| Title: |
Land to the North of Home Farm, Lathbury, Milton Keynes. Archaeological Field Evaluation. Supplementary Report |
| Number of Pages: |
43 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
Albion Archaeology was commissioned to undertake a supplementary archaeological evaluation of land to the north and west of Ash Spinney in advance of the possible submission of a proposal for mineral extraction. The field artefact collection identified two scatters of artefacts, the first adjacent to the Gayhurst Road, comprised five items ranging in date from prehistoric to post-medieval, scattered over a 100m long area. The second scatter, in the vicinity of the bridge abutment, comprised mainly Romano-British pottery sherds, with occasional late medieval sherds. The area of the proposed plant site was excluded from field-walking as recent flooding had resulted in the area being covered in silt. A total of 8 trial excavation trenches were opened to investigate the pottery scatters, a cropmark and apparently archaeologically 'blank' areas. A variety of pits and ditches were revealed ranging in date from the Early Iron Age to post-medieval. The trial trenches in the area of the proposed plant site identified Early Iron Age features concentrated in a narrow band towards the river. The presence of intercutting ditches and pits containing occupation debris suggested a focus of possible settlement activity, which was in use for a period of time. A second focus of activity was identified, extending from the bridge abutment towards the bend in the existing track. The ditches, which contained quantities of both later Iron Age and some Roman pottery, appeared to be a continuation of the cropmark enclosures of SMR 420, situated beyond the Study Area on the lower ground close to the river. Prior to this investigation, the dating of the enclosures was a matter of considerable speculation. [Au(abr)] |
| Author: |
G Edmondson
Thompson G
Thorpe S
Jackie Wells
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| Publisher: |
Albion Archaeology
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| Year of Publication: |
2001
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| Locations: |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Ash Spinney |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Gayhurst Road |
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| Subjects / Periods: |
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EARLY IRON AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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IRON AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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| Roman (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Prehistoric (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: LAND TO THE NORTH OF HOME FARM, LATHBURY
Study area: 0.6ha
Investigation type: Evaluation
District: Milton Keynes UA
Monument: [finds]. Post-medieval (1540-1901), [finds]. Late Iron Age, PIT. Iron Age, BOUNDARY DITCH. Undated, DITCH. Iron Age, EXTRACTIVE PIT. Post-medieval (1540-1901), [finds]. Middle Iron Age, [finds]. Prehistoric, DITCH. Post-medieval (1540-1901), [finds]. Medi
Ngr: SP87354595
Parish: Lathbury
Postcode: MK168LE
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |
