002DB00173

Grubenhaus

Grubenhaus Details
Length 376 Width 267  Depth 38 Ratio 1.4:1
Area  8.89 sq. metres Volume
Number of Posts 2
Highest Elevation Value  5402
Lowest Elevation Value 5364
Bearing  77 degrees
Structural Class
Material Culture Number of Objects 68 Number of Animal Bones 75 
Environmental 

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

A small sub-rectangular Grubenhaus in the east of area 2DB. The north side of the structure cut through a pit 002DB00399 of pit alignment master 002DB00387. Two post holes in the east and west sides were recovered during excavation.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT FILLS VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
002DB00173 5 11
002DB00178 002DB00174 16 9
002DB00175  15 20
002DB00176  18 12
002DB00177  13 18
002DB00194 002DB00193
002DB00196 002DB00195 1 4 + 1

Object Totals by Material

002DB00173 Object Totals by Material

002DB00173 Iron 1
Pottery 1  Early Saxon
Stone 2 
Unfired Clay 1 

002DB00174 Object Totals by Material

002DB00174 Charcoal 1
Flint 1 
Pottery 10  of which  Early Saxon  6 Iron Age 1  Medieval 1 Prehistoric  1 Roman 1 
Slag 1
Stone 2 
Unfired Clay 1 

002DB00175 Object Totals by Material

002DB00175 Charcoal 1
Flint 2 
Pottery 10  of which  Early Saxon  8 Iron Age 1  No Entry  1
Unfired Clay 2 

002DB00176 Object Totals by Material

002DB00176 Charcoal 1
Daub 1
Fired Clay 1 
Flint 2 
Pottery 10  of which  Early Saxon  7 No Entry  1  Prehistoric 1 Roman  1
Stone 3 

002DB00177 Object Totals by Material

002DB00177 Burnt Clay 1
Fired Clay 1 
Pottery 9  of which  Early Saxon  7 Iron Age 1  No Entry  1
Stone 1 
Unfired Clay 1 

002DB00195 Object Totals by Material

002DB00195 Stone 1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00173 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00173 Cattle 7
Sheep 2
Sheep/goat 2 

002DB00174 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00174 Cattle 4
Horse 1
Sheep/goat 4 

002DB00175 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00175 Cattle 14
Horse 2
Sheep/goat 4 

002DB00176 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00176 Cattle 7
Sheep/goat 5 

002DB00177 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00177 Cat 2
Cattle 6 
Pig 1
Sheep/goat 9 

002DB00195 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00195 Cattle 1
Sheep 1
Sheep/goat 2 

002DB00196 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00196 Cattle 1

Structural Details

002DB00178 Section and Notes

002DB00178 South Facing Section


002DB00178 West Facing Section

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DB00174 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  167 132  31 FLAT  S.W.QUAD OF SIEVED GRUB IN N.E.OF DB.FEW CHALK INCLUSIONS UPTO 7CM MOSTLY LESS THAN 4CM. 
002DB00175 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  210 172  8 FLAT  N.E.QUAD OF SIEVED GRUB IN N.E.OF DB.CHALK INCLUSIONS UPTO 7CM MOSTLY LESS THAN 5CM.POST HOLE ON EAST EDGE. 
002DB00176 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  18 101  24 FLAT  S.E.QUAD OF SIEVED GRUB TO N.E.OF DB.CHALK INCLUSIONS THROUGHOUT UPTO 7CM MOSTLY LESS THAN 5CM. 
002DB00177 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  150 165  38 FLAT  N.W.QUAD OF GRUB TO N.E.OF DB.SIEVED.CALK INCLUSIONS THROUGHOUT UPTO 7CM MOSTLY LESS THAN 4CM.POST HOLE TO WEST. 
002DB00178 GRUB CUT SUB-RECTANGULAR  382 304  31 WIDE U  CUT OF N-S ALIGNED MED SIZED GRUB IN NE. AREA 2DB.SIDES GENERALLY QUITE GENTLE WITH A SL UNDULATING BASE. SL OVERCUT ON N.IN PLACES.TRUNCATED ABOVE. 
002DB00194 Section and Notes
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DB00193 POST HOLE FILL ROUND  30 30  22 FLAT  PH IN WEST OF GRUB M 173 UNDER QUAD FILL 177.FEW CHALK INCLUSIONS LESS THAN 10% MOSTLY 2CM LONG OR LESS. 
002DB00194 POST HOLE CUT ROUND  30 30  22 USHAPED  PH IN WEST OF GRUB M 173 UNDER QUAD FILL 177.SLIGHT UNDER CUT TO EAST?CHALK CUT SIDES AND BASE. 
002DB00196 Section and Notes
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DB00195 POST HOLE FILL ROUND  30 30  35 FLAT  PH TO EAST OF M 173.FEW CHALK INCUSIONS LESS THAN 2% AT 2CM LONG.POST PIPE FILL NOT VISIBLE. 
002DB00196 POST HOLE CUT ROUND  30 30  35 VSHAPED  PH TO EAST OF M 173.UNDER QUAD FILL 175.EAST SIDE STEEPER CUT NEAR VERTICAL.CUT THROUGH GRUB CUT EDGE 178?CHALK CUT SIDES AND BASE. 

Objects by Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
002DB00173 AD No Entry  IRON IRON FRAGMENT  1
002DB00173 AE EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERDS  ANGLIAN I  3
002DB00173 AC No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DB00173 AF No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DB00173 AB EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  ?LOOMWEIGHT 1
002DB00174 AM No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002DB00174 AK LATE NEO/E.B.A.  FLINT SCRAPER  1
002DB00174 AC EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERDS  ANGLIAN II  3
002DB00174 AD EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN II  1
002DB00174 AF EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  GTW  1
002DB00174 AH EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  GTW  1
002DB00174 AL EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN II  1
002DB00174 AP EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002DB00174 AI IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD  FTW  1
002DB00174 AB MEDIEVAL  POTTERY SHERD  GREEN GLAZED MED  1
002DB00174 AG PREHISTORIC  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00174 AJ ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  GREY WARE  1
002DB00174 AE No Entry  SLAG SLAG FRAGMENT  IRON SLAG  1
002DB00174 AA No Entry  STONE STONE  2
002DB00174 AO No Entry  STONE STONE  RED CHALK  1
002DB00174 AN EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  1
002DB00175 AG No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002DB00175 AC PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKE  1
002DB00175 AD PREHISTORIC  FLINT BLADE  CORE PREP 1
002DB00175 AF EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN II  1
002DB00175 AH EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III/ROM  1
002DB00175 AI EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN I  1
002DB00175 AK EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN I  1
002DB00175 AL EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN I  1
002DB00175 AM EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN I  1
002DB00175 AN EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002DB00175 AO EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERDS  ANGLIAN I  2
002DB00175 AE IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD  FTW  1
002DB00175 AJ No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00175 AB EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  27
002DB00175 AP EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  5
002DB00176 AA No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  TWIG 1
002DB00176 AK EARLY SAXON  DAUB BURNT DAUB  1
002DB00176 AI No Entry  FIRED CLAY FIRED CLAY  1
002DB00176 AC PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKE  1
002DB00176 AD PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKE  1
002DB00176 AB EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN II  1
002DB00176 AE EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002DB00176 AG EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERDS  ANGLIAN III  3
002DB00176 AH EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN IV  1
002DB00176 AN EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERDS  GTW  2
002DB00176 AO EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002DB00176 AQ EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN II  1
002DB00176 AJ No Entry  POTTERY SHERDS  4
002DB00176 AL PREHISTORIC  POTTERY SHERDS  FTW  3
002DB00176 AM ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002DB00176 AF No Entry  STONE STONE  4
002DB00176 AP No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002DB00176 AR No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  5
002DB00177 AK EARLY SAXON  BURNT CLAY BURNT CLAY  4
002DB00177 AL EARLY SAXON  FIRED CLAY FIRED CLAY  1
002DB00177 AA EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN I  1
002DB00177 AB EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERDS  ANGLIAN I  7
002DB00177 AE EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERDS  ANGLIAN I  3
002DB00177 AF EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002DB00177 AG EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERDS  ANGLIAN II  2
002DB00177 AI EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN I  1
002DB00177 AJ EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN I  1
002DB00177 AH IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERDS  FTW  2
002DB00177 AM No Entry  POTTERY SHERDS  2
002DB00177 AC No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  2
002DB00177 AD EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  LOOMWEIGHTS 40
002DB00195 AB No Entry  STONE STONE  1

Animal Bone By Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
002DB00173 Cattle M/C P  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00173 Cattle M/T D  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00173 Cattle M/T P  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00173 Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00173 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00173 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00173 Cattle Skull fr  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00173 Sheep Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00173 Sheep Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00173 Sheep/goat Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00173 Sheep/goat Tibia P  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00174 Cattle LM3  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00174 Cattle M/T D  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00174 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00174 Cattle Radius P  1 1  0 1  1
002DB00174 Horse Humerus br  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00174 Sheep/goat Femur P  1 0  0 1  0
002DB00174 Sheep/goat LM3  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00174 Sheep/goat M/T br  1 1  0 0  0
002DB00174 Sheep/goat N.Cuboid  1 0  0 1  0
002DB00175 Cattle Astragalus  1 0  0 1  1
002DB00175 Cattle Astragalus  1 0  0 1  1
002DB00175 Cattle Axis  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00175 Cattle Femur P  1 0  0 1  1
002DB00175 Cattle M/C D  1 0  0 1  0
002DB00175 Cattle M/T P  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00175 Cattle Mand fr  1 1  0 1  1
002DB00175 Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 0 0
002DB00175 Cattle N.Cuboid  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00175 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00175 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00175 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00175 Cattle Radius P  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00175 Cattle Skull fr  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00175 Horse Calcaneum  1 1  0 1  1
002DB00175 Horse Tibia D  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00175 Sheep/goat M/T br  1 1  0 1  0
002DB00175 Sheep/goat Scapula  1 1  0 0  0
002DB00175 Sheep/goat Skull fr  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00175 Sheep/goat Tibia D  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00176 Cattle M/C P  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00176 Cattle M/C P  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00176 Cattle M/T D  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00176 Cattle M/T D  1 0  0 1  1
002DB00176 Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 1  1
002DB00176 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 1  1
002DB00176 Cattle Scapula  1 0  0 1  1
002DB00176 Sheep/goat Femur D  1 0  0 1  1
002DB00176 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00176 Sheep/goat Radius br  1 1 0 0  1
002DB00176 Sheep/goat Skull fr  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00176 Sheep/goat Tibia D  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00177 Cat Radius P  1 1  0 0  0
002DB00177 Cat Ulna  1 1  0 0  0
002DB00177 Cattle Femur br  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00177 Cattle Femur br  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00177 Cattle Horncore  1 0  0 1  1
002DB00177 Cattle M/T br  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00177 Cattle Phalanx 1  2 0  0 0  0
002DB00177 Cattle Radius br  1 1  0 0  0
002DB00177 Pig M/C C  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00177 Sheep/goat Calcaneum  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00177 Sheep/goat Ld4  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00177 Sheep/goat M/C P  1 1  0 0  0
002DB00177 Sheep/goat M/T br  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00177 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00177 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00177 Sheep/goat Skull fr  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00177 Sheep/goat Tibia br  1 1 0 0  0
002DB00177 Sheep/goat Tibia D  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00195 Cattle Patella  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00195 Sheep Humerus D  1 1  0 0  0
002DB00195 Sheep/goat M/T P  1 1  0 0  0
002DB00195 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00196 Cattle Radius D  1 1  1 0  0