Walsh, A. (2013). Archaeological evaluation of land south of Mytton Oak Road,. Worcester: Worcestershire Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1029940. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological evaluation of land south of Mytton Oak Road,
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Series:		 Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeological evaluation was undertaken of land off Mytton Oak Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire (NGR 346540, 312030). It was undertaken on behalf of CgMs Consulting for their client, who intends residential development of the Site, for which a planning application is in preparation.Six trenches between 20m and 60m in length were opened in two fields in the south eastern part of the Site to the west of Crowmeole Lane. The trenches were located in order to assess the veracity of specific cropmarks and geophysical anomalies. Archaeological features were recorded in all of the trenches cutting the natural substrate. In the eastern field on the edge of the plateau and on the south eastern slope, a series of ditches were identified most of which closely matched the mapped locations of geophysical anomalies. These varied in size from 0.7m to over 4m in width. To the south and west a small linear feature was revealed in each of two trenches excavated on the line of the possible trackway, To the southeast, fragments of slag, the by-product of smelting were recovered from a small circular ditch as well as fragments of fired clay No closely datable material, however, was retrieved from the evaluation. In other places identified geophysical anomalies were recognised as changes in the natural geology. The evaluation demonstrated that the majority of the features recognised through cropmarks and as geophysical anomalies survive as cut features, although the lack of cultural material did not allow them to be accurately dated. The lack of cultural material may suggest that the sampled features lie some distance from the focus of settlement but it is equally recognised that there is an established paucity of ceramic material on Roman sites in the area
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Author:		 Andrew Walsh ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Worcestershire Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Shropshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2013
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Site: Mytton Oak Road
County: Shropshire
District: Shropshire
Parish: SHREWSBURY
Country: England
Grid Reference: 346540, 312030 (Easting, Northing)
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UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) TRACKWAY (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: fieldsec1-170044
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Created Date:		 01 Feb 2018