Ladd, S. (2017). Land at Black Peak Farm, Melbourn, Cambridgeshire. Bar Hill, Cambridgeshire: Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge). https://doi.org/10.5284/1046732. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land at Black Peak Farm, Melbourn, Cambridgeshire
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Series:		 Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge) unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1046732
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 In October 2014, Oxford Archaeology East undertook an evaluation following geophysical survey at Black Peak Farm, Melbourn, Cambridgeshire (TL 405 441). In total 0.4ha of trenching was opened. This was followed by three further investigatory trenches (0.13ha in total) and a watching brief along some 6km of service trenches. The site's eastern boundary follows the Bran Ditch, a 7th-century earthwork crossing the zone of the Icknield Way. Plough-truncated Bronze Age barrows were identified. A near-by pit was excavated, containing pieces of Beaker pottery. A number of parallel undated and Early to Middle Iron Age boundary ditches were found extending northwest from the Bran Ditch's main line, demonstrating the suspected prehistoric origins of the line followed by the Bran Ditch. In the centre-east of site was an early Roman settlement consisting of post built structures within a co-axial system of enclosures. The precursor ditches formed one axis (probably a lane at this time), with Ashwell Street forming the other axis, extending eastwards out of the evaluation area. It persisted to the 4th Century when two enclosures south of Ashwell Street were re-established with much deeper ditches, either side of the lane. The junction, likely the core of the settlement, had by this point eroded and been reinforced with flint cobbling. The modern field system was set out by enclosure in the 19th Century. Fowlmere Airfield has also left its mark on the site with part of the perimeter track and gun testing facility foundations falling within the evaluation area.
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Author:		 S Ladd
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Publisher:		 Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge)
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2017
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Site: Black Peak Farm
County: Cambridgeshire
District: South Cambridgeshire
Parish: MELBOURN
Country: England
Grid Reference: 540500, 244100 (Easting, Northing)
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ROMAN (Historic England Periods) COIN (Object England)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) CREMATION (Monument Type England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) FIELD BOUNDARY (Monument Type England)
BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) RING DITCH (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SETTLEMENT (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT) (Event)
PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY (Event)
METAL DETECTING USE (Event)
ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING (Event)
PHOTOGRAMMETRIC SURVEY (Event)
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OASIS Id: oxfordar3-245212
OBIB: OAE report 1698
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Note:		 A4 paper bound report
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URI: http://library.thehumanjourney.net/3176/
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Created Date:		 19 Feb 2018