Sworn, S. J. and Jackson, R. (2014). Investigations along the route of the Rotherwas Access Road, Herefordshire. Worcester: Worcestershire Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1038489. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Investigations along the route of the Rotherwas Access Road, Herefordshire
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Series:		 Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Archaeological investigations undertaken by Worcestershire Archaeology during construction of the Rotherwas Access Road near Hereford have revealed a series of significant prehistoric deposits, including the remains of the important early prehistoric feature that has become widely known as the 'Rotherwas Ribbon'. The main excavation focussed on an area where evaluation had revealed a Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age feature in close proximity to a flint concentration. Initially a dispersed scatter of pits and postholes of both Neolithic and Bronze Age date were revealed. Key features included an unusual sequence of inter-cutting pits, covering the Middle Neolithic through to the Early Bronze Age, and a single pit, containing the first assemblage of Grooved Ware to have been recovered in Herefordshire. A roundhouse was also recorded and dated to the Middle Bronze Age, the earliest such structure recorded in the county. Subsequent extension of the excavation area revealed a series of colluvial deposits lying within a wide, sinuous hollow. These deposits sealed a compact sandy horizon which in turn overlaid two phases of surfacing which had been carefully constructed using stone, heat shattered cobbles and quartzite pebbles. This feature was later to become known as the 'Rotherwas Ribbon'.
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Author:		 S J Sworn
Robin Jackson
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Publisher:		 Worcestershire Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Herefordshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2014
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Site: Rotherwas Access Road, Herefordshire
County: Herefordshire
District: Herefordshire, County of
Parish: DINEDOR
Country: England
Grid Reference: 350500, 236600 (Easting, Northing)
Grid Reference: 353300, 237900 (Easting, Northing)
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BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) FLINT (Find)
EARLY NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) FLINT (Find)
NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) FLINT (Find)
BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England)
NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) COLLUVIUM (Monus)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) PALAEOCHANNEL (Monument Type England)
BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
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OASIS Id: fieldsec1-228135
OBIB: WA1968
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Created Date:		 01 Feb 2018