Chapman, A. and Atkins, R. (2004). Iron Age and Roman settlement at Mallard Close, Earls Barton, Northampton. Northamptonshire Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1001346. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Iron Age and Roman settlement at Mallard Close, Earls Barton, Northampton
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Series:		 Northamptonshire Archaeology unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 Late Iron Age and early Roman enclosures and a Roman walled enclosure were investigated in an open area excavation. The small, square Iron Age enclosure was surrounded by a deep ditch with a narrow western entrance, conforming to the Wootton Hill type, but it was probably part of a more extensive settlement. The enclosure contained several deep storage pits, some of which held deposits of selected finds including a quern and antler working debris. The enclosure was in use from the 1st century BC to the mid-1st century AD, when it was encompassed within a more complex system of shallower ditches that formed a new enclosure. Nearby domestic occupation is indicated by the presence of numerous shallow pits. The ditched enclosure was abandoned before the mid-2nd century AD, when a walled enclosure was created to the south. The lengths of heavily robbed stone wall formed the northern side of a rectilinear enclosure that would probably have contained a high-status building, perhaps a villa. A T-shaped oven and a well to the north may have been contemporary ancillary features. The walled enclosure was levelled in the 4th century or later. The apparent main focus of the later Roman settlement within the walled enclosure has been largely lost to 20th century quarrying.
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Author:		 A Chapman
Rob Atkins ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Northamptonshire Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Northamptonshire SMR (OASIS Reviewer)
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2004
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County: Northamptonshire
Site: Mallards Close
District: North Northamptonshire
Parish: EARLS BARTON
Country: England
Grid Reference: 485360, 264580 (Easting, Northing)
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ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)
SHERD (Object England)
Querns (Find)
ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
DITCHED ENCLOSURE (Monument Type England)
Walled Enclosure (Monus)
EXCAVATION (Event)
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OASIS Id: northamp3-23433
OBIB: Report 05/031
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Note:		 quarto, card cover with photograph
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Created Date:		 23 Nov 2016