Mann, A. and Jackson, R. (2015). Clifton Quarry, Worcestershire (2006-2009) Pits, posts and cereals: The archaeology of the Central Severn Valley. Worcester: Worcestershire Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1078633. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Clifton Quarry, Worcestershire (2006-2009) Pits, posts and cereals: The archaeology of the Central Severn Valley
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Abstract:		 The earliest remains at Clifton Quarry, Worcestershire, included residual Mesolithic flints but the most significant early prehistoric remains were a group of Late Neolithic pits, one of which contained an elaborate collection of six whole or fragmentary polished axes, numerous flint tools and debitage, significant quantities of Grooved Ware pottery (Durrington Wall and Clacton Styles), abundant charred barley grains and crab apple fragments. Radiocarbon dating indicates that material was deposited around 2900-2600 cal BC. Activity during the Bronze Age activity focused around a burnt mound, trough and associated features that were also filled with heat shattered quartz pebbles in a rich charcoal matrix. Radiocarbon dates suggest this activity was seasonal and short-lived, beginning around 1410-1305 cal BC and ending around 1370-1255 cal BC; a period of between 1-140 years. The quarry also contained an Early to Middle Iron Age settlement. This contained 678 postholes and 130 pits, with the latter being clustered into three distinct groups. The majority of the postholes belonged to an estimated 103 buildings, thought to be raised granary stores (four-post structures). The rich charred grain assemblage recovered from these structures suggests that both spelt wheat and barley were stored at the site, both as cleaned crops and in spikelets. Early medieval deposits consisted of double-ditched field boundaries and a timber-lined well constructed from roundwood stakes and cleaved planks. Dendrochronological analysis has shown that some of these timbers were felled in the years 704/5 AD and radiocarbon dates suggest that the well filled rapidly after construction.
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Author:		 A Mann
Robin Jackson
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Publisher:		 Worcestershire Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Worcestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2015
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Site: Clifton Quarry
County: Worcestershire
District: Malvern Hills
Parish: SEVERN STOKE
Country: England
Grid Reference: 385188, 253895 (Easting, Northing)
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EARLY PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) AXE (Object England)
LATE NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) KNIFE (Object England)
EARLY IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England)
LATE NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England)
LATE NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) SCRAPER (TOOL) (Object England)
BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) BURNT MOUND (Monument Type England)
EARLY IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) GRANARY (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) GRAVE (Monument Type England)
LATE NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) RUBBISH PIT (Monument Type England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) WELL (Monument Type England)
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WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
RESCUE EXCAVATION (Event)
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OASIS Id: fieldsec1-175484
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Created Date:		 12 Jun 2020