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South Downs College, Waterlooville |
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Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by South Downs College to undertake an archaeological strip, map and record investigation during groundwork at South Downs College, Waterlooville, Hampshire, centred on National Grid Reference (NGR) 453909 106801. The archaeological work was required as a condition of the planning consent granted by Havant Borough Council for the construction of synthetic turf sports pitch (measuring 100m x 50m) with associated flood lighting and landscaping. Prior to the construction of the sports pitch the site required re-grading, shaping and reinstatement using a cut and fill methodology, and it was during this phase of the works that the archaeological strip, map and record investigation was conducted. During the fieldwork two Late Iron Age or early Romano-British cremation burials and a possible cenotaph were detected. As the excavation progressed it became clear that more archaeological features and deposits were likely to be present within the site at a depth lower than the deepest level disturbed by the construction of the sports pitch. Therefore following a site meeting with the Senior Archaeological at Hampshire County Council it was agreed not to strip the site to a level where these remains would be exposed, but rather keep to the original formation level, so that these remains could be preserved in-situ below the sports pitch. This approach protects these features from further damage, but the true extent and limits of the cremation cemetery remains, at present, unknown. The fieldwork was conducted intermittently between March and June 2012. |
Author: |
S Beach
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Publisher: |
Wessex Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Please note: this record has been validated by-proxy by Historic England.
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Year of Publication: |
2012
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Locations: |
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South Downs College |
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HAVANT |
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Havant |
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Hampshire |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 468810, 107470 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
wessexar1-132791 |
OBIB: |
84530 |
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Grey literature client report
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Created Date: |
28 Nov 2016 |