Ellis, C. and Massey, R. (2019). An excavation on land at Mill Straight, Southwater, West Sussex. Sussex Archaeological Collections 157. Vol 157, pp. 97-106. https://doi.org/10.5284/1094217. Cite this via datacite

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Title:		 An excavation on land at Mill Straight, Southwater, West Sussex
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Issue:		 Sussex Archaeological Collections 157
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Series:		 Sussex Archaeological Collections
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Volume:		 157
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Page Start/End:		 97 - 106
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Abstract:		 In the autumn of 2016, Cotswold Archaeology (CA) undertook an excavation on land at Mill Straight, Southwater, West Sussex. The excavation area was targeted on Iron Age and Roman features identified during evaluation. Four principal phases of activity extended from the Middle Iron Age to the later Roman period. Middle Iron Age features comprised heavily-truncated pits and post-holes, including evidence for a post-built roundhouse. A curvilinear ditch of late Iron Age/early Roman date bounded the south-eastern part of the excavation area. This was replaced by a later Roman ditch of notably regular rectilinear plan, which may indicate continuity of enclosed settlement. It was aligned with a regular layout of field boundaries which extended beyond the limits of excavation. An unurned cremation burial, of Late Bronze Age date, was recorded adjacent to this later Roman ditch. The Roman material record was limited in quantity and range, with a clear dependence on local pottery sources typical of low-status rural sites of this period. Charcoal and poorly-preserved plant remains provided limited evidence of a farming economy.
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Author:		 C Ellis
Richard Massey
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Year of Publication:		 2019
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County: West Sussex
Site: Mill Straight
Country: England
Place: Southwater
Grid Reference: 516081, 125116 (Easting, Northing)
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ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
LATER PREHISTORIC (MIDAS)
IRON AGE (MIDAS)
LATE BRONZE AGE (MIDAS)
MIDDLE IRON AGE (MIDAS)
POT (Object England)
CREMATION (Object England)
PIT (Monument Type England)
EXCAVATION (Event)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Object England)
DITCH (Monument Type England)
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Created Date:		 09 Nov 2020