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Geophysical Survey at Littlington, Cambridgeshire |
Series: |
Geophysical Surveys of Bradford (GSB Prospection) unpublished report series
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Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Magnetic survey over the suspected location of the villa building failed to record any anomalies which might be indicative of a substantial building; subsequent trial trenching confirmed the geophysical findings and pinpointed the Roman building(s) in gardens to the east. In the initial area of geophysical investigation a number of former field boundaries were detected, most of which were recorded on earlier map evidence; one previously unknown ditch was found by trenching to be Romano-British in date. In other survey areas, near to a recorded Roman cemetery, a large ditched enclosure of a pre-Roman date was discovered. Clusters of magnetic noise were seen to coincide with 19th century gravel extraction - though more burials were found. It seems unlikely that the magnetic anomalies were associated with the human remains. |
Author: |
John A Gater
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Publisher: |
Geophysical Surveys of Bradford (GSB Prospection)
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2009
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Locations: |
Site: |
Littlington |
Parish: |
LITLINGTON |
District: |
South Cambridgeshire |
County: |
Cambridgeshire |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 531200, 242400 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
gsbprosp1-73964 |
OBIB: |
2009/45 |
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Note: |
A4 wire bound with A3 figures and an archive cd
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Created Date: |
24 Nov 2016 |