Title: |
Land at Newark Road, Peterborough. Archaeological Evaluation |
Number of Pages: |
34 |
Biblio Note |
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Publication Type: |
Report
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Abstract: |
An archaeological evaluation was carried out in advance of proposals to develop the site. The initial desk-based assessment showed the site to be of high archaeological potential, lying within the area encompassed by the prehistoric Fengate landscape. Archaeological investigations in the vicinity had produced abundant evidence for Neolithic and Bronze Age activity. Evidence for Iron Age and, to a lesser extent, Roman occupation, was also known in the immediate area of the site. A trial trench evaluation of an adjacent land parcel to the north east had revealed two zones of archaeological features (pits and post holes) which spanned the Bronze Age. The Beaker (Early Bronze Age) features included an important closed group of domestic Beaker pottery. The later Bronze Age features were associated with field ditches, and fitted well within the known landscape of small agricultural fields divided by ditches with associated pits and structures. A well preserved buried soil horizon and peat within a former fen-edge inlet were also recorded. The present evaluation revealed the continuation of the prehistoric field systems into this area, and also recorded a thin, fen-edge stratigraphic sequence of alluvial overlying the prehistoric features. No evidence for prehistoric or later domestic occupation or ritual activity was recorded. [Au(abr)] |
Author: |
Nick A Crank
Murray J
A Pearson
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Publisher: |
Hertfordshire Archaeological Trust
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Year of Publication: |
2001
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Subjects / Periods: |
Later Bronze Age (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Bronze Age (Auto Detected Temporal) |
PREHISTORIC
(Historic England Periods)
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Beaker Early Bronze Age (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Roman (Auto Detected Temporal) |
NEOLITHIC
(Historic England Periods)
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Iron Age (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2001
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: LAND AT NEWARK ROAD, PETERBOROUGH Study area: 0.9ha Investigation type: Evaluation District: Peterborough UA Monument: FEATURE. Undated, POST HOLE. Undated, GULLY. Undated, DITCH. Undated, BANK. Undated, PIT. Undated Ngr: TL21509948 Parish: Postcode: PE1 5PP
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Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |