Keir, W. and Pilkinton, K. (2014). 4 Great North Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire: Archaeological excavation, Recording, Analysis and Publication. Bedford: Albion Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1036110. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 4 Great North Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire: Archaeological excavation, Recording, Analysis and Publication
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Series:		 Albion Archaeology unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1036110
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Abstract:		 Planning consent (CB/13/02281/FULL) has been granted for the erection of seven dwellings with associated parking, access drive, landscaping and garaging at land to the rear of 4, Great Northern Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire. The limited and mixed nature of the finds assemblage made secure dating of the features difficult. The excavation revealed a very low level of Roman and early medieval activity, artefacts from both periods often being found in the same features. There was increased evidence for activity in to the post-medieval and modern periods. The most prominent features on site were the NW-SE aligned ditches. The artefactual evidence suggests the ditches to be of varying dates. The earlier ditches possibly date to the early medieval period although the limited nature of the artefactual assemblage makes this far from certain. It may be that the ditches initially date to the Roman construction of the road and were re-established in the early medieval period. The ditches more firmly dated to the post-medieval period and an undated ditch were smaller but may have performed a similar function. Two small pits presented similar dating issues, containing a very small amount of both Roman and early medieval material. They are likely to be agricultural in origin as the land remained under cultivation until the mid 19th century. The majority of the post-holes on site contained modern material or the surviving remains of wooden posts. These were associated with recently demolished out buildings or along recent property boundaries. A scattering of post-medieval and undated postholes formed no coherent structure. The variations in overburden suggest levelling of the site, probably contemporary with the construction of the surrounding houses.
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Author:		 Wesley Keir
K Pilkinton
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Publisher:		 Albion Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Central Bedfordshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2014
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Site: Land to rear of 4 Great Northern Road, Dunstable
County: Bedfordshire
District: Central Bedfordshire
Parish: DUNSTABLE
Country: England
Grid Reference: 502460, 221360 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CERAMIC (Object England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) STRUCTURE (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) STRUCTURE (Monument Type England)
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WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OASIS Id: albionar1-170607
OBIB: 2014/81
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Note:		 Client report including; finds summary, site plan, selected sections and photographs
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Created Date:		 01 Feb 2018