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Two Prehistoric and Roman Settlements near March
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Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society 110 |
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Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society
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110
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| Page Start/End: |
39 - 60 |
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PCAS_CX_2021_039-060_Jones.pdf (6 MB)
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Journal
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| Abstract: |
Excavations at two sites near March revealed evidence for prehistoric and Roman settlements. At March Road, Wimblington, excavation identified part of a rural farmstead and associated agricultural landscape occupied from the prehistoric through to the Roman period. Prehistoric evidence consisted of a Bronze Age post-built roundhouse and associated features, an undated ring-ditch and Iron age field boundaries, suggesting that the main settlement lay elsewhere during the Iron Age. In the Roman period activity shifted to the north-western part of the site, comprising a series of rectilinear enclosures, field systems and a trackway as well as three post-built structures, waterholes and finds-rich pits. At Jobs Lane, March, the site was on the peripheries of a large Roman settlement complex. Apart from an inhumation burial and a single ditch of Iron age date substantial activity on the site began during the 2nd century AD, with the establishment of a series of large agricultural enclosures and associated trackways. Five structures were identified. The later 2nd–3rd century saw an increase in the number of enclosures, an additional post-built structure and a shift towards an industrial emphasis demonstrated by four bread ovens. This trend continued into the later Roman period with the construction of two clay lined water tanks. In the 4th century AD a series of north-south aligned boundaries divided the site into regular ‘strip’ like fields. There were also four large waterholes, two of which had associated superstructures. Part of a building was represented by the remains of wall footings which had survived in one of the earlier ditches. |
| Year of Publication: |
2021
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March Road
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Wimblington
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Jobs Lane
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March
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Cambridgeshire
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England
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Round house
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ring ditch
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field boundaries
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inhumation
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ditch
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field system
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trackway
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structures
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bread ovens
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water tanks
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water holes
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Bronze Age -2600 to -700
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Uncertain
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Iron Age -800 (BC) to 43 (AD)
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Roman 43 to 410 (AD)
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ADS Archive
(ADS Archive)
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| Created Date: |
28 Jan 2022 |
