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11 KV refurbishment, Alchester, nr Bicester Oxon. Archaeological Watching Brief |
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Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Number of Pages: |
13 |
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Three ditches of Romano-British date were recorded in the cable trench section. All of these were aligned north/south as far as was possible to discern in the narrow cable trench. Two of the ditches were 5.9 metres apart, and appeared to represent one element of a rectilinear pattern of roads or trackways recorded on aerial photographs. These particular ditches were part of a north/south road located to the south of the town of Alchester. Two sherds of central Gaulish Samian pottery of early 2nd century AD were recovered from the fill of a ditch in the eastern extent of the trench. This feature was probably the northernmost roadside ditch of a road also recorded on an aerial photograph plot, running perpendicular to the roadside ditches to the west, although it appeared to be aligned more north/south when seen in section. No evidence of any road surfaces were found. A number of unstratified Romano-British potsherds and fragments of animal bone were recovered from the topsoil/subsoil horizon along the trench. The pottery was indicative of settlement activity in the area from the 1st-3rd centuries AD. [Au(abr)] |
Author: |
Mick Rawlings
Wessex Archaeology
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Publisher: |
Wessex Archaeology
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Year of Publication: |
1999
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Locations: |
Site: |
11KV Refurbishment Alchester |
County: |
Oxfordshire |
District: |
Cherwell |
Parish: |
WENDLEBURY |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 457200, 219900 (Easting, Northing)
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Subjects / Periods: |
ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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DITCH
(Monument Type England)
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Early 2nd Century Ad (Auto Detected Temporal) |
1st3rd Centuries Ad Auabr (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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OBIB: |
Document Ref. 45600.1 |
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Date Of Issue From:
1999
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: 11KV REFURBISHMENT, ALCHESTER, NR BICESTER Study area: Investigation type: Post-determination/Research District: Cherwell Monument: [finds]. Roman (AD43-410), DITCH. Roman (AD43-410) Ngr: SP57201990 Parish: Wendlebury Postcode: OX6 8PA
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Created Date: |
30 Aug 2017 |