Dyson, B. R. (2018). Archaeological Evaluation Trenching on land east of Llanca, Huntingdon Road, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire. Archaeological Research Services. https://doi.org/10.5284/1049715. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological Evaluation Trenching on land east of Llanca, Huntingdon Road, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire
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Series:		 Archaeological Research Services unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 The evaluation revealed that much of the site was contaminated by hydrocarbons associated with waste produced by the agricultural vehicle maintenance yard that formerly occupied the site. In places contaminated deposits had a depth greater than 1.2m. With a high water table and natural deposits formed of sands and gravels, where groundwater was encountered it quickly became contaminated by the overlying deposits. Made-ground was encountered across all parts of the site where disturbed clay, often contaminated, contained small brick fragments consistent with the intentional removal of previous structures and the spreading of material across the site to level it. The natural substrate was encountered in parts of all three trenches at a depth of 1.1-1.2m below current ground level, consisting mainly of sands and gravels but with a higher clay fraction in the northern half of the site. On the slightly higher ground in the southern portion of the site, the basal remains of a boundary ditch and associated pit were recorded that cut into the natural substrate. In addition to a single sherd of medieval pottery dating to the 11th/12th centuries, these features produced animal bones, pottery and ceramic building materials that dated to the 19th and early 20th century. Later truncation was still evident in this part of the site with modern refuse pits that cut the boundary ditch. Based on demonstrable evidence of truncation, periods of levelling and contamination, the remainder of the site is considered to have low archaeological potential.
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Author:		 B R Dyson
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Publisher:		 Archaeological Research Services
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2018
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Site: Land east of Llanca, Huntingdon Road
County: Cambridgeshire
District: Fenland
Parish: CHATTERIS
Country: England
Grid Reference: 539174, 285790 (Easting, Northing)
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: archaeol5-326090
OBIB: ARS Ltd Report No. 2018/145
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Created Date:		 09 Nov 2018