Meckseper, C. (2019). Land at Butterfield Technology Park, Great Marlings, Luton, Bedfordshire: Archaeological Strip, Map and Sample . Brockley: Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited. https://doi.org/10.5284/1089649. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land at Butterfield Technology Park, Great Marlings, Luton, Bedfordshire: Archaeological Strip, Map and Sample
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Series:		 Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd (London) unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeological excavation was carried out by Pre-Construct Archaeology on land at Butterfield Technology Park, Great Marlings, Luton between the 15th of October and the 2nd of November 2018. The archaeological work was commissioned by Henry Boot Construction Ltd in response to a planning condition attached to the construction of commercial units with associated parking, landscaping and infrastructure. The excavations revealed a series of boundary ditches in the south-western area, interspersed with isolated postholes and a small pit, and an isolated un-urned cremation at the eastern edge of the excavated area. A small amount of pottery was retrieved from the ditches which dated to the 1st - 3rd century AD, including a small assemblage of residual Bronze Age pottery. The cremation was radiocarbon dated to the late 2nd to mid- 3rd century AD. A post-medieval quarry pit was located at the north-eastern edge of the excavated area. The sparse pottery, lack of animal bone and environmental material suggests that the features were located some distance of any settlement activity and represent part of a Roman field system. Overall, the density of archaeological features and artefacts on the excavated area was low and concentrated in the south-western corner of the site. The majority of the excavated area was devoid of archaeological features, suggesting that the proposed development site is located at the edge or in-between known concentrations of prehistoric to Roman settlements in the vicinity. The remains are most likely related to those found during excavations at the Butterfield Innovation Centre c.300m the south-west where evidence of an Iron Age settlement and two phases of Roman field system were present. It is likely that the ditches on the development site represent a continuation of that field system.
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Author:		 Christiane Meckseper ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
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Other Person/Org:		 Central Bedfordshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2019
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District: Luton
Parish: LUTON
Country: England
Site: Butterfield Technology Park, Great Marlings
County: Bedfordshire
Grid Reference: 510840, 225030 (Easting, Northing)
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ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
NAIL (Object England)
POST HOLE (Monument Type England)
CERAMIC (Object England)
SHERD (Object England)
QUARRY PIT (Monus)
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DITCH (Monument Type England)
CREMATION BURIAL (Monument Type England)
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OASIS Id: preconst1-365015
OBIB: R13813
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Created Date:		 29 Oct 2021