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An archaeological excavation at the former Cherry Orchard School, Northampton, February 2012 |
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Northamptonshire Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
In February 2012, Northamptonshire Archaeology carried out an archaeological excavation at the former Cherry Orchard School, Birchfield Road East, Northampton. A well-preserved Roman pottery kiln dated to the 1st century was excavated on site prior to the construction of the school in the 1950s. The kiln was a standard updraught type, but unusually much of the kiln furniture had been preserved in situ. Although much of rest of the site was known to have been quarried in the 19th and 20th centuries, further Roman remains were identified during evaluation. There were two parallel boundary or enclosure ditches, aligned north-west to south-east, close to the location of the kiln. The southern ditch contained large quantities of kiln-bar fragments. Since the kiln excavated in the 1950s had contained much of its kiln furniture and appeared only to have been fired once, the kiln-bars may have originated another kiln close by. To the west, there were two further parallel ditches aligned north-south, with an entrance through the western ditch. It is possible that the two ditch groups were associated, possibly forming a sub-rectangular enclosure, or field-system. The ditches broadly date from the mid-1st century AD through into the mid/late 2nd century AD. A grave, which had been dug into one of the earlier north-south boundary ditches, contained the remains of a middle aged male. Pottery in the grave dated to after the mid-2nd century, which is consistent with the tradition of this type of burial. |
Author: |
T Upson-Smith
Charlotte Walker
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Publisher: |
Northamptonshire Archaeology
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Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Northamptonshire SMR (OASIS Reviewer)
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2012
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Former Cherry Orchard School, Wellingborough Road |
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Northamptonshire |
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West Northamptonshire |
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NORTHAMPTON |
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England |
Grid Reference: 478490, 262320 (Easting, Northing)
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northamp3-134231 |
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12/166 |
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A4, blue spine, heat bound, clear covers for illustrations
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01 Feb 2018 |