Title: |
Proposed New Cemetery Site, Near Letchworth, Bedfordshire. Archaeological Field Evaluation (Document 2000/68) |
Number of Pages: |
48 |
Biblio Note |
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Publication Type: |
Report
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Abstract: |
A field evaluation was undertaken on the proposed cemetery site. Geophysical scanning identified a large area of disturbance associated with quarrying. A total of 14 trenches and two smaller test pits were excavated to try to identify a continuation of the Iron Age/Romano-British settlement reported during sand quarrying in 1939. The evaluation identified recent quarrying extending from the paddock into the arable field, with few traces of archaeological activity. Within the paddock, unaffected by quarrying, a series of furrow associated with medieval strip cultivation were identified. A small quantity of Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age pottery including a rim sherd were recovered from the subsoil, though no associated features were identified. Deposits filling a dry valley in the chalk also contained a small quantity of redeposited Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age pottery. Small quantities of flint artefacts were recovered mainly from ploughsoil and the subsoil. [Au(abr)] |
Author: |
G Edmondson
S Dicks
Jackie Wells
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Publisher: |
Bedfordshire County Council, Planning Department Conservation and Archaeology Section
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Year of Publication: |
2001
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Subjects / Periods: |
Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Late Bronze Ageearly Iron Age (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2001
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: PROPOSED NEW CEMETERY SITE, NEAR LETCHWORTH Study area: 12.95ha Investigation type: Evaluation District: Mid Bedfordshire Monument: [finds]. Roman (AD43-410), POST HOLE. Undated, RIDGE AND FURROW. Medieval (1066-1540), DITCH. Undated, [finds]. Late Bronze Age, [finds]. Prehistoric, EXTRACTIVE PIT. Post-medieval (1540-1901), EXTRACTIVE PIT. Modern (1901-present), [finds]. Early Iron Ag Ngr: TL20163343 Parish: Stotfold Postcode: SG6 4JT
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Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |