Atkins, R. (2012). Excavations at Wixoe Roman Town. Bar Hill, Cambridgeshire: Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge). https://doi.org/10.5284/1040877. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Excavations at Wixoe Roman Town
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Series:		 Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge) unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1040877
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 Between the 31st January and the 6th May 2011, OA East conducted an excavation at the site of Wixoe Roman town, Suffolk (TL 7043) on the eastern side of the River Stour in advance of construction of a pipeline. Ten prehistoric features were found across the excavation areas and these consisted of a Beaker pit, several Late Bronze Age to possibly Middle Iron Age pits and a ditch. It is probable that the town was established (at least within this excavated area) in the mid or late 1st century AD and its disuse seems to have been in the very early 5th century. Relatively few features or artefacts date to the 1st century suggesting the town took some time to be established. There is substantially more evidence for occupation from the early/mid 2nd with an increase into the 3rd century, with this level of activity being maintained or even expanded near the River Stour into the early 5th but declining in the north-eastern part in the Late Roman period. The excavation results indicate that the town was divided into areas of different use (domestic, industrial, pits etc.) from the Early Roman period and most of these areas continued in-use to the end of the site. The range of features uncovered included three roads, parts of two cobbled courtyards, at least seven domestic buildings , a 4th century town boundary ditch, several industrial ovens and hearths (some with structures around them) with evidence for copper, iron and lead working.
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Author:		 Rob Atkins ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge)
Other Person/Org
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Other Person/Org:		 Suffolk HER (OASIS Reviewer)
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2012
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Locations:
Site: WIX 022 Anglian Water Pumping Station, Wixoe
Parish: WIXOE
County: Suffolk
District: West Suffolk
Country: England
Grid Reference: 571468, 242834 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods
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LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods)
EARLY BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods)
BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
BUILDING (Monument Type England)
BRICK (Object England)
STYLI (Find)
DITCH (Monument Type England)
SETTLEMENT (Monument Type England)
ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
FLINT (Find)
TILE (Object England)
POTTERY BEAKER (Find)
BOUNDARY DITCH (Monus)
BLADE (Object England)
SURFACE (Monus)
ANIMAL BURIAL (Monument Type England)
PIT (Monument Type England)
METALWORKING DEBRIS (Find)
POST HOLE (Monument Type England)
QUARRY (Monument Type England)
HUMAN REMAINS (Object England)
KILN (Monument Type England)
POST HOLE STRUCTUR (Monus)
BROOCH (Object England)
NAIL (Object England)
SHERD (Object England)
FURNACE (Monument Type England)
COIN (Object England)
EXCAVATION (Event)
TEST PIT (Event)
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OASIS Id: oxfordar3-150493
OBIB: OA East Report No. 1283 Vol. 2
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Note:		 A4 Bound Report
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URI: http://library.thehumanjourney.net/1129/
URI: http://library.thehumanjourney.net/1129/
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Created Date:		 18 Aug 2017