1 1  0 1  1
002DB00153  Sheep/goat Ld4  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00153  Sheep/goat M/C P  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00153  Sheep/goat M/C P  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00153  Sheep/goat Mand fr  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00153  Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00153  Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0  0 1  0
002DB00153  Sheep/goat Pelvis  1 1  0 1  1
002DB00153  Sheep/goat Radius C  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00153  Sheep/goat Skull fr  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00153  Sheep/goat Tibia D  1 0  0 0  1
002DB0M153  Cattle Occiput  1 0  0 1  1
002DB0M153  Cattle Occiput  1 0  0 2  1
002DB0M153  Cattle Scapula  1 1  0 1  1
002DB0M153  Dog Skull fr  1 0  0 1  1
002DB0M153  Horse Occiput  1 1  0 1  1
002DB0M153  Horse Skull fr  1 0  0 0  1
002DB0M153  Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002DB0M153  Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002DB0M153  Sheep/goat Ulna  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00223  Cattle Astragalus  1 0  0 1  1
002DB00223  Cattle Axis  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00223  Cattle Femur D  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00223  Cattle Femur P  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00223  Cattle Humerus D  1 0  0 1  1
002DB00223  Cattle Humerus P  1 0  0 1  1
002DB00223  Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00223  Cattle Mandible  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00223  Cattle Patella  1 1  0 1  1
002DB00223  Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00223  Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0  1 0  1
002DB00223  Cattle Radius C  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00223  Cattle Radius D  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00223  Cattle Skull fr  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00223  Horse Ulna  1 0  0 1  0
002DB00223  Pig Scapula  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00223  Sheep Radius P  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00223  Sheep/goat Axis  1 1  0 0  0
002DB00223  Sheep/goat M/C br  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00223  Sheep/goat M/T br  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00223  Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00223  Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00223  Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00223  Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00223  Sheep/goat Radius C  1 1  0 0  0
002DB00223  Sheep/goat Ulna  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00224  Cattle Atlas  1 1  0 2  1
002DB00224  Cattle Calcaneum  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00224  Cattle Femur P  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00224  Cattle M/T P  1 1  0 1  1
002DB00224  Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00224  Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00224  Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00224  Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00224  Cattle Phalanx 2  1 1  0 0  0
002DB00224  Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00224  Cattle Scapula  1 0  0 1  1
002DB00224  Cattle Ulna  1 0  0 1  1
002DB00224  Goat Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00224  Sheep Humerus D  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00224  Sheep Radius P  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00224  Sheep Radius P  1 1  0 1  0
002DB00224  Sheep/goat Femur P  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00224  Sheep/goat Humerus D  1 0  0 1  1
002DB00224  Sheep/goat M/C P  1 1  0 0  0
002DB00224  Sheep/goat M/T br  1 1  0 1  1
002DB00224  Sheep/goat M/T C  1 1  0 0  0
002DB00224  Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00224  Sheep/goat Pelvis  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00224  Sheep/goat Radius br  1 1  0 0  0
002DB00224  Sheep/goat Scapula  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00225  Cattle Femur fr  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00225  Cattle Femur P  1 0  0 1  0
002DB00225  Cattle Ld4  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00225  Cattle Ld4  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00225  Cattle LM3  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00225  Cattle LM3  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00225  Cattle M/C C  1 1  0 1  1
002DB00225  Cattle M/T C  1 1  0 0  0
002DB00225  Cattle M/T P  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00225  Cattle M/T P  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00225  Cattle Mand fr  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00225  Cattle Mandible  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00225  Cattle Mandible  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00225  Cattle Phalanx 1  1 1  0 0  0
002DB00225  Cattle Scapula  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00225  Cattle Tibia D  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00225  Cattle Ulna  1 1  0 1  1
002DB00225  Dog Radius P  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00225  Dog Ulna  1 1  0 0  0
002DB00225  Goat Horncore  1 0  0 1  1
002DB00225  Goat Horncore  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00225  Horse Calcaneum  1 1  0 0  0
002DB00225  Sheep Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00225  Sheep/goat M/T C  1 1  0 0  0
002DB00225  Sheep/goat Pelvis  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00225  Sheep/goat Tibia br  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00225  Sheep/goat Ulna  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00226  Cattle Astragalus  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00226  Cattle Humerus D  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00226  Cattle Humerus D  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00226  Cattle Mand fr  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00226  Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00226  Cattle N.Cuboid  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00226  Cattle Pelvis  1 0  0 1  1
002DB00226  Cattle Pelvis  1 1  0 1  1
002DB00226  Cattle Pelvis  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00226  Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00226  Cattle Phalanx 2  1 1  0 0  0
002DB00226  Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00226  Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00226  Cattle Radius C  1 1  0 0  0
002DB00226  Cattle Radius P  1 1  0 1  1
002DB00226  Cattle Sacrum  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00226  Cattle Sacrum  1 0  0 1  1
002DB00226  Cattle Scapula  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00226  Cattle Scapula  1 0  0 1  1
002DB00226  Cattle Skull fr  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00226  Cattle Skull fr  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00226  Cattle Skull fr  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00226  Horse Scapula  1 0  0 1  1
002DB00226  Pig Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00226  Sheep Atlas  1 1  0 1  1
002DB00226  Sheep Horncore  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00226  Sheep Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00226  Sheep/goat Atlas  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00226  Sheep/goat LM3  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00226  Sheep/goat Mand fr  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00226  Sheep/goat Mandible  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00226  Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00226  Sheep/goat Patella  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00226  Sheep/goat Radius br  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00226  Sheep/goat Radius br  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00226  Sheep/goat Tibia P  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00236  Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 1  1
002DB00236  Sheep Humerus D  1 1  0 0  0
002DB00236  Sheep/goat Femur P  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00236  Sheep/goat Pelvis  1 0  1 0  0
002DB00237  Cattle Astragalus  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00237  Cattle Atlas  1 0  0 1  1
002DB00237  Cattle Ld4  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00237  Cattle Mand fr  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00237  Cattle Mand fr  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00237  Cattle Skull fr  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00237  Cattle Tibia P  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00237  Pig Calcaneum  1 0  0 1  1
002DB00237  Pig Pelvis  1 0  0 1  1
002DB00237  Pig Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00237  Pig Radius P  1 1  0 0  0
002DB00237  Sheep/goat Astragalus  1 0  0 1  0
002DB00237  Sheep/goat Femur D  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00237  Sheep/goat Femur P  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00237  Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00237  Sheep/goat Tibia D  1 1  0 0  1