Orellana, J. (2022). Bury Spinney, Houghton Regis, Dunstable: Archaeological Strip, Map and Sample Excavation. Cirencester: Cotswold Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1107341. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Bury Spinney, Houghton Regis, Dunstable: Archaeological Strip, Map and Sample Excavation
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Series:		 Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 The fieldwork followed the methodology set out within the WSI (CA 2022). The location of the excavation area was informed by the results of the trial trench evaluation (IA 2017) and targeted the undated ditches identified in trenches 1, 7, 9, 10 and 12. An existing underground cable runs through the middle of the excavation area and prior to the commence of the fieldwork a buffer zone was established to avoid it. After agreement with the CBC AA, the excavation area was slightly extended to the south-east to further investigate some of the archaeological features. A total of 2.732m² of the development site was subject to SMS excavation. In April 2022, Cotswold Archaeology carried out an archaeological strip, map and sample excavation on land at Bury Spinney, Houghton Regis, Dunstable. An area of 2.732m² was excavated within the 3.26ha development site. Roman remains were found across the excavation area, mostly consisting of two parallel ditches truncated by the corner of a large, possibly rectilinear enclosure that extended beyond the limits of the excavation area. Located close to one of the Roman ditches was a cremation burial that contained a large quantity of cremated human bone. A small assemblage of predominantly broadly dated Roman pottery and ceramic building material (CBM) was retrieved from the site. A fragment of worn, disarticulated human bone was also recovered from one of the Roman ditches.
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Author:		 John Orellana
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Publisher:		 Cotswold Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2022
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County: Bedfordshire
District: Central Bedfordshire
Parish: Houghton Regis
Country: England
Grid Reference: 500702, 224715 (Easting, Northing)
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DITCH (Monument Type England)
ROMAN DITCH (Tag)
CREMATION BURIAL (Monument Type England)
EXCAVATION (Event)
STRIP MAP AND SAMPLE (Event)
ROMAN CREMATION BURIAL (Tag)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: cotswold2-514882
Report id: MK0687_1
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Created Date:		 03 Jul 2023