Phil Weston. (2018). Rossington Inland Port, Phase 2, Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Post-excavation assessment and updated project design. Wessex Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1116754. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Rossington Inland Port, Phase 2, Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Post-excavation assessment and updated project design
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Series:		 Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Wessex Archaeology undertook an archaeological strip, map and sample excavation, evaluation trenching and targeted watching briefs on c. 125 ha of land to the south-west of Rossington and east of Wadworth, South Yorkshire. This investigation focused on geophysical anomalies and cropmarks. The work was carried out in advance of the Rossington Inland Port development (Phase 2) This investigation confirmed the presence of a field system, trackways and associated enclosed areas of occupation and/or settlement. Material culture recovered during the work is predominantly of Late Iron Age/Romano-British date, with a small number of earlier prehistoric and post-Roman items.It is recommended that the project archive resulting from the excavation be deposited with Doncaster Museum. Between 2016–7 Wessex Archaeology undertook excavations between Rossington and Doncaster in South Yorkshire prior to the development of a strategic rail freight interchange. The earliest evidence related to peat formation within two different parts of the site, with a pair of sequences radiocarbon dated to between the Mesolithic period and the Bronze Age. Pollen preserved within the peat provides evidence for woodland development over this period, with no clear signs of any contemporary human impacts on the palynological record. The majority of the archaeological evidence relates to the Romano-British period, when the site contained settlement/farming enclosures and fields used for grazing and cultivation. Archeologically detectable activity was focussed on the enclosures; a stone-built ‘T’-shaped crop-dryer reveals malt production was undertaken in one. The animal bone is relatively informative when compared to regional norms and this evidence, which is accompanied by the results of the analysis of organic residues within the pottery assemblage, suggest a husbandry strategy focussed on cattle carcass products, with some dairying. Charcoal evidence and charred/waterlogged plant remains reveal further information on the agricultural economy of the site including aspects such as crops grown, fuel use and the local environment. The finds assemblage from the site is also relatively rich for the area and suggests a reasonable degree of integration with the economy of the wider Roman province.
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Author:		 Phil Weston
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Publisher:		 Wessex Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2018
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District: Doncaster
Parish: Wadworth
County: South Yorkshire
County: Doncaster
Country: England
Grid Reference: 459129, 397449 (Easting, Northing)
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DITCH (Monument Type England)
DEBITAGE (Object England)
ROMAN PIT (Tag)
RING DITCH (Monument Type England)
TRACKWAY (Monument Type England)
EXCAVATION (Event)
ROMAN CORN DRYING KILN (Tag)
BLADE CORE (Object England)
ROMAN POT (Tag)
CREMATION GRAVE (Monument Type England)
LATER PREHISTORIC DEBITAGE (Tag)
ROMAN BUTCHERED ANIMAL REMAINS (Tag)
CORN DRYING KILN (Monument Type England)
ROMAN DITCHED ENCLOSURE (Tag)
BUTCHERED ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
POT (Object England)
SETTLEMENT (Monument Type England)
PIT (Monument Type England)
IRON AGE DITCH (Tag)
KILN (Monument Type England)
QUERN (Object England)
DITCHED ENCLOSURE (Monument Type England)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
IRON AGE RING DITCH (Tag)
ROMAN QUERN (Tag)
ROMAN KILN (Tag)
ROMAN CREMATION GRAVE (Tag)
LATE IRON AGE POT (Tag)
EVALUATION (Event)
MESOLITHIC BLADE CORE (Tag)
UNCERTAIN TRACKWAY (Tag)
ROMAN SETTLEMENT (Tag)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods)
MESOLITHIC (Historic England Periods)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: wessexar1-269267
OBIB: 114503.1
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Created Date:		 08 Jan 2024