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Archaeological Investigations North West of Medbourne, Leicestershire |
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University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) unpublished report series
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The Roman town of Medbourne has been known since the 17th century, and there have been a number of fieldwork projects carried out in the are,a including fieldwalking, geophysical survey and test-pitting. These have shown Medbourne to be a relatively large example of a Roman 'small town' on the line of the Roman 'Gartree Road' running from Leicester to Colchester. In July 2005 as part of Time Teams 'Big Roman Dig', University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS), helped to supervise and excavate three trenches just north-west of the town, with the help of local volunteers. Trench 01 was located over a test-pit that had previously found two skeletons, and Trench 02 over a test-pit that had produced Anglo-Saxon pottery. The aim was to look for evidence that the site had continued after the end of the Roman period. A third trench was located in an area thought to be a possible early Christian cemetery from place name and map evidence. A 4th century cemetery overlying earlier features was located to the north (Trench 01) and three skeletons were removed for further study. To the south the earlier Roman deposits were overlain by numerous features on a different alignment containing Saxon pottery. These included a number of pits and a probable droveway and appear to date to the early - middle Saxon period. The third trench to the east produced a cobbled surface and two badly-preserved skeletons, one of which was buried with a tanged knife, thought to be Saxon in date. The site therefore appears to have continuous occupation from the later 1st century through to the 4th century and into the Saxon period. The grave to the east may well have been part of a Saxon cemetery perhaps associated with the features from Trench 02. The archive will be deposited with Leicestershire Museums under the accession number XA140.2005. |
Author: |
Vicki Score
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Publisher: |
University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS)
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Leicestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2007
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NorthWest of Medbourne |
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MEDBOURNE |
District: |
Harborough |
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Leicestershire |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 479125, 293101 (Easting, Northing)
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universi1-88118 |
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2007-089 |
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1 A4 report comprised of 22 pages, including 7 figures and 6 plates
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Created Date: |
24 Nov 2016 |