Patten, R. (2013). The Showfields, Whittlesey: An Archaeological. Cambridge: Cambridge Archaeological Unit. https://doi.org/10.5284/1028095. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 The Showfields, Whittlesey: An Archaeological
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Series:		 Cambridge Archaeological Unit unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 In October and November 2013 a first phase of archaeological evaluation was undertaken on the western area of the Showfields, Whittlesey, with a second phase in July 2014 on the eastern area (centred on TL 2759 9799) extending over c. 20ha. The work was commissioned by ULAS for Philip Rose in response to a request from the Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Team (CHET). The investigations comprised an initial test pit survey on the northern limit of the western area, followed by a trench evaluation. Earliest evidence for occupation was identified in the form of an undated clay-lined pit of probable Iron Age date and suggestive of occupation. Two separate sites (1 and 2) of Romano-British occupation were recorded, most likely associated with the Fen Causeway, the main Roman routeway through the Fens. The two sites comprised a series of probable enclosure and boundary ditches with large pottery dumps occurring in at least two ditches. Other than these pottery dumps there were few finds recovered from either Site 1 or Site 2. This would seem to suggest peripheral settlement activity, the focus of which would have been to the south along the Fen Causeway. A third site (3) was identified in the second phase of investigation at the eastern end of the site. The corner of a double ditched enclosure of uncertain date was recorded within a single trench. The majority of the archaeology encountered throughout was furrows and clay land drains that were present throughout the development site and provided evidence for Late Medieval/ Post-Medieval land use.
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Author:		 Ricky Patten
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Publisher:		 Cambridge Archaeological Unit
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2013
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Site: Evaluation at The Showfields
Parish: WHITTLESEY
District: Fenland
County: Cambridgeshire
Country: England
Location - Auto Detected: Fen Causeway
Location - Auto Detected: Philip Rose
Location - Auto Detected: Showfields Whittlesey
Grid Reference: 527670, 298030 (Easting, Northing)
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ROMAN (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) FIELD DRAIN (Monument Type England)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) POST HOLE (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) RIDGE AND FURROW (Monument Type England)
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Roman (Auto Detected Temporal)
Late Medieval Postmedieval (Auto Detected Temporal)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
TEST PIT (Event)
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OASIS Id: cambridg3-166934
OBIB: Report No. 4099
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Created Date:		 28 Nov 2016