002CC01888

Grubenhaus

 
Grubenhaus Details 
Length 214 Width 180  Depth 14 Ratio  1.2:1
Area  2.85 sq m Volume
Number of Posts  1
Highest Elevation Value  5249
Lowest Elevation Value  5235
Bearing  76 degrees
Structural Class 
Material Culture  Number of Objects 14 Number of Animal Bones 7 
Environmental 

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

This grubenhaus is unusual in that it is one of four which appear to have a direct relationship with a post hole structure (Master 002CC00653). It is very shallow, probably due to plough truncation, and only one post hole was detected. The post hole was unusually large for a grubenhaus, and the feature was so shallow that some doubt was expressed in the field as to whether it was a grubenhaus at all. It is also oval in shape, rather than the more usual sub-rectangular shape, although this might be a function of the plough truncation. There were only a small number (21) of finds.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT FILLS VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
002CC01888 002CC00465  002CC00466 14  7
POST HOLE 002CC00500  002CC00501
 

Object Totals by Material

002CC00466 Charcoal 5 
Coprolite  1
Daub 1
Fired Clay 1 
Pottery  2 of which Saxon  2 Roman 0  Iron Age 0 Medieval  0
Stone  4

Animal Bone Totals by Species

002CC00466 Cattle 4
Sheep 1
Sheep/Goat 2 

Structural Details

002CC01888 Section and Notes

002CC01888 South Facing Section

002CC01888 East Facing Section
 

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE  L B D  PROFILE NOTES 
002CC00465 GRUB CUT  OVATE 214  180 14  CONCAVE CUT FOR POSS GRUB: V.SMALL BUT COULD BE DUE TO MASSIVE TRUNCATION FROM ABOVE: 1 P.H. AT W. BUT NO CLEAR RELATIONSHIP: POSS THAT COULD BE A PIT/SCOOP? 
002CC00466 GRUB FILL  OVATE 214  180 14  CONCAVE FREQ SMALL CHALK INCLUSIONS:SLIGHTLY GRITTY: MUCH ANIMAL BONE. 
002CC00500 POST HOLE CUT  SUB-RECTANGULAR 38  33 37  USHAPED CUT OF P.H. TO W. OF POSS GRUB. NO CLEAR RELATIONSHIP WITH GRUB VISIBLE BUT PUT UNDER SAME M.No. 
002CC00501 POST HOLE FILL  SUB-RECTANGULAR 38  33 37  USHAPED FILL OF P.H. AT W. END OF POSS GRUB. 

Objects by Context

KEY_ID  OBJ PERIOD  MATERIAL TYPE  SUB_TYPE CLASS  N0
002CC00466  AI No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002CC00466  AJ No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002CC00466  AK No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002CC00466  AL No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002CC00466  AN No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002CC00466  AM EARLY SAXON  COPROLITE COPROLITE  4
002CC00466  AG EARLY SAXON  DAUB ?BURNT DAUB  1
002CC00466  AD No Entry  FIRED CLAY FIRED CLAY  1
002CC00466  AH EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN  1
002CC00466  AA EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN II  1
002CC00466  AF No Entry  STONE STONE  RED CHALK  1
002CC00466  AB No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CC00466  AC No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CC00466  AE No Entry  STONE STONE  1

Animal Bone By Context

KEY_ID  SPECIES ELEMENT  QUANT CHEW  BURN BUTCH  FBRK
002CC00466  Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 0  1
002CC00466  Cattle Phalanx 1  1 1  0 0  0
002CC00466  Cattle Phalanx 2  1 1  0 0  0
002CC00466  Cattle Phalanx 3  1 1  0 0  0
002CC00466  Sheep Radius P  1 0  0 0  0
002CC00466  Sheep/goat Pelvis  1 1  0 0  1
002CC00466  Sheep/goat Radius D  1 0  0 0  1