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Guntons Close, Soham, Cambridgeshire, Archaeological Excavation |
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CFA Archaeology Ltd unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
CFA Archaeology Ltd carried out an archaeological excavation in advance of a housing development. An evaluation in 2008 had located three inhumations at the east end of the plot along with nearby postholes, stake holes and a large pit interpreted as a palaeochannel. Trenches in the centre of the plot uncovered postholes and a possible beam slot; those at the west end revealed series of medieval ditches cut by postholes. The paleochannel from the evaluation was found to be a large waterhole or well filled with midden material containing animal bone and Early Iron Age pottery from a nearby settlement. On the edge of the waterhole was a small pit filled with similar material and a rough line of pits and post holes running to the west which may be contemporary. Three individuals were buried face down in a line to the north, an adult female, a child of 6-8 buried with animal bone and tooth pendants and a child of 3. A bone sample dated the burials to the Early Iron Age (756-413 cal BC) apparently contemporary with the waterhole. The rest of the Site was dominated by north-south ditches of medieval date which align with plot divisions for houses fronting Station Road shown on a mid-17th century map of Soham. Pottery evidence did not provide a conclusive date for the boundaries but instead a range from the 9th to 15th centuries. A series of linear shallow gullies in one of the plots appears to represent medieval horticultural beds to the rear of the plot. Later activity was represented by a large post-medieval fence line aligned east-west and a later land boundary shown on the 20th century OS maps. |
Author: |
Tamlin Barton
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Publisher: |
CFA Archaeology Ltd
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2016
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Land off Guntons Close |
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Cambridgeshire |
District: |
East Cambridgeshire |
Parish: |
SOHAM |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 559070, 273400 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
cfaarcha1-266722 |
OBIB: |
MK040/16 |
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Created Date: |
02 Jul 2018 |