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An Iron Age and Romano-British Settlement at Moor Pool Close, Rampton, Nottinghamshire: Summary of Watching Brief and Excavations from June 1999 to January 2000 |
| Series: |
Trent & Peak Archaeology unpublished report series
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| Number of Pages: |
38 |
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Report (in Series)
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| Abstract: |
Archaeological investigations, excavation and watching brief, were undertaken prior to the extraction of gravel. A major palaeochannel, interpreted as probably an ancient meander of the Trent, was revealed in the north-eastern corner of Phase 3. A terminus ante quem for the upper channel deposits was provided by the numerous Romano-British features which had been cut through them. The palaeochannel was sealed by two alluvial layers: an oxidised brown clay and, beneath this, a less extensive grey clay. Alluvium also sealed many Romano-British and Iron Age features and deposits along the fringes of the Floodplain Terrace, suggesting that the site could have been abandoned eventually as a result of increased flooding. An intact Beaker, dating probably from the late third millennium BC, was recovered from a pit cut by a Romano-British ditch. Excavations revealed an extensive settlement and field system dating mainly from the Late Iron Age and Romano-British periods. Preliminary assessment of the stratigraphic relationships between features suggested a sequence of at least five main phases, commencing probably with an Early/Middle Iron Age open settlement (Phase 1). Later phases witnessed the development of a rectilinear boundary system (Phase 2), followed by the construction of two massive subrectangular ditched enclosures divided internally into smaller enclosed units (Phase 3-4). A pit alignment running northwards towards the palaeochannel may have formed an eastern boundary during Phases 3 and 4. A final phase may have been represented, more speculatively, by a series of rectilinear fenced enclosures overlying the Phase 4 enclosure. An enormous wealth of Iron Age and Romano-British pottery was recovered, together with daub, objects of fired clay, tegulae and other tile fragments, smithing slag, rotary querns, ironworks, copper alloy fibulae, coins and occasional exotic items such as gilded jadeite pin. [Au(abr)] |
| Author: |
David Knight
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| Publisher: |
Trent & Peak Archaeology
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| Year of Publication: |
2000
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| Locations: |
| Site: |
Moor Pool Close, Rampton |
| County: |
Nottinghamshire |
| District: |
Bassetlaw |
| Parish: |
RAMPTON |
| Country: |
England |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Trent |
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Grid Reference: 482000, 378500 (Easting, Northing)
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| Subjects / Periods: |
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IRON AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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SETTLEMENT
(Monument Type England)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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SETTLEMENT
(Monument Type England)
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| 1999 To January 2000 (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Late Third Millennium Bc (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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IRON AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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LATE IRON AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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Project Code: RAM.3 |
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2000
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: MOOR POOL CLOSE, RAMPTON
Study area:
Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: Bassetlaw
Monument: FEATURE. Roman (AD43-410), [finds]. Iron Age, SETTLEMENT. Iron Age, [finds]. Bronze Age, [finds]. Roman (AD43-410), DITCH. Roman (AD43-410), FEATURE. Iron Age
Ngr: SK82007850
Parish: Rampton
Postcode: DN220EY
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| Created Date: |
30 Aug 2017 |
