002DB00046

Grubenhaus

Grubenhaus Details 
Length 301 Width 263  Depth 22 Ratio  1.14:1
Area   7.3 sq. metres Volume 
Number of Posts  1
Highest Elevation Value   5547
Lowest Elevation Value  5525
Bearing   80 degrees
Structural Class 
Material Culture  Number of Objects 28 Number of Animal Bones 33 
Environmental  

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

A small, east/west aligned Grubenhaus in the south of area 2DB immediately to the south/east of Grubenhaus 002DB00042. Both structures are cut through by medieval furrow 002DB00015 (master 002DB07045). One post hole, in the east side, was recovered from this structure.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT FILLS VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
002DB00046 6 + 1 
002DB00137  4
002DB00047  28  22
002DB00207  002DB00206

Object Totals by Material

002DB00047 Object Totals by Material

002DB00047 Burnt Clay  1
Charcoal 1 
Coprolite 2 
Flint 1 
Pottery 14  of which Early Saxon 2  Iron Age 2 Medieval  1 No Entry 5  Prehistoric 1 Roman  3
Slag 1
Snail 1 
Stone 3 
Unfired Clay 2 
Worked Bone 2 

Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00046 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00046 Cattle 2
Sheep/goat 4 

002DB00M46 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00M46 Cattle 1

002DB00047 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00047 Cattle 15
Goat 1
Pig 2
Sheep/goat 4 

002DB00137 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00137 Cattle 2
Horse 1
Sheep/goat 1 

Structural Details

002DB00137 Section and Notes

002DB00137 South Facing Section


002DB00137 West Facing Section 

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D  PROFILE NOTES 
002DB00047  GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  295 219  22 FLAT  ANGULAR CHALK INCLUSIONS THROUGHOUT FILL>8CM.SEALED BY FURROW CUT 15 UPPER PART OF FILL REMOVED BY MED FURROW & MODERN PLOUGHING. 
002DB00137  GRUB CUT SUB-RECTANGULAR  292 265  22 WIDE U  GRUB CUT INTO CHALK:UPTO 50% CLAY 75YR54.CHALK ANGULAR AND UNWORN.CUT BY MED.FURROW. SHALLOW-BUT DEEPER THAN OTHERS IN AREA. MOD STEEP EDGES. 
002DB00207 Notes
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D  PROFILE NOTES 
002DB00206  POST HOLE FILL ROUND  18 18  19 FLAT  POST HOLE TO WEST OF M46.SIMILAR FILL TO 47.CHALK INCLUSIONS THROUGHOUT UPTO 4CM MOSTLY LESS THAN 2CM. 
002DB00207  POST HOLE CUT ROUND  18 18  19 FLAT  POST HOLE TO WEST OF M46.SLIGHT UNDER CUT TO WEST.EAST SIDE LESS STEEP THAN WEST.TOP WIDER THAN BASE.SIDES AND BASE CHALK CUT. 

Objects by Context

KEY_ID  OB PERIOD  MATERIAL TYPE  SUB_TYPE CLASS  No
002DB00047  BD EARLY SAXON  BURNT CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  ?LOOMWEIGHT 2
002DB00047  BN No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002DB00047  BE EARLY SAXON  COPROLITE COPROLITE  1
002DB00047  BF EARLY SAXON  COPROLITE COPROLITE  1
002DB00047  AK PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKE  1
002DB00047  AN EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN I  1
002DB00047  BG EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERDS  ANGLIAN III  3
002DB00047  AB IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD  IA/ROMAN  1
002DB00047  AO IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD  ?IA  1
002DB00047  AG MEDIEVAL  POTTERY SHERD  ?MED  1
002DB00047  AE No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00047  AI No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00047  AJ No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00047  AP No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00047  BI No Entry  POTTERY SHERDS  5
002DB00047  BM PREHISTORIC  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00047  AC ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002DB00047  AD ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002DB00047  AQ ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002DB00047  AF No Entry  SLAG SLAG FRAGMENT  IRON SLAG  1
002DB00047  BJ No Entry  SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE  1
002DB00047  AH No Entry  STONE STONE  RED CHALK  1
002DB00047  AM No Entry  STONE STONE  CALCITE  1
002DB00047  BH No Entry  STONE CINDER  1
002DB00047  AL EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  1
002DB00047  AR EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY ?LOOMWEIGHT  UNFIRED CLAY 3
002DB00047  AA EARLY SAXON  WORKED BONE BONE PIN  1
002DB00047  BL EARLY SAXON  WORKED BONE COMB FRAGMENT  SINGLE SIDED TRIANG.BACKED  1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID  SPECIES ELEMENT  QUANT CHEW  BURN BUTCH  FBRK
002DB00046  Cattle M/C P  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00046  Cattle M/T P  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00046  Sheep/goat Femur P  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00046  Sheep/goat Humerus br  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00046  Sheep/goat Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00046  Sheep/goat Tibia br  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00M46  Cattle Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00047  Cattle Humerus br  1 1  0 0  0
002DB00047  Cattle Humerus D  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00047  Cattle M/T br  1 1  0 0  0
002DB00047  Cattle M/T br  1 0  0 1  0
002DB00047  Cattle Occiput  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00047  Cattle Pelvis  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00047  Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00047  Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00047  Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00047  Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00047  Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00047  Cattle Radius P  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00047  Cattle Radius P  1 0  0 1  0
002DB00047  Cattle Tibia D  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00047  Cattle Ulna  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00047  Goat Horncore  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00047  Pig Mandible  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00047  Pig U Canine  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00047  Sheep/goat Atlas  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00047  Sheep/goat M/T P  1 0  0 1  1
002DB00047  Sheep/goat Pelvis  1 0  0 1  0
002DB00047  Sheep/goat Scapula  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00137  Cattle M/T P  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00137  Cattle Radius br  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00137  Horse Radius P  1 1  0 0  0
002DB00137  Sheep/goat Mandible  1 1  0 0  1