Capardoni, M., Wells, J. E. and Turner. I. (2020). Houghton Regis North Site 1, Houghton Regis Bedfordshire, Frosts Soil Bund Storage Area: Archaeological Mitigation. Bedford: Albion Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1109904. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Houghton Regis North Site 1, Houghton Regis Bedfordshire, Frosts Soil Bund Storage Area: Archaeological Mitigation
Series The series the publication or report is included in Series:	Albion Archaeology unpublished report series
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1109904
Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book Publication Type:	Report (in Series)
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	In 2014, Central Bedfordshire Council granted outline planning consent for a housing-led urban extension to the north of Houghton Regis-a development known as Houghton Regis North 1 (HRN1). Albion Archaeology was commissioned to undertake Strip, Map and Sample investigation within a small area located in the north-east part of HRN1 where topsoil was to be excavated and used for the HRN1 landscaping works. The only archaeological features revealed were two ditches. The earlier of the two ditches, dating to the late Iron Age, corresponds with one arm of an enclosure detected by previous geophysical survey (Stratascan 2012). Ditches of a similar date were identified within the nearby investigation carried out within the farm access track to the north (Brown 2020), though the enclosure ditch itself does not appear to have been revealed. It seems likely that these features are related to the mid-late Iron Age settlement remains identified within the trial trenches (Albion Archaeology 2012) and the A5-M1 investigation at Site K (Brown 2020) carried out to the north. The second ditch produced no finds but corresponds with a ditch excavated within the ACA13 open-area excavation c.200m to the south where it was shown to be related to Roman enclosures and associated settlement. The same ditch was revealed within the farm access track investigation to the north of the PDA (Brown 2020) and a trial trench (Albion Archaeology 2012) excavated to the south. The considerable length of this ditch-geophysical survey (Stratascan 2012) indicates that it extends for a distance of at least 470m-suggests that it is likely to have represented a significant boundary within the wider Roman landscape.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	M Capardoni J E Wells Turner. I
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Albion Archaeology
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2020
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	County: Bedfordshire Country: England District: Bedford Parish: Biddenham Grid Reference: 503248, 250599 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	DITCH (Monument Type England) ROMAN DITCH (Tag) LATE IRON AGE DITCH (Tag) FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT) (Event) LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
Identifiers Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc. Identifiers:	OASIS Id: albionar1-392831 OBIB: 2020/58
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	11 Jul 2023

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