Streatfeild-James, J. (2021). Land East of Scalford Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire: Archaeological Evaluation. Cirencester: Cotswold Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1088875. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land East of Scalford Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire: Archaeological Evaluation
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Series:		 Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1088875
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 In November 2020, Cotswold Archaeology carried out an archaeological evaluation of land east of Scalford Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. A total of 104 trenches was excavated within the site. The evaluation recorded the remains of a Middle-Late Iron Age rural settlement, as well as less extensive Late Iron Age/Roman enclosures. This activity was largely confined to the central/southcentral area of the site, although there was part of an outlying Iron Age enclosure/field boundary ditch in the north-eastern part of the site. The Middle-Late Iron Age settlement comprised 10-12 separate enclosures. Associated artefactual and ecofactual evidence was domestic in nature. Evidence for the initial stages of butchery was suggestive of animal husbandry. The later Iron Age and Roman activity at the site was less intensive. It comprised a possible roundhouse gully and associated internal features, plus an outlying enclosure/field boundary ditch. The evaluation also recorded the remains of a medieval/postmedieval ridge and furrow agricultural system, including plough headlands.
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Author:		 Jake Streatfeild-James ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Cotswold Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Leicestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2021
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Site: Land East of Scalford Road
County: Leicestershire
District: Melton
Parish: MELTON MOWBRAY
Country: England
Grid Reference: 475682, 321334 (Easting, Northing)
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TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) MAMMAL REMAINS (Object England)
MIDDLE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) MAMMAL REMAINS (Object England)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) PLANT REMAINS (Object England)
MIDDLE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) PLANT REMAINS (Object England)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
MIDDLE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SLAG (Object England)
MIDDLE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SLAG (Object England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Object England)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) ENCLOSURE (Monument Type England)
MIDDLE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) ENCLOSURE (Monument Type England)
MIDDLE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) FIELD SYSTEM (Monument Type England)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) ROUND HOUSE (DOMESTIC) (Monument Type England)
MIDDLE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) TRACKWAY (Monument Type England)
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OASIS Id: cotswold2-404528
OBIB: MK0332_1
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Created Date:		 29 Oct 2021