Daniel, P. (2016). Land West of Vale Business Park, Evesham, Worcestershire. Wessex Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1053486. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land West of Vale Business Park, Evesham, Worcestershire
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Series:		 Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series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 carried out a programme of archaeological evaluation trenching on land to the west of Vale Business Park, Evesham, Worcestershire. Ten trenches were excavated across approximately 1 hectare of land; the majority positioned to target linear geophysical anomalies thought to represent settlement-related features. The evaluation trenches exposed a co-axial network of ditches; these appear associated with the scheduled Romano-British roadside settlement immediately to the south. Pottery dates place the heyday of the settlement between the 2nd and later 4th century. Convergent evidence indicates that the evaluated area lay on the northern periphery of the settlement and beyond the formerly inhabited area. No in situ structural features were identified, although building rubble including a fine carved stone column was recovered from the ditches. Such finds, and aspects of the pottery assemblage, suggest a relatively high degree of Romanisation on the part of the settlement's inhabitants. An inhumation grave was discovered in trench 8, but was left unexcavated, in accordance with the WSI methodology. The plant and animal bone evidence indicate a mixed farming economy, and tally with regional norms. The waterlogging evident in the deepest features and the generally good level of preservation of animal bone boost the archaeological potential of the Site, which has the potential to contribute to established research questions. The gradiometer survey was reasonably accurate in predicting the presence of archaeological remains, although the features encountered in the trenching were slightly more numerous and extensive than forecast by the survey.
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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)
Worcestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2016
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Site: Land West of Vale Business Park
County: Worcestershire
District: Wychavon
Parish: EVESHAM
Country: England
Grid Reference: 403350, 241660 (Easting, Northing)
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ROMAN (Historic England Periods) COLUMN (Object England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) ECOFACTS (Object England)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) GRAVE (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: wessexar1-246461
OBIB: 108093
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Note:		 c. 100 page comb bound A4 report with colour plates and figures
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Created Date:		 17 Jun 2019