Cornah, T., Jackson, R., Webster, J. and Williams, D. M. (2012). Archaeological Investigations at Ball Mill Quarry (Church Farm South), Grimley, Worcestershire: Operational Phase 1. Worcester: Worcestershire Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1050459. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Archaeological Investigations at Ball Mill Quarry (Church Farm South), Grimley, Worcestershire: Operational Phase 1
Series The series the publication or report is included in Series:	Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1050459
Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book Publication Type:	Report (in Series)
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	A programme of archaeological investigation was undertaken at Church Farm South, Ball Mill Quarry, Grimley, Worcestershire (NGR SO 8309 6056) by Worcestershire Archaeology, part of Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service (WAAS) on behalf of Tarmac Limited in advance of mineral extraction of both sand and gravel. This report covers Phase 1 of the programme of archaeological investigation which was undertaken intermittently between the 12th of September and 10th October 2011. No significant archaeological remains were found during an initial trial trenching stage, though these indicated that the area had been heavily truncated by ploughing throughout and by quarrying in the south-west corner. Subsequent work was limited to maintenance of a watching brief which recovered evidence for a small number of pits along a ridgeline, one of which could be dated through pottery to the Bronze Age. Together with a sparse scatter of Bronze Age features and artefacts identified during previous work in the vicinity and nearby ring-ditch cropmarks these are indicative of dispersed prehistoric activity in this part of a river terrace landscape which is characterised by extensive cropmark complexes of both prehistoric and Roman date. A north to south orientated ditch was also revealed running across the south-west corner of the area of investigation. This feature, although heavily truncated and devoid of finds within the current excavation, had been investigated in 1991 in this vicinity during the construction of a conveyor belt crossing this area and is known to be a field boundary of Romano-British date.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	Tim Cornah Robin Jackson J Webster D M Williams
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Worcestershire Archaeology
Other Person/Org Other people or organisations for this publication or report Other Person/Org:	Historic England (OASIS Reviewer) Worcestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2012
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Site: Ball Mill Quarry (Church Farm South) County: Worcestershire District: Malvern Hills Parish: GRIMLEY Country: England Grid Reference: 383090, 260560 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England) BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England) UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England) TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
Identifiers Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc. Identifiers:	OASIS Id: fieldsec1-237451 OBIB: Report Reference 1871
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	31 Jan 2019

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