Collinson, C. A. (2018). Archaeological Test Pit Excavations in Castor, Cambridgeshire, 2009-2011. University of Cambridge: Access Cambridge Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1051099. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological Test Pit Excavations in Castor, Cambridgeshire, 2009-2011
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Abstract:		 Two-day test pit excavations were undertaken in the village of Castor on the northern banks of the River Nene, just west of Peterborough in north Cambridgeshire between April 2009 and July 2011. In that time a total of 23 1m2 archaeological test pits were excavated by 87 school pupils from 10 local secondary schools as part of the Higher Education Field Academy (HEFA) programme run by Access Cambridge Archaeology (ACA) out of the Department of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge. The excavations in Castor were aided by the Benefice of St Kyneburgha. A few lithics were excavated from a small number of test pits but it was during the Roman period and the development of the Roman town Durobrivae on the southern banks of the River Nene that created the wealth and prosperity so that the Praetorium, a huge palatial structure, was able to be constructed on the high ground overlooking the town, river and major roads of the period. Additional Roman structural remains were also recorded through a couple of the test pits that may have been part of this palatial complex. The site at Castor continued to be occupied during the Early Anglo Saxon period, the excavations supporting the location of one of the supposed Saxon and medieval manor sites at Manor Farm. The evidence suggests the development of the village as we know it today, began in the Late Anglo Saxon period and continued to expand during the high medieval, but the settlement never developed into a later medieval market town, likely due to its proximity to Peterborough as well as suffering from the various socio-economic factors of the 14th century, including the Black Death as a clear shift in settlement activity was noted.
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Author:		 C A Collinson
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Publisher:		 Access Cambridge Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Peterborough City Council HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2018
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Site: Castor Big Dig
County: Cambridgeshire
District: Peterborough
Parish: CASTOR
Country: England
Grid Reference: 512474, 298524 (Easting, Northing)
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ROMAN (Historic England Periods) BOX FLUE TILE (Find)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) BRICK (Object England)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) BURNT FLINT (Object England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) FIRED CLAY (Find)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) MORTAR (Find)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) WORKED FLINT (Find)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) FLOOR (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) FLOOR (Monument Type England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) FLOOR (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) WALL (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) WALL (Monument Type England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) YARD (Monument Type England)
TEST PIT (Event)
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OASIS Id: accessca1-335451
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Created Date:		 22 Mar 2019