Webster, M. and Atkins, R. (2010). Medieval Fields and 'corn-dryers' at land off Warren Lane, Ashford, Kent. Bar Hill, Cambridgeshire: Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge).

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Title:		 Medieval Fields and 'corn-dryers' at land off Warren Lane, Ashford, Kent
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Series:		 Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge) unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 The watching brief uncovered medieval features within the centre of the site and this led to an excavation of an area of 120m². The watching brief and excavation only found two phases of activity spanning around a 100 or so year period (the later 12th with no datable artefacts after the end of the 13th century). In the first phase, the excavations found part of a field enclosure of unknown use. The field system comprised fairly shallow ditches which survived up to 1.1m wide and 0.3m deep. The backfills within the ditches were all similar including being largely sterile, containing only a few medieval sherds dating to the late 12th to middle 13th centuries as well as some residual Middle Iron Age, LPRIA/Roman pottery sherds and a worked flint flake. The lack of artefacts within the backfill of these ditches imply the fields were probably well away from medieval settlement. The second phase of works show that the field system had gone out of use and at least two new ovens ('corn-dryers') were constructed as well as associated features (pits and post-holes). The post-holes did not form a coherent pattern and were likely to have been small wooden structures and fence lines demarcating and protecting the 'corn-dryer' structures. There were several pits, some intercutting, two were possibly for holding water. The pits were backfilled with deposits including some clean out deposits from the ovens. The charred plant assemblage recovered was predominantly cereal grains (mostly wheat, some barley and a few others) with occasional weed seeds and legumes. There was a complete absence of other material such as animal bone, shells and other
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Author:		 M Webster
Rob Atkins ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge)
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Other Person/Org:		 Kent SMR (OASIS Reviewer)
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2010
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District: Ashford
Site: Warren Lane, Ashford
County: Kent
Parish: ASHFORD
Country: England
Grid Reference: 600210, 143581 (Easting, Northing)
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
DITCHES (Monus)
OVENS (Monus)
PIT (Monument Type England)
SHERD (Object England)
EXCAVATION (Event)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OASIS Id: oxfordar3-77751
OBIB: OA East Report No. 1154
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URI: http://library.thehumanjourney.net/1165/
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Created Date:		 01 Feb 2018