Lovett, P. and Walsh, A. (2014). Archaeological excavation and watching brief at land off King's Road, Bengeworth, Evesham, Worcestershire. Worcester: Worcestershire Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1042981. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological excavation and watching brief at land off King's Road, Bengeworth, Evesham, Worcestershire
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Series:		 Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 An archaeological excavation and watching brief was undertaken at Bengeworth, Evesham, Worcester (NGR SP 0480 4414).The excavation confirmed the presence of the sub-rectangular Iron Age enclosure, measuring some 42m by 32m, on a northeast-southwest alignment. Hand dug sections across the ditch demonstrated three clear phases of activity on the site. Although the absence of occupation structures maybe the result of heavy truncation analysis of the structural and environmental remains suggest that the enclosure primarily served an agricultural function. It is thought that the enclosure formed part of a mixed economy farming landscape, which operated in the Iron Age along the valleys of the Avon Valley and included other excavated sites such as those at Wyre Piddle and Throckmorton. A similar droveway to the Bengeworth example was recorded at Three Springs Road Pershore, associated with Roman enclosures and it is thought that this may represent the continuation of a system of rearing cattle on well drained gravel river terraces and moving them to more populous areas.
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Author:		 P Lovett
Andrew Walsh ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Worcestershire Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Worcestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2014
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Site: Kings Road, Bengeworth
County: Worcestershire
District: Wychavon
Parish: EVESHAM
Country: England
Grid Reference: 404800, 244140 (Easting, Northing)
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IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) BRIQUETAGE (Object England)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) FLINT (Find)
BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) STORAGE PITS (Monus)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SUB-RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE (Monus)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
EXCAVATION (Event)
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OASIS Id: fieldsec1-230624
OBIB: report number 1977
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Created Date:		 18 Aug 2017