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Crab Hill, Wantage |
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Archaeological Services WYAS unpublished report series
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archaeol11-139875_1.pdf (61 MB)
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
A geophysical (magnetometer) covering approximately 83 hectares was carried out on agricultural land on the north-eastern edge of Wantage in advance of the proposed development of the site for housing. The survey has defined the extent of part of a small settlement to the north-west of the site that probably dates to between the late 2nd to 4th century AD (as indicated by pottery recovered during fieldwalking), confirming and enhancing the cropmark data. Anomalies due to enclosures and round-houses are clearly visible in the data. In addition part of a second, and previously unknown, settlement has also been identified 250 metres to the south. Here the anomalies are less readily interpreted but are undoubtedly of archaeological potential. Elsewhere across the site anomalies due to recent and post-medieval agricultural activity have been identified. Overall the majority of the site is considered to have a low archaeological potential but with two, well-defined, areas of high potential. |
Author: |
A Webb
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Publisher: |
Archaeological Services WYAS
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Please note: this record has been validated by-proxy by Historic England.
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Year of Publication: |
2012
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Locations: |
Site: |
Crab Hill |
Parish: |
GROVE |
District: |
Vale of White Horse |
County: |
Oxfordshire |
Country: |
England |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Wantage |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Crab Hill Wantage |
Grid Reference: 441000, 189000 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
archaeol11-139875 |
OBIB: |
Report no: 2420 |
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A4 blue comb bound report
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Created Date: |
28 Nov 2016 |