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Stonehenge Environmental Improvements Project, Wiltshire |
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Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by Vinci Construction on behalf of English Heritage to undertake a programme of archaeological work during the groundworks associated with the Stonehenge Environmental Improvements Project, including excavation, watching briefs, historic building recording, and monitoring during the relocation of the Grade II Listed Airman's Cross memorial and an adjacent unlisted milestone. The archaeological excavation during the removal of the A344 road adjacent to Stonehenge revealed short lengths of the Stonehenge Avenue ditches, and a part of the outer edge of the ditch that encircles the Heel Stone. All had been truncated by the construction of the road, but the excavation of slots through them confirmed the results obtained from previous excavations. Small pieces of Bluestone, and one of Sarsen, were recovered from the upper levels of the Avenue ditches. A large oval feature was exposed on the west side of the A360, approximately 110m south of Airman's Corner. A slot cut through it revealed a sequence of fills, the lowest of which provided a radiocarbon date of cal AD 1655-1955. The feature is interpreted as a possible quarry, perhaps to provide bank material for the post-medieval square embanked pond on the other side of the road. The old visitor facilities and structures at Stonehenge were subject to Level 1 building recording prior to their demolition. The Grade II listed Airman's Cross memorial, which commemorates the first fatal military aviation accident, on 5th July 1912, was photographed in situ and during lifting, as was the adjacent unlisted milestone. |
Author: |
Oliver Good
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Publisher: |
Wessex Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Wiltshire and Swindon HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2014
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Stonehenge Environmental Improvements Project, Wiltshire |
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Wiltshire |
District: |
Wiltshire |
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WINTERBOURNE STOKE |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 409845, 142921 (Easting, Northing)
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Grid Reference: 412234, 142278 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
wessexar1-191014 |
OBIB: |
76862 |
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Note: |
Assessment report on archaeological mitigation
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Created Date: |
01 Feb 2018 |