Title: |
Land to the West of Elstow Site 4. Archaeological Field Evaluation. Supplementary Report for Area North of the Pond |
Number of Pages: |
37 |
Biblio Note |
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Publication Type: |
Report
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Abstract: |
An archaeological evaluation was undertaken prior to the determination of planning permission for the development of the site. This report concentrated on the evaluation of land to the north of the pond and the area of set-aside land to the north of the brook. The area north of the pond contained a variety of archaeological features sealed beneath an alluvial deposit. To the north of the brook the archaeological deposits were c.0.8m below the present ground level. In the area between the brook and the pond the depth of the archaeological deposits varied between 0.47m and 0.75m+ below the present ground level. The main concentration of features was situated to the centre of this area, with the number of features declining both upslope towards the pond and towards Elstow Brook. Pits and ditches as well as areas affected by burning were revealed. Concentrations of organic black patches were difficult to interpret, but may have defined intermittent flooding or possibly a marshy area. Artefacts indicated that the activity extended from the prehistoric to Roman period. No dateable material was recovered from the alluvium, though elsewhere within the watershed of the River Great Ouse this appeared to be late Roman in date. To the north of the present brook a recut boundary ditch contained Early-Middle Iron Age pottery. The only other feature in this area was a shallow undated pit situated close to the northern edge of the ditch. [Au(abr)] |
Author: |
G Edmondson
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Publisher: |
Albion Archaeology
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Year of Publication: |
2001
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Locations: |
Location - Auto Detected: |
River Great Ouse |
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Subjects / Periods: |
ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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Iron Age (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Prehistoric (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Roman (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2001
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: AREA NORTH OF THE POND, LAND TO THE WEST OF ELSTOW SITE 4 Study area: 11.5ha Investigation type: Evaluation District: Bedford Monument: PIT. Prehistoric, FEATURE. Undated, PIT. Undated, POST HOLE. Undated, [finds]. Early Iron Age, [finds]. Middle Iron Age, [finds]. Roman (AD43-410), PIT. Iron Age, DITCH. Iron Age Ngr: TL04304689 Parish: Elstow Postcode: MK429XF
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Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |