Priestley-Bell, G. (2014). An Archaeological Watching Brief On Land at West Wittering, West Sussex.. Archaeology South-East. https://doi.org/10.5284/1057800. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 An Archaeological Watching Brief On Land at West Wittering, West Sussex.
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Series:		 Archaeology South East unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Archaeology South-East (ASE) was commissioned by Jacobs Engineering to carry out an archaeological watching brief during groundworks associated with the construction of a seawall on Chichester Harbour at West Wittering, West Sussex. The work revealed remains from three periods: later prehistoric, Roman and post-medieval/modern. Prehistoric remains comprised three scatters of worked and fire-cracked flint from the topsoil, together with a small assemblage of residual material from the Roman feature. The character of the assemblage was mixed, and suggested a predominantly Mesolithic or Neolithic origin, with a later prehistoric, perhaps Bronze Age element. Roman remains comprised a single feature, a 'T-shaped' clay and stone lined pit. A large quantity of fired-clay fragments, together with a significant quantity of Roman pottery probably dating to between AD120-250 was recovered from the fill. Although the feature was similar in shape to a corn dryer, the stone-lined extension was much more suggestive of a water inlet channel than a hearth. In view of this, and the location beside a tidal creek, it seems more likely that the feature was perhaps associated with salt-working. Post-medieval/ modern remains comprised a mixed assemblage of finds from the topsoil, including WWII shell fragments, modern cartridge cases and a lead bullet and iron fragments.
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Author:		 Greg Priestley-Bell
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Publisher:		 Archaeology South-East
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
West Sussex SMR (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2014
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Site: Land at West Wittering
County: West Sussex
District: Chichester
Parish: WEST WITTERING
Country: England
Grid Reference: 477400, 98280 (Easting, Northing)
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ROMAN (Historic England Periods) FIRED CLAY (Find)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) EARTHWORKS (Monus)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) KILN (Monument Type England)
EXCAVATION (Event)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OASIS Id: archaeol6-172339
OBIB: ASE Report No: 2014040
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Created Date:		 13 Jan 2020