Jones, C. and Walker, C. (2011). Archaeological Evaluation on land at Overstone Leys, Overstone, Northamptonshire, Phase 3. Northamptonshire Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1020419. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological Evaluation on land at Overstone Leys, Overstone, Northamptonshire, Phase 3
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Series:		 Northamptonshire Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 In August 2011, a third phase of archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Northamptonshire Archaeology on behalf of CgMs Consulting Ltd on land at Overstone Leys, Overstone, Northamptonshire. This follows on from previous geophysical survey and trial trenching evaluation. There were the remains of a Romano-British settlement dating to the late 1st to 4th centuries in Field 3 comprising a number of intersecting rectilinear ditched enclosures. Within the settlement were the remains of at least three roundhouses, of which one was stone built and a length of wall that may have been the remains of another building. The artefactual evidence indicates that the settlement was a fairly low-status, rural farmstead. It appears to have been largely confined to the central part of Field 3, with possible field boundaries extending away from it to the west and south. Undated ditched boundaries found in earlier phases of the evaluation may also be remnants of a wider field system. Early/middle Saxon activity was found in Field 4; a deep, flat-bottomed pit may be the remains of a substantial sunken-featured building. A further such feature was found to the north and together they suggest a dispersed or shifting Saxon settlement. Further postholes may be the remains of more substantial timber buildings and a series of undated ditches may have been contemporary.
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Author:		 Christopher Jones
Charlotte Walker
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Publisher:		 Northamptonshire Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Northamptonshire SMR (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2011
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Site: Overstone Leys
Parish: OVERSTONE
District: West Northamptonshire
County: Northamptonshire
Country: England
Location - Auto Detected: Overstone Leys Overstone Northamptonshire
Grid Reference: 479640, 266070 (Easting, Northing)
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ROMAN (Historic England Periods) BROOCH (Object England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SETTLEMENT (Monument Type England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Sunken-Featured Buildings, Postholes (Monus)
Late 1st To 4th Centuries (Auto Detected Temporal)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: northamp3-123828
OBIB: 11/192
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Created Date:		 25 Nov 2016