Daniel, P. (2015). Land off London Road, Great Glen, Leicestershire: Archaeological Evaluation. Wessex Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1053416. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land off London Road, Great Glen, Leicestershire: Archaeological Evaluation
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Series:		 Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by CgMs Consulting to carry out an archaeological evaluation on land to the east of London Road, Great Glen, Leicestershire. The work was undertaken in advance of a proposed housing development. A total of twelve trenches were excavated across approximately 2.4ha of land; the majority positioned to prospect for archaeological remains sealed beneath the well-preserved ridge and furrow earthworks that occupy much of the Site. Within the central part of the Site, a ditch of probable Middle Iron Age date was encountered in Trench 5, with the finds assemblage suggesting contemporary occupation in or near the Site. In the eastern part of the Site, around Trenches 10-12, an archaeological horizon of unknown but potentially prehistoric date was encountered. The constituent remains comprise a probable pit containing heat-affected stone, an associated charcoal-enriched spread and finds of struck flint and animal bone. These features were found buried at a depth of at least 0.75m below the current ground surface, affording them good protection from later disturbance. Deep deposits of clay, up to 2m thick, were encountered in the southern part of the Site; during fieldwork these were tentatively interpreted as fills of a palaeochannel. In support of this, modest amounts of cultural material were recovered from test pits dug into the clay. No remains of significantly high palaeoenvironmental potential were encountered in the putative palaeochannel fills, however, and there was also some evidence for their contamination by later intrusive elements.
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Author:		 P Daniel
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Publisher:		 Wessex Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Leicestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2015
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Site: Land off London Road
County: Leicestershire
District: Harborough
Parish: GREAT GLEN
Country: England
Grid Reference: 465140, 298090 (Easting, Northing)
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IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) CERAMIC (Object England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) FIRED CLAY (Find)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) FLINT (Find)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) METAL (Find)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SHELL (Find)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) STONE (Find)
MIDDLE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
TEST PIT (Event)
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OASIS Id: wessexar1-220884
OBIB: 110510
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Note:		 A4 spiral bound report, c. 40 pages, with colour plates and figures.
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Created Date:		 17 Jun 2019