Kowalska, A. (2021). Land at Shiplake Village, Reading Road, Lower Shiplake, South Oxfordshire. Cirencester: Cotswold Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1113286. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land at Shiplake Village, Reading Road, Lower Shiplake, South Oxfordshire
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Series:		 Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 The evaluation fieldwork comprised the excavation of 17 trenches, 30m in length and 1.8m in width. The locations of Trench 1, Trench 11 and Trench 12 were moved slightly from those agreed in the WSI in order to avoid natural constraints. The trenches were placed across the site provide a representative sample of the area. Overburden was stripped from the trenches by a mechanical excavator fitted with a toothless grading bucket. All machining was conducted under archaeological supervision to the top of the natural substrate and the level at which archaeological features were first encountered. The horizon of this upper natural substrate was in some trenches unclear and confused by the presence of periglacial striations and colluvial deposits. Where this resulted in over-cutting into the natural chalk, it is possible that discrete archaeological features may have been missed. Due to a complex stratigraphy encountered at the site and the presence of colluvial layers, a single sondage was excavated in Trenches 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 15 each to test the depth and nature of the slope deposits. In June 2021, Cotswold Archaeology carried out an archaeological evaluation of land at Shiplake Village, Reading Road. A total of 17 trenches were excavated. The archaeological evaluation demonstrated that the site was affected by periglacial processes leading to weathering of the chalk bedrock and formation of coombe rock that was later covered by gravel deposits. The gravels could be associated with Middle Thames terraces. A single ditch terminus, containing a posthole, was encountered within the northern part of the site. These features (both undated) were cut into the natural chalk and capped by the topsoil. The environmental evidence (molluscs) suggests that the site was covered by woodland or shrubs. A possible deforestation of the area during prehistory and the subsequent presence of arable fields made the slopes prone to erosion that resulted in the formation of colluvial layers. Neolithic/Bronze Age worked flints were recovered from this colluvium, suggesting prehistoric activity close to or within the site. The presence of post-medieval pottery within colluvial layers implies continuation of the slope erosion into historical periods.
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Author:		 Agata Kowalska
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Publisher:		 Cotswold Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Oxfordshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2021
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Parish: Shiplake
District: South Oxfordshire
Country: England
County: Oxfordshire
Grid Reference: 476899, 179247 (Easting, Northing)
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FLAKE (Object England)
NEOLITHIC FLAKE (Tag)
BOUNDARY DITCH (Monument Type England)
BRONZE AGE FLAKE (Tag)
BRONZE AGE BOUNDARY DITCH (Tag)
BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)
NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: cotswold2-509107
Report id: AN0304_3
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Created Date:		 19 Oct 2023