Data from a Trial Trenching at Streethay, Lichfield, Staffordshire, 2018 (HS2 Phase One)
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- DOI:https://doi.org/10.5284/1129158
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Introduction
Project Summary
This collection comprises images, GIS data, reports, site records, and spreadsheets from a trial trench evaluation conducted for HS2 in 2018 at Streethay, Lichfield, Staffordshire, ahead of ecological works. Undertaken by Connect Archaeology as part of the enabling works programme, the evaluation involved excavating 35 trenches, with an additional five contingency trenches used to define an area of archaeological interest in the southern part of the site. The investigation uncovered a concentration of archaeological features, including pits, gullies, ditches, and post-holes, many containing Romano-British pottery, indicating the remains of a small plough-truncated Romano-British settlement. A large north-west to south-east ditch, likely a land boundary of the same period, was identified, along with a smaller undated ditch and an isolated post-hole to the north-west. No archaeological features were found in the northern part of the site, except for a small bioturbated pit.
Re-Use Value Statement
The Streethay trial trenching evaluation can be considered as part of the wider HS2 archive and as such has re-use value.
The site has value on its own as it identified a concentration of Romano-British features and settlement. Further mitigation was carried out in this area during the Streethay excavation. This evidence contributes to the corpus of such sites in Britain.
