| Title: |
Archaeological Investigations on the Route of a Water Pipeline Between Guthram Gowt and West Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire. |
| Number of Pages: |
100 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
Archaeological investigations were conducted in advance of a water pipeline devlopment. Eight areas within the pipeline easement were stripped of topsoil prior to development, in order to determine the presence or absence of features from sites identified in an earlier desk-based assessment. Seven of these areas contained natural, undated or modern feeatures and were investigated under a watching brief conditions. The eigth area contained a complex of Romano-British features, considered important enough to warrant an archaeological excavation. Excavation revealed a complex of ditches, pits and gullies, dating in use from the 1st to early 3rd century AD. These features incorporated quantities of refuse suggesting they lay in proximity to a settlement, most probably represented by outlying cropmarks. Moreover, the artefact assemblage showed that these inhabitants were involoved on both arable and pastoral farming, while environmental evidence suggested the near surroundings were waterlogged grassland. A substantial quantity of metalworking debris was recovered from one of the Romano-British ditches during excavation, interpreted as waste from a resident blacksmith. Unusually, this debris, together with an amount of freshly broken pottery, sealed the skeleton of an elderly female. Residual fragments of pre-Roman pottery within some of the recorded features suggested settlement occurred prior to the Romano-British occupation, although the location of such remains was not identified. [Au(abr)] |
| Author: |
N A Herbert
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| Publisher: |
Archaeological Project Services
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| Year of Publication: |
1999
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| 1st To Early 3rd Century Ad (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1999
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: WATER PIPELINE BETWEEN GUTHRAM GOWT AND WEST PINCHBECK
Study area:
Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: South Holland, South Kesteven
Monument: INHUMATION. Roman (AD43-410), GULLY. Roman (AD43-410), HOLLOW. Undated, [finds]. Prehistoric, GULLY. Undated, [finds]. Roman (AD43-410), DRAIN. Modern (1901-present), [finds]. Modern (1901-present), DITCH. Roman (AD43-410)
Ngr: TF16512270, TF20702470
Parish: Bourne, Pinchbeck
Postcode: PE100BD, PE113NH
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |
