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Archaeological Excavations at Low Fen, Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire. Report No 156 |
Number of Pages: |
72 |
Biblio Note |
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Publication Type: |
Report
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Abstract: |
Excavations in a pasture field to the north of Fen Drayton village revealed evidence of settlement from the Neolithic through to the post-medieval period. Short-term episodes of Neolithic occupation and part of a Bronze Age field system gave way to phases of Middle/Late Iron Age farmstead enclosures. The earliest enclosure contained two annular house ditches. The focus of settlement subsequently shifted south with the original enclosure being turned over to agricultural use. Overlying the whole an intricate Romano-British system of ditches or trenches was laid out in parallel and interlocking groups. The system related to a 'villa' site to the west and may have been agricultural in origin, possibly for the cultivation of vines or fruit trees. [Au] |
Author: |
Richard Mortimer
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Year of Publication: |
No Date
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Locations: |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Fen Drayton |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Low Fen Fen Drayton Cambridgeshire |
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Subjects / Periods: |
BRONZE AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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IRON AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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NEOLITHIC
(Historic England Periods)
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Postmedieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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Note: |
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: LOW FEN, FEN DRAYTON Study area: 2.87ha Investigation type: Post-determination/Research District: South Cambridgeshire Monument: DITCH. Middle Iron Age, ENCLOSURE. Middle Iron Age, FIELD SYSTEM. Bronze Age, ENCLOSURE. Late Iron Age, [finds]. Bronze Age, [finds]. Neolithic, DITCH. Roman (AD43-410), FEATURE. Neolithic Ngr: TL33756903 Parish: Fen Drayton Postcode: CB4 5SR
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Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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Created Date: |
18 Jan 2009 |