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Excavation of a Bronze Age Roundhouse and other prehistoric and Romano-British features at the Langage Energy Centre and Park and the Choakford to Langage gas pipeline, Sparkwell, South Hams |
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Exeter Archaeology unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
During a watching brief on a pipeline route a number of partially exposed prehistoric and Romano-British features were recognised. In the northwestern extent of the route, an enclosed settlement and associated features of mid to late Bronze Age date were excavated. In the southeastern area a similar settlement enclosure of a later Romano-British structure were exposed and investigated. The archaeological investigations have established that prehistoric and Romano-British settlement activities of different periods are represented at a number of points along the pipeline. These areas of occupation generally occupy the higher ground and were located at opposing ends of the pipeline. A range of pottery and lithic artefacts from the late Neolithic through to the Romano-British period were recovered which illustrate the length of occupation of the area although such occupation cannot be demonstrated to be continuous over such a breadth of time. This project was amalgamated with related projects in the area the major results of which are to be published in the Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. |
Author: |
John P Salvatore
Henrietta Quinnell
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Publisher: |
Exeter Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Devon Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2012
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Choakford to Langage |
Parish: |
SPARKWELL |
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South Hams |
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Devon |
Country: |
England |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Sparkwell South Hams |
Grid Reference: 258880, 54640 (Easting, Northing)
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Grid Reference: 257230, 56080 (Easting, Northing)
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exeterar1-64797 |
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Note: |
Proposed paper in the County Journal - Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. This paper will include not only the pipeline findings but also evidence of a Bronze Age 'oven' and a Bronze Age roundhouse and enclosure from the Langage Energy Centre.
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Created Date: |
25 Nov 2016 |