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Land at Lydiard Tregoze, Swindon, Wiltshire, Archaeological Evaluation Report |
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Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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wessexar1-223389_1.pdf (2 MB)
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by Taylor Wimpey Oxfordshire to carry out an archaeological trial trench evaluation on land proposed for a housing development at Lydiard Tregoze, Swindon, Wiltshire. The work took place between the 23rd July and the 6th August 2015. One highly localised area of archaeological potential was identified towards the centre of the site, centred on Trenches 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10. This consisted of a series of intercutting pits and ditches dating to the early Romano-British period and provisionally interpreted as clay extraction features, for use as a raw material in nearby pottery kilns. These features were cut into the top of the alluvium which covered the site. A second area of archaeological potential, less concentrated, was identified to the north of this in Trenches 14, 19, and 24. Where these features could be dated, they too were found to be of early Romano-British date. All of these features were found at a lower level that those mentioned in the previous paragraph, being sealed by the layer of alluvium present in all the trenches. The remaining trenches were devoid of any archaeological features, although remnants of extant medieval or post-medieval ridge-and furrow cultivation is visible across the Site. |
Author: |
Lee Newton
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Publisher: |
Wessex Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Wiltshire and Swindon HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2015
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Locations: |
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Land South of Tewkesbury Way |
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Wiltshire |
District: |
Wiltshire |
Parish: |
LYDIARD TREGOZE |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 410528, 185203 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
wessexar1-223389 |
OBIB: |
109211.03 |
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Standard illustrated soft-back evaluation A4 bound client report, approx. 33 pages
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Created Date: |
09 Nov 2018 |