Peachey, A. and Quinn, S. (2012). Land North East of Fordham Road, Soham, Cambridgeshire: Archaeological Trial Trench Evaluation. Hertford: Archaeological Solutions Ltd. https://doi.org/10.5284/1016783. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land North East of Fordham Road, Soham, Cambridgeshire: Archaeological Trial Trench Evaluation
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Abstract:		 In February 2012 Archaeological Solutions Ltd (AS) carried out an archaeological trial trench evaluation on land north east of Fordham Road, Soham, Cambridgeshire (NGR TL 6014 7249). Archaeological features were identified in all eight trial trenches of the current evaluation. Two principal phases were recorded: early Iron Age and Roman. It is possible that the early Iron Age features were present throughout the length of the site but were truncated by later (Roman) features. The early Iron Age features principally comprise pits. A post hole (F1045 (Tr.1)) and cobbled surface (F1119 (Tr.8) early Iron Age or earlier) were also recorded. The early Iron Age features were generally small and shallow (less than 0.20m deep. The associated finds comprise pottery (2-16 sherds), animal bone, struck flint and burnt flint. Pit F1113 (Tr.7) also contained a bone comb (SF1) and a bone pendant (SF3). The majority of the Roman features were contained in Trenches 6, 7 and 8. The features extended across three phases of Roman activity: Late 1st - early 2nd century; mid 2nd - 3rd century; and 4th century. The Roman features comprised pits, ditches and gullies. Some of the inter-cutting linear ditches and gullies present in Trenches 6 and 7 adhered to a north-east/south-west alignment which corresponds to the Roman ditched field system recorded in the trial trench evaluation to the east of the site (Connor 2001; HER CB14632). The archaeological investigations to the west of the site also recorded a continuation of enclosure ditches with associated pits (Murray and Hounsell 2001). A cobbled surface (L1105 (Tr.6)) was also recorded, and it overlay a Roman ditch dated to the early 2nd century (F1111 (TR.6)).
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Author:		 Andrew Peachey ORCID icon
S Quinn
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Publisher:		 Archaeological Solutions Ltd
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2012
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Site: Land North East of Fordham Road, Soham, Cambridgeshire
Parish: SOHAM
District: East Cambridgeshire
County: Cambridgeshire
Country: England
Location - Auto Detected: Fordham Road Soham Cambridgeshire
Grid Reference: 560140, 272490 (Easting, Northing)
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EARLY IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) Assemblages (Find)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) Assemblages (Find)
EARLY IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) POST HOLE (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) Pits, Ditches And A Cobbled Surface (Monus)
Early 2nd Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
Early Iron Age (Auto Detected Temporal)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)
Late 1st Early 2nd Century Mid 2nd 3rd Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
4th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
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OASIS Id: archaeol7-125525
OBIB: Report No. 4017
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Created Date:		 25 Nov 2016