Brown, R. (2016). Land West of Hemel Hempstead: Archaeological Evaluation. Cirencester: Cotswold Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1046357. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land West of Hemel Hempstead: Archaeological Evaluation
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Series:		 Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 In October 2016, Cotswold Archaeology carried out an archaeological evaluation of land west of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. The fieldwork comprised the excavation of one hundred and sixteen trenches. The evaluation identified a concentration of archaeological remains within the northern and central parts of the site, with a lower density of archaeological remains across the remainder of the site. Where archaeological features were encountered during the current trenching there was a variable correlation with the results of the geophysical survey, with many of the identified anomalies relating to changes in the underlying geology. The earliest identified features included ditches, pits and postholes containing pottery of broadly Iron Age date. The evidence suggests a dispersed domestic settlement within the Iron Age, concentrated in the northern part of the site, located along the edge of a ridge of higher ground. Evidence for Roman activity was concentrated in the central part of site, situated on a small headland. The artefactual evidence suggests small-scale occupation associated with agricultural activity focused on a trapezoidal enclosure. The evaluation identified a number of predominantly undated, but probable post-medieval/ modern ditches. Theses broadly correspond within the general alignment of the surrounding field systems as depicted on historic and current Ordnance Survey mapping. The ditches are likely to represent boundary and/or drainage features. Six large undated pits were identified across the northern half of site which could not be confidently attributed to any of the identified periods of activity.
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Author:		 R Brown
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Publisher:		 Cotswold Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Hertfordshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2016
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Site: Land West of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
County: Herefordshire
District: Dacorum
Parish: HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
Country: England
Grid Reference: 503010, 207190 (Easting, Northing)
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LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) ENCLOSURE (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: cotswold2-283276
OBIB: 16574
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Created Date:		 19 Feb 2018