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Land South of Farnham Road, Odiham, Hampshire: An Archaeological Excavation |
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Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd (London) unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
This report concerns the results of an archaeological investigation on Land to the South of Farnham Road, Odiham, Hampshire NGR) SU 474736 151108. The excavation was commissioned by Archaeology Collective, on behalf of Vanderbilt Homes and was undertaken by Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd West from 23rd August to 8th September 2016. A trial trench archaeological evaluation was carried out on the site by PCA West in April 2016. Two of the seventeen trenches contained archaeological features of Bronze Age date. Trench 12 contained a circular gully, thought likely to be the remnants of a drip gully associated with a roundhouse of Middle Bronze Age date. Additionally, a pit was identified in trench 13, containing several sherds of Middle Bronze Age pottery. Based on the results of the evaluation trenching it was advised that open area excavation was required. This investigation comprised a 3440 sq m excavation area which revealed a total of 54 discrete archaeological features including the full extent of the gully identified during evaluation with associated post holes, indicative of a roundhouse, as well as the full extent of the pit identified during the evaluation trenching. A sub rectangular feature containing a single fill comprised of burnt flint was uncovered in the south east corner of the excavation area, it is suggested that this could be a trough associated with a burnt mound, an enigmatic form of Bronze Age feature. However, the site appears to have been subject to significant horizontal truncation which would have scattered any associated flint mounds and negatively impacted the other in situ archaeology. |
Author: |
Dominic McAtominey
Thomas D Hayes
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Publisher: |
Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
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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 South of Farnham Road |
District: |
Hart |
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ODIHAM |
Country: |
England |
County: |
Hampshire |
Grid Reference: 474739, 151085 (Easting, Northing)
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preconst1-271256 |
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R12748 |
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16 Aug 2019 |