Ladd, S. (2022). The prehistory of New Road, Melbourn: Neolithic and Bronze Age land use on the South Cambridgeshire chalklands. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society 111. Vol 111, Cambridge: Cambridge Antiquarian Society. pp. 23-40.

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Title:		 The prehistory of New Road, Melbourn: Neolithic and Bronze Age land use on the South Cambridgeshire chalklands
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Issue:		 Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society 111
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Volume:		 111
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Page Start/End:		 23 - 40
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Abstract:		 Excavations at New Road, Melbourn, in South Cambridgeshire, have uncovered significant prehistoric remains dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Age period. Natural hollows within the chalk bedrock contained the earliest traces of activity at the site - in the Late Mesolithic/Early Neolithic period - succeeded by scattered pits in the Late Neolithic and two Early Bronze Age barrows, one of which enclosed a Beaker-type burial. The principal finding was a Middle Bronze Age settlement, comprising a ditched enclosure of a form typical for the period, and a more unusual system of fields and paths defined by fencelines. Set amongst the settlement’s boundaries were post-built roundhouses, pits and wells, with the discrete features producing most of the associated finds. The findings make an important contribution to the study of Middle Bronze Age settlement form, highlighting the variability that exists across the region.
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Author:		 Stuart Ladd
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Publisher:		 Cambridge Antiquarian Society
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Year of Publication:		 2022
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Created Date:		 27 Oct 2022