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Archaeological Evaluation at Cadbury Limited, Somerdale, Keynsham |
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Avon Archaeological Unit Limited unpublished report series
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38 |
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Report (in Series)
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An evaluation involving trial trenching, test-pitting and a magnetometer survey was carried out at a proposed development site. Romano-British remains, including roads, buildings, burials and a possible temple, had previously been recorded at four locations within the proposal area. During the evaluation, excavation was carried out in three separate zones. In Area A, post holes, pits, stake holes and ditches of probable prehistoric date and a group of extraction pits which were probably medieval were recorded. Pits, gullies and post holes of uncertain date were revealed in Area B, whilst an undisturbed buried land surface and deposits containing daub and sherds of Romano-British pottery were recorded in Area C. The buried land surface, which appeared to have been open and in use as undeveloped pasture until the 1920s, indicated the possibility that archaeological remains may have been preserved beneath that surface in a zone adjacent to the rear of the modern factory at the site; beyond that zone, the surface appeared to be sealed by up to 3m of made ground relating to the construction of the factory. The geophysical survey confirmed the presence and wider extent of a ditched enclosure, assessed by trial excavation in Area A. It was recommended that archaeological deposits in Area A should be preserved in situ, and that monitoring should be carried out during development works in Areas B and C. [AIP] |
Author: |
L Hume
Donna E Yorkston
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Publisher: |
Avon Archaeological Unit Limited
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Year of Publication: |
1995
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Cadbury, Somerdale |
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Somerset |
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Bath and North East Somerset |
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Keynsham |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 365430, 169500 (Easting, Northing)
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Date Of Issue From:
1995
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Site name: CADBURY LIMITED, SOMERDALE, KEYNSHAM Study area: Investigation type: Evaluation District: Bath and North East Some Monument: EXTRACTIVE PIT. Medieval (1066-1540), [extractive pit]. Medieval (1066-1540), BUILDING. WELL BURIAL ?TEMPLE Roman (AD43-410), PIT. GULLY POST HOLE Undated, [finds]. Roman (AD43-410), POST HOLE. PIT DITCH Prehistoric, BUILDING. ROAD Roman (AD43-410), ROAD. Ngr: ST65436950 Parish: Keynsham Postcode: BS182BD
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30 Aug 2017 |