Newton, A. A S. (2020). Land north of 52 Chapelfield Road, Guyhirn, Cambridgeshire. An Archaeological Excavation. Research Archive Report. Hertford: Archaeological Solutions Ltd. https://doi.org/10.5284/1088644. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land north of 52 Chapelfield Road, Guyhirn, Cambridgeshire. An Archaeological Excavation. Research Archive Report
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Abstract:		 In December 2019 Archaeological Solutions (AS) carried out an archaeological excavation of land north of 52 Chapelfield Road, Guyhirn, Cambridgeshire (NGR TF 4005 0419). Prior to excavation, the site was subject to a trial trench evaluation (Browne and Clarke 2019) which recorded several linear features and pits which contained briquetage, the remnants of the clay vessels, tanks, and supports used in saltmaking. The excavation revealed further linear features as well as pits and numerous postholes which can be rationalised into at least two post-built structures. Further briquetage was recovered in fairly substantial amounts and ash and charcoal rich fills were recorded in several of the features. However, no in situ saltmaking vessels were recorded and no hearths or other features to represent primary evidence of saltmaking were recorded. Environmental analysis was carried out to determine whether or not the ditch features that were present could represent feeder channels for bringing salt-water to the site. No indication of saline conditions was recorded in these samples. The site appears to have been used for the deposition of remains associated with saltmaking but not to have been the location at which this practice took place. It appears likely that the site may have had an ancillary function associated with the saltmaking industry. The identification of saltmaking debris at this site, alongside the previous identification of a possible saltern site, through fieldwalking and aerial photography, to the north-east, suggests that further evidence of saltmaking must exist in the surrounding area; perhaps further examples of the deposition of saltmaking debris but also the locations at which saltmaking actually took place.
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Author:		 A A S Newton
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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: 52 Chapelfield Road, Guyhirn
County: Cambridgeshire
District: Fenland
Parish: WISBECH
Country: England
Grid Reference: 540050, 304190 (Easting, Northing)
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IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) BRIQUETAGE (Object England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) POST HOLE (Monument Type England)
EXCAVATION (Event)
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OASIS Id: archaeol7-397661
OBIB: Report No: 6059
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Created Date:		 29 Oct 2021