002DD00034

Grubenhaus

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

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

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

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

Object Totals by Material

002DD00034 Object Totals by Material

002DD00034 Fired Clay  1
Pottery 1  Early Saxon
Stone 1 
Unfired Clay 1 

002DD00035 Object Totals by Material

002DD00035 Slag  1 

002DD00036 Object Totals by Material

002DD00036 Flint  2 
Pottery 2  of which Medieval 1  No Entry  1
Stone 1 
Unfired Clay 3 

002DD00037 Object Totals by Material

002DD00037 Flint  1 
Pottery 3  of which Iron Age 1  No Entry 1 Roman  1

002DD00038 Object Totals by Material

002DD00038 Fired Clay  1
Unfired Clay 1 

002DD00040 Object Totals by Material

002DD00040 Pottery  2  of which Post Medieval  1  Prehistoric 1 
Stone 2 
Unfired Clay 1 
Worked Bone 1 

002DD00043 Object Totals by Material

002DD00043 Pottery  1  Medieval
Unfired Clay 1 

Animal Bone Totals by Species

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

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

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
002DD00034 AA No Entry  FIRED CLAY FIRED CLAY  2
002DD00034 AD EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERDS  ANGLIAN II  4
002DD00034 AB No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002DD00034 AC EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  1
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

Animal Bone by Context

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