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Barrington Cement Quarry: Excavation at the edge of a Roman Settlement at Wilsmere Down Farm, Cambridgeshire |
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Cambridge Archaeological Unit unpublished report series
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cambridg3-36837_1.pdf (36 MB)
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Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Two conjoining phases of open area excavation at Barrington Cement Quarry, carried out in the spring of 2006 and the autumn of 2007, investigated a series of boundary ditches belonging to a small Romano-British farmstead as well as the remains of two Roman clunch quarries. The ditches had been re-cut several times demonstrating an enduring boundary that appeared to delineate the northern and easternmost extent of a settlement focus previously identified in 2005. A series of 'offshoot' ditches and gullies extending westwards from the main north-south alignment also indicated that the settlement core lay immediately to the west of the excavation area. The clunch pits were located uphill and away from the farmstead but may have been the source of building material for the settlement. Traces of tool marks made by bow-drills and metal picks were preserved on the quarry faces. A single, possible prehistoric pit represented the only non-Roman activity. The density of archaeological features increased towards the bottom of the slope, coinciding with the extent of hillwash deposits |
Author: |
M. Collins
Mark Knight
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Publisher: |
Cambridge Archaeological Unit
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2007
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Locations: |
Site: |
Barrington Cement Quarry |
Parish: |
BARRINGTON |
District: |
South Cambridgeshire |
County: |
Cambridgeshire |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 539600, 250000 (Easting, Northing)
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Subjects / Periods: |
ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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SHERD
(Object England)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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DITCH
(Monument Type England)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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Fieldsystem
(Monus)
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LATER PREHISTORIC
(Historic England Periods)
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PIT
(Monument Type England)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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Quarry Pits
(Monus)
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EXCAVATION
(Event)
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OASIS Id: |
cambridg3-36837 |
OBIB: |
CAU Report 804 |
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Note: |
A4 wire bound with plastic laminate front, 28 pages, 7 figures
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Created Date: |
23 Nov 2016 |