Priestley, S. (2004). Desk Based Assessment and Archaeological Observation at the Proposed Site of Youth Centre and Sports Facilities at the Former TVBC Horticultural Department Nursery, West Portway, Charlton, Andover. Border Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1026283. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Desk Based Assessment and Archaeological Observation at the Proposed Site of Youth Centre and Sports Facilities at the Former TVBC Horticultural Department Nursery, West Portway, Charlton, Andover
Series The series the publication or report is included in Series:	Border Archaeology unpublished report series
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1026283
Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book Publication Type:	Report (in Series)
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	The Portway district of Andover has been identified as an area of archaeological significance showing evidence of continuous settlement and funerary activity from the Bronze Age to the 6th century AD, after which it appears to have been largely given over to arable cultivation and pasture. Ordnance Survey maps show that most of the area was fields until the development of the industrial estate, the Portway Nursery and other buildings in the late 1970s. Immediately north of the specific study area, there is one site of archaeological importance, a settlement and boundary ditch of Iron Age-Roman date. At the present time, the available data has not been published to establish the extent to which these remains were disturbed or destroyed by the Nursery buildings. However, an archaeological watching brief in 1999 on the southern part of the Nursery site, which includes the specific stuy area, revealed no archaeology whatsoever. The report concluded that the intrusion into the chalk was minimal and that the Nursery had heavily disturbed the topsoil. A similar evaluation carried out on the western part of the Nursery site, prior to construction of the Andover FC stadium in 1988, also revealed no archaeological features. The findings of the archaeological observation undertaken by Border Archaeology reflect those of the previous archaeological work carried out on the site. A uniform stratigraphy of topsoil and subsoil overlying natural chalks was revealed over most of the site, all non-natural soils showing evidence of severe modern disturbance.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	S Priestley
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Border Archaeology
Other Person/Org Other people or organisations for this publication or report Other Person/Org:	Historic England (OASIS Reviewer) Please note: this record has been validated by-proxy by Historic England.
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2004
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Site: Former TVBC Horticultural Department Nursery, West Portway, Charlton Parish: ANDOVER District: Test Valley County: Hampshire Country: England Location - Auto Detected: Andover Grid Reference: 434000, 146700 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) NONE (Find) UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) NONE (Monus) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) WATCHING BRIEF (Event) 6th Century Ad (Auto Detected Temporal) IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) 1988 (Auto Detected Temporal)
Identifiers Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc. Identifiers:	OASIS Id: borderar1-39051
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	28 Nov 2016

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