Title: |
Paston Reserve, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. Archaeological Investigations 1996-7. Post-Excavation Assessment and Research Design |
Number of Pages: |
19 |
Biblio Note |
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Publication Type: |
Report
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Abstract: |
An excavation was carried out at a site which lay to the south of the Car Dyke, a Romano-British waterway which was a SAM, following a desk-based assessment, geophysical survey and two evaluations. One of the trial trenches adjoining the Car Dyke may have identified the cut for this feature. The earliest feature identified during the excavation was a north-south ditched field boundary, which had been re-used in the definition of a number of small rectangular enclosures. These lay to the south-west of an east-west running ditch which had continued beynd the limits of excavation. Associated with the enclosures were a small number of post-holes and pits and considerable quantities of pottery and building materials, the latter including hypocaust tiles. One piece of painted wall plaster was also found. The artefactual evidence could be dated to the later 2nd century AD, suggesting that the enclosures had been associated with a nearby settlement or farmstead. Subsequently, some of the enclosure ditches had been re-cut, a stone spread had been laid out and pits had been excavated, the evidence datable by pottery to the 3rd and early 4th centuries AD. Further examination and analysis of finds and plant remains and a stratigraphic analysis were recommended in preparation for publication. [Au(adp)] |
Author: |
Gary Coates
Annette Hancocks
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Publisher: |
Birmingham Archaeology
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Year of Publication: |
1998
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Locations: |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Car Dyke |
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Subjects / Periods: |
Early 4th Centuries Ad (Auto Detected Temporal) |
2nd Century Ad (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1998
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: PASTON RESERVE, PETERBOROUGH Study area: 46.8ha Investigation type: Post-determination/Research District: Peterborough UA Monument: POST HOLE. Roman (AD43-410), DITCH. Roman (AD43-410), PIT. Roman (AD43-410), [finds]. Roman (AD43-410), FIELD BOUNDARY. Roman (AD43-410), ENCLOSURE. Roman (AD43-410) Ngr: TF19000200, TF19740300 Parish: Postcode: PE1 3XT, PE4 7AB
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Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |