Patten, R. (2012). An Archaeological Investigation on Land off Eastrea Road, Whittlesey. Cambridge: Cambridge Archaeological Unit. https://doi.org/10.5284/1019925. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 An Archaeological Investigation on Land off Eastrea Road, Whittlesey
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Series:		 Cambridge Archaeological Unit unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1019925
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 From September to December 2011 a series of archaeological investigations were undertaken on land off Eastrea Road, Whittlesey (centred on TL 288 968) extending over c.32.2ha. The work was commissioned by Savills Ltd. for Whitacre Management Ltd. in response to a request from the Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Team. The investigations comprised an aerial photographic survey (Palmer 2011), a field walking survey, a geophysical survey (Bartlett 2011), and a trench evaluation. Later prehistoric activity situated on the eastern edge of Whittlesey was recorded. An Early Bronze Age ring ditch with central cremation was identified first on aerial photographs and then through trenched evaluation, whilst two small broadly contemporary pits were revealed in other trenches within the landscape. Towards the 'islands' edge were a series of Middle Iron Age enclosures and pits, which suggested two separate phases of human occupation. One part of the development site is designated a 'Country Park', and this was sited within an area of low-lying farmland between the 'islands' of Whittlesey and Eastrea. Although there was no evidence for ancient societies using or occupying this space, it was possible to record a series of marine and freshwater inundations, which spanned the Bronze Age through to the Late Iron Age/Early Roman period.
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Author:		 Ricky Patten
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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:		 2012
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Site: Eastrea Road
Parish: WHITTLESEY
District: Fenland
County: Cambridgeshire
Country: England
Location - Auto Detected: Whittlesey
Grid Reference: 528800, 296800 (Easting, Northing)
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ROMAN (Historic England Periods) COIN (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Metalwork (Find)
EARLY BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
MIDDLE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
EARLY BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) BARROW (Monument Type England)
MIDDLE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
EARLY BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
MIDDLE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
Late Iron Ageearly Roman (Auto Detected Temporal)
Later Prehistoric (Auto Detected Temporal)
Middle Iron Age (Auto Detected Temporal)
EARLY BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)
FIELDWALKING SURVEY (Event)
BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)
TEST PIT (Event)
METAL DETECTING USE (Event)
ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING (Event)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: cambridg3-117979
OBIB: Report No. 1070
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Created Date:		 25 Nov 2016