Greene, R. (2008). Land Adjoining 80 Wisbech Road, Littleport, Cambridgeshire: An Archaeological Excavation Interim Report. Hertford: Archaeological Solutions Ltd. https://doi.org/10.5284/1002348. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land Adjoining 80 Wisbech Road, Littleport, Cambridgeshire: An Archaeological Excavation Interim Report
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Series:		 Archaeological Solutions Ltd unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 In January 2008, Archaeological Solutions (AS) Limited carried out an archaeological excavation at Wisbech Road, Littleport. The preceding trial trench evaluation, conducted in June 2005, revealed archaeological features of prehistoric, primarily late Iron Age, date. These comprised a dense cluster of pits, postholes and ditch and gully termini, all cut into the same deposit (L2004) in Trench 6, on the higher ground of the southern part of the site. The excavation was conducted in the vicinity of Trench 6 (the southern transect that fronts Wisbech Road). Two late Iron Age ditches, two gullies, postholes, and numerous pits were identified. It is possible that late Iron Age Ditches F2011 and F2015 represent a single enclosure or land division system, however, it is also possible that they represent two non-contemporary but successive field systems or enclosures. This evidence indicates that the division and enclosure of land occurred even on the most marginal of land at the fen edge. Many of the other features recorded at the site appeared to be of natural origin. However, some were clearly deliberately cut features and their locations may have been influenced by the presence of the large boundary ditches. Finds recovered from the features comprise pottery, struck flint, flint tools, a quartzite pebble hammer, animal bone and burnt stone, all in a somewhat abraded condition. Finds were also recovered from overlying soil layers and comprise pottery of Roman and late Iron Age date.
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Author:		 Richard Greene
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Publisher:		 Archaeological Solutions Ltd
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2008
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Site: Land adjoining 80 Wisbech Road, Littleport, Cambridgeshire
Parish: LITTLEPORT
District: East Cambridgeshire
County: Cambridgeshire
Country: England
Grid Reference: 556080, 287320 (Easting, Northing)
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UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) Bone (Find)
EARLY PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) Quartzite Hammer Pebble (Find)
BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) Struck Flint (Find)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) Gullies (Monus)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) POST HOLE (Monument Type England)
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OASIS Id: archaeol7-41608
OBIB: AS report No. 3008
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Created Date:		 23 Nov 2016