Data from a Trial Trenching at Putlowes Cottages, Fleet Marston, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, 2018-2021 (HS2 Phase One)
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- DOI:https://doi.org/10.5284/1126699
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Introduction
This collection comprises of images, site record and spreadsheet data from archaeological trail trenching at Putlowes Cottages, Fleet Marston, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, 2018-2021.
Project Summary
The trial trench evaluation was required to identify the location, extent, survival and significance of any heritage within the Site and to contribute to the following specific GWSI: Historic Environment Research and Delivery Strategy (HERDS) objectives:
• KC15: Can we identify regional patterns in the in the form and location of Late Bronze Age and Iron Age settlements across the route, and are there associated differences in landscape organisation and enclosure?
• KC19: The Romano-British period saw the beginning of a more established infrastructure network. Can we investigate the development of these routes, trackways and roads and the influence they had on landscape change?
• KC23: Identify evidence for late Roman occupation and attempt to identify any continuity in settlement patterns between the end of the Romano-British period and the Early Medieval period.
• KC28: Establish the relationship between the Romano-British small town at Fleet Marston, its rural hinterland and wider networks of communication and settlement.
• KC31: Identify the location of Middle to Late Saxon settlement, explore processes of settlement nucleation and understand the development of associated field types and agricultural regimes.
• KC40: Identify patterns of change within medieval rural settlement from the 11th to mid-14th century.
• KC49: Ground truth and develop multispectral and LiDAR prospection techniques.
Re-Use Value Statement
The location, extent, survival and significance of any heritage assets of archaeological interest on this site have been captured in this dataset. This can inform future research into the archaeology and practices within the site and surrounding landscape, but also for the county as a whole.
