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Babraham Research Campus: Flood Compensation Scheme, Phase 2 Archaeological monitoring and recording July 2013 |
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Cambridge Archaeological Unit unpublished report series
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cambridg3-164134_1.pdf (2 MB)
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
In July 2013 the Cambridge Archaeological Unit carried out a programme of archaeological monitoring and recording during excavations for the second phase of the Flood Compensation Scheme at the Babraham Research Campus. This involved a topsoil and partial subsoil strip of two areas which lie close to the river frontage, thus 200m to the north-west of the archaeologically excavated R and D Land, and beyond the area of the main Roman settlement. No archaeology was revealed in Area A (0.28 ha), which in places was stripped down to the underlying chalk, but in Area B (0.39 ha) at the south end, a number of amorphous burnt flint spreads and pits of probable Neolithic - Early Bronze Age date were found during the digging of a balance pond and drain. These features were cut by a series of three narrow NW-SE to SSE-NNW trending ditches of probable Roman date. To the north-east of this excavation a field walk and metal detecting survey of the stripped topsoil revealed an interesting but mixed-up assemblage of material which included Mesolithic - Early Bronze Age flint, minor amounts of Roman pottery, lead scrap and a coin, plus a slightly better assemblage of Medieval metalwork including a well-preserved Henry III silver penny, a number of 12th-14th century copper-alloy buckles and straps, and a few Postmedieval - modern finds. The shallow depth of necessary excavation within this area meant that the natural flint-filled hollow and other features revealed during the trench evaluation in March 2012 were not re-examined. |
Author: |
Simon Timberlake
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Publisher: |
Cambridge Archaeological Unit
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Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2013
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Babraham Research Campus |
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Cambridgeshire |
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South Cambridgeshire |
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BABRAHAM |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 550681, 251008 (Easting, Northing)
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cambridg3-164134 |
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no.1194 |
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25 page grey report with location map, site and trench plan with features, artefact distribution map,drawn sections nd colour photos from excavation. bound with plastic front and card end page
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Created Date: |
22 Mar 2019 |