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Land East of Selborne Road, Alton, Hampshire; Post-excavation Assessment |
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Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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wessexar1-407024_1.pdf (19 MB)
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by Foreman Homes Ltd, to undertake archaeological mitigation works on land east of Selborne Road, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 1PA, centred on NGR 471357 138412. The works were carried out as a condition of planning permission for development on a 7.4 hectare site (East Hampshire District Council ref. 30021/056/OUT) and comprised the excavation of approximately 0.08 ha and a watching brief covering 1.06 ha. The excavation and watching brief were the final stage in a programme of archaeological works, which had included an archaeological trial trench evaluation (wessexar1-388714) of the overall development area. The watching brief was undertaken on 18 May 2020 and the excavation was carried out between 20-25 of July 2020. The excavation identified the remains of a circular post-built structure, probably a roundhouse, with associated pits and postholes. Late Bronze Age pottery was recovered from several of the features, along with small amounts of animal bone, fired clay, worked flint and charred plant remains. The watching brief observed a set of modern (likely mid-20th century) sub-rectangular, flat-bottomed pits that were probably the remains of shallow building foundations, similar to those recorded in this location during the evaluation. Whilst it remains possible that the structures were associated with military activity during the second world war, as had been suggested during the evaluation phase, subsequent investigation produced no evidence to support or refute the hypothesis. |
Author: |
K. Brook
T Wells
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Publisher: |
Wessex Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Hampshire Archaeology and Historic Buildings Record (AHBR) (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2020
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Land East of Selborne Road |
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Hampshire |
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East Hampshire |
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ALTON |
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England |
Grid Reference: 471357, 138412 (Easting, Northing)
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wessexar1-407024 |
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227501.03 |
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Unpublished grey literature client report consisting of 45 A4 and 2 A3 pages. This includes 5 appendices, 3 figures, 12 plates, and 4 tables.
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29 Oct 2021 |