Dodd, M., Howard, A., Parker, R., Townsend, R., Samantha, S., Davies, G. J., Carson, S., Miller, J. J., Parker, S., Quinn, P. Sean., Webb, P. and Whyte, R. (2018). Settlement Activity Spanning the Mesolithic to Iron Age between Ryhall and Essendine, Rutland. Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society 92. Vol 92, Leicester: Leicestershire Archaeological & Historical Society. pp. 223-238. https://doi.org/10.5284/1107541. Cite this via datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Settlement Activity Spanning the Mesolithic to Iron Age between Ryhall and Essendine, Rutland
Issue The name of the volume or issue Issue:	Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society 92
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Volume Volume number and part Volume:	92
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. Page Start/End:	223 - 238
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1107541
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	Groundworks associated with the construction of a new electricity sub-station together with a cable route approximately 800m long linking it to the East Coast Railway mainline, provided an opportunity to explore the archaeology across an upland-lowland landscape in a rural part of Rutland. The excavations revealed settlement activity beginning during the Mesolithic, evidenced by a large assemblage of flint recovered from gravel island(s) in the valley floor and suggestive of temporary encampment(s) overlooking the wetlands. Clusters of pits, post-holes and gully features, both on these gravel islands and on the adjacent, higher southern interfluve, indicates continuity of settlement through later prehistory. Associated cultural (largely pottery material) and environmental evidence (particularly molluscs, macroscopic plant and charcoal remains) suggest domestic settlement in an open, wooded landscape with areas of grassland; two grains of cereal hint at arable activity. The interpretation of several features on the interfluves as possible kilns, together with fragments of hammer-scale in one feature and the character of the charcoal assemblages (wood species commonly associated with high-temperature burns), may hint at a level of industrial activity, but this is not conclusively proven.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	Mark Dodd Andy Howard Richard Parker Rachel Townsend Samantha Samantha G J Davies Sharon Carson Jennifer J Miller Sarah Parker Patrick Sean Quinn Peter Webb Ruth Whyte
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Leicestershire Archaeological & Historical Society
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2018
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