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A435 Norton Lenchwick Bypass Excavations in the Arrow Valley. Interim Report and Post-Excavation Proposal |
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Warwickshire Museum Field Services unpublished report series
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Number of Pages: |
88 |
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Abstract: |
Following earlier desktop assessment, an initial field survey, and a ì\nprogramme of archaeological evaluation work, rescue excavations ì\nwere conducted at five of the archaeological sites along the ì\nroute of the A435 Norton Lenchwick Bypass (Sites C1-4, C5, D, E and F), ì\nin addition to those undertaken in the outer bailey of Boteler's ì\nCastle (Site G) [see separate AIP record for latter: E.80.0002]. ì\nThe excavations at Sites C1-4, C5, D, E, and F provided ì\ninformation on over 2500 years of human activity in the Arrow ì\nValley, from the early Neolithic until the Saxon period. Evidence ì\nof human settlement dating from the later Neolithic to the Saxon ì\nperiod was recorded along a 3km stretch of the corridor, on the ì\ngravel terraces of the River Arrow. In Broom (Site E; WA 4908), ì\nlater Neolithic cremation burials and a late Bronze Age funerary ì\npyre were found on the same hill top chosen by later Saxon ì\nsettlers. Early Bronze Age cremation pots were unearthed at ì\nWixford along with limited Iron Age activity (Site F; WA 4910). ì\nExtensive late Iron Age - Romano-British settlement was found, ì\nstretching from Broom (Site D; WA 5081) to Salford Priors (Sites ì\nC1-4, C5; WA 1499), where parts of a villa complex were ì\nexcavated. For all periods, palaeoenvironmental evidence shed ì\nlight on past farming activities and their impact on the ì\nlandscape within the valley.ì\n\n[See also separate AIP records for Sites C (C1-4, C5), D, E and ì\nF: E.80.0004/0005/0006/0007] |
Author: |
Stuart C Palmer
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Publisher: |
Warwickshire Museum Field Services
Warwickshire Museum
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Year of Publication: |
1994
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Locations: |
Site: |
A435 Norton Lenchwick Bypass |
County: |
Warwickshire |
District: |
Stratford-on-Avon |
Parish: |
SALFORD PRIORS |
Country: |
England |
Location - Auto Detected: |
River Arrow In Broom |
Grid Reference: 408500, 253750 (Easting, Northing)
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Grid Reference: 408450, 254800 (Easting, Northing)
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Grid Reference: 408200, 252900 (Easting, Northing)
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Grid Reference: 408000, 252000 (Easting, Northing)
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Date Of Issue From:
1994
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: A435 NORTON LENCHWICK BYPASS (RESCUE EXCAVATIONS AT SITES C1-4,C5,D,E,F) Study area: 3km Investigation type: Post-determination/Research District: Stratford on Avon Monument: Ngr: SP07905200 Parish: Salford Priors Postcode: B50 4EX
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Source: |
Grey Literature Scanning projects
(Highways Agency)
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Created Date: |
30 Aug 2017 |