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Land at Station Road, Foxton, Cambridgeshire: Archaeological Excavation. Post-Excavation Assessment |
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Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd (London) unpublished report series
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preconst1-353150_1.pdf (4 MB)
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
This report describes the results of an archaeological excavation carried out by Pre-Construct Archaeology on land at Station Road, Foxton, Cambridgeshire (centred on NGR TL 4088 4841) between 25th and 29th April 2019. The archaeological work was commissioned by CgMs Consulting on behalf of Hill Residential Ltd, in response to a planning condition. The excavation identified a series of ditches of which one formed part of a rectilinear enclosure, which was not previously identified as it ran in the gaps between the archaeological evaluation trenching. The enclosure ditch showed evidence of being recut suggesting it was in use for a sustained period. An articulated sheep foot was recovered from the enclosure ditch which was sent for radiocarbon dating. The other ditches present on the site formed likely formed part of an associated field system. By and large the ditches respected one another which indicates that they were extant at the same time, or at least fairly contemporary representing a gradually evolving landscape. The evaluation of the site identified a ring-ditch in one of the trenches, this, unfortunately, turned out to be the corner of the enclosure identified in the excavation. The general lack of recovered finds evidence suggests that the site is not in close proximity to contemporary settlement rather that the site was agricultural in nature lying on the peripheries of settlement. |
Author: |
M Jones
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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: |
2019
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Locations: |
Parish: |
FOXTON |
County: |
Cambridgeshire |
Site: |
Land at Station Road |
Country: |
England |
District: |
South Cambridgeshire |
Grid Reference: 540880, 248410 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
preconst1-353150 |
OBIB: |
R13862 |
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A-4 bound report including figures, plates and appendices
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Created Date: |
22 Oct 2020 |