Evershed, R. (2018). ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION REPORT: GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY BY MAGNETOMETRY AND FIELDWALKING ON LAND EAST OF CASTLE ROAD AND WEST OF MANCETTER ROAD, HARTSHILL, WARWICKSHIRE. Allen Archaeology Limited. https://doi.org/10.5284/1100393. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION REPORT: GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY BY MAGNETOMETRY AND FIELDWALKING ON LAND EAST OF CASTLE ROAD AND WEST OF MANCETTER ROAD, HARTSHILL, WARWICKSHIRE
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	Allen Archaeology Limited was commissioned by Arcus Consulting to undertake a geophysical survey using magnetometry and fieldwalking on land east of Castle Road, Hartshill, Warwickshire, to support a planning application for a residential development. The geophysical survey identified a number of potential archaeological features. These included former field boundaries, identified from historic OS mapping, cultivation trends, some of which represent ridge and furrow of medieval date, and drainage, thought to be modern. A series of roughly parallel linear/curvilinear features in the southern half of the site do not respect current field boundaries and may represent stock control features or be of natural origin. There were also other linear features that may relate to former ditches, paths or tracks across the fields. There were two large areas within the site that were not suitable for surveying due to their heavily ploughed nature. The southernmost surveyed area was heavily waterlogged, and some of the features may be related to this waterlogging. Fieldwalking has produced a range of material from within the development area. The earliest dated find was a Mesolithic or early Neolithic burin, likely to represent casual loss during transhumant activity. Pottery recovered dated from as early as the 13th century through to the late 18th century, representing ongoing manuring of agricultural fields. There was no Roman material present, despite the well known pottery industry recorded in the wider area. A range of metal objects and other finds were broadly of post-medieval and later date and also appears to reflect casual disposal and manuring of fields with domestic waste. Slag of a broad post-medieval date was present and was concentrated along existing field boundaries. This may indicate the presence of a former track along the field margins or the accumulation of detritus as a result of ploughing, rather than iron working activity on or near to the site.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	R. Evershed
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Allen Archaeology Limited
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2018
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Country: England District: North Warwickshire Parish: Hartshill County: Warwickshire Grid Reference: 433029, 293729 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	FIELDWALKING SURVEY (Event) POT (Object England) MEDIEVAL POT (Tag) POT (Object England) POST MEDIEVAL POT (Tag) CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Object England) POST MEDIEVAL CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Tag) LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Object England) LATE MESOLITHIC LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Tag) GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY (Event) RIDGE AND FURROW (Monument Type England) MEDIEVAL RIDGE AND FURROW (Tag) MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) LATE MESOLITHIC (Historic England Periods)
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