Howard, A. and Garland, N. (2016). Café Field, Standon Hill Road, Standon, Hertfordshire: Archaeological Evaluation. Cotswold Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1098596. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Café Field, Standon Hill Road, Standon, Hertfordshire: Archaeological Evaluation
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Series:		 Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 The aims and objectives of the evaluation were outlined in the Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI) produced by CgMs (2016). The evaluation aimed to determine, as far as is reasonably possible, the location, form, extent, date, character, condition, significance and quality of any surviving archaeological remains, irrespective of period, liable to be threatened by the proposed redevelopment. The evaluation also sought to clarify the nature and extent of existing disturbance and intrusions and assess the degree of archaeological survival of buried deposits and any surviving structures of archaeological significance. The evaluation of the site also presented an opportunity to address the following objectives: 1) To determine the presence of any Prehistoric activity. 2) To determine the presence of any Roman activity. Can any of the features identified be associated with the Roman road to the west of the site? 3) To determine the presence of any Anglo-Saxon or Late Medieval activity. 4) Establish the likely impact of past land use and development. 5) Provide sufficient information to, if appropriate, construct an archaeological mitigation strategy. 4. METHODOLOGY 4.1 The fieldwork comprised the excavation of 38 trenches, the location of which are shown on the attached plan (Figure 2). Trenches 1 to 3 measured 50m in length, Trenches 4 to 5 measured 40m in length and Trenches 6 to 38 measured 30m in length. All of the trenches measured 1.8m in width. Trenches 1 to 5 were targeted on anomalies identified during the preceding geophysical survey, while and Trenches 6 to 38 were targeted on areas impacted by the proposed development. Trench 6 was moved 2m south-east due to the close proximity of underground services and Trench 7 was moved 3m south-east due to the presence of overhead cables. Trenches were set out on OS National Grid (NGR) co-ordinates using Leica GPS and surveyed in accordance with CA Technical Manual 4 Survey Manual (2013). 4.2 All trenches were excavated by mechanical excavator equipped with a toothless grading bucket. All machine excavation was undertaken under constant archaeological supervision to the top of the first significant archaeological horizon or the natural substrate, whichever was encountered first. Where archaeological deposits were encountered they were excavated by hand in accordance with CA Technical Manual 1: Fieldwork Recording Manual. 4.3 Deposits were assessed for their palaeoenvironmental potential in accordance with CA Technical Manual 2: The Taking and Processing of Environmental and Other Samples from Archaeological Sites (2010) and one sample was taken and processed. All artefacts recovered were processed in accordance with CA Technical Manual 3: Treatment of Finds Immediately after Excavation (2013). An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology in November 2016 on behalf of CgMs Consulting at Café Field, Standon Hill Road, Standon, Hertfordshire. Thirty eight trenches were excavated across the proposed development area. Trenches 1 to 5 in the western part of the site were targeted on anomalies identified by a previous geophysical survey, however, only two features uncovered within Trench 4 (a ditch and a possible agricultural lynchet) corresponded with the survey results. Furthermore, a number of features uncovered in Trench 38 also corresponded with an area of anomalies identified during the geophysical survey. The evaluation confirmed the presence of Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age activity in two concentrated areas in the eastern half of the site. These features consisted of a number of pits, ditches, postholes and a single Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age inhumation.
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Author:		 A Howard
Nicky Garland ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Cotswold Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2016
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Country: England
Parish: Standon
County: Hertfordshire
District: East Hertfordshire
Grid Reference: 538498, 222659 (Easting, Northing)
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EVALUATION (Event)
INHUMATION (Monument Type England)
LATE BRONZE AGE INHUMATION (Tag)
PIT (Monument Type England)
LATE BRONZE AGE PIT (Tag)
DITCH (Monument Type England)
LATE BRONZE AGE DITCH (Tag)
POST HOLE (Monument Type England)
LATE BRONZE AGE POST HOLE (Tag)
CREMATION (Monument Type England)
LATE IRON AGE CREMATION (Tag)
LATE BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)
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Created Date:		 09 Aug 2022