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A prehistoric pit with possible burial at Hollins Cross, Hope Valley
Hall, A., Waddington, C. & Wilson, A. (pp. 1-13)
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A prehistoric pit with possible burial at Hollins Cross, Hope Valley
Hall, A., Waddington, C. & Wilson, A. (pp. 1-13)
The chance discovery of a burnt discoidal scraper by the path at Hollins Cross led to a small archaeological investigation of the immediately surrounding area of ground. The fl int was on the surface of a small, heavily truncated pit which was later excavated and found to be fi lled almost entirely with burnt organic material. Three other chipped stone tools along with two very rare, fi red clay disc beads, one grain of wheat, burnt hazelnut shells, four tiny fragments of bone and 163 very small fl akes of fl int were also present. Radiocarbon dating of two hazelnut shell fragments has dated the fi ll of the pit to around the 20th century cal BC. Isolated pits dating from this period are rare and this pit was situated within an eroded and much reduced earthen mound the remnants of which can still be seen on the site. The presence of tiny burnt bone fragments and perforated clay beads suggests the pit is the basal remains of a heavily truncated secondary grave pit inserted into the mound, and possibly that of a woman.
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Iron Age and Roman quern manufacture in the middle Derwent valley, Derbyshire
Palfreyman, A. & Ebbins, S. (pp. 14-38)
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Iron Age and Roman quern manufacture in the middle Derwent valley, Derbyshire
Palfreyman, A. & Ebbins, S. (pp. 14-38)
Excavation at Blackbrook and further extensive fi eldwork by the authors in the Ambergate area has revealed evidence for a quern making industry within the middle Derwent valley during the late Iron Age and Roman periods. The sites are scattered along the ridges of Ashover grit fl anking the valley sides, now mostly overgrown with woodland and scrub. The evidence of quarrying and quern production in this area has not been previously dated or the quern types categorised.
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Archaeological excavation on land at Derby Road, Aston on Trent, South Derbyshire
Bryant-Buck, H. & Smith, A. (pp. 39-42)
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Archaeological excavation on land at Derby Road, Aston on Trent, South Derbyshire
Bryant-Buck, H. & Smith, A. (pp. 39-42)
In 2016, Headland Archaeology (UK) conducted an excavation on a parcel of agricultural land north of the village of Aston on Trent, Derbyshire (SK 41033 30970), prior to the development of a new crematorium (Fig. 1). The excavation covered approximately 2000m2, on an underlying geology of Branscome mudstone, overlain by deposits of Allerton Terrace sands and gravels (NERC 2017). The following paragraphs provide a summary of the excavation; the full archaeological report is available through the Archaeology Data Service (ADS) OASIS Ref: headland3-289425.
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Marking out space: Iron Age pit alignments and Roman enclosures at Chellaston Fields, Swarkestone
Hunt, L. & Thomas, J. (pp. 43-60)
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Marking out space: Iron Age pit alignments and Roman enclosures at Chellaston Fields, Swarkestone
Hunt, L. & Thomas, J. (pp. 43-60)
Open area excavation was carried out by University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS), at Chellaston Fields, Swarkestone, South Derbyshire, ahead of residential development. The Historic Environment Record for Derbyshire recorded the presence of cropmarks associated with prehistoric or Roman rural settlement in the surrounding fi elds and within the site itself. The recent work revealed archaeological features of prehistoric and Roman date, and these were the focus of the excavations. Towards the north-eastern part of the site, excavation focused on a double pit alignment running for 100m east to west, with a further group apparently running broadly north-west to south-east across the landscape. The form of the alignment, along with a small assemblage of associated pottery, places the features within the Early Iron Age period. Romano-British settlement was identifi ed on the northwestern edge of the site and was characterised by a series of ditches forming a boundary and an enclosure, with further signifi cant features including a yard surface, a possible building and a stone-lined structure; probably an oven or corn-drier. A metalled trackway running from north to south across the site was also revealed. The archive for the site will be deposited with Derby Museums and Art Gallery with accession number DBYMU: 2012.222
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A Roman enclosed settlement with evidence for early medieval iron smelting at Staveley Lane, Eckington
Allen, M., Young, T., Simmonds, A. & Champness, C. (pp. 61-91)
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A Roman enclosed settlement with evidence for early medieval iron smelting at Staveley Lane, Eckington
Allen, M., Young, T., Simmonds, A. & Champness, C. (pp. 61-91)
Excavation by Oxford Archaeology in advance of residential development in Eckington investigated part of a rural settlement dating from the Roman period, situated within a large curvilinear enclosure ditch. The settlement was occupied from the late Iron Age or early Roman period until c. AD 200 but had been substantially affected by ploughing during the medieval and modern periods and few internal features survived. The enclosure was subsequently used for an episode of iron smelting, which was dated by radiocarbon to the mid 7th-8th century. This represents an extremely rare discovery, since a recent survey identifi ed only eight smelting sites in the entire country that date from the early and middle Anglo-Saxon period.
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme in Derbyshire, 2017
Willis, A. & Hughes, P. (pp. 92-103)
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme in Derbyshire, 2017
Willis, A. & Hughes, P. (pp. 92-103)
During 2017, 437 objects were recorded in 394 records. Also in 2017, the PAS celebrated 20 years since the implementation of the Treasure Act 1996 in September 1997 and the founding of the PAS (as a pilot project). To celebrate, museums across the country put on special displays of Treasure fi nds. At Derby Museum and Art Gallery, various artefacts and coins from the museum’s collection or borrowed from the public were displayed in the two part exhibition, “Derbyshire Unearthed”. Among the exhibits were the two gold coins from the Ashbourne Hoard (Willis 2017, 103) reunited for the fi rst time since they were separately acquired by Derby Museums and the British Museum.
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New Mills in Bowden Middlecale in the royal forest of Peak before the industrial revolution
Brumhead, D. (pp. 104-119)
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The emergence of a heroic myth: histories of the plague in Eyam
Naylor, S. (pp. 120-138)
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The emergence of a heroic myth: histories of the plague in Eyam
Naylor, S. (pp. 120-138)
The village of Eyam attracts thousands of visitors each year. Its fame is the result of what will be referred to as the ‘traditional’ story of Eyam. This tells of a voluntary quarantine intended to protect the neighbouring villages from a plague epidemic in 1666. Through analysis of a range of sources that deal with the Eyam epidemic from 1666 to the modern day, this essay will analyse the emergence of this heroic story. These accounts first appeared long after the epidemic and were promoted by poets whose artistic temperaments seemed to surpass the need for historic veracity. Similarly, they ignored the ambiguity of previous accounts of Eyam that do not allude to, and sometimes directly contradict, the ‘traditional’ story. The fame of the heroic myth was disseminated during the Romantic era, with the fullest account being written almost two centuries after the epidemic. Recently, authors have begun to challenge some of the claims made in the ‘traditional’ story, but it is useful to catalogue its emergence. Although there is very little historical evidence for the ‘traditional’ story, the power of the myth has been perpetuated with many people still promoting the story today. In discussing and understanding the emergence of the heroic myth, it is important to remember that the power of the myth is not dependent on its validity. Eyam still receives a local identity from the story and its fame appears to fulfil the needs of the people who continue to visit.
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Framework knitting in the parish of Alfreton, 1670-1870: additional material
D’Arcy, J. (pp. 139-140)
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The maltster as millionaire: the Burkitts of Chesterfield and Kings Lynn
Riden, P. (pp. 141-170)
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Corrigendum - Roman sling-shots from South Derbyshire in DAJ 137(2017) page 75
Thomas, R. (pp. 171)
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Index
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