| Title: |
Pumney Farm, Radley, Abingdon, Oxfordshire. An Archaeological Evaluation |
| Number of Pages: |
29 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
53 trial trenches were excavated in advance of proposed mineral extraction. The evaluation was successful in demonstrating the presence of archaeological deposits on the site. The deposits comprised a range of feature types including ditches and gullies, curvilinear gullies, pits, post holes and a cobbled surface (?yard) area. The archaeological potential identified could be split into two areas; Area 1 was of high potential, and Area 2 was of medium potential. Area 1: the majority of dateable deposits originated from the Early and Middle Iron Age and these were concentrated at the extreme north-western edge of the site in Trenches 52 and 53. The concentration of Iron Age features within these two trenches indicated the presence of an Iron Age settlement. Iron Age deposits in these trenches included five ditches, a gully and a pit. Iron Age features were also seen elsewhere within the north-western quarter, in particular a cobbled surface in Trench 39. This feature produced a large amount of Iron Age pottery with a few sherds of intrusive Roman pottery. It also displayed signs of exposure to heat, which may have suggested some sort of industrial activity taking place, although the type of industry was unknown. Roman activity was also recorded in Trench 39 in the form of the large ditch and may have formed part of a field system. Area 2: Iron Age ditches were also present in Trenches 12, 29 and 32. These ditches may have pointed to the existence of fields or paddocks. Roman activity was noted in this area in trench 35. This feature was a ditch likely to have formed a part of a field system. Other features were also recorded in Trenches 12, 28, 30, 32, 35 and 37. These features were undated but may have fallen into the same periods as the dated features. These deposits were most likely to represent elements of a rural landscape (field systems) but it was possible that a low to moderate density of occupation could be present amongst a complex of paddocks, as frequently encountered on other sites located on the gravel terraces of the Upper Thames. No medieval deposits were recorded but post-medieval activity was noted in the form of gullies and ditches. The majority of the archaeological deposits within the development area were of Iron Age origin and the main area of potential (Area 1) almost certainly extended to the north-west beyond the current proposal area. [Au(adp)] |
| Author: |
Erlend Hindmarch
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| Publisher: |
Thames Valley Archaeological Services Ltd
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| Year of Publication: |
2001
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Middle Iron Age (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Iron Age (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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IRON AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2001
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: PUMNEY FARM, RADLEY, ABINGDON
Study area: 7.5ha
Investigation type: Evaluation
District: South Oxfordshire
Monument: PIT. Iron Age, [finds]. Post-medieval (1540-1901), DITCH. Iron Age, DITCH. Middle Iron Age, DITCH. Roman (AD43-410), FEATURE. Undated, GULLY. Undated, [finds]. Roman (AD43-410), [finds]. Early Iron Age, FEATURE. Iron Age, [finds]. Iron Age, [finds]. Middl
Ngr: SU53509750
Parish: Nuneham Courtenay
Postcode: OX143BD
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |
