Holt, R. and Nichol, K. (2019). Burton Hill, Malmesbury, Wiltshire - Archaeological Evaluation. Wessex Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1112344. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Burton Hill, Malmesbury, Wiltshire - Archaeological Evaluation
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Series:		 Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 five trial trenches, two measuring 40 m in length, two measuring 30 m in length, one measuring 20 m in length and 2 m wide, were excavated in level spits using a 360º excavator equipped with a toothless bucket, under the constant supervision and instruction of the monitoring archaeologist. Machine excavation proceeded until either the archaeological horizon or the natural geology was exposed. Where necessary, the base of the trench/surface of archaeological deposits were cleaned by hand. A sample of archaeological features and deposits identified was hand-excavated, sufficient to address the aims of the evaluation. The evaluation identified a limited number of archaeological features within the site, with features revealed in three of the five trenches. Where archaeological features were revealed, they were observed to cut through the subsoil deposit suggesting late post-medieval or modern origins relating to field boundaries and drainage features. Artefacts recovered from the topsoil in Trenches 1, 2, and 4, and subsoil in Trenches 1, 2, 4 and 5 were residual and likely to have originated through the manuring of agricultural fields using midden material.
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Author:		 Ray Holt
Kirsty Nichol
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Publisher:		 Wessex Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Wiltshire and Swindon HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2019
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County: Wiltshire
Parish: St. Paul Malmesbury Without
District: Wiltshire
Country: England
Grid Reference: 393669, 186564 (Easting, Northing)
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DITCH (Monument Type England)
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POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
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Report id: 218692.03
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Created Date:		 15 Aug 2023