Barton, T. (2016). Guntons Close, Soham, Cambridgeshire, Archaeological Excavation. CFA Archaeology Ltd. https://doi.org/10.5284/1047787. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Guntons Close, Soham, Cambridgeshire, Archaeological Excavation
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Series:		 CFA Archaeology Ltd unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1047787
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Abstract:		 CFA Archaeology Ltd carried out an archaeological excavation in advance of a housing development. An evaluation in 2008 had located three inhumations at the east end of the plot along with nearby postholes, stake holes and a large pit interpreted as a palaeochannel. Trenches in the centre of the plot uncovered postholes and a possible beam slot; those at the west end revealed series of medieval ditches cut by postholes. The paleochannel from the evaluation was found to be a large waterhole or well filled with midden material containing animal bone and Early Iron Age pottery from a nearby settlement. On the edge of the waterhole was a small pit filled with similar material and a rough line of pits and post holes running to the west which may be contemporary. Three individuals were buried face down in a line to the north, an adult female, a child of 6-8 buried with animal bone and tooth pendants and a child of 3. A bone sample dated the burials to the Early Iron Age (756-413 cal BC) apparently contemporary with the waterhole. The rest of the Site was dominated by north-south ditches of medieval date which align with plot divisions for houses fronting Station Road shown on a mid-17th century map of Soham. Pottery evidence did not provide a conclusive date for the boundaries but instead a range from the 9th to 15th centuries. A series of linear shallow gullies in one of the plots appears to represent medieval horticultural beds to the rear of the plot. Later activity was represented by a large post-medieval fence line aligned east-west and a later land boundary shown on the 20th century OS maps.
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Author:		 Tamlin Barton
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Publisher:		 CFA 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:		 2016
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Site: Land off Guntons Close
County: Cambridgeshire
District: East Cambridgeshire
Parish: SOHAM
Country: England
Grid Reference: 559070, 273400 (Easting, Northing)
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IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) BEAD (Object England)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) FLAKE (Object England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) HUMAN REMAINS (Object England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) PENDANT (Object England)
EARLY IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
EARLY IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) INHUMATION (Monument Type England)
EARLY IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
EXCAVATION (Event)
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OASIS Id: cfaarcha1-266722
OBIB: MK040/16
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Created Date:		 02 Jul 2018