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Archaeological Evaluation Excavation at Pineham Barn, Upton, Northamptonshire |
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Birmingham Archaeology unpublished report series
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52 |
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Thirty trial trenches were excavated on land proposed for development. Previous archaeological work had suggested that the remains of a Middle to Late Iron Age and a Roman settlement existed within the site, and these were identified along with a possible discrete group of pits, possibly Roman. Both the settlements were farmsteads, and appeared to have relatively well defined boundaries. The Middle to Late Iron Age settlement comprised a series of rectilinear enclosures, some of which contained the remains of roundhouses. There were also numerous pits. The Romano-British settlement consisted of a tight cluster of enclosures with associated trackways. Direct evidence of buildings was absent, but this was probably a reflection of the small-scale nature of the excavations. Both settlements had probably been occupied over a considerable period of time and their remains were likely to have represented several phases of development. Sampling of charred plant remains indicated the potential for further evidence of the economy and the character of the surrounding landscape. Animal bones were preserved on the Roman settlement. [Au(abr)] |
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Simon Buteux
L Jones
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Birmingham University Field Archaeology Unit
Birmingham Archaeology
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Year of Publication: |
2000
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Pineham Barn |
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Northamptonshire |
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West Northamptonshire |
Parish: |
UPTON |
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England |
Grid Reference: 471698, 258698 (Easting, Northing)
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2000
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Site name: PINEHAM BARN, UPTON Study area: 65ha Investigation type: Evaluation District: Northampton Monument: DITCH. Iron Age, PIT. Iron Age, GULLY. Undated, GULLY. Roman (AD43-410), GULLY. Iron Age, FEATURE. Roman (AD43-410), ENCLOSURE. Roman (AD43-410), DITCH. Roman (AD43-410), RIDGE AND FURROW. Post-medieval (1540-1901), POST HOLE. Iron Age, PIT. Roman (AD43-4 Ngr: SP71405850 Parish: Upton Postcode: NN4 9BB
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30 Aug 2017 |