Wolf, A. (2023). Land west of Cambridge Road, Dunton, Beds: Archaeological Evaluation. Cirencester: Cotswold Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1113338. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land west of Cambridge Road, Dunton, Beds: Archaeological Evaluation
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Series:		 Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 The evaluation fieldwork comprised the excavation of 6 trenches, each measuring 50m long by 1.8m wide. This is representative of a 3% sample of the development area. The trenches were located to test geophysical anomalies and to test apparently blank areas across the remainder of the Site, in order to assess the accuracy of the geophysical survey results. A contingency for an additional 2% of trenching (for potential evaluation of up to a total 5% of the development area) was not utilised. In November 2022, Cotswold Archaeology carried out an archaeological evaluation of Land west of Cambridge Road at Dunton, Bedfordshire. A total of six trenches, each measuring 50m long by 1.8m wide, were excavated across the 2ha site. The results of the trial trenching broadly confirmed and expanded upon those of the preceding geophysical survey, although the survey itself had suggested that there were no clear anomalies likely to be of archaeological origin. The presence of remnant furrows within the trenches matched a north-west/south-east aligned agricultural ridge and furrow system identified by the geophysical survey. A possible kiln/hearth area identified in Trench 5 also matched a strong geophysical anomaly. A set of parallel north-east south-west aligned linear anomalies identified by the geophysical survey were encountered as ditches in Trench 2, possibly representing narrow field strips. A number of other ditches and pits of predominantly medieval date, which did not correspond with any geophysical anomalies, were also encountered across all trenches. Based on the pottery dates, the majority of the activity within the Site dates to between the 12th and 14th centuries, with a lower level of later activity extending into the 15th century. The presence of the possible kiln/hearth and the relatively large pottery assemblage recovered would suggest that the Site was located on the edge of the medieval settlement at Dunton, in an area of specialised activity. 4 Land west of Cambridge Road, Dunton, Beds: Archaeological Evaluation © Cotswold Archaeology Post-medieval activity within the Site was less well-represented, comprising only a few individual finds, some of which were recovered from likely earlier features. This would suggest that the Site became part of the less-intensively utilised agricultural hinterland of the village during this period, which it has remained to the present day.
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Author:		 Anna Wolf ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Cotswold Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Central Bedfordshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2023
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County: Bedfordshire
District: Central Bedfordshire
Parish: Dunton
Country: England
County: Central Bedfordshire
Grid Reference: 523735, 244580 (Easting, Northing)
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DITCH (Monument Type England)
PIT (Monument Type England)
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MEDIEVAL PIT (Tag)
KILN (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL RIDGE AND FURROW (Tag)
MEDIEVAL KILN (Tag)
MEDIEVAL DITCH (Tag)
POST MEDIEVAL RIDGE AND FURROW (Tag)
MEDIEVAL HEARTH (Tag)
RIDGE AND FURROW (Monument Type England)
HEARTH (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: cotswold2-517657
Report id: MK0753_2
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Created Date:		 19 Oct 2023