Williams, G. (2013). 11 Wittenham Lane, Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire: An Excavation Report. John Moore Heritage Services. https://doi.org/10.5284/1075449. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 11 Wittenham Lane, Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire: An Excavation Report
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Series:		 John Moore Heritage Services unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 John Moore Heritage Services carried out a two-trench evaluation on land at 11 Wittenham Lane which subsequently led to an excavation within the footprint of the proposed new-build. The excavation indicated occupation from the Late Iron Age through to mid 2nd century AD, forming part of the Roman town's extra-mural settlement, and comprising rubbish pits and postholes as well as a number of ditches. It is suggested that this settlement was located on a road exiting the town leading to the Iron Age oppidum at Dyke Hills. By the late 2nd or early 3rd century, it appears that the postulated roadside activity had been abandoned and replaced by an organised cemetery, comprising at least 24 east/west oriented inhumations, and potentially 30 individuals, bounded on the south side by a boundary ditch, which may well be associated with an internal bank. Similar cemetery enclosures have been recorded elsewhere at Dorchester-on-Thames. The burials are undated, but the majority appear to have been interred in coffins, indicated by the presence of iron nails; some evidence of familial grouping may also be present.
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Author:		 Gwilym Williams ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 John Moore Heritage Services
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Oxfordshire SMR (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2013
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Parish: DORCHESTER
Site: 11 Wittenham Lane, Bridge End
County: Oxfordshire
District: South Oxfordshire
Country: England
Grid Reference: 457820, 193790 (Easting, Northing)
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LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
HUMAN REMAINS (Object England)
DITCHES (Monus)
OCCUPATION (Monus)
BURIAL (Monument Type England)
SHERD (Object England)
RUBBISH PIT (Monument Type England)
SHERD (Object England)
PIT (Monument Type England)
DITCH (Monument Type England)
POST HOLE (Monument Type England)
EXCAVATION (Event)
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OASIS Id: johnmoor1-112665
OBIB: 2415
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Created Date:		 16 Apr 2020