Dyer, J. F. (1972). Dray's Ditches, Luton, Bedfordshire. Council for British Archaeology Group 9 Newsletter 2. Vol 2, pp. 8-9.
 Title The title of the publication or report |
Dray's Ditches, Luton, Bedfordshire |
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Issue The name of the volume or issue |
Council for British Archaeology Group 9 Newsletter 2 |
Series The series the publication or report is included in |
Council for British Archaeology Group 9 Newsletter |
Volume Volume number and part |
2 |
Number of Pages The number of pages in the publication or report |
36 |
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
8 - 9 |
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Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book |
Journal |
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
Short account of a rescue excavation across the linear dyke known as Dray's Ditches at Luton, Bedfordshire, prior to the construction of housing and a new bypass. Excavations in 1959 had suggested the earthworks were part of a series of Iron Age territorial boundaries. In 1971 fourteen sections were cut across the dykes, and a large area was stripped at the point where the Icknield Way was believed to have crossed. The work confirmed the presence of three V-shaped ditches, between two of which had been a massive stockade of wooden posts. Pottery from the ditches was sparse, but one sherd suggested an early Iron Age date. At the point where the Icknield Way was thought to have crossed, the ditches were found to have been continuous when constructed. However, by Roman times the ditches had silted up and the road did cross at the expected point, metal cart tyres having cut a hollow way some three feet into the chalk at this point. LD |
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
1972 |
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered |
23 Dec 2015 |
