002DB00038

Grubenhaus Pre-excavation Grubenhaus and pit from the west

Grubenhaus Details 
Length 284 Width 224  Depth 52 Ratio  1.26:1
Area   6.01 sq. metres Volume 
Number of Posts  0
Highest Elevation Value   5621
Lowest Elevation Value  5569
Bearing   95 degrees
Structural Class 
Material Culture  Number of Objects 38 Number of Animal Bones 19 
Environmental  

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

A small sub-rectangular Grubenhaus in the south of area 2DB. The south side of the structure is cut by pit 002DB00101. Few finds were recovered from the two fills distinguished during excavation and no post holes were discernible.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT FILLS VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
002DB00038 2 
002DB00299  002DB00039 33  13
002DB00136  5  4

Object Totals by Material

002DB00039 Object Totals by Material

002DB00039 Charcoal  1
Flint 1 
Iron 1
Pottery 20  of which Early Saxon 6  Iron Age 1 No Entry  8 Prehistoric 1  Roman 4
Stone 6 
Unfired Clay 3 
Worked Bone 1 

002DB00136 Object Totals by Material

002DB00136 Fired Clay 1
Pottery 4  of which Iron Age 1  No Entry 2 Roman  1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00038 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00038 Cattle 2

002DB00039 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00039 Cattle 3
Pig 1
Sheep 1
Sheep/goat 8 

002DB00136 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00136 Cattle 1
Pig 1
Sheep/goat 2 

Structural Details

002DB00299 Section and Notes

002DB00299 South Facing Section


002DB00299 West Facing Section 

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D  PROFILE NOTES 
002DB00039  GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  311 263  24 FLAT  UPPER FILL OF GRUB. SL ROOT DISTURBED. MOD CHALK-ROUNDED & ANGULAR THROUGHOUT FILL BUT TENDING TO OCCUR IN PATCHES. OCCA SMALL POCKEYS OF SAND. 
002DB00136  GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  206 179  30 CONCAVE  LOWER FILL COLR.VARIES AS DOES QUANT OF CHALK MOSTLY FINE>2cm. TEXTR ALSO VARIES MAY REPRESENT SEVERAL CONTEXTS/EVENTS SEE PHOTOS DISCUSSN ON VIDEO 
002DB00299  GRUB CUT SUB-RECTANGULAR  323 297  52 WIDE U  CUT OF GRUB STEPPED SMALL OUTER RIDGE LEADING DOWN TO STEEP SIDED EDGE REACHES DOWN TO FLATTISH BASE WITH CAVITIES EMPTIED SOLN.HOLES CUTS BEDROCK 

Objects by Context

KEY_ID  OB PERIOD  MATERIAL TYPE  SUB_TYPE CLASS  No
002DB00039  CQ No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002DB00039  AT PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKE  1
002DB00039  AB No Entry  IRON IRON NAIL  1
002DB00039  AA EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN II  1
002DB00039  AC EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  STAMPED ANGLIAN III  1
002DB00039  AH EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN II  1
002DB00039  AK EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN II  1
002DB00039  AM EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN II  1
002DB00039  AU EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN IV  1
002DB00039  AL IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD  IA/R-B  1
002DB00039  AD No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00039  AF No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00039  AJ No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00039  AO No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00039  AR No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00039  AV No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00039  AZ No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN II  1
002DB00039  CS No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00039  AQ PREHISTORIC  POTTERY SHERD  FTW  1
002DB00039  AG ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  GREY WARE  1
002DB00039  AI ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  ?R-B  1
002DB00039  AN ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  ?R-B  1
002DB00039  CL ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  ?R-B  1
002DB00039  AE No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DB00039  AP No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DB00039  AX No Entry  STONE STONE  RED CHALK  1
002DB00039  AY No Entry  STONE STONE  RED CHALK  1
002DB00039  CO No Entry  STONE STONE  RED CHALK  1
002DB00039  CP No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002DB00039  AS EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  2
002DB00039  AW EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  1
002DB00039  CM EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  ?LOOMWEIGHT 1
002DB00039  CR EARLY SAXON  WORKED BONE WORKED BONE  ?AWL 1
002DB00136  AB No Entry  FIRED CLAY FIRED CLAY  1
002DB00136  AE IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD  IA  1
002DB00136  AC No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00136  AD No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00136  AA ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  GREY WARE  1

Animal Bone By Context

KEY_ID  SPECIES ELEMENT  QUANT CHEW  BURN BUTCH  FBRK
002DB00038  Cattle Pelvis  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00038  Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00039  Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00039  Cattle Phalanx 1  1 1  0 0  0
002DB00039  Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00039  Pig Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00039  Sheep Humerus D  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00039  Sheep/goat Atlas  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00039  Sheep/goat Atlas  1 0  0 1  0
002DB00039  Sheep/goat Calcaneum  1 1  0 0  0
002DB00039  Sheep/goat LM3  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00039  Sheep/goat M/C C  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00039  Sheep/goat M/T br  1 1  0 0  0
002DB00039  Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00039  Sheep/goat Mandible  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00136  Cattle Femur br  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00136  Pig Femur P  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00136  Sheep/goat Astragalus  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00136  Sheep/goat Femur D  1 0  0 0  1