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Archaeological excavations at Millfield, Southwater, Horsham, West Sussex |
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Archaeology South East unpublished report series
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| Abstract: |
Archaeology South-East were commissioned by Bovis Homes to carry out an archaeological excavation at land adjacent to Millfield, Southwater, West Sussex The earliest activity is represented by three pits which are uncertainly dated but possibly attributable to the Mesolithic and/or Early Neolithic periods. The most significant aspect of the archaeology is a settlement site dating to the 1st century AD. This activity seems to be largely of post-conquest date although there is possible evidence of Late Iron Age inception. A large space was enclosed by a natural stream or channel and associated drainage ditches, which may have defined an area of pasture or arable land. Within this, two small internal enclosures were initially established. Later, the two sets of ditches seem to have been modified into a single larger enclosure. This period of activity also produced possible evidence of a round-house and a large number of pits. Some later Roman (c.late 2nd-3rd century) activity is also represented, although this is generally associated with less well-defined features, producing fewer finds. A series of pits with evidence of in situ burning have been provisionally assigned to this phase based on stratigraphic relationships but further scientific dating has been proposed to refine their chronology. The remainder of the features are later field boundaries, one of which may also have served as a trackway. Some of the boundaries were almost certainly established by the 14th-15th century and perhaps as early as the late 12th-13th centuries. Much of this early field pattern survived until the 19th century. |
| Author: |
Anna Doherty
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| Publisher: |
Archaeology South-East
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Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
West Sussex SMR (OASIS Reviewer)
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| Year of Publication: |
2013
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Millfield, Southwater |
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West Sussex |
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Horsham |
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SOUTHWATER |
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England |
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Grid Reference: 516256, 125440 (Easting, Northing)
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archaeol6-143283 |
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Report number 2013008 |
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Grey Literature report with figures
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01 Feb 2018 |
