Gaskell, N. (2006). Assessment Report on an Archaeological Excavation at New Cowper Quarry (Northern Area), Aspatria, Cumbria. North Pennines Archaeology Ltd. https://doi.org/10.5284/1004936. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Assessment Report on an Archaeological Excavation at New Cowper Quarry (Northern Area), Aspatria, Cumbria
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Series:		 North Pennines Archaeology Ltd unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 In June 2003, Headland Archaeology Ltd was commissioned by Stephenson Halliday on behalf of Thomas Armstrong (Holdings) Ltd to undertake an archaeological evaluation at New Cowper Quarry, Aspatria, Cumbria (NGR NY 115 460) in response to a planning condition. A strategy for the evaluation was agreed with the Cumbria County Council Historic Environment Service (CCCHES) and consisted of partly open area strip and 14 sample trenches. Headland Archaeology produced the report for this first phase of work in late June 2003 under the project code NCF02. This assessment report (under the North Pennines project code NCF-C), details the follow-up work that occurred, namely the open area stripping of that part of the field that had previously been trial trenched, the whole area totalling 9500m. All the information obtained from both phases of excavation have been brought together and analysed with theoretical interpretations presented at the end. A high number of important archaeological remains were discovered within the vicinity of the development site, and all would have been lost to sand extraction. The majority of features were postholes and rubbish pits, ditches, and one distinctive square ditched enclosure, open on the south side. All the features had suffered some degree of truncation with many only containing one fill. A significant number of pieces of Bronze Age pottery, including 12 Beakers of Early Bronze Age date, were recovered along with 26 pieces of flint, both worked and debitage, and fragments of a possible rubbing stone. The feature, finds and environmental data all combine to give the indication of a heavily used area of land comprising a field system and possible settlement focus, with various centres of activity, and a stock management zone.
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Author:		 N Gaskell
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Publisher:		 North Pennines Archaeology Ltd
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cumbria HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2006
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Site: New Cowper Farm, Holme St Cuthbert, Cumbria
Parish: HOLME ST CUTHBERT
District: Allerdale
County: Cumbria
Country: England
Grid Reference: 311500, 546000 (Easting, Northing)
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EARLY BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) BEAKER (Object England)
BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) DEBITAGE (Object England)
BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Object England)
BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) ENCLOSURE (Monument Type England)
BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) SETTLEMENT (Monument Type England)
EXCAVATION (Event)
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OASIS Id: northpen3-53708
OBIB: CP/302/06
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Note:		 98 page A4 bound report with 26 CAD figures, no plates
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Created Date:		 23 Nov 2016