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A Bronze Age roundhouse at Bellever Tor, Dartmoor Forest, Devon |
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AC archaeology Ltd
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
An archaeological evaluation of a tree-damaged stone roundhouse at Bellever Tor, Dartmoor Forest Parish, Devon, was undertaken by AC archaeology. The evaluation was carried out in order to investigate the nature and extent of damage sustained on the monument as a result of tree growth and felling, and comprised the hand-excavation of a single quadrant of the internal area of the roundhouse, an area of 17.5m². The trench exposed a sequence of archaeological features and deposits which included floor surfaces, postholes, stakeholes and an occupation layer, which were sealed by a layer of collapsed walling. The presence of a sub-squared stone cairn feature, set on the collapsed walling material, provides evidence for secondary use of the monument following its abandonment. The pottery recovered from the investigation (69 sherds/744 grams) dates to the middle Bronze Age Trevisker tradition, between c. 1500 and 1150 BC. |
Author: |
S Hughes
Henrietta Quinnell
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AC Archaeology Ltd
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Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Dartmoor HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2009
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Bellever Tor, Dartmoor Forest |
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DARTMOOR FOREST |
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West Devon |
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Devon |
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England |
Grid Reference: 264860, 76750 (Easting, Northing)
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acarchae2-104821 |
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24 Nov 2016 |