Chaffey, G., Cooke, N. M., Jones, G., Kendall, M. and Mckinley, J. (2016). Sherford New Community, Phase 1.1, Plymouth, Devon. (Fields 23 and 24) Post-excavation Assessment. Wessex Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1045686. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Sherford New Community, Phase 1.1, Plymouth, Devon. (Fields 23 and 24) Post-excavation Assessment
Series The series the publication or report is included in Series:	Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1045686
Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book Publication Type:	Report (in Series)
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	Wessex Archaeology commissioned by AECOM, on behalf of the Sherford Consortium, undertook an archaeological excavation within the Phase 1 area of the proposed New Community at Sherford, Plymouth, Devon, centred on National Grid Reference SX 54113 53652. Features identified during the excavation consisted mostly of gullies or ditches, small pits and many postholes with clear concentrations in the east and west of the site. The former defined roundhouses and plot division boundaries. These predominantly date to the Iron Age and Romano-British period, based on the pottery recovered. although redeposited Bronze Age pottery were present in several features. The postholes and small pits, most of them undated, occurred in large groups, making identification of individual structures and their functions difficult though it is likely associated with settlement activity. Two quarry pits, located in the centre of the site were probably utilised for limestone extraction for construction of some of the roundhouses and other structures. A large stone-built structure located in the south-eastern corner of the site most likely was used a crop dryer (from the charred plant remains analysis undertaken). This is likely to date to the late Roman period as following disuse, a pewter plate and a mid-4th century coin was placed in the abandoned structure. Several larger ditches ran across the site on a north to south or east to west alignment. Part of a medieval/post-medieval field system, the remains of which still survive in parts of the wider development area and can be matched with tithe map field boundaries.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	G Chaffey N M Cooke G Jones M Kendall J Mckinley
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Wessex Archaeology
Other Person/Org Other people or organisations for this publication or report Other Person/Org:	Historic England (OASIS Reviewer) Plymouth City Council HER (OASIS Reviewer)
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2016
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Site: Sherford New Community, Phase 1.1 (Fields 23 and 24) County: Devon District: Plymouth Parish: PLYMOUTH Country: England Grid Reference: 254113, 53652 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	ROMAN (Historic England Periods) BROOCH (Object England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) BROOCH PIN (Object England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) COIN (Object England) LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) HUMAN REMAINS (Object England) LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England) IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) WEAVING COMB (Object England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) CORN DRYING OVEN (Monument Type England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) EXTRACTIVE PIT (Monument Type England) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) FIELD SYSTEM (Monument Type England) UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) GRAVE (Monus) LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England) LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) POST BUILT STRUCTURE (Monus) LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) POST HOLE (Monument Type England) IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) RING DITCH (Monument Type England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) RING DITCH (Monument Type England) EXCAVATION (Event)
Identifiers Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc. Identifiers:	OASIS Id: wessexar1-286800 OBIB: 107560.13
Note Extra information on the publication or report. Note:	A4 and A3 bound unpublished client report, 78 pages. Includes appendices, tables, figures and plates.
Source Where the record has come from or which dataset it was orginally included in. Source:	OASIS (OASIS)
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	02 Feb 2018

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