Middleton, L. (2022). Evaluation at Land on the Former Snowcap Mushroom and Silvan Mushroom Site, Broadway, Yaxley, Cambridgeshire. Cambridge: Cambridge Archaeological Unit. https://doi.org/10.5284/1113911. Cite this using datacite

Title
Title
The title of the publication or report
Title:		 Evaluation at Land on the Former Snowcap Mushroom and Silvan Mushroom Site, Broadway, Yaxley, Cambridgeshire
Series
Series
The series the publication or report is included in
Series:		 Cambridge Archaeological Unit unpublished report series
Downloads
Downloads
Any files associated with the publication or report that can be downloaded from the ADS
Downloads:
cambridg3-505678_188270.pdf (11 MB) : Download
Biblio Note
Biblio Note
This is a Bibliographic record only.
Biblio Note		 This report was uploaded to the OASIS system by the named Publisher. The report has been transferred into the ADS Library for public access and to facilitate future research.
Licence Type
Licence Type
ADS, CC-BY 4.0 or CC-BY 4.0 NC.
Licence Type:
ADS Terms of Use and Access icon
ADS Terms of Use and Access
DOI
DOI
The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5284/1113911
Publication Type
Publication Type
The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book
Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
Abstract
Abstract
The abstract describing the content of the publication or report
Abstract:		 The work was carried out in accordance of the Written Brief prepared by Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Team (Robinson Zeki 2021), CIfA’s Code of Conduct (2014), Standards and Guidance for Archaeological Field Evaluation (CIfA 2014), Standards for Field Archaeology in the East of England (ALGAO East of England Region) (Gurney 2003) and our Written Scheme of Investigation (Wiseman 2021). The trenched evaluation of the PDA aimed to ‘identify, assess and record’, any archaeological features, remains and deposits within the Proposed Development Area. To achieve this, 22 trenches were machined totalling 882m in length (see fig.2). The trenches were cut using a 16-ton tracked excavator using a 2m wide toothless ditching bucket. Topsoil and underlying deposits were removed under the direct supervision of an experienced archaeologist and the removed overburden was placed in separate stacks on either side of the trench. After machining, each trench was planned digitally using GPS, and all spoil heaps (where possible) and identified features were scanned with a metal-detector and bucket sampled. Excavation of all features was carried out using hand-tools, with one-metre slots excavated in linears at suitable intervals, pits and post-holes half-sectioned and natural/ambiguous features tested. All work was carried out in strict accordance with statutory Health and Safety legislation and with the recommendations of FAME (Allen & Holt 2010) and in accordance with a site-specific risk assessment and the CAU Health and Safety policy. The PDA revealed only sparse late Iron Age/Roman features limited to the north-west edge of the area. These ditches potentially form rectilinear enclosures on the outer edges of a settlement with no discrete features being recorded. It is very probable that any settlement extends off the western edge of the PDA and is therefore likely destroyed by the cutting of the railway line directly to the west of it. The southern and eastern end of the PDA provided no archaeological features or material and so the Bronze Age and Iron Age activity recorded at Eagle Business Park do not extend into the PDA.
Author
Author
The authors of this publication or report
Author:		 Lizzy Middleton
Publisher
Publisher
The publisher of the publication or report
Publisher:		 Cambridge Archaeological Unit
Other Person/Org
Other Person/Org
Other people or organisations for this publication or report
Other Person/Org:		 Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
Year of Publication
Year of Publication
The year the book, article or report was published
Year of Publication:		 2022
Locations
Locations
Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published.
Locations:
County: Cambridgeshire
Country: England
Parish: Yaxley
District: Huntingdonshire
Grid Reference: 519518, 293189 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods
Subjects / Periods
Subjects / Periods associated with this record.
Subjects / Periods:
ROMAN FIELD BOUNDARY (Tag)
CERAMIC (Object England)
LATE IRON AGE SHERD (Tag)
LATE IRON AGE FIELD BOUNDARY (Tag)
POST MEDIEVAL SHERD (Tag)
ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
FIELD BOUNDARY (Monument Type England)
MIDDLE IRON AGE ANIMAL REMAINS (Tag)
EVALUATION (Event)
FIELD SYSTEM (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL CERAMIC (Tag)
ROMAN CERAMIC (Tag)
SHERD (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL FIELD SYSTEM (Tag)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
MIDDLE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
Identifiers
Identifiers
Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc.
Identifiers:
OASIS Id: cambridg3-505678
Report id: 1502
Source
Source
Where the record has come from or which dataset it was orginally included in.
Source:
Source icon
OASIS (OASIS)
Relations
Relations
Other resources which are relevant to this publication or report
Relations:
Created Date
Created Date
The date the record of the pubication was first entered
Created Date:		 20 Oct 2023