Title: |
Towcester Retail Development, Northamptonshire: Report on the Results of An Archaeological Evaluation (Report No 9294) |
Number of Pages: |
38 |
Biblio Note |
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Publication Type: |
Report
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Abstract: |
<summary>Evaluation revealed the presence of a long sequence of archaeological activity on the proposed development site. Scatters of Mesolithic and Bronze Age worked flints, Iron Age settlement associated with a late Iron Age/early Roman ditched cemetery, and part of a medieval fishpond complex were revealed. The discovery of burials, including the interment of incomplete bodies as well as complete skeletons, and the recovery of a Roman curse tablet from within the cemetery, suggested that the site may have functioned as a shrine, most probably in a native "sacred grove" form. {italon}AIP{italoff} |
Editor: |
Graeme T Walker
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Publisher: |
Cotswold Archaeology
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Year of Publication: |
1992
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Subjects / Periods: |
BRONZE AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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Iron Age (Auto Detected Temporal) |
MESOLITHIC
(Historic England Periods)
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Roman (Auto Detected Temporal) |
MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1992
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: TOWCESTER RETAIL DEVELOPMENT Study area: 10ha Investigation type: Evaluation District: South Northamptonshi Monument: FLINT SCATTER.. Mesolithic, SETTLEMENT.. Iron Age, FISHPONDS.. Medieval (1066-1540), CEMETERY.INHUMATIONSDITCHES. Roman (AD43-410), FLINT SCATTER.. Bronze Age Ngr: SP69454890, SP69004800 Parish: Towcester Postcode: NN126AD, NN126PD
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Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |