Ryan, D. (2020). Land off Station Road, Isleham, Cambridgeshire. An Archaeological Evaluation. Hertford: Archaeological Solutions Ltd. https://doi.org/10.5284/1088632. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land off Station Road, Isleham, Cambridgeshire. An Archaeological Evaluation
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Abstract:		 In October of 2019 Archaeological Solutions carried out an archaeological evaluation on land off Station Road, Isleham. A geophysical survey of the current proposed development site was carried out in 2018 as part of the current application (Gilbey 2019). Discrete features, principally pits (34) but also post holes (4), were most common. Ditches (16) and ditch terminals (3) were also present. The earliest finds comprised sparse struck flint from the topsoil including a side scraper (from Trench 30), likely of early Neolithic date; while very low quantities of residual prehistoric pottery, probably of Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age date was contained in two pits. Medieval pottery was contained within features in Trenches 8, 10 - 11, 15, 19 - 20, 23, 26 and 30 - 31. The earliest pottery (late 9th - 11th) was contained in Ditch F1123 (Trench 15). Slightly later, 10th - 12th century pottery was derived from features in Trenches 10 (Ditch F1065; 11 (Layer L1073); and 20 Ditch F1104. The remainder of the medieval pottery is 11th - 13th, mid 12th - mid 14th and 13th - 15th century. Between 1 and 5 sherds were present excepting Ditch F1110 (trench 20) which contained 7 sherds. The features with medieval pottery were most common in Trenches 19 and 20, and 30 - 31. Trench 30 contained Pits F1079, F1082, F1084, F1086 and F1089 and these are interpreted as clunch quarry pits. Pits F1079, F1082 and F1086 contained sparse medieval (mid 12th - 14th century) pottery sherds. It is likely that the medieval finds assemblages represent day to day activity and the perhaps the preparation and consumption of meals by clunch diggers and workers operating within these landholdings or 'crofts'. Buried soil deposits were recognised within depressions of the chalk in Trenches 3 (L1049), 10 (L1060), 11 (L1073), 12 (L1081), 19 (L1125) and 20 (L1103).
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Author:		 D Ryan
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Publisher:		 Archaeological Solutions Ltd
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2020
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Site: Land off Station Road
County: Cambridgeshire
District: East Cambridgeshire
Parish: ISLEHAM
Country: England
Grid Reference: 564438, 273560 (Easting, Northing)
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LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) FLAKE (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PEG TILE (Object England)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: archaeol7-374344
OBIB: 5942
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Created Date:		 29 Oct 2021