Blackbourn, K. (2017). Medieval retting tanks and other features along North Road, RAF Brampton . Bar Hill, Cambridgeshire: Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge).

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Title:		 Medieval retting tanks and other features along North Road, RAF Brampton
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Series:		 Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge) unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 Following on from evaluation, excavation revealed two large pits/tank-like features containing waterlogged deposits and a series of beam slots, ditches and pits. One of the earliest features was a boundary or enclosure ditch aligned north-west to south-east that produced a relatively large assemblage of pottery dating to the mid-14th to mid-15th centuries. Extending partially over the top of the infilled ditch were three sides of a small sub-rectangular beam slot structure within which two undated pits were revealed. Located to the immediate south were two tank-like features, the largest of which produced a notable 14th-15th century pottery assemblage that includes large fragments of an Early Everton-type ware bunghole jug or cistern. Twenty-five fragments of leather representing at least three shoes were also recovered, together with other cobbling waste including repair patches. The styles of shoe were of a type commonly worn from the 14th to the 15th centuries. In addition to the leather items, the waterlogged conditions within these features allowed for the preservation of a wide range of plant remains. Most importantly, the presence of hemp within the fills suggests that at least one of the pits, and potentially others, were used for retting.
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Author:		 K Blackbourn
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Publisher:		 Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge)
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2017
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Site: Former RAF Brampton, Buckden Road
County: Cambridgeshire
District: Huntingdonshire
Parish: BRAMPTON
Country: England
Grid Reference: 520870, 270070 (Easting, Northing)
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) LEATHER (Find)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) QUERN (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BEAM SLOT (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) RETTING POND (Monument Type England)
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OASIS Id: oxfordar3-276337
OBIB: OAE report 2047
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URI: https://library.thehumanjourney.net/4536/
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Created Date:		 29 Oct 2021