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Land to the South of Farnham Road, Odiham, Hampshire: an Archaeological Evaluation |
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Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd (London) unpublished report series
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preconst1-251597_1.pdf (9 MB)
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd (West) was commissioned by Archaeology Collective to undertake an archaeological evaluation at land to the south of Farnham Road, Odiham, Hampshire (474736 151108). The evaluation was required as a condition of planning permission for development of the Site comprising of up to 35 dwellings and associate infrastructure. This report concerns the results of the 17 trench evaluation, which was carried out between the 18th and 21st of April 2016. Two trenches contained significant archaeological features, possibly of an occupational or settlement nature. Trench 12 contained circular gully, dated through pottery recovery, to the Middle Bronze-Age. The gully is likely the remnants of drip gully associated to a roundhouse. A pit was identified in Trench 13, containing several sherds of Middle Bronze-Age pottery, suggesting that activity was not limited to a single roundhouse. The trenches demonstrated a relatively consistent deposit model across the site, with an average depth of cover above natural deposits approximately 0.34m and no evidence for significant modern disturbance. Although the archaeological evaluation only uncovered a limited number of archaeological features, it did provide evidence for well dated, potentially significant Bronze Age resources of an occupational nature, which could be more widespread across site. Furthermore, the lack of modern disturbance suggests that there is the potential for good preservation of archaeological resources. Owing to their intrinsically ephemeral nature, it is likely that the features identified during the evaluation have only survived because of the lack of modern disturbance. |
Author: |
Thomas D Hayes
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Publisher: |
Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Please note: this record has been validated by-proxy by Historic England.
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Year of Publication: |
2016
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Land to the South of Farnham Road |
District: |
Hart |
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ODIHAM |
Country: |
England |
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Hampshire |
Grid Reference: 474738, 151220 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
preconst1-251597 |
OBIB: |
R12460 |
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A4 ringbound report. unpublished client document
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Created Date: |
17 Jul 2019 |