| Title: |
Land at Potential Development Area H17, Southern Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. Archaeological Field Evaluation |
| Number of Pages: |
74 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
The evaluation revealed a clearly defined area of archaeological remains within the central part of the development area. These were first identified during the geophysical survey. Trial excavation confirmed that the identified anomalies were of archaeological origin. No archaeological features were identified in either the western or eastern areas. Trial trenching demonstrated that anomalies detected by the geophysical survey in these areas were either geological or modern in origin. However, the complete absence of any features in Trenches 12 to 21, where the underlying geological strata were dominated by clay, was significant in its own right. It suggested that the presence or absence of archaeological remains was partly influenced by the underlying geological deposits. A cluster of Roman pottery sherds were recovered from a natural depression in the eastern area. These were abraded, and were not thought to be indicative of significant Roman activity within the vicinity. It was interesting to note that sherds of similar date had previously been discovered within the development area. The remains uncovered in the central area represented part of an extensive field system. The recovered dateable artefactual material comprised a mixture of late Bronze Age/early Iron Age and early Iron Age pottery. No artefacts of later date were recovered from the ditches making up the field system. [Au(adp)] |
| Author: |
Tracy Preece
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| Publisher: |
Albion Archaeology
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| Year of Publication: |
2006
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| Early Iron Age (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Late Bronze Ageearly Iron Age (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2006
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: LAND AT POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AREA H17, SOUTHERN LEIGHTON BUZZARD
Study area:
Investigation type: Evaluation
District: South Bedfordshire
Monument: [finds]. Bronze Age, [finds]. Iron Age, [finds]. Roman (AD43-410), FIELD SYSTEM. Late Prehistoric (ie Neolithic - Iron Age)
Ngr: SP92612353
Parish: Leighton-Linslade
Postcode: LU7 9JN
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |
