Taylor, S. R. and Taylor, S. R. (2013). Truro Eastern District Centre Archaeological Mitigation Archive Report. Cornwall Archaeological Unit. https://doi.org/10.5284/1022837. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Truro Eastern District Centre Archaeological Mitigation Archive Report
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Series:		 Cornwall Council Historic Environment Service unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1022837
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 Historic Environment Projects were commissioned by Cornwall Council to undertake a programme of archaeological mitigation in advance of a proposed development of land at Newquay Road and Union Hill, Truro. Four areas of 1ha, 0.075ha, 0.3ha, and 0.64ha were subject to archaeological excavation. In the course of the excavation a large number of archaeological features were uncovered including deposits of Pleistocene date, potentially Mesolithic pits, an enclosure of possible Neolithic date, an Iron Age field system, trackways, a grain dryer, and potentially other hearths or furnaces lying within the vicinity, and a slagpit furnace of Iron Age or early medieval date. The enclosure was found in association with pit groups containing assemblages of Middle Neolithic and Late Neolithic Grooved Ware pottery; in the case of the latter also with a unique slate disc incised with geometric patterns on both sides. The enclosure itself remains undated at present. The topography of the site is striking. Undated features likely to be of prehistoric date include a large pit dug over a large natural rock fissure and an extensive series of hearth pits and pits containing burnt material found throughout the site. Several examples of structured deposition of artefacts of prehistoric date were also found within pits. As part of the mitigation process it was agreed that the Neolithic enclosure was of national importance and should be protected from intrusive development. The first stages of preserving the monument in situ have been undertaken.
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Author:		 Sean R Taylor
Sean R Taylor
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Publisher:		 Cornwall Archaeological Unit
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2013
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Site: Truro Eastern District Centre
Parish: TRURO
District: Cornwall
County: Cornwall
Country: England
Location - Auto Detected: Newquay Road
Grid Reference: 183699, 45900 (Easting, Northing)
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IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) CORN DRYING OVEN (Monument Type England)
MIDDLE NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) DITCHED ENCLOSURE (Monument Type England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) FIELD SYSTEM (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) METAL PRODUCTION FURNACE (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
LATE NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) PIT CLUSTER (Monument Type England)
MIDDLE NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) PIT CLUSTER (Monument Type England)
NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) PIT CLUSTER (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) PIT CLUSTER (Monument Type England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) TRACKWAY (Monument Type England)
NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) BALL (RITUAL) (Object England)
LATE NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) INSCRIBED OBJECT (Object England)
NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Object England)
MESOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) MICROLITH (Object England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) QUERN ROUGHOUT (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
EARLY BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
LATE NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
MIDDLE NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) SLAG (Object England)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) WORKED OBJECT (Object England)
LATE NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods)
Middle Neolithic (Auto Detected Temporal)
NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)
MESOLITHIC (Historic England Periods)
PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
Pleistocene (Auto Detected Temporal)
EXCAVATION (Event)
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OASIS Id: cornwall2-149657
OBIB: 2013R048
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Note:		 Archive report, A4 (A3 figs at end), wiro bound
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Created Date:		 25 Nov 2016