Muncaster, W. (2019). Land at Dalton Heights, Seaham, County Durham Archaeological Evaluation. South Shields: AD Archaeology Ltd. https://doi.org/10.5284/1088186. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land at Dalton Heights, Seaham, County Durham Archaeological Evaluation
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Series:		 AD Archaeology Ltd unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1088186
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Abstract:		 AD Archaeology was commissioned to undertake evaluation trenching in advance of a proposed housing development on land at Dalton Heights, Seaham. Subsequent to a desk-top assessment and a geophysical survey 21 evaluation trenches were excavated across the site. Features of archaeological interest were identified in trenches 2, 17 and 18 confined in the southwest corner of the proposed development. Although the purpose of the features and their date remains uncertain it is likely that this concentration of archaeological features is related to settlement activity in this locality. In the absence of dating evidence at least some degree of antiquity is indicated by their position sealed beneath a buried soil horizon. Further archaeological recording in the form of a targeted excavation known as a strip and record would be appropriate to investigate this small area of archaeological interest confined to the southwest corner of the proposed development. The exact size and scope of the proposed excavations will be agreed in consultation with Durham County Council Archaeology Section and Bellway Homes. A number of weak geophysical linear anomalies identified by the geophysical survey in the south-central area of the site (investigated by Trenches 12, 9 and 10 see Fig. 2) proved not to be archaeological in origin. Other linear geophysical anomalies investigated corresponded with a furrow or relatively late field boundaries depicted on Ordnance Survey maps until the 1950's.
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Author:		 W Muncaster
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Publisher:		 AD Archaeology Ltd
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Durham County HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2019
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Site: Land at Dalton Heights
County: Durham
District: Cherwell
Parish: SEAHAM
Country: England
Grid Reference: 440500, 548400 (Easting, Northing)
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UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) GULLY (Monus)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) POST HOLE (Monument Type England)
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OASIS Id: adarchae1-348451
OBIB: AD288
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Created Date:		 29 Oct 2021