Chinnock, C. (2018). Excavation of part of a Roman farmstead on land to the rear of Avon Mills, Malmesbury, Wiltshire October - December 2013. Northampton: MOLA Northampton. https://doi.org/10.5284/1111523. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Excavation of part of a Roman farmstead on land to the rear of Avon Mills, Malmesbury, Wiltshire October - December 2013
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Series:		 MOLA Northampton unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Between October and December 2013, Northamptonshire Archaeology, now trading as MOLA, carried out an archaeological excavation on land to the rear of Avon Mills, Malmesbury, The principal archaeological finds included part of a Roman farmstead, which had developed from the late Iron Age through to the 2nd century AD with some evidence to suggest activity continued into the late Roman period. Two post-built structures as well as several irregular and linear enclosures were excavated producing a moderately sized but well preserved pottery and animal bone assemblage as well as occasional metal finds finds such as brooches, coins and an iron ard point. Later features included a single medieval pit and post-medieval ditches The excavation on land at Malmesbury, Avon Mills followed archaeological geophysical survey and trial trench evaluation. Full excavation identified archaeological remains predominantly dating to the Roman period, though some limited evidence for late Iron Age and Anglo-Saxon activity was present. Despite the extent of the archaeological remains uncovered on site, no direct evidence for settlement activity was identified anywhere within the excavation area. It may be that domestic buildings have not survived later truncation. A moderate quantity of pottery (1603 sherds weighing 20.7 kilos) and other finds suggest that domestic occupation had occurred either in the excavation area or adjacent to it. The site started in the 1st century BC may have continued to be used into the early 4th century with the latest coin recovered dated up to AD 330. The evidence from the pottery is that occupation had continued into at least the 3rd century, but not definitely into the 4th century (See Perrin, Section 6.1). The lack or definite 4th century pottery or middle or late 4th century coins may suggest the site had stopped by this date or had moved and continued beyond the excavation area.
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Author:		 C Chinnock
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Publisher:		 MOLA Northampton
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Year of Publication:		 2018
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Parish: Malmesbury
County: Wiltshire
District: Wiltshire
Country: England
Grid Reference: 393664, 186872 (Easting, Northing)
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BUILDING (Monument Type England)
ROMAN ARD (Tag)
EXCAVATION (Event)
POST MEDIEVAL FIELD BOUNDARY (Tag)
ROMAN BUILDING (Tag)
ARD (Object England)
FIELD BOUNDARY (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: molanort1-310722
Report id: 18/29
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Created Date:		 25 Jul 2023