Nowlan, J. (2023). Land at Saltersford Lane (Phase 2), Chippenham, Wiltshire: Archaeological Evaluation. Cirencester: Cotswold Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1115984. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land at Saltersford Lane (Phase 2), Chippenham, Wiltshire: Archaeological Evaluation
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Series:		 Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 The current, Phase 2, evaluation comprised the excavation of 12 trenches, each measuring 30m in length and 1.8m in width in the locations shown on the attached plan. The trenches were located to test geophysical anomalies identified during the preceding geophysical survey (SUMO 2022) and to provide a representative sample of the remainder of the site. The trenches were set out on OS National Grid co-ordinates using a Leica GPS unit. 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, which was the level at which archaeological features were first encountered. In August 2023, Cotswold Archaeology carried out an archaeological evaluation of land at Saltersford Lane, Chippenham, Wiltshire. A total of 12 trenches, representing the second phase of an archaeological evaluation, were excavated within the northern field of the proposed development area. Dating evidence, in the form of prehistoric lithic artefacts, was recovered from two ditches identified in Trenches 11 and 12. Whilst the precise nature of these ditches remains unclear, they are currently interpreted as being representative of small-scale agricultural activity of a prehistoric date. A further ditch identified in Trench 12 was observed cutting the subsoil and is therefore likely to be of post-medieval (or later) date. A small number of other ditches were identified in Trenches 6 and 12, although these remain undated.
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Author:		 J Nowlan
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Publisher:		 Cotswold Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Wiltshire and Swindon HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2023
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County: Wiltshire
District: Wiltshire
Parish: Chippenham
Country: England
Grid Reference: 390581, 172015 (Easting, Northing)
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DITCH (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL DITCH (Tag)
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EARLY PREHISTORIC DITCH (Tag)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
EARLY PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: cotswold2-520418
Report id: CR1468_1
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Created Date:		 24 Nov 2023