Clarke, R. (2006). Prehistoric Activity, Medieval Occupation and Post Medieval Industry to the Rear of Walden House, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire . Cambridgeshire County Council Archaeological Field Unit. https://doi.org/10.5284/1002625. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Prehistoric Activity, Medieval Occupation and Post Medieval Industry to the Rear of Walden House, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1002625
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 Walden House site comprises the first phase of excavation in advance of the redevelopment of the historic town centre of Huntingdon. Four main periods of occupation were identified, spanning the prehistoric to the 19th century, although the main phase of activity was during the mid-12th to mid-14th centuries, when the town was at its most prosperous. A range of features characteristic of urban settlement including dense zones of pitting and quarrying in addition to wells, post-holes, ovens, cobbled surfaces and ditched property boundaries, were identified. Reiterating the results of the evaluation, evidence of urban contraction in the later medieval period was recorded, represented by an extensive cultivation or levelling layer and a general lower level of activity. In the later post-medieval period part of the site became a formal garden associated with Walden House; a small tannery occupied the northern plot.Other notable discoveries include a probable Neolithic ditch, the base of a large 17th/18th century malting oven, and an assemblage of reused medieval ecclesiastical stone fragments. There are several significant finds assemblages from the site, in particular the post-Roman pottery, animal bone and environmental remains. Additional phases of excavation on adjacent sites are anticipated in the near future.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	Rachel Clarke
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Cambridgeshire County Council Archaeological Field Unit
Other Person/Org Other people or organisations for this publication or report Other Person/Org:	Historic England (OASIS Reviewer) Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2006
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Site: Rear of Walden House Parish: HUNTINGDON District: Huntingdonshire County: Cambridgeshire Country: England Grid Reference: 523724, 271808 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England) NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England) MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England) NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) FORMAL GARDEN (Monument Type England) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) OVEN (Monument Type England) MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England) MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) POST HOLE (Monument Type England) MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) RUTWAY (Monument Type England) MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) STRUCTURE (Monument Type England) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) TANNERY (Monument Type England) MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) WELL (Monument Type England) EXCAVATION (Event)
Identifiers Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc. Identifiers:	OASIS Id: cambridg1-22826 OBIB: CAM ARC Report Number 858
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