Atkins, R. and Hurst, V. (2014). Avenell Way: an ancient track across south Cambridgeshire?. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society 103. Vol 103, pp. 83-106. https://doi.org/10.5284/1073476. Cite this via datacite

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Title:		 Avenell Way: an ancient track across south Cambridgeshire?
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Subtitle:		 an ancient track across south Cambridgeshire?
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Issue:		 Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society 103
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Number of Pages:		 165
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Page Start/End:		 83 - 106
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Abstract:		 'Avenell Way' was part of an ancient track extending c. 24km from Odsey, on the Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire border, to Cambridge. Probably originating in the late Iron Age and in use through the Roman period, some sections of the route continued to be used into the medieval and post-medieval periods, part being fossilised by the present A10 near Cambridge. A significant section of the trackway near Steeple Morden has been excavated. Two main phases of hollow way were revealed, including a metalled causeway over a former prehistoric channel, in addition to a number of associated timber buildings. Although the earliest pottery recovered by the excavation is of Iron Age date, the main period of use for the hollow ways and adjacent buildings appears to have been during the late 2nd to mid-3rd century AD. The excavation, combined with the wider study of the trackway, has provided significant evidence for the construction, use, maintenance and decline of this rural route.
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Author:		 Rob Atkins ORCID icon
Valory Hurst
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Year of Publication:		 2014
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Prehistoric (Auto Detected Temporal)
Metalled Causeway (Auto Detected Subject)
Postmedieval (Auto Detected Temporal)
Trackway (Auto Detected Subject)
SHERD (Object England)
Iron Age (Auto Detected Temporal)
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Late 2superscriptnd To Mid3superscriptrd Century Ad (Auto Detected Temporal)
Roman (Auto Detected Temporal)
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Created Date:		 19 May 2015