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Land at Keyham Lane, Hamilton, Leicestershire: Scheme of Archaeological Mitigation |
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Pre-Construct Archaeology (Lincoln) unpublished report series
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preconst3-202488_1.pdf (5 MB)
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Report (in Series)
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| Abstract: |
A scheme of archaeological mitigation, comprising two areas of monitoring and three of strip, map and sample, targeted on zones identified by a preceding geophysical survey and trial trench evaluation,took place on land at Keyham Lane, Hamilton, Leicester. The monitored Areas 1 and 2 proved of limited archaeological significance, recording only two small groups of undated post-holes, medieval furrows and a few later post-medieval to modern features. The three area excavations revealed traces of occupation dating from the Iron Age to the third century AD, with the focus of settlement changing during this period. Iron Age activity was chiefly identified in Area 3, where an enclosure system and two possible roundhouses were exposed; little or no such activity was defined in Areas 4 and 5. Areas 4 and 5 revealed Roman occupation remains, beginning in the peri-conquest period in Area 4 and probably extending into Area 5 in the 2nd century. Both sites featured rectilinear enclosures and possible roundhouses. In addition, Area 4 featured a probable corn-drying oven with two other heat-affected features that might have been industrial hearths or kilns located just outside the main settlement, while Area 5 displayed a number of circular or part-circular post-built structures, probably agricultural rather than domestic in their function, and a further corn-dryer with abundant palaeoenvironmental remains of charred cereal. |
| Author: |
L Brocklehurst
A M Lane
M Rowe
Rachel Savage
Julian Sleap
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| Publisher: |
Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
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| Other Person/Org: |
Leicester City HER (OASIS Reviewer)
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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| Year of Publication: |
2016
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| Locations: |
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LEICESTER |
| Site: |
Keyham Lane, Hamilton |
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Leicestershire |
| District: |
Leicester |
| Country: |
England |
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Grid Reference: 463810, 306600 (Easting, Northing)
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| Subjects / Periods: |
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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IRON AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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EARLY PREHISTORIC
(Historic England Periods)
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POST MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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ENCLOSURE
(Monument Type England)
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ANIMAL REMAINS
(Object England)
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IRON NAIL
(Find)
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WATCHING BRIEF
(Event)
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EXCAVATION
(Event)
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PIT
(Monument Type England)
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STONE GAMING COUNTER
(Find)
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TEGULA
(Object England)
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DITCH
(Monument Type England)
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POST HOLE
(Monument Type England)
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FLINT
(Find)
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CERAMIC
(Object England)
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GLASS
(Find)
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SHERD
(Object England)
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IMBREX
(Object England)
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ROUND HOUSE (DOMESTIC)
(Monument Type England)
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BRICK
(Object England)
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CORN DRYING OVEN
(Monument Type England)
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KILN
(Monument Type England)
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TOBACCO PIPE
(Object England)
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ROOF TILE
(Object England)
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| Identifiers: |
| OASIS Id: |
preconst3-202488 |
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| Note: |
A4 thermal bound report with transparent cover and white spine, containing A3 foldout illustrations. Pdf report
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| Created Date: |
01 Feb 2018 |
