| Title: |
Somerset Spine Main Reinforcement, Adsborough to Knapp Bridge. Archaeological Observations April 1997-July 1997 |
| Number of Pages: |
21 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
A watching brief was carried out during the laying of a replacement water main. A combined review and examination of existing archaeological and new geophysical data was also undertaken. A number of undated and uninterpreted features recorded by aerial photography lay directly upon or in close proximity to the pipeline, and Romano-British pottery had been found to the west. Positive geophysical anomalies were detected within several parts of the site. In Plot 13, an arrangement of discrete anomalies was thought to have possibly represented disturbance caused by the removal of trees and earlier boundaries. Two highly abraded Romano-British sherds were found, but no features could be discerned within the stripped easement. Within Plot 14, geophysical survey and visual inspection of the pipe trench failed to identify an oval enclosure visible from the air. 15m to the east of a prominent anomaly, however, a shallow ditch containing Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age pottery was revealed. A second ditch was also found. It appeared that the two features represented boundaries of the enclosure. Within Plot 19, an area of disturbed dark grey clays containing Middle to Late Iron Age pottery was observed. A spread of mottled clay was also examined. It was not possible to determine individual features in the easement surface due to machine tracking in very wet conditions; however, a section through the densest concentration of material was obtained, which suggested the presence of pits and other features associated with settlement. Along other parts of the route, which were not subject to a controlled watching brief, a number of flint tools and a barbed and tanged arrowhead were found, and post-medieval pottery and building rubble were observed at a site where a building was shown on maps. [AIP] |
| Author: |
R A Broomhead
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| Publisher: |
R A Broomhead
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| Year of Publication: |
1997
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| Postmedieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Late Iron Age (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Middle (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Early Iron Age (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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LATE BRONZE AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1997
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: SOMERSET SPINE MAIN REINFORCEMENT, ADSBOROUGH TO KNAPP BRIDGE
Study area: 7.5km
Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: Sedgemoor, Taunton Deane
Monument: [finds]. Roman (AD43-410), [finds]. Iron Age
Ngr: ST28082912, ST30342614
Parish: North Curry, North Petherton, Creech St Michael, Durston
Postcode: TA2 8RP, TA3 6BE
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |
