002DB00029

Grubenhaus Pre-excavation view of the Grubenhaus from the east

Grubenhaus Details
Length 356 Width 302  Depth 42 Ratio 1.17:1
Area  9.82 sq. metres Volume
Number of Posts 1
Highest Elevation Value  5580
Lowest Elevation Value 5538
Bearing  69 degrees
Structural Class
Material Culture Number of Objects 53 Number of Animal Bones 211 
Environmental 

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram 

Discussion

An east/west aligned Grubenhaus in the south of area 2DB. This structure is unusual as it contained a single post hole in the centre. Fill 002DB00030 contained an unusually high density Detail view showing bone distribution of animal bones. It is cut through on the south side by medieval furrow 002DB00017 (master 002DB07045).

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT FILLS VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
002DB00029 7 6 + 2
002DB00329 002DB00030 32 184
002DB00322  2 8
002DB00323  6 5
002DB00324  6 1
002DB00325  2
002DB00326  3
002DB00328 002DB00327

Object Totals by Material

002DB00029 Object Totals by Material

002DB00029 Charcoal  1
Pottery of which Early Saxon Iron Age 1 Roman  1
Slag 1
Unfired Clay
Worked Stone

002DB00030 Object Totals by Material

002DB00030 Charcoal  4
Fired Clay
Glass
Iron 5
Pottery 13  of which Early Saxon Iron Age 2 No Entry  4 Roman
Snail
Stone

002DB00322 Object Totals by Material

002DB00322 Pottery 1 No Entry 
Slag 1

002DB00323 Object Totals by Material

002DB00323 Charcoal 1
Pottery of which Early Saxon Roman 1
Stone

002DB00324 Object Totals by Material

002DB00324 Pottery 2 of which  No Entry 1 Roman  1
Stone
Unfired Clay
Worked Stone

Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00029 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00029 Cattle 2
Pig 1
Red Deer
Sheep/goat

002DB00M29 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00M29 Cattle 1
Horse 1

002DB00030 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00030 Cattle 121
Dog 1
Horse 5
Pig 6
Sheep 5
Sheep/goat 46 

002DB00322 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00322 Cattle 6
Sheep 2

002DB00323 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00323 Pig 1
Sheep 1
Sheep/goat

002DB00324 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00324 Cattle 1

002DB00325 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00325 Pig 1
Sheep/goat

002DB00326 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00326 Sheep 1
Sheep/goat

Structural Details

002DB00329 Section and Notes

002DB00329 South Facing Section

002DB00329 West Facing Section

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DB00030 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  363 305  24 FLAT  SMALL CHALK INCLUSIONS THROUGHOUT FILL>4CM.A FEW ORANGE FLECKS:MED.POT? ARTICULATED ANIMAL BONE.ROOTED.SAMIAN 
002DB00322 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  175 155  18 FLAT  DIPS DOWN FROM EDGES&CENTRE OF GRUB TOWARDS CENTRE OF QUAD. OCCA/MOD ROUNDED&ANGULAR CHALK <5CM THROUGHOUT FILL.OCCA FLECKS CHARCOAL <.5CM.LWR F NW QD 
002DB00323 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  153 141  20 FLAT  LOWER FILL OF GRUB IN N.E. QUAD.. DIPS FROM EDGES TOWARDS CENTRE OF GRUB. OCCA/MOD ROUNDED&ANGULAR CHALK <7CM-MOSTLY 2-3CM. OCCA SMALL FLECKS CHARCOAL 
002DB00324 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  170 143  12 FLAT  LOWER FILL IN S.E. QUAD. MOD CHALK <8CM-MOSTLY3-4CM. OCCA FLECKS CHARCOAL<.5CM. DIPS SL TOWARDS CENTRE OF GRUB.SOME PROB CESS STAINING AT BASE. 
002DB00325 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  154 123  12 FLAT  LOWER FILL IN S.W. QUAD.MOD CHALK<9CM-MOSTLY2-4CM.SLOPES FROM EDGES TOWARDS CENTRE. CESS?STAINING AT BASE. STONE & CHARC LENSES. ROOT&BURROW DISTURBED 
002DB00326 GRUB FILL CURVILINEAR  210 73  21 CONCAVE  OCCURS ONLY IN NE.&NW.QUADS.MOD/FREQ CHALK INCLS<6CM THROUGHOUT. SLOPES DOWN FROM N&E. EDGES.MUCH BONE: UNFIRED CLAY TOWARDS EDGES.SL R & B DISTURBED. 
002DB00329 GRUB CUT SUB-RECTANGULAR  365 309  42 WIDE U  SL UNUSUAL.STEEP EDGES EXCEPT IN SE.&SW CORNERS.N 1/2 OF GRUB MUCH DEEPER THAN S 1/2.-BASE UNDULATES.CUTS VARYING BEDROCK:BASE ANGULAR :UNWORN:. 

002DB00328 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DB00327 POST HOLE FILL OVATE  30 23  19 FLAT  MOD FLECKS CHARCOAL<.4CM THROUGHOUT. HAS V. FEW STONE INCLS-V. OCCA PIECES FINE CHALK <2CM. SHALLOW:UNUSUAL SHAPE. SL ROOT DISTURBED. 
002DB00328 POST HOLE CUT OVATE  30 23  19 USHAPED  CUT OF P.H. LOCATED APPROX IN CENTRE OF GRUB!SHALLOW:UNUSUAL SHAPE:CUTS INTO NAT OF CHALK BEDROCK.STEEP EDGES:SL CONCAVE BASE.APPEARED:REAL:IN EXCAV. 

Objects by Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
002DB00029 AE No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002DB00029 AC EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN I  1
002DB00029 AD IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD  FTW  1
002DB00029 AA ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  GREY WARE  1
002DB00029 AB No Entry  SLAG SLAG FRAGMENT  IRON SLAG  1
002DB00029 AG EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  1
002DB00029 AF EARLY SAXON  WORKED STONE WHETSTONE  FINE SST 1
002DB00030 AR No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002DB00030 AS No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002DB00030 AU No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002DB00030 BA No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002DB00030 BC EARLY SAXON  FIRED CLAY FIRED CLAY  ?LOOMWEIGHT 1
002DB00030 AB No Entry  FIRED CLAY BRICK/TILE  1
002DB00030 BN EARLY SAXON  GLASS GLASS SHERD  TURQUOISE 1
002DB00030 BM EARLY SAXON  IRON IRON ?AWL  1
002DB00030 AH No Entry  IRON IRON NAIL  1
002DB00030 AQ No Entry  IRON IRON OBJECT  1
002DB00030 AT No Entry  IRON IRON NAIL  1
002DB00030 AX No Entry  IRON IRON NAIL  1
002DB00030 AV EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN IV  1
002DB00030 AY EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN III  1
002DB00030 BK EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN I  1
002DB00030 AA IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD  IA/R-B  1
002DB00030 AZ IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD  FTW  1
002DB00030 AD No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00030 AG No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00030 AK No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00030 BB No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00030 AE ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  ROMAN  1
002DB00030 AF ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002DB00030 AP ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  HUNTCLIFF WARE  1
002DB00030 AW ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002DB00030 BL No Entry  SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE  1
002DB00030 AI EARLY SAXON  STONE LAVA  NIEDERMENDIG 1
002DB00030 AC No Entry  STONE STONE  RED CHALK  1
002DB00030 AJ No Entry  STONE STONE 1
002DB00030 AL No Entry  STONE STONE  RED CHALK  1
002DB00030 AM No Entry  STONE STONE  RED CHALK  1
002DB00030 BJ No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DB00322 AC No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00322 AA EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY LOOMWEIGHT  UNFIRED CLAY 7
002DB00323 AF No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002DB00323 AA EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN IV  1
002DB00323 AB EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN IV  1
002DB00323 AE EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN I/R-B  1
002DB00323 AD ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  GREY WARE  1
002DB00323 AC No Entry  STONE STONE  RED CHALK  1
002DB00324 AB No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00324 AD ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002DB00324 AC No Entry  STONE STONE  ?POLISHER  1
002DB00324 AE No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DB00324 AA EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  1
002DB00324 AF EARLY SAXON  WORKED STONE SPINDLE WHORL  CHALK 1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
002DB00029 Cattle Horncore  1 0 0
002DB00029 Cattle Pelvis  1 0 0
002DB00029 Pig Phalanx 1  1 0 0
002DB00029 Red deer Antler  1 0 0
002DB00029 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0 0
002DB00029 Sheep/goat Radius P  1 0 0
002DB00M29 Cattle Horncore  1 0 1
002DB00M29 Horse Astragalus  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Astragalus  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Astragalus  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Astragalus  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Atlas  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Atlas  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Atlas  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Atlas  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Atlas  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Axis  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Axis  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Axis  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Calcaneum  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Calcaneum  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Calcaneum  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Femur br  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Femur C  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Femur D  1 1 1
002DB00030 Cattle Femur D  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Femur D  1 1 1
002DB00030 Cattle Femur D  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Femur D  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Femur D  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Femur fr  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Femur P  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Femur P  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Horncore  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Horncore  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Humerus D  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Humerus D  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Hyoid  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Ld4  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Ld4  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Ld4  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle LM3  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle LM3  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle LM3  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle M/C C  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle M/C C  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle M/C D  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle M/C P  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle M/T C  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle M/T D  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle M/T D  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle M/T D  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle M/T D  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle M/T D  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle M/T fr  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle M/T P  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Mand fr  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Mand fr  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Mand fr  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Mand fr  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Mand fr  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Mandible  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Mandible  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Mandible  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Mandible  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Mandible  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Mandible  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Mandible  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle N.Cuboid  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle N.Cuboid  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Occiput  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Patella  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Pelvis  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Pelvis  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Pelvis  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Pelvis  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Pelvis  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Phalanx 1  2 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Radius C  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Radius C  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Radius D  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Radius D  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Radius D  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Radius fr  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Radius P  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Radius P  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Radius P  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Sacrum  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Scapula  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Scapula  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Scapula  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Scapula  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Scapula  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Scapula  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Skull fr  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Skull fr  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Skull fr  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Skull fr  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Skull fr  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Skull fr  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Skull fr  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Skull fr  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Skull fr  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Skull fr  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Tibia C  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Tibia C  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Tibia D  1 0 1
002DB00030 Cattle Tibia D  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Tibia P  1 0 0
002DB00030 Cattle Ulna  1 0 1
002DB00030 Dog Tibia P  1 0 1
002DB00030 Horse Humerus D  1 0 1
002DB00030 Horse Humerus D  1 0 1
002DB00030 Horse M/podial  1 0 1
002DB00030 Horse M/T D  1 0 0
002DB00030 Horse Pelvis  1 0 0
002DB00030 Pig L Canine  1 1 0
002DB00030 Pig Mand fr  1 0 1
002DB00030 Pig Mandible  1 0 1
002DB00030 Pig Phalanx 2  1 0 0
002DB00030 Pig Phalanx 3  1 0 0
002DB00030 Pig Skull fr  1 0 0
002DB00030 Sheep Horncore  1 0 1
002DB00030 Sheep Horncore  2 0 1
002DB00030 Sheep Humerus D  1 0 0
002DB00030 Sheep Radius P  1 0 0
002DB00030 Sheep Scapula  1 0 1
002DB00030 Sheep/goat Astragalus  1 0 0
002DB00030 Sheep/goat Axis  1 0 1
002DB00030 Sheep/goat Calcaneum  1 0 0
002DB00030 Sheep/goat Humerus br  1 0 0
002DB00030 Sheep/goat Humerus D  1 0 0
002DB00030 Sheep/goat Ld4  1 0 0
002DB00030 Sheep/goat LM3  1 0 0
002DB00030 Sheep/goat M/C C  1 0 0
002DB00030 Sheep/goat M/C D  1 0 0
002DB00030 Sheep/goat M/C P  1 0 0
002DB00030 Sheep/goat M/T br  1 0 1
002DB00030 Sheep/goat M/T C  1 0 0
002DB00030 Sheep/goat M/T D  1 0 1
002DB00030 Sheep/goat M/T P  1 0 0
002DB00030 Sheep/goat M/T P  1 0 0
002DB00030 Sheep/goat M/T P  1 0 0
002DB00030 Sheep/goat M/T P  1 0 1
002DB00030 Sheep/goat M/T P  1 0 0
002DB00030 Sheep/goat M/T P  1 0 0
002DB00030 Sheep/goat Mand fr  1 0 0
002DB00030 Sheep/goat Mand fr  1 0 1
002DB00030 Sheep/goat Mand fr  1 0 0
002DB00030 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0 1
002DB00030 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0 1
002DB00030 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0 1
002DB00030 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0 1
002DB00030 Sheep/goat N.Cuboid  1 0 0
002DB00030 Sheep/goat Phalanx 1  1 0 0
002DB00030 Sheep/goat Phalanx 1  1 0 0 0
002DB00030 Sheep/goat Phalanx 2  1 0 0
002DB00030 Sheep/goat Radius br  1 0 0
002DB00030 Sheep/goat Radius br  1 0 0
002DB00030 Sheep/goat Radius C  1 0 1
002DB00030 Sheep/goat Radius D  1 0 1
002DB00030 Sheep/goat Radius P  1 0 1
002DB00030 Sheep/goat Radius P  1 0 1
002DB00030 Sheep/goat Scapula  1 0 1
002DB00030 Sheep/goat Scapula  1 0 1
002DB00030 Sheep/goat Scapula  1 0 1
002DB00030 Sheep/goat Scapula  1 0 0
002DB00030 Sheep/goat Skull fr  1 0 1
002DB00030 Sheep/goat Skull fr  2 0 0
002DB00030 Sheep/goat Tibia br  1 0 0
002DB00030 Sheep/goat Tibia br  1 0 0
002DB00030 Sheep/goat Tibia C  1 0 1
002DB00030 Sheep/goat Tibia D  1 0 1
002DB00322 Cattle Horncore  1 0 1
002DB00322 Cattle Ld4  1 0 1
002DB00322 Cattle LM3  1 0 1
002DB00322 Cattle M/C P  1 0 0
002DB00322 Cattle M/T P  1 0 0
002DB00322 Cattle Pelvis  1 0 1
002DB00322 Sheep Calcaneum  1 0 0
002DB00322 Sheep Horncore  1 0 0
002DB00323 Pig Humerus br  1 0 1
002DB00323 Sheep Radius C  1 0 0
002DB00323 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0 1
002DB00323 Sheep/goat Radius fr  1 0 1
002DB00323 Sheep/goat Ulna  1 0 1
002DB00324 Cattle Horncore  1 0 1
002DB00325 Pig Phalanx 1  1 0 0
002DB00325 Sheep/goat Radius br  1 0 0
002DB00326 Sheep Mandible  1 0 1
002DB00326 Sheep/goat Pelvis  1 0 1
002DB00326 Sheep/goat Tibia D  1 0 0