Savage, R. (2011). Haxey Village Drainage Improvement Scheme, Haxey, North Lincolnshire: Scheme of Archaeological Observation, Assessment and Recording. Brockley: Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited. https://doi.org/10.5284/1009178. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Haxey Village Drainage Improvement Scheme, Haxey, North Lincolnshire: Scheme of Archaeological Observation, Assessment and Recording
Series The series the publication or report is included in Series:	Pre-Construct Archaeology (Lincoln) unpublished report series
Downloads Any files associated with the publication or report that can be downloaded from the ADS Downloads:	preconst3-104202_1.pdf (2 MB) : Download
Licence Type ADS, CC-BY 4.0 or CC-BY 4.0 NC. Licence Type:	ADS Terms of Use and Access
DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1009178
Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book Publication Type:	Report (in Series)
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	Archaeological monitoring and recording was carried out during the excavation of a sequence of open drains and pipe-trenches intended to improve drainage on land to the south-east of Haxey, North Lincolnshire. The village of Haxey is situated on the Isle of Axholme, where linen and hemp textile production was a significant local industry from the medieval period into the 19th century: the right of the inhabitants of the Isle to ret hemp in the waters of the local wetlands is enshrined in a legal document dating to 1360. Sections of the scheme lay within an area of archaeological potential, where cropmarks on aerial photographs indicated the presence of ditches, enclosures, and rectangular pits where flax and hemp may have been soaked (retted) to prepare them for processing into textiles. Several pits and ditches were recorded during the project. Two ditches could be identified as part of a complex of recorded cropmarks, and one of these produced archaeobotanical evidence for flax and hemp processing. Another feature encountered seemed most likely to be a former extension of the Lound Rates Drain, which had gone out of use in the early 20th century.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	Rachel Savage
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
Other Person/Org Other people or organisations for this publication or report Other Person/Org:	Historic England (OASIS Reviewer) North Lincolnshire SMR (OASIS Reviewer)
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2011
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Site: Haxey Village Drainage Improvement Scheme Parish: HAXEY District: North Lincolnshire County: Lincolnshire Country: England Grid Reference: 477680, 399310 (Easting, Northing) Grid Reference: 478440, 399050 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) NONE (Find) UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) LINEN OR FLAX MANUFACTURING SITE (Monument Type England) WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
Identifiers Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc. Identifiers:	OASIS Id: preconst3-104202
Note Extra information on the publication or report. Note:	A4 thermal bound report with a transparent cover; contains some A3 foldout pages.
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	24 Nov 2016

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