Allan, J. M., Shiel, N. and Steinmetzer, M. F R. (2014). Archaeological assessment and evaluation at Wessex Close, Topsham, Devon. Oakford Archaeology: Oakford Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1030042. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological assessment and evaluation at Wessex Close, Topsham, Devon
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Series:		 Oakford Archaeology unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1030042
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 An archaeological evaluation was carried out by Oakford Archaeology on land adjacent to Wessex Close, Topsham, Devon, between April and May 2014. The work comprised the excavation of 8 trenches totalling 175m in length, with each trench 1.6m wide. These targeted a series of anomalies identified during an earlier geophysical survey and provided a spatial sample of those areas that were not available for geophysical survey. Excavation revealed three ditches of Romano-British date, as well as the remains of two large pits. Only the two NW-SE aligned ditches had been identified by the geophysical survey. The fills contained quantities of mid-to-late Romano-British tile and pottery, indicating the nearby presence of buildings and occupation of the site perhaps into the 4th century AD. The trenches identified a further two ditches and three discrete features of probable Romano-British date and a trackway with flanking ditches of post-medieval date. None of these had been identified by the geophysical survey.
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Author:		 J M Allan
Norman Shiel
Marc F R Steinmetzer ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Oakford Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Devon Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2014
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Site: Wessex Close
County: Devon
District: Exeter
Parish: EXETER
Country: England
Grid Reference: 295810, 88900 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CERAMIC (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) CERAMIC (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) COIN (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) POST HOLE (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) TRACK (Monus)
FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT) (Event)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: oakforda1-180669
OBIB: 14-10
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Created Date:		 01 Feb 2018