Title: |
A Medieval Ditch and Earlier Features on Land Adjacent to Hauxton Road, Trumpington, Cambridge (Report No.177) |
Number of Pages: |
44 |
Biblio Note |
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Publication Type: |
Report
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Abstract: |
Excavation was undertaken on two areas (3750 and 1100 sq. m) on land prior to the construction of a new supermarket. The first phase of activity identified took the form of a series of narrow ditches and postholes on north-south and east-west alignments. These early fenced enclosures were superseded by larger, more complex, ditched enclosures, which may have been used for the keeping of livestock in phase 2. The paucity of artefactual evidence from the first two phases of the enclosure system did not allow for an accurate date but residual Roman pottery and Niedermendig lava quern suggested an early or middle Saxon date. The third phase took the form of a large ditch of medieval date, which contained a decorated bone comb handle of the 14th century. The function of the ditch was not readily apparent due to its location at the edge of the site. [Au(abr)] |
Author: |
A Hatton
Mark Hinman
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Publisher: |
Cambridgeshire County Council Archaeological Field Unit
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Year of Publication: |
2000
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Subjects / Periods: |
Roman (Auto Detected Temporal) |
14th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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EARLY MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2000
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: LAND ADJACENT TO HAUXTON ROAD, TRUMPINGTON, CAMBRIDGE Study area: 0.485ha Investigation type: Evaluation District: Cambridge Monument: [finds]. Post-medieval (1540-1901), [finds]. Roman (AD43-410), PIT. Undated, POST HOLE. Undated, PIT. Post-medieval (1540-1901), DITCH. Undated, DITCH. Medieval (1066-1540), ENCLOSURE. Undated, FIELD DRAIN. Post-medieval (1540-1901), [finds]. Medieval (10 Ngr: TL44505465 Parish: Postcode: CB2 2LU
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Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |