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Land at Little Chalfield, Wiltshire: Archaeological Evaluation. |
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Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology in August 2014 on land at Little Chalfield, Wiltshire. Twenty-seven trenches were excavated. The earliest dateable features encountered consisted of a complex of later prehistoric and Iron Age/Early Roman ditches that are likely to represent elements of former field systems together with at least two enclosures. Many of the identified features, although heavily truncated by modern ploughing, correlated closely with cropmarks identified during aerial photographic analysis and with anomalies identified during a preceding geophysical survey. Field boundaries that correlate with those depicted on the 1886 Ordnance Survey First Edition map were also noted. Evidence of modern agricultural practice was also identified within the site in the form of north-east/south-west and north-west/south-east-aligned plough scars and associated land drains. Several undated features were also present. |
Author: |
A Barber
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Publisher: |
Cotswold Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Wiltshire and Swindon HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2014
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Land at Little Chalfield |
County: |
Wiltshire |
District: |
Wiltshire |
Parish: |
ATWORTH |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 384830, 164510 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
cotswold2-224116 |
OBIB: |
CA typescript report 14374 |
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Created Date: |
25 Sep 2017 |