Taylor, A. (2017). Earlier Neolithic pits and Late Iron Age settlement at Littleworth Road, Benson, Oxfordshire. Reading: Thames Valley Archaeological Services Ltd. https://doi.org/10.5284/1058810. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Earlier Neolithic pits and Late Iron Age settlement at Littleworth Road, Benson, Oxfordshire
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Series:		 Thames Valley Archaeological Services unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 The fieldwork examined an extensive spread of archaeological deposits representing several periods. The earliest finds were a cluster of four earlier Neolithic pits, two of which were dated to c. 3600-3500 cal BC. They contained a range of flint and pottery finds with charred hazelnut shells but no cereals, along with part of the skull of a child. The Bronze Age was only represented by a single Middle Bronze Age pit and a scatter of residual pottery finds. The main findings dated to the Late Iron Age with a series of enclosures and other boundary features recorded. A rich cremation burial was also found. The pottery assemblage includes a high proportion of continental imports. Other cut features were surprisingly few suggesting that the site may have functioned as a part of the animal husbandry regime with more intensively occupied areas located elsewhere. Unexpectedly the settlement did not continue in use into early Roman times. A little Saxon pottery and a Medieval trackway were also recorded.
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Author:		 Andrew (Andy) Taylor
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Publisher:		 Thames Valley Archaeological Services Ltd
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Oxfordshire SMR (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2017
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Site: Land at Littleworth Road
County: Oxfordshire
District: South Oxfordshire
Parish: BENSON
Country: England
Grid Reference: 461520, 192060 (Easting, Northing)
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LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) BROOCH (Object England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
EARLY NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
MIDDLE BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
EARLY NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Object England)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) QUERN (Object England)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) CREMATION BURIAL (Monument Type England)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) ENCLOSURE (Monument Type England)
MIDDLE BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
EARLY NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) TRACKWAY (Monument Type England)
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OASIS Id: thamesva1-307523
OBIB: 08/31c
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Created Date:		 13 Jan 2020