Michaels, T. (2016). Land off Leicester Road and Foston Road, Countesthorpe, Leicestershire: Archaeological Evaluation. Foundations Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1054366. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land off Leicester Road and Foston Road, Countesthorpe, Leicestershire: Archaeological Evaluation
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Series:		 Foundations Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 The evaluation has identified the presence of probable archaeological evidence within Trenches 4, 6, 7, 10, 14 and 16. This was in the form of a small possible pit, two gullies, a probable large pit and two field boundary ditches. No dating evidence was present in any of the cut features. Agricultural evidence was revealed by furrow bases within Trenches 6, 8, 9, 15 and 16, along with ploughscores within the surface of the natural deposits. A single fragment of late 17th century Blackware was present within the base of furrow [1502]. The absence of dating evidence within any of the cut features has limited the archaeological interpretation. It has been noted however, that the two gullies present in Trenches 6 and 10 are on a similar alignment to the furrows and drains identified by both the geophysical survey and archaeological trenching. Therefore it would seem likely that, given their orientation and lack of artefactual evidence, they are part of the drainage system in this part of the field. It is possible that context [402] represented a natural feature, such as the base of a bush throw rather than an archaeological feature. Feature [1602] appeared to be a substantial archaeological cut feature, most likely a pit, but was only partly contained within the trench. This, combined with the lack of artefactual evidence, limits further identification. The evaluation has identified the presence of a small number of archaeological features, which are mainly agricultural in nature. Very limited archaeological material was found during the investigation. Preservation conditions were poor across the site, due to truncation by deep ploughing.
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Author:		 T Michaels
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Publisher:		 Foundations Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Leicestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2016
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Site: Land off Leicester Road and Foston Road
County: Leicestershire
District: Blaby
Parish: COUNTESTHORPE
Country: England
Grid Reference: 458890, 296070 (Easting, Northing)
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NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) FLAKE (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) GULLY (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: foundati1-347900
OBIB: 1156
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Created Date:		 17 Jul 2019