Malim, T. (2014). Fleam Dyke, Fen Ditton: a reappraisal of excavated evidence from 2006-7. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society 103. Vol 103, pp. 107-116. https://doi.org/10.5284/1073477. Cite this via datacite
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Fleam Dyke, Fen Ditton: a reappraisal of excavated evidence from 2006-7 | ||||
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a reappraisal of excavated evidence from 2006--7 | ||||
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Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society 103 | ||||
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Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society | ||||
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103 | ||||
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165 | ||||
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107 - 116 | ||||
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Investigations in 2006'”07 at Home Farm, Fen Ditton, discovered a concentration of medieval features but concluded that there was no evidence to support the conjectured existence of Fleam Dyke. The published synthesis did not contain the evidence on which this interpretation was based, but the author of the present article has reassessed the original grey literature reports. This exercise has suggested that the recorded trench sections could be reinterpreted as including a bank and ditch feature that closely resembles the scale and flat-based form typical of the Cambridgeshire Dykes. The author presents an argument which introduces ambiguity into the original stratigraphic analysis, based on discrepancies within the recorded plans and sections. Historic mapping and previous commentaries are also used to provide contextual evidence for the existence of a continuous dyke through Fen Ditton. It is concluded that the current trend for minimising archaeological publication had limited the evidence that could be presented, to the detriment of wider study and academic debate. | ||||
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2014 | ||||
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19 May 2015 |