| Title: |
Cambourne New Settlement, Cambridgeshire. Archaeological Evaluation of Land Along the Proposed New Route of the A428, Associated Landscaping and GC29-30 |
| Number of Pages: |
30 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
Thirty-nine evaluation trenches were excavated at part of a continuing programme of archaeological work in advance of development. The site comprised: two sections of a linear route for a new stretch of dual carriageway; associated landscaping and two parcels of land GC 29/30, immediately to the south, totalling approximately 17 ha in area. No evidence for any archaeological activity was found within the western section of the proposed new route for the A428 or within GC 29/30. A significant number of archaeological features were noted along almost the entire length of the western section of the proposed new route for the A428 and to a lesser extent in trenches within the area of proposed landscaping, immediately to the south. The location of noted features seemed to suggest the existence of two areas of high archaeological activity, closely focused on Trenches 420/29 and Trenches 419. Such activity seemed to be restricted to the approximate line of the road, although the extent of the activity between the two areas was uncertain. The nature and density of the activity represented by the identified archaeological features within the area of Trenches 420/29 seemed to suggest the existence of a small Romano-British enclosed settlement. This site type was similar to that noted at Ash Plantation 400m further to the east and that evaluated and recent excavated at The Grange, 1.8km to the south-east. Dateable evidence did appear to be contemporaneous with these sites and with the Late Iron Age/early Romano-British transitional phases of activity at the recently excavated large enclosed settlement at Lower Cambourne Green, 1.5km to the south-west. [Au(abr)] |
| Author: |
Wessex Archaeology
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| Publisher: |
Wessex Archaeology
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| Year of Publication: |
2001
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| Locations: |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Lower Cambourne Green |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
The Grange |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Ash |
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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 ROUTE OF THE A428 AND GC29-30, CAMBOURNE NEW SETTLEMENT
Study area: 17ha
Investigation type: Evaluation
District: South Cambridgeshire
Monument: [finds]. Iron Age, FIELD DRAIN. Modern (1901-present), HEARTH. Undated, DITCH. Iron Age, DITCH. Post-medieval (1540-1901), DITCH. Undated, PIT. Roman (AD43-410), ENCLOSURE. Roman (AD43-410), [finds]. Post-medieval (1540-1901), PIT. Undated, [finds]. Roman
Ngr: TL31006080
Parish: Elsworth
Postcode: CB3 8JY
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |
