| Title: |
Archaeological Investigations at Land off Baldwin Avenue, Bottesford. North Lincolnshire. Summary Report and Data Assessment |
| Number of Pages: |
71 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
The archaeological investigation involved a programme of excavation and recording, including artefact collection and bulk soil sampling for palaeo-environmental evidence. Seven trial trenches were positioned in areas to be occupied by house plots in the proposed development. Trenches 3, 4 and 5 were located along the projected line of a late Saxon ditch encountered in an earlier evaluation. The investigation demonstrated that activity at the site may have begun as early as the Romano-British period. A shallow gully crossing the centre of the site produced some dating evidence of Roman date, but the feature's period of origin was by no means certain. By the Saxon period, however, a boundary of some significance - surviving as a massive ditch in trenches 3, 4 and 5 - existed at the site. Ceramics recovered suggested that the earliest Saxon occupation of the area pre-dated the mid 8th century AD, and that the site may have been abandoned in the 10th century. When the earliest version of the ditch had silted, it was re-cut along its southern side in the central and eastern parts of the site. The re-cuts of the ditch had been deliberately backfilled in the mid-late Saxon period with deposits rich in artefactual and palaeo-environmental materials. The remains of three large lead tanks were recovered from the Saxon ditch in Trench 3. Ceramic evidence recovered from the ditch suggested that there may have been a pottery production site in close proximity to the site. Medieval activity was also encountered during the investigations. An insubstantial wall footing was exposed in Trench 4, in the eastern part of the site, as were a number of probable rubbish pits. Boundary ditches of probable medieval date were encountered in Trenches 5 and 6 in the south-western part of the site. Such features may have been associated with medieval activity in the area of the 'Templar's Bath' well to the west, where medieval occupation had been long suspected due to earthworks which survived in the area until recently. The medieval pottery recovered suggested that the medieval occupation was limited to the 13th and 14th centuries, and that the area was not in use by the late medieval period. The area to the north of the Saxon ditch, felt to be the most likely location of Saxon settlement, was investigated by one trench. Unfortunately, however, this area proved to be heavily contaminated with diesel fuel. Extensive modern disturbance had also taken place and no features of archaeological importance were recorded in Trench 1. [Au(abr)] |
| Author: |
Robin R Taylor-Wilson
A Telford
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| Publisher: |
Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
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| Year of Publication: |
2002
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| Locations: |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Templars Bath |
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20TH CENTURY
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MEDIEVAL
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| 10th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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EARLY MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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MEDIEVAL
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EARLY MEDIEVAL
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ROMAN
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| Mid 8th Century Ad (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| 14th Centuries (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| 13th (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2002
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: LAND OFF BALDWIN AVENUE, BOTTESFORD
Study area: 0.9ha
Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: North Lincolnshire UA
Monument: [finds]. Medieval (1066-1540), POST HOLE. Undated, GULLY. Medieval (1066-1540), POST HOLE. Medieval (1066-1540), PIT. Medieval (1066-1540), [finds]. Post-medieval (1540-1901), FEATURE. Medieval (1066-1540), FEATURE. Early Medieval (410-1066), DRAIN. Moder
Ngr: SE89700660
Parish: Bottesford
Postcode: DN163TG
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |
