Barker, B., Wells, J. and Koziminski, M. (2014). Site 17A Grovebury Farm, Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire: Assessment of Potential and Updated Project Design. Bedford: Albion Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1075990. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Site 17A Grovebury Farm, Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire: Assessment of Potential and Updated Project Design
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1075990
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:	Between June and July 2013 Albion Archaeology undertook an open area archaeological investigation at Site 17a Grovebury Farm, Leighton Buzzard, ahead of a residential development The earliest archaeological remains comprised residual flint artefacts dating to the late Neolithic to early Bronze Age, including an oblique arrowhead. The earliest phase of activity within the site dated to the late Bronze Age/early Iron Age. It comprised several irregular field boundaries and associated clusters of pits and postholes. It is suggested that the area of investigation was largely peripheral to a contemporary farmstead, located further north. By the early-middle Iron Age the area of investigation was more heavily exploited and the site contained a greater number of ditches, pits and postholes, in addition to a water pit, an animal burial and two human graves. The recorded evidence represents traces of agricultural and limited domestic activity on the perimeter of a nearby farmstead Evidence for activity dated to the early Roman period covered more than 90% of the excavation area and extended beyond its limits. It comprised eleven separate arrays (fields) of bedding trenches and associated features. All of the fields are likely to have been broadly contemporary and it is one of the largest areas of bedding trenches identified within Bedfordshire. The fields are likely to have been located some distance from a settlement focus as only four sherds (49g) of Roman pottery were recovered from this phase. Evidence for activity in the later Roman period was very limited. It comprised a single cremation burial and two isolated ditches. It is likely that there was little significant activity within the site between the middle of the 2nd century AD and modern times, despite its proximity to the Theedway, an ancient routeway which bounds the northern limit of the site.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	B Barker J Wells Marcin Koziminski
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Albion Archaeology
Other Person/Org Other people or organisations for this publication or report Other Person/Org:	Historic England (OASIS Reviewer) Central Bedfordshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2014
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Site: Site 17A Grovebury Farm, Leighton Buzzard County: Bedfordshire District: Central Bedfordshire Parish: LEIGHTON LINSLADE Country: England Grid Reference: 492590, 223540 (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) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England) EARLY BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) FLINT (Find) EARLY IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England) MIDDLE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) BEDDING TRENCH (Monus) EARLY IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) BOUNDARY DITCH (Monument Type England) EARLY IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England) EARLY IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) HUMAN BURIAL (Monus) EARLY IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England) EARLY IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) POST HOLE (Monument Type England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) POST HOLE (Monument Type England) EARLY IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) TREE THROWS (Monus) EARLY IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) WATER PIT (Monus) EXCAVATION (Event) TRENCH (Monument Type England)
Identifiers Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc. Identifiers:	OASIS Id: albionar1-154097 OBIB: 2014/123
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	30 Apr 2020

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