Bradley, R. (2016). Archaeological Investigation at land off Haughton Road and Newport Road, Shifnal, Shropshire. Worcester: Worcestershire Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1046897. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological Investigation at land off Haughton Road and Newport Road, Shifnal, Shropshire
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Series:		 Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeological project was undertaken across land off Haughton Road, on the northern edge of Shifnal. It was commissioned by CgMs Consulting, acting on behalf of their client Bovis Homes Limited. Multiple phases of activity were evident across the site but the majority of features comprised pits and postholes thought to be of prehistoric origin. Few were securely dated during the fieldwork stage, with only limited and in many cases very fragmentary pottery present. However, a programme of radiocarbon dating during post-excavation analysis made it possible to further define and identify two distinct phases of activity; Neolithic and Iron Age. Small and shallow pits with few fills were typical of the early prehistoric period of activity. These pits were dispersed, but clustered in two main groups, and were often found as pairs. Two pits produced early and middle Neolithic radiocarbon dates of the 4th millennium BC and numerous others compared well in size and survival with these pits.Larger and deeper pits that contained multiple infill deposits, or postholes in structural arrangements representing probable four-posters used for storage, demonstrated a range of Iron Age dates, from the 8th century BC to the 1st century AD. It is considered that the later prehistoric features represent the northern edge of a wider spread of Iron Age occupation, activity that perhaps continued into the early Roman period. This phase was also attested by a small quantity of pottery and briquetage, worked stone associated with grain processing, and large quantities of daub likely to have come from one of the four-post structures within the site area.
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Author:		 R Bradley
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Publisher:		 Worcestershire Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Shropshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2016
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Site: Land off Haughton Road and Newport Road
County: Shropshire
District: Shropshire
Parish: SHIFNAL
Country: England
Grid Reference: 374700, 308800 (Easting, Northing)
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UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) PLANT MACRO REMAINS (Object England)
MIDDLE NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) WORKED OBJECT (Object England)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) POST HOLE (Monument Type England)
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OASIS Id: fieldsec1-261383
OBIB: Report reference: 2345
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Created Date:		 05 Apr 2018