| Title: |
Standen Heath, Downend, Newport, Isle of Wight. Surface Artefact Collection. (WA Report no. 45035a) |
| Number of Pages: |
23 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
Fieldwalking was carried out at a proposed landfill site where an earlier evaluation in 1992 had identified a number of areas of archaeological significance. A total area of 8.1ha was subject to surface artefact collection. 233 sherds of post-medieval and modern pottery typical of manuring and casual rubbish disposal were collected, and an illegible post-medieval coin was found. An assemblage comprising 480 worked flints of Late Neolithic/Bronze Age date was also recovered. No definitively Mesolithic artefacts were observed, although some of the material may have been of Mesolithic or Early Neolithic date. The identification of a discrete surface scatter in the south of the site in the Phase 1 area in 1992 was confirmed, although its likely date was Neolithic/Bronze Age rather than Mesolithic. However, the presence of a discrete surface scatter in Phase 4 could not be supported by the findings of the fieldwalking exercise. [Au(abr)] |
| Publisher: |
Wessex Archaeology
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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: STANDEN HEATH, DOWNEND
Study area: 24ha
Investigation type: Evaluation
District: Isle of Wight UA
Monument: [finds]. Prehistoric, [finds]. Modern (1901-present), [finds]. Post-medieval (1540-1901), [finds]. Late Prehistoric (ie Neolithic - Iron Age)
Ngr: SZ53008840
Parish:
Postcode: PO302NR
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
18 Jan 2009 |
