Revell, T. (2018). Land off Oakington Road, Cottenham, Cambridgeshire: an Archaeological Excavation . Brockley: Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited. https://doi.org/10.5284/1082129. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land off Oakington Road, Cottenham, Cambridgeshire: an Archaeological Excavation
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Series:		 Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd (London) unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 The principal result of the excavation was the identification of edge of settlement activity associated with a rural settlement and associated agricultural landscape, which was occupied from the prehistoric through to the Roman period. The Middle-Late Iron Age saw the first activity on the site consisting of an eaves drip gully roundhouse, five ditches and two pits. Iron Age pottery identified within later Roman features indicates that a number of the boundaries and enclosures may have had their origins in the Middle-Late Iron Age, demonstrating the beginnings of an agricultural landscape. The Roman period sees the continuation of use of the Middle-Late Iron Age boundaries and enclosures, but further sub-divisions are made. An Early Roman ditch cuts through the centre of the Iron Age roundhouse, indicating a spatial change. This is further evidenced by the presence of a kiln and three ovens in the Early Roman period, hinting at a change from a settlement area, to a working area. A series of recti-linear enclosures are maintained, with modifications through to the Late Roman period. The maintenance of these enclosures and boundaries demonstrates the longevity of the site, as well reflecting the nature of the environment in which the site is located on the fen edge. Post-medieval activity was present across the site in the form of furrows and a ditch.
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Author:		 T Revell
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Publisher:		 Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
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Other Person/Org:		 Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2018
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Site: Land off Oakington Road
County: Cambridgeshire
Parish: COTTENHAM
Country: England
District: South Cambridgeshire
Grid Reference: 544050, 267100 (Easting, Northing)
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ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods)
LATE NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
NATURAL FEATURE (Monument Type England)
EXCAVATION (Event)
PIT (Monument Type England)
QUERN (Object England)
DITCH (Monument Type England)
OVEN (Monument Type England)
RIDGE AND FURROW (Monument Type England)
WELL (Monument Type England)
NAIL (Object England)
COIN (Object England)
FLAKE (Object England)
SHERD (Object England)
LAYER (Monument Type England)
ROUND HOUSE (DOMESTIC) (Monument Type England)
DAUB (Object England)
BRICK (Object England)
KILN (Monument Type England)
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OASIS Id: preconst1-330566
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Created Date:		 22 Oct 2020