Coates, G. (1999). Excavations at Whitemoor Haye Quarry, Alrewas, Staffordshire 1997-1998. A Post-Excavation Assessment and Updated Project Design. Birmingham: Birmingham Archaeology.

Title:

Excavations at Whitemoor Haye Quarry, Alrewas, Staffordshire 1997-1998. A Post-Excavation Assessment and Updated Project Design

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Publication Type:

Report

Abstract:

Seven areas of a quarry concession at Whitemoor Haye were excavated prior to gravel extraction, nd were subsequently monitored during topsoil stripping. Four of these areas (A, B, C and F) lay within the bounds of a SAM. Area A contained a large rectangular enclosure enclosing four ring gullies, all of which were dated to the Middle Iron Age, although the direct relationship between the structures and the enclosure ditch was unclear. A large number of pits had been cut into the corners of the enclosure ditch. Further ditches, containing Romano-British pottery sherds, ran across and into the enclosure. Area B also contained four ring gullies, surrounded by a large rectangular enclosure ditch, all of which dated from the Iron Age. Two Romano-British ditches cut across the western side of the enclosure and continued to the north and south of the excavation area. These ditches defined a droveway, which was also observed in other areas. Area C contained two ring gullies, surrounded by a curvilinear enclosure ditch, dated to the Middle to Late Iron Age. A series of straight ditches cutting this area were probably of medieval or post-medieval date. Three major ditches were observed within Area F, although few datable artefacts were recovered. A cropmark plot suggested that they may have represented stretches of a triple-ditched feature at the southern end of the droveway. Area R produced few features of archaeological interest although, significantly, two oval pits produced Early Bronze Age pottery, in one case numerous sherds from a single Beaker vessel, suggesting that the pit had been an inhumation, although there was no evidence of any human remains. Excavations in Area S revealed a two-row pit alignment of Late Bronze age/Early Iron Age date, along with a cluster of similarly-dated post-holes. A series of Romano-British ditches were also sampled. These appeared to have formed a rectangular enclosure. Within Area T, there was a similar double pit alignment to that in Area S, although no datable artefacts were recovered from these pits. The Romano-British droveway had continued through this area. The watching brief identified further lengths of the droveway ditches and the continuation of the pit alignment from Area T. A trapezoidal enclosure was also recorded, along with a semi-circular ditched feature. Overall, the ivestigations had provided evidence of the evolution of the landscpe from the Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age through to the Romano-British period. [Au(abr)]

Author:

Gary Coates

Publisher:

Birmingham Archaeology

Year of Publication:

1999

Subjects / Periods:

Late Neolithicearly Bronze Age (Auto Detected Temporal)
Romanobritish Period Auabr (Auto Detected Temporal)
Middle (Auto Detected Temporal)
Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal)
Middle Iron Age (Auto Detected Temporal)
Postmedieval (Auto Detected Temporal)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)
EARLY BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)
Late Bronze Ageearly Iron Age (Auto Detected Temporal)

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Date Of Issue From: 1999 Date Of Coverage From: 01 Date Of Coverage To: 01 Editorial Expansion: Site name: WHITEMOOR HAYE QUARRY, ALREWAS
Study area:
Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: Lichfield
Monument: [pit alignment]. Late Prehistoric (ie Neolithic - Iron Age), ENCLOSURE. Middle Iron Age, DITCH. Undated, POST HOLE. Late Prehistoric (ie Neolithic - Iron Age), PIT. Early Bronze Age, RING GULLY. Middle Iron Age, ROUND HOUSE. Iron Age, [finds]. Roman (AD43
Ngr: SK18001300
Parish: Alrewas, Alrewas and Fradley
Postcode: WS138QT

Source:

BIAB (Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))

Created Date:

19 Jan 2009