Keith Lucas, F., Daffern, N., Clapham, A., Beales, E., Mann, A. and Wilkinson, K. (2010). Archaeological Evaluation at Pershore Lane, Tibberton, Worcestershire. Worcester: Worcestershire Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1040059. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Archaeological Evaluation at Pershore Lane, Tibberton, Worcestershire
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1040059
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	An archaeological evaluation was undertaken on behalf of Advantage West Midland on land between the M5 and Pershore Lane, Tibberton, Worcestershire (NGR SO 893562). An historic watercourse was found to have once flowed across site. A small stream remains, diverted into a field boundary ditch, but the original channel depression it occupied was incongruously broad and probably formed during the late glacial or early Holocene. This hollow had infilled over time with a complex sequence of organic and alluvial deposits within which a wide range of palaeoenvironmental material was well preserved. Tree throws across the site attest to woodland clearances known from the Neolithic and Bronze Age, with the only prehistoric pottery and worked flint from the site found within one such feature. The broad late glacial/early Holocene depression was already filling with a succession of peat-rich and alluvial deposits depending on the water regime and on the differing course of the braided stream channels within the depression. The surrounding fields saw limited prehistoric activity, with occasional pits and postholes identified but no evidence of a domestic focus. Several ditches indicate an agricultural, probably pastoral, landscape. The bank of the stream formed the focus of activity. Here, at least one burnt mound was discovered to the south of site, with two further areas of fire cracked stone seeming to form more of a metalled pathway. These remain undated but are thought to date from the Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age. At the beginning of the Middle Iron Age (radiocarbon dated to 520 - 380 Cal BC), timber structures were built along the west bank of the stream, preserved since by waterlogged deposits. Three evaluation trenches exposed what is thought to be the remains of one or more timber trackways, at least 150m long, through what would have been rough marsh and alder carr (reconstructed from the environmental samples).
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	Fiona Keith Lucas N Daffern A Clapham E Beales A Mann K Wilkinson
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Worcestershire Archaeology
Other Person/Org Other people or organisations for this publication or report Other Person/Org:	Historic England (OASIS Reviewer) Worcestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2010
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Site: Pershore Lane, Tibberton, Worcestershire Parish: TIBBERTON District: Wychavon County: Worcestershire Country: England Location - Auto Detected: Pershore Lane Tibberton Worcestershire Grid Reference: 389300, 256200 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	LATE NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England) MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England) LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England) EARLY PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) Palaeochannels (Monus) LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England) LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) Plaeochannels (Monus) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) POST HOLE (Monument Type England) LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) Wooden Trackway (Monus) Neolithic (Auto Detected Temporal) Cal Bc (Auto Detected Temporal) EARLY IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) Holocene (Auto Detected Temporal) TRIAL TRENCH (Event) BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) MIDDLE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)
Identifiers Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc. Identifiers:	OASIS Id: fieldsec1-237238
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	28 Nov 2016

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