Baxter, I., Goad, J., Jacobs, A., Mann, A. and Woodiwiss, S. (2005). Archaeological Excavation and Watching Brief at Whittingham House, Worcester Road, Worcestershire. Worcester: Worcestershire Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1037611. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Archaeological Excavation and Watching Brief at Whittingham House, Worcester Road, Worcestershire
Series The series the publication or report is included in Series:	Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1037611
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	Roman features took the form of ditches, which could have marked field systems or property boundaries. The late Saxon features were a mixture of pits, ditches and postholes. The features, artefacts and ecofacts indicated evidence of domestic occupation and tethering of animals. The nature of the late Saxon remains indicate some form of domestic occupation. A very large ditch (13th-14thc) dominated the excavation area and pointed to the presence of either a medieval manorial enclosure or a large boundary ditch. It may demarcate the eastern boundary of the urban area in the 13th-14th centuries. The occupation was on the west of the ditch which may have been associated with a manor house that existed on the site of the present Raven Hotel, known to have existed from at least the 12th century. A small assemblage of animal bones belonged to cattle, sheep/goat, pigs, horses etc. The area also showed evidence of animal trampling. The site also contained a semi-circle of postholes extending beyond the excavation boundary, a possible dovecote (often situated within the confines of manorial sites). The owner of this property could only have been one of the wealthy new salt burgesses that rose to prominence in Droitwich from the early 13th century, when rights to the salt extraction were farmed out to town officials, with the Crown supervising the distribution of salt rights and the levies on the owners. The excavation also contained the unexpected remains of a post-medieval salt production area and included furnaces and brine shafts.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	I Baxter James Goad A Jacobs A Mann S Woodiwiss
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Worcestershire Archaeology
Other Person/Org Other people or organisations for this publication or report Other Person/Org:	Historic England (OASIS Reviewer) Worcestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2005
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Site: Whittingham House County: Worcestershire District: Wychavon Parish: DROITWICH SPA Country: England Grid Reference: 390030, 263280 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England) MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England) MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England) EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England) WATCHING BRIEF (Event) EXCAVATION (Event)
Identifiers Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc. Identifiers:	OASIS Id: fieldsec1-238099 OBIB: Report 1313
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	01 Feb 2018

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