002DD00034 GRUBENHAUS Commentary

Commentary
Grubenhaus Details 
Length 350 Width 254  Depth 60 Ratio  1.37:1
Area   8.23 sq. metres Volume 
Number of Posts  0
Highest Elevation Value   5328
Lowest Elevation Value  5268
Bearing   78 degrees
Structural Class 
Material Culture  Number of Objects 27 Number of Animal Bones 109 
Environmental  

Phasing Commentary

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion Commentary

A steep sided, sub-rectangular Grubenhaus in the north of area 2DD. The structure is situated to the west of a trackway, of unknown date. No post holes were discernible during excavation. Each quadrant was excavated using a different context number, though in fact only two fills, a primary and a secondary, were present. The two fills were distinctive, the upper, secondary fill containing a much higher proportion of blown sand (Munsell colour 10/YR/46) than the lower, primary fill (10/YR/43).

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals Commentary

MASTER CUT FILLS VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
002DD00034   21
002DD00045  002DD00035  1  12
002DD00036  8  11
002DD00037  4  12
002DD00038  2  10
002DD00040  6  21
002DD00041  12 
002DD00042  4 
002DD00043  2  6
002DD00044 2

Object Totals by Material

MASTER KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
002DD00034 002DD00035 Unassigned SLAG 1
002DD00036 MEDIEVAL POTTERY 1
002DD00036 PREHISTORIC FLINT 2
002DD00036 Unassigned POTTERY 1
002DD00036 Unassigned SLAG 1
002DD00036 Unassigned STONE 3
002DD00037 PREHISTORIC FLINT 1
002DD00037 ROMAN POTTERY 2
002DD00037 Unassigned POTTERY 1
002DD00038 ANGLIAN FIRED CLAY 1
002DD00038 ANGLIAN UNFIRED CLAY 1
002DD00039 PREHISTORIC FLINT    1
002DD00039 ANGLIAN UNFIRED CLAY    1
002DD00039 Unassigned STONE
002DD00040 ANGLIAN UNFIRED CLAY 1
002DD00040 ANGLIAN WORKED BONE 1
002DD00040 POST MEDIEVAL POTTERY 1
002DD00040 PREHISTORIC POTTERY 1
002DD00040 Unassigned STONE 2
002DD00043 ANGLIAN UNFIRED CLAY 1
002DD00043 MEDIEVAL POTTERY 1
002DD00044 Unassigned POTTERY 1
002DD00044 Unassigned STONE 1

Animal Bone Totals by Species Commentary

002DD00034 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DD00034 Cattle 16 
Goat 1
Sheep 1
Sheep/goat 3 

002DD00035 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DD00035 Cattle 8 
Goat 1
Sheep/goat 3 

002DD00036 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DD00036 Cattle 6 
Dog 1
Pig 2
Sheep/goat 2 

002DD00037 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DD00037 Cattle 8 
Sheep/goat 4 

002DD00038 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DD00038 Cattle 4 
Goat 1
Sheep/goat 5 

002DD00040 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DD00040 Cattle 14 
Horse 1
Pig 1
Sheep 1
Sheep/goat 4 

002DD00041 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DD00041 Cattle 5 
Horse 2
Sheep 1
Sheep/goat 4 

002DD00042 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DD00042 Cattle 2 
Horse 1
Pig 1

002DD00043 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DD00043 Cattle 3 
Sheep/goat 3 

Structural Details Commentary

002DD00045 Section and Notes

002DD00045 South Facing Section

002DD00045 West Facing Section

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D  PROFILE NOTES 
002DD00035  GRUB FILL TRIANGULAR  155 105  24 WIDE U   SECONDARY FILL OF M34:SW QUADRANT;WINDBLOWN SAND. FEW FINDS THESE KEPT BY CONTEXT ONLY. QUITE DISTINCT FROM LOWER FILL. 
002DD00036  GRUB FILL TRIANGULAR  175 137  20 WIDE U   SECONDARY FILL OF NW QUADRANT M34.WIND BLOWN SAND WITH FEW FINDS. ROOT AND BURROW DISTURBED----AS PER OTHER QUADS. 
002DD00037  GRUB FILL TRIANGULAR  155 107  24 WIDE U   SECONDARY FILL OF NE QUADRANT M34;WINDBLOWN SAND. NOT MANY FINDS. ROOT AND BURROW DISTURBED. V. FEW INCLS AS IN ALL EQUIVALENTS (UPPER). 
002DD00038  GRUB FILL TRIANGULAR  171 130  22 WIDE U   SECONDARY FILL OF SE QUADRANT M34 . FILL SAME AS IN OTHER UPPER FILL QUADS. V. FEW INCLS: MOSTLY BLOWN SAND. DIPS DOWN TOWARDS CENTRE OF GRUB. 
002DD00040  GRUB FILL TRIANGULAR  175 137  31 WIDE U   PRIMARY FILL OF NW QUADRANT M34;CONTAINED MUCH BUTCHERY REFUSE:ESP HORN/JAWBONE. LESS BLOWN SAND THAN UPPPER FILL. 
002DD00041  GRUB FILL TRIANGULAR  153 115  40 WIDE U   PRIMARY FILL OF NE QUADRANT OF GRUB M34. LESS AOLIAN SAND THAN UPPER FILL: MORE FINDS. SL MORE STONE(FINE) INCLUSIONS. 
002DD00042  GRUB FILL TRIANGULAR  149 103  29 WIDE U   PRIMARY FILL OF SW QUADRANT M34 V SANDY WITH CHALK FRAGS.VERY FEW FINDS LESS WINDBLOWN SAND THAN UPPER FILL. 
002DD00043  GRUB FILL TRIANGULAR  171 130  38 WIDE U   PRIMARY FILL OF SE QUADRANT M34;SANDY FILL WITH OCCASIONAL CHALK FRAGS.;MORE COMPACT THAN PRIMARY (WINDBLOWN) FILL 
002DD00045  GRUB CUT SUB-RECTANGULAR  347 267  60 WIDE U  CUT OF GRUB M34 IN NW 2DD. VREY STEEP SIDED WITH SL CONCAVE/FLATTISH BASE. NO P.H.s LOCATED. CUTS A NATURAL OF SAND. SMALL BUT VERY DEEP. 

Objects by Context Commentary

KEY_ID  OB PERIOD  MATERIAL TYPE  SUB_TYPE CLASS  No
002DD00035  AA No Entry  SLAG SLAG FRAGMENTS  IRON SLAG  3
002DD00036  AC PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLINT CHIP  1
002DD00036  AE PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKE  1
002DD00036  AA MEDIEVAL  POTTERY SHERD  GREEN GLAZED MED  1
002DD00036  AD No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DD00036  AF No Entry  SLAG SLAG FRAGMENT  IRON SLAG  1
002DD00036  AB No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DD00036  AG No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  2
002DD00036  AH No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002DD00037  AC PREHISTORIC  FLINT BLADE  CORE PREP 1
002DD00037  AD IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD  IA/R-B  1
002DD00037  AA No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DD00037  AB ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  ROMAN  1
002DD00038  AA EARLY SAXON  FIRED CLAY FIRED CLAY  1
002DD00038  AB EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  ?LOOMWEIGHT 1
002DD00040  AE POST MEDIEVAL  POTTERY SHERD  BROWN GLAZED PM  1
002DD00040  AA PREHISTORIC  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DD00040  AB No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DD00040  AC No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002DD00040  AD EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  2
002DD00040  AF EARLY SAXON  WORKED BONE COMB FRAGMENTS  ?SINGLE SIDED COMPOSITE COMB  2
002DD00043  AA MEDIEVAL  POTTERY SHERD  MED  1
002DD00043  AB EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  1
002DD00044 AA Unassigned POTTERY SHERD 1
002DD00044 AB Unassigned STONE FRAGMENT 1

Animal Bone by Context Commentary

KEY_ID  SPECIES ELEMENT  QUANT CHEW  BURN BUTCH  FBRK
002DD00034  Cattle Atlas  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00034  Cattle Calcaneum  1 1  0 0  0
002DD00034  Cattle Humerus br  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00034  Cattle Humerus D  1 1  0 0  0
002DD00034  Cattle Humerus D  1 0  0 2  0
002DD00034  Cattle Humerus D  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00034  Cattle Humerus D  1 1  0 0  0
002DD00034  Cattle M/C D  1 1  0 0  0
002DD00034  Cattle M/T br  1 1  0 0  0
002DD00034  Cattle M/T P  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00034  Cattle Mandible  2 0  0 0  1
002DD00034  Cattle Mandible  1 1  0 0  0
002DD00034  Cattle Scapula  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00034  Cattle Tibia D  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00034  Cattle Tibia D  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00034  Cattle Tibia P  1 1  0 0  0
002DD00034  Goat Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00034  Sheep Humerus D  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00034  Sheep/goat Horncore  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00034  Sheep/goat Mand fr  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00034  Sheep/goat Tibia D  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00035  Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00035  Cattle Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00035  Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00035  Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00035  Cattle Radius P  1 0  0 1  1
002DD00035  Cattle Scapula  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00035  Cattle Skull fr  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00035  Cattle Tibia P  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00035  Goat Horncore  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00035  Sheep/goat M/T br  1 1  0 0  0
002DD00035  Sheep/goat M/T P  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00035  Sheep/goat Radius P  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00036  Cattle Astragalus  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00036  Cattle Humerus br  1 1  0 0  1
002DD00036  Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00036  Cattle Mandible  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00036  Cattle Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00036  Cattle Sacrum  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00036  Dog Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00036  Pig Calcaneum  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00036  Pig Patella  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00036  Sheep/goat Scapula  1 0  0 1  0
002DD00036  Sheep/goat Tibia br  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00037  Cattle Calcaneum  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00037  Cattle Humerus D  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00037  Cattle M/C C  1 0  0 1  0
002DD00037  Cattle M/T C  1 1  0 0  1
002DD00037  Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00037  Cattle Mandible  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00037  Cattle Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00037  Cattle Skull fr  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00037  Sheep/goat Humerus br  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00037  Sheep/goat Humerus br  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00037  Sheep/goat Humerus D  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00037  Sheep/goat Mandible  1 1  0 0  1
002DD00038  Cattle Calcaneum  1 1  0 0  1
002DD00038  Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00038  Cattle Radius D  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00038  Cattle Tibia D  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00038  Goat Scapula  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00038  Sheep/goat Femur P  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00038  Sheep/goat M/C P  1 1  0 0  1
002DD00038  Sheep/goat Radius C  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00038  Sheep/goat Tibia P  1 1  0 0  0
002DD00038  Sheep/goat Ulna  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00040  Cattle Femur br  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00040  Cattle Horncore  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00040  Cattle M/C D  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00040  Cattle M/T br  1 1  0 0  0
002DD00040  Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00040  Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00040  Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00040  Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00040  Cattle Radius D  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00040  Cattle Radius D  1 1  0 0  1
002DD00040  Cattle Radius P  1 1  0 0  0
002DD00040  Cattle Tibia br  1 1  0 0  1
002DD00040  Cattle Tibia br  1 1  0 0  1
002DD00040  Cattle Tibia D  2 0  0 0  0
002DD00040  Horse Radius P  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00040  Pig Scapula  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00040  Sheep Horncore  2 0  0 0  1
002DD00040  Sheep/goat Calcaneum  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00040  Sheep/goat M/C D  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00040  Sheep/goat Mand fr  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00040  Sheep/goat Tibia D  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00041  Cattle Horncore  1 0  0 1  1
002DD00041  Cattle Ld4  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00041  Cattle M/T P  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00041  Cattle Occiput  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00041  Cattle Scapula  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00041  Horse Astragalus  1 1  0 0  0
002DD00041  Horse Femur C  1 0  0 1  1
002DD00041  Sheep Horncore  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00041  Sheep/goat Astragalus  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00041  Sheep/goat Calcaneum  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00041  Sheep/goat Pelvis  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00041  Sheep/goat Tibia br  1 1  0 0  0
002DD00042  Cattle Mandible  1 1  0 0  0
002DD00042  Cattle Pelvis  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00042  Horse Calcaneum  1 0  0 0  0
002DD00042  Pig Pelvis  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00043  Cattle M/C P  1 1  0 0  0
002DD00043  Cattle M/T C  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00043  Cattle M/T P  1 0  0 0  1
002DD00043  Sheep/goat Atlas  1 0  0 1  0
002DD00043  Sheep/goat Axis  1 0  0 1  1
002DD00043  Sheep/goat Patella  1 0  0 0  0
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