Taylor, S. R. (2015). Truro Eastern District Centre, Cornwall Archaeological Watching Brief Archive Report. Cornwall Council Historic Environment Service. https://doi.org/10.5284/1041301. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Truro Eastern District Centre, Cornwall Archaeological Watching Brief Archive Report
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Series:		 Cornwall Council Historic Environment Service unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1041301
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 A watching brief was undertaken across the development of land at Newquay Road and Union Hill, Truro, covering an area of approximately 16ha. The stripping of soil during the watching brief revealed a large number of small pit-type features that had mostly not been identified by the geophysical surveys. Two particular concentrations of pits were identified that contained a substantial quantity of artefacts dating to the Late Neolithic. Continuity of use of the area for pit digging was demonstrated by the identification of Trevisker ware and other Early Bronze Age pottery forms from a small number of artefact-rich pits. Several of the pits displayed evidence of structured deposition. Some of the pits also contained large amounts of flint debitage and burnt hazelnut shells. Two pits also contained cassiterite pebbles, in large quantities. In one pit these were found in association with Early Bronze Age pottery. In the other the residues from wet sieving soil samples were found to be unusually heavy and may represent crushed tin ore. These may potentially be the earliest evidence for tin processing yet discovered in Cornwall. Two pits containing large amounts of iron slag are the remains of iron smelting furnaces, probably of Iron Age date. Features of post medieval date were also identified including a brickworks close to the Tregurra stream and a well-engineered road running almost parallel to the Newquay Road.
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Author:		 Sean R Taylor
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Publisher:		 Cornwall Council Historic Environment Service
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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:		 2015
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Site: Truro Eastern District Centre
County: Cornwall
District: Cornwall
Parish: ST CLEMENT
Country: England
Grid Reference: 183699, 45900 (Easting, Northing)
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BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Object England)
NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Object England)
BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Object England)
EARLY BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England)
LATE NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SLAG (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) ADIT (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BRICKWORKS (Monument Type England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) FIELD SYSTEM (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) FIELD SYSTEM (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) FIELD SYSTEM (Monument Type England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) METAL PRODUCTION FURNACE (Monument Type England)
EARLY BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) PIT CLUSTER (Monument Type England)
LATE NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) PIT CLUSTER (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) ROAD (Monument Type England)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OASIS Id: cornwall2-203899
OBIB: 2015R014
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Note:		 A4
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Created Date:		 18 Aug 2017