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The Stanegate at Vindolanda, Bardon Mill, Northumberland: archaeological watching brief and excavation during drainage |
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Alan Williams Archaeology unpublished report series
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Works to alleviate drainage issues along the Stanegate Roman road, N and NW of Vindolanda Roman Fort, involved re-surfacing of the road and patching of erosion hollows and potholes, as well as the insertion of drainage gullies on either side of the road adjacent to the main Vindolanda car park entrance connected by a run of 150mm diameter drainage pipe. Three test pits were excavated along the proposed route of the drain. Only in Test Pit 1, were archaeological deposits encountered (beginning at a depth of about 0.5m from the road surface), comprising a possible gully cut into the top of a wet loamy silt, perhaps a ditch fill, which continued below the depth of excavation. Although no artefactual material was recovered, it would seem probable that these were Roman features. A watching brief in June 2014 provided limited new evidence for Roman archaeology along the Stanegate and towards the western end of the run early remains were identified. |
Author: |
A G Williams
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Publisher: |
Alan Williams Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Northumberland SMR (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2015
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Stanegate at Vindolanda |
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Northumberland |
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Northumberland |
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HENSHAW |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 376700, 566390 (Easting, Northing)
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alanwill1-170857 |
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A4 wire-bound report
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17 Jun 2019 |