Field, L. and Chapman, A. (2007). Archaeological Excavation at Harlestone Quarry, Near Northampton. Northamptonshire County Council.

Title
Title
The title of the publication or report
Title:		 Archaeological Excavation at Harlestone Quarry, Near Northampton
Number of Pages
Number of Pages
The number of pages in the publication or report
Number of Pages:		 25
Biblio Note
Biblio Note
This is a Bibliographic record only.
Biblio Note		 Please note that this is a bibliographic record only, as originally entered into the BIAB database. The ADS have no files for download, and unfortunately cannot advise further on where to access hard copy or digital versions.
Publication Type
Publication Type
The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book
Publication Type:		 Report
Abstract
Abstract
The abstract describing the content of the publication or report
Abstract:		 An archaeological investigation an area of approximately 1.2 hectares was made as the area was stripped. Radiocarbon dating indicated that residual charcoal of early Bronze Age date had been deposited in a pit of a later pit alignment. A single isolated small pit containing burnt debris has also been radiocarbon dated to the early Bronze Age. A late Bronze Age/early Iron Age date would be expected for the pit alignment, but no dating evidence was recovered. The alignment appeared to comprise regular rectangular pits cut into both ironstone and clay, but the pits cut into the clay had eroded to sub-circular surface plans. A linear boundary ditch was also undated, but may have been related to an area of open settlement that comprised a scatter of small pits and post holes, including remnants of possible roundhouses and four-post structures. The small pottery assemblage contained little diagnostic material, but an early-middle Iron Age date was likely, perhaps the 5th-4th centuries BC. Furrows from a medieval ridge and furrow field system were also recorded. [Au(adp)]
Author
Author
The authors of this publication or report
Author:		 L Field
Andy Chapman
Publisher
Publisher
The publisher of the publication or report
Publisher:		 Northamptonshire County Council
Year of Publication
Year of Publication
The year the book, article or report was published
Year of Publication:		 2007
Locations
Locations
Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published.
Locations:
Location - Auto Detected: Harlestone Quarry Near Northampton
Subjects / Periods
Subjects / Periods
Subjects / Periods associated with this record.
Subjects / Periods:
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
LATE BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)
EARLY IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)
Iron Age Date (Auto Detected Temporal)
Early Bronze Age (Auto Detected Temporal)
5th4th Centuries Bc (Auto Detected Temporal)
BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)
Note
Note
Extra information on the publication or report.
Note:		 Date Of Issue From: 2007 Date Of Coverage From: 01 Date Of Coverage To: 01 Editorial Expansion: Site name: HARLESTONE QUARRY, NEAR NORTHAMPTON
Study area:
Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: Daventry
Monument: [finds]. Middle Iron Age, [finds]. Early Bronze Age, SETTLEMENT. Undated, POST HOLE. Undated, BOUNDARY DITCH. Undated, PIT ALIGNMENT. Prehistoric, PIT. Late Bronze Age, PIT. Early Bronze Age, [finds]. Early Iron Age, PIT. Undated, STRUCTURE. Undated, RIDG
Ngr: SP70506450
Parish: Harlestone
Postcode: NN7 4EP
Source
Source
Where the record has come from or which dataset it was orginally included in.
Source:
Source icon
BIAB (Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
Created Date
Created Date
The date the record of the pubication was first entered
Created Date:		 19 Jan 2009