Morris, S. and Simmonds, C. (2017). Archaeological trial trenching on land south of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. Northampton: MOLA Northampton. https://doi.org/10.5284/1053136. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological trial trenching on land south of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
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Series:		 MOLA Northampton unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 Trenches on land south of Melton Mowbray targeted features recorded in geophysical surveys including enclosures thought to be of Iron Age or Roman date. The trenching recorded evidence for early occupation of the local landscape; a prehistoric polished stone axe was recovered from the subsoil. Two separate Iron Age and Roman settlements were investigated across two areas supporting the results of the geophysical survey. Across the remainder of the fields there were ditches marking field system boundaries of similar date and also two late Iron Age/ early Roman (Belgic) graves containing three inhumations. A palaeochannel was found in Trench 105. Medieval ploughing across the development area, created well-defined ridge and furrow, which in places truncated and possibly masked some of the earlier features. In more recent times the area became enclosed by hedgerows and traversed by the existing lane and road.
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Author:		 S Morris
Carol Simmonds
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Publisher:		 MOLA Northampton
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Leicestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2017
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Site: Melton Mowbray South
County: Leicestershire
District: Melton
Parish: MELTON MOWBRAY
Country: England
Grid Reference: 474700, 317350 (Easting, Northing)
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ROMAN (Historic England Periods) BROOCH (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) COIN (Object England)
NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) POLISHED STONE AXE (Find)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) FIELD SYSTEM (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) FIELD SYSTEM (Monument Type England)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) INHUMATION CEMETERY (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) RIDGE AND FURROW (Monument Type England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SETTLEMENT (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SETTLEMENT (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: molanort1-292281
OBIB: 17/98
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Created Date:		 17 Jun 2019