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Excavation of a Romano-British Ditch at Shefford Lower School, Shefford, Bedfordshire, November 2007 |
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Northamptonshire Archaeology unpublished report series
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Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
A small archaeological excavation was undertaken by Northamptonshire Archaeology on a playing field at Shefford Lower School, Shefford, Bedfordshire prior to the proposed construction of a pre-school. The work was carried out subsequent to an earlier evaluation, during which a Romano-British ditch was found. The excavation area was positioned over the trial trench and uncovered a longer length of the ditch, which continued on the same north-east to south-west alignment. The ditch is possibly a field boundary or enclosure ditch located some distance from any settlement. Finds from the ditch fills from both the evaluation and excavation included a small quantity of Roman tile and an opaque blue glass globule, possibly a fragment of decoration from a 1st century AD glass vessel. A medieval bronze buckle was recovered from the subsoil. |
Author: |
Charlotte Walker
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Publisher: |
Northamptonshire Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Central Bedfordshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2007
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Locations: |
Site: |
Shefford Lower School, School Lane, Shefford |
Parish: |
SHEFFORD |
District: |
Central Bedfordshire |
County: |
Bedfordshire |
Country: |
England |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Shefford Lower School Shefford Bedfordshire |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Shefford Lower School Shefford |
Grid Reference: 513790, 238720 (Easting, Northing)
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Subjects / Periods: |
MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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Buckle, Copper Alloy
(Find)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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Ceramic Tile
(Find)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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ENCLOSURE
(Monument Type England)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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1st Century Ad (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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EXCAVATION
(Event)
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OASIS Id: |
northamp3-124904 |
OBIB: |
07/191 |
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Note: |
A4, blue spine, heat bound, clear covers for illustrations
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Created Date: |
25 Nov 2016 |