| Title: |
An Archaeological Evaluation (Phase 2) at Castle Park, West Durrington, Worthing, West Sussex |
| Number of Pages: |
9 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
An evaluation was undertaken within a previously evaluated site and within an additional area situated to the west, in advance of the submission of a planning application. An earlier desk-top survey had highlighted the presence of Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman remains in the vicinity of the site. Mesolithic and Neolithic flintwork and a small quantity of Romano-British pottery had been collected during fieldwalking of the proposal area, whilst a small assemblage of flintwork, some abraded Romano-British pottery and two possible hearths, tentatively dated to the Mesolithic, had been recorded during the first evaluation phase. During the second evaluation, three struck flints were recovered from the topsoil, but no archaeological features or deposits were encountered. It was concluded that prehistoric activity at the site had been extremely localised, perhaps taking the form of a Mesolithic hunting camp, and that, although further localised archaeological features could have survived between the evaluation trenches, the combined results of the investigations suggested that no large scale or permanent prehistoric, Roman or medieval occupation had occurred at the site. [AIP] |
| Author: |
S Stevens
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| Publisher: |
Archaeology South-East
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| Year of Publication: |
1998
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| Subjects / Periods: |
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1998
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: CASTLE PARK, WEST DURRINGTON, WORTHING
Study area:
Investigation type: Evaluation
District: Worthing
Monument: [finds]. Neolithic, [finds]. Roman (AD43-410), [finds]. Mesolithic, [finds]. Prehistoric, HEARTH. Mesolithic, ?HEARTH. Mesolithic
Ngr: TQ10900550
Parish:
Postcode: BN133UA
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
18 Jan 2009 |
