Data from Archaeological monitoring at Bickenhill, Solihull, West midlands, 2020-2023 (HS2 Phase One)
High Speed Two Ltd., MOLA Headland Infrastructure, Headland Archaeology Ltd, 2025. https://doi.org/10.5284/1126679. How to cite using this DOI
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- DOI:https://doi.org/10.5284/1126679
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Introduction
This collection comprises of images, CAD data, spreadsheets and site records from an archaeological mitigation conducted by Headland Archaeology on land at Bickenhill, Solihull during April and May 2022, in advance of this land being used for the construction of High Speed Rail 2.
Recording for this project comprised traditional paper records. Paper records have been digitised, with the data entered in Microsoft Excel. Portable Document Format (.pdfs) of the data have been provided within the digital archive.
Project Summary
This mitigation took the form of two excavation areas, covering a combined area of 3250m2. The first area revealed two pits and a possible post hole, all undated, while the second area revealed the continuation of a double pit alignment identified in previous works. A total of 18 pits in this alignment were uncovered, 15 of which were excavated. No dating evidence was recovered from any of these pits, but they did show similarity to those uncovered in previous work.
Re-Use Value Statement
The archaeological mitigation in Area 1 did not reveal any features of archaeological significance. Instead, the features exposed were shallow and did not yield any direct dating evidence. Environmental evidence was scant, although oak charcoal was recovered, from the fill of a single feature, which may be suitable for AMS dating.
The mitigation in Area 2 revealed the continuation of a double pit alignment, identified as part of an earlier trial trench evaluation. Again, no direct dating evidence was recovered but oak charcoal potentially suitable for AMS dating was recovered. No other significant archaeological activity was identified in the mitigation areas, but the results of the work, when added to the regional corpus, may help us in our understanding of the wider landscape of the area in prehistory.
