Jackson, J. (2022). Archaeological Evaluation at Martley Road, Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire. Worcester: Worcestershire Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1111143. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological Evaluation at Martley Road, Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire
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Series:		 Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1111143
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Abstract:		 14 Trench evaluation The archaeological evaluation confirmed the results of the geophysical survey, identifying multiple east to west aligned ridge and furrow cultivation terraces, some visible as slight earthworks, within Trenches 3, 4 and 7. While no dating evidence was recovered from the furrows, the narrow spacing between the crown and trough was indicative of a probable post-medieval date. Trenches 9 and 10 contained two parallel ditches, [904/907] and [1005/1007], which correlated with anomalies identified by geophysical survey. The south-eastern ditch [904/1005] contained a fragment of abraded 2nd Century Roman pottery and may demarcate the location of a heavily truncated Roman field boundary ditch. Trenches within the eastern part of the site contained deposits of alluvium and colluvium. Additional geophysical anomalies, previously interpreted as forming a potential pit alignment, were revealed as areas of early 20th century waste disposal; with patches of burnt material visible in the topsoil. In summary, the archaeological evaluation indicates that the extreme south-eastern portion of the site may have been associated with Roman activity, potentially related to pastoral farming, and the western portion of the site, was occupied by post-medieval ridge and furrow cultivation terraces which were orientated down-slope towards Laugherne Brook, presumably to assist with land drainage impeded by the clay-heavy soils.
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Author:		 John Jackson
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Publisher:		 Worcestershire Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2022
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District: Malvern Hills
Parish: Lower Broadheath
Country: England
County: Worcestershire
Grid Reference: 383110, 256004 (Easting, Northing)
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20TH CENTURY SHERD (Tag)
ROMAN BOUNDARY DITCH (Tag)
POST MEDIEVAL ROOF TILE (Tag)
ROOF TILE (Object England)
CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Tag)
EVALUATION (Event)
FLAKE (Object England)
BOUNDARY DITCH (Monument Type England)
LATER PREHISTORIC FLAKE (Tag)
NARROW RIDGE AND FURROW (Monument Type England)
SHERD (Object England)
ROMAN NARROW RIDGE AND FURROW (Tag)
ROMAN SHERD (Tag)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: fieldsec1-511261
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Created Date:		 19 Jul 2023