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Land South of Dame Mary Archer Way, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire; Detailed Magnetometer Survey |
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Britannia Archaeology Ltd unpublished report series
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britanni1-208410_1.pdf (24 MB)
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
A Detailed fluxgate gradiometer survey was undertaken by Britannia Archaeology Ltd in September 2014 on land south of Dame Mary Archer Way, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. It was successful in identifying a range of anomalies that are of potential archaeological origin. Iron spike anomalies were the most numerous with a potential cluster located within parallel and perpendicular positive linear anomalies that form a potential Roman enclosure. Seven positive linear trends, that are interpreted as agricultural land drains were further recorded on a north to south alignment. Two positive discrete anomalies indicative of archaeological rubbish pits were recorded to the west and east of the dataset, a geological derivation however cannot be ruled out. Five thermo-remnant responses were recorded in the central northern section of the dataset that are indicative of areas of burning, burnt pits, fires, hearths or potentially even kilns aligned south-west to north-east. Located within perpendicular and parallel positive linear anomalies that form the enclosure. A more modern derivation cannot be ruled out. Four weak positive linear anomalies orientated north-east to south-west and perpendicular form potential enclosure type ditch boundaries that correlate well with the cropmark survey. |
Author: |
Timothy Schofield
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Publisher: |
Britannia Archaeology Ltd
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2014
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Land South of Dame Mary Archer Way, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire |
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Cambridgeshire |
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Cambridge |
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CAMBRIDGE |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 546321, 254631 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
britanni1-208410 |
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R1071 |
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A4 Bound Report with A3 Fold-out Figures
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Created Date: |
01 Feb 2018 |