Chard, D. and Boothroyd, J. (2017). Land off Hinckley Road, Sapcote, Leicestershire. Oxford: Oxford Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1076471. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land off Hinckley Road, Sapcote, Leicestershire
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Series:		 Oxford Archaeological Unit unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Between 30th May and 8th June 2017, Oxford Archaeology undertook an archaeological evaluation comprising 28 trenches on Land off Hinckley Road, Sapcote, Leicestershire. The work was undertaken to inform the local planning authority in advance of a submission for a proposed housing development. Geophysical survey of the site had identified the probable presence of medieval ridge and furrow at the site, but no other significant features were recorded. A total of 28 trenches were excavated and significant archaeological features were present in 12 of them. The other 16 trenches were either devoid of archaeological features or only contained furrows or natural features, for example root bowls. Three phases of activity were recorded across the site: late Bronze to early Iron Age, late Iron Age to Roman and medieval to post medieval. A flint tool of likely Mesolithic date was recovered from a subsoil deposit. Activity associated with the late Bronze Age to early Iron Age was confined to a single ditch within the south-east corner of the site. Ditches dated from the late Iron Age and Roman period are indicative of agricultural field systems. Their comparable alignments and the pottery recovered from the fills suggest only a single phase of activity. Features uncovered during these works are likely to form part of a nearby settlement's agricultural hinterland. Medieval and post-medieval features can be associated with agricultural management. East-west aligned furrows, as suggested by the results of the geophysical survey, were present within several of the trenches.
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Author:		 D Chard
J Boothroyd
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Publisher:		 Oxford Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Leicestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2017
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Site: Land off Hinckley Road
County: Leicestershire
District: Blaby
Parish: SAPCOTE
Country: England
Grid Reference: 448310, 293390 (Easting, Northing)
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EARLY NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) COMBINATION TOOL (Object England)
LATE BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
LATE BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) FIELD SYSTEM (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) FIELD SYSTEM (Monument Type England)
MESOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) FINDSPOT (Monument Type England)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: oxfordar1-382493
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Created Date:		 30 Apr 2020