Bradley, R. (2015). Archaeological Evaluation at land off Haughton Road, Shifnal, Shropshire . Worcester: Worcestershire Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1037535. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological Evaluation at land off Haughton Road, Shifnal, Shropshire
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Series:		 Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeological evaluation was undertaken in late July 2015 across approximately 7.48ha of land off Haughton Road on the northern edge of Shifnal in Shropshire. It was commissioned by Paul Clark of CgMs Consulting, acting on behalf of Bovis Homes Limited, who intend to undertake residential development with associated access roads and utilities on the site. Thirty trenches, each 50m long, were excavated and were arranged in a grid array to provide equal coverage of the site area. In the majority of these trenches, particularly in the northern and central part of the site, very few archaeological features were recorded, all of which appeared to relate to post-medieval and modern agricultural activity. However, more extensive remains were identified in the southernmost group of trenches which are believed to be early prehistoric in date. These are of archaeological importance and offer good potential for further features of similar form and period to survive in this part of the site. Seven pits were identified in three trenches across an area approximately 90m by 60m in size. Of these, five were excavated and sampled and nearly all included charcoal and heat-cracked stones, whilst one contained clearly identifiable charred hazelnut shells, another some burnt bone and a fragment of fired clay. These features were identified in association with a large sherd of middle to late Neolithic Peterborough ware pottery. As such, the accumulated evidence suggests that the archaeological remains in this part of the site are representative of a dispersed group of Neolithic pit features. This find provides an important addition to the small but growing number of examples of this type of pottery in the region, and the potential for the features at Shifnal to further inform understanding of early prehistoric Shropshire is significant.
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Author:		 R Bradley
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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:		 2015
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Site: Land off Haughton Road, Shifnal
County: Shropshire
District: Shropshire
Parish: SHIFNAL
Country: England
Grid Reference: 374700, 308800 (Easting, Northing)
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MIDDLE NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) FIELD SYSTEM (Monument Type England)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: fieldsec1-228364
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Created Date:		 01 Feb 2018