Whelan, J. (2017). Land at Stockham Farm, Wantage, Oxfordshire: Archaeological Excavation. Cirencester: Cotswold Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1113305. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land at Stockham Farm, Wantage, Oxfordshire: Archaeological Excavation
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Series:		 Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 The location of the excavation area was agreed with Hugh Coddington (OCC) and informed by the results of the previous archaeological evaluations (OA 2013, CA 2016b). Due to the presence of a live sewer / storm drain, crossing the site on a north-south alignment, the excavation area was divided into two halves to avoid potential damage. Area 1 measured c. 60 x 55m and was located to the west of the service, while Area 2, an L shaped area, measured c. 70 x 60m and was located to the east of the of the service. An archaeological excavation was undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology in November and December 2016 on Land at Stockham Farm, Wantage, Oxfordshire. Two excavation areas were located along the western edge of the area of development and were targeted on a number of later prehistoric and undated features identified during two previous evaluations of the site. Several deposits of alluvial clay were located along the northern edge of the site. Palaeoenvironmental analysis of these deposits suggests that this area was once open grasslands prone to seasonal flooding and desiccation. Limited numbers of artefacts were recovered from archaeological features, however, the excavation identified three phase of activity including a number of Middle to Late Iron Age drainage gullies and some later Roman drainage gullies and possible field boundary ditches. The archaeological remains suggest the site lies on the periphery of an area of Late Iron Age/Romano-British settlement, which is possibly located to the south of higher and drier ground. The presence of several probable medieval plough furrows in the eastern part of the site suggests that earlier features may have been subject to truncation by later agricultural activities.
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Author:		 J Whelan
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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:		 2017
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District: Vale of White Horse
Parish: Wantage
Country: England
County: Oxfordshire
Grid Reference: 439005, 188670 (Easting, Northing)
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MIDDLE IRON AGE GULLY (Tag)
EXCAVATION (Event)
MEDIEVAL RIDGE AND FURROW (Tag)
ROMAN GULLY (Tag)
LATE IRON AGE GULLY (Tag)
GULLY (Monument Type England)
RIDGE AND FURROW (Monument Type England)
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ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
MIDDLE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: cotswold2-509533
Report id: 16703
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Created Date:		 19 Oct 2023