Title: |
New Prison at Former Rockwell and APV Works, Westfield Road, Peterborough. An Archaeological Evaluation (Report No.369) |
Number of Pages: |
24 |
Biblio Note |
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Publication Type: |
Report
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Abstract: |
Archaeological evaluation trenching was undertaken to determine the archaeological implications of the creation of a new prison, traced elements of Bronze Age settlement and enclosure. Comprising a pit containing Collared Urn fragments, two linear boundaries or field ditches, part of a substantial enclosure, and a stone and pottery lined post hole, the identified prehistoric features represented a subtle, but regionally familiar, pattern of Early to Late Bronze Age inhabitation. Significantly, given the sites comparatively elevated topographical location, the discovery appeared to demonstrate that the extensive fen-edge Bronze Age field systems could also be traced up onto Peterborough's 'urban' high ground. Surprisingly, one small piece of abraded pottery recovered from a residual context represented the sum total of Roman archaeology encountered within the evaluation trenching. Extensive post-medieval ridge and furrow was traced across a large part of the site and found to contain within its headland and furrows a background flint scatter. [Au(adp)] |
Author: |
Mark Knight
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Publisher: |
Cambridge Archaeological Unit
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Year of Publication: |
2000
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Subjects / Periods: |
Late Bronze Age (Auto Detected Temporal) |
BRONZE AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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Roman (Auto Detected Temporal) |
PREHISTORIC
(Historic England Periods)
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Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2000
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: FORMER ROCKWELL AND APV WORKS, WESTFIELD ROAD, PETERBOROUGH Study area: 9.5ha Investigation type: Evaluation District: Peterborough UA Monument: [finds]. Post-medieval (1540-1901), BOUNDARY DITCH. Undated, PIT. Early Bronze Age, PIT. Bronze Age, PIT. Modern (1901-present), DITCHED ENCLOSURE. Bronze Age, DITCH. Undated, DITCH. Bronze Age, [finds]. Early Bronze Age, POST HOLE. Bronze Age, ANIMAL BUR Ngr: TF18000030 Parish: Postcode: PE3 7PD
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Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |