Pixley, J. and Wilson, M. D. (2001). Monkston Park, Milton Keynes. Archaeological Evaluation. Bedfordshire County Council, Planning Department Conservation and Archaeology Section.

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Title:		 Monkston Park, Milton Keynes. Archaeological Evaluation
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Number of Pages:		 51
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Publication Type:		 Report
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Abstract:		 An archaeological evaluation was undertaken of 40,000 sq. m of land. The study was occasioned by the discovery of archaeological deposits during the preparation of land for Self Build housing plots. 17 trial trenches were opened. Two foci of archaeological features were revealed, situated on the western side of the Study Area, upon the western slope of a low ridge and overlooking the River Ouzel. The northernmost focus largely comprised shallow ditches or gullies (including two parallel ditches), with occasional shallow pits and post-holes. These were considered to be prehistoric in date, the artefacts recovered consisting of flint debitage. The southernmost focus, of greater density and particularly good state of preservation, comprised pits, ditches and post holes that dated between the Middle Iron Age and the Romano-British periods. A deposit of stones cut by a later feature was believed to be the foundation of a structure. The fills of the pits and ditches generally contained organic material and pottery, indicating domestic waste. A fragment of bronze smelting waste suggested that metallurgical production was practised at this site during the Iron Age. A trench placed between the two foci exposed a further three pits of uncertain date, whilst another trench to the east located a series of undated post holes, one of which contained a second fragment of smelting waste. [Au(abr)]
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Author:		 J Pixley
Martin D Wilson ORCID icon
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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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Location - Auto Detected: River Ouzel
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IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)
PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods)
Middle Iron Age (Auto Detected Temporal)
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Note:		 Date Of Issue From:2001Date Of Coverage From:01Date Of Coverage To:01Editorial Expansion:Site name: MONKSTON PARK, MILTON KEYNES
Study area: 4ha
Investigation type: Evaluation
District: Milton Keynes UA
Monument: [finds]. Roman (AD43-410), [finds]. Prehistoric, [finds]. Middle Iron Age, [finds]. Late Iron Age, [finds]. Early Iron Age, RIDGE AND FURROW. Undated, PIT. Middle Iron Age, GULLY. Undated, POST HOLE. Undated, GULLY. Roman (AD43-410), FEATURE. Undated, DIT
Ngr: SP88003800, SP88403816
Parish: Woughton on the Green, Kents Hill, Monkston and Brinklow
Postcode: MK109PJ, MK109PB
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Created Date:		 19 Jan 2009