Henley, S., Lyons, A. and Pickstone, A. (2012). An Iron Age Settlement and Romano-British Villa Complex at Itter Crescent, Peterborough. Bar Hill, Cambridgeshire: Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge). https://doi.org/10.5284/1046725. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	An Iron Age Settlement and Romano-British Villa Complex at Itter Crescent, Peterborough
Series The series the publication or report is included in Series:	Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge) unpublished report series
DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1046725
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:	Neolithic through to the post-medieval period. The earliest finds were Neolithic struck flint including a retouched blade. The earliest cut feature was an Early Iron Age crouched burial of a young woman. Overlying these features were the remains of a substantial Iron Age settlement, constituting (at least) three roundhouses and a hayrick, together with an extensive layer of settlement debris. The settlement lay within a square enclosure formed by a bank and ditch. Occupation of the enclosure continued into the Romano-British period with the construction of a remarkably well preserved and extremely high status set of timberframed buildings which were later replaced by a two-storey stone courtyard villa and bath house complex. The exceptional level of preservation within both the timber and masonry villas revealed mosaic floors, painted plaster walls, deeply stratified sequences of clay floors, a domed keyhole-shaped oven and hypocaust foundations of the tepidarium and caldarium in the bath house. There was no major use of the land within the enclosure following the abandonment of the villa in the later Roman period (?mid 4th century). Over time, stone from the walls and foundations was systematically robbed and used elsewhere. Unusually the footprint of the site became a cemetery, with eleven adults and one juvenile buried within or close to the remains of the villa itself. In the Early Saxon period an isolated burial of an adult female, buried with high status grave goods, including gold gilt shoulder brooches and a necklace of Baltic amber and glass beads, was found.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	S Henley A Lyons A Pickstone
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge)
Other Person/Org Other people or organisations for this publication or report Other Person/Org:	Historic England (OASIS Reviewer) Peterborough City Council HER (OASIS Reviewer)
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2012
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Site: Itter Crescent County: Cambridgeshire District: Peterborough Parish: PETERBOROUGH Country: England Grid Reference: 518200, 301800 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) BROOCH (Object England) EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) HUMAN REMAINS (Object England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) HUMAN REMAINS (Object England) IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) HUMAN REMAINS (Object England) IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) TILE (Object England) IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) TOILET ARTICLE (Object England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) BATH HOUSE (Monus) EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) INHUMATION (Monument Type England) IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) INHUMATION (Monument Type England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) INHUMATION (Monument Type England) IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SETTLEMENT (Monument Type England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) TILE KILN (Monus) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) VILLA (Monument Type England)
Identifiers Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc. Identifiers:	OASIS Id: oxfordar3-127802 OBIB: OAE report 1329
Note Extra information on the publication or report. Note:	A4 paper bound report - post-excavation assessment and updated project design
Source Where the record has come from or which dataset it was orginally included in. Source:	OASIS (OASIS)
Relations Other resources which are relevant to this publication or report Relations:	URI: http://library.thehumanjourney.net/3406/
Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	19 Feb 2018

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