Massey, R. and Clutterbuck, J. (2018). Wilbees Farm, Arlington, East Sussex: Investigations 2004-8 and watching brief of 2015/16: Post-Excavation Assessment Report. Cirencester: Cotswold Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1090699. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Wilbees Farm, Arlington, East Sussex: Investigations 2004-8 and watching brief of 2015/16: Post-Excavation Assessment Report
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1090699
Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book Publication Type:	Report (in Series)
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	An archaeological watching brief and investigation was undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology, in 2015 and 2016, during the construction of Wilbees Solar Farm, Arlington, East Sussex. This followed a programme of small-scale, community excavations in 2004-2008, which confirmed the route of a flint-metalled Roman road, and identified the eastern margins of an extensive Roman roadside settlement. The 2015/16 watching brief identified further, well-preserved evidence of the Roman road, together with a layout of ditched property divisions to the north and a number of pits and discrete features on both sides of the road which contained domestic and industrial waste. A sequence of maintained roadside ditches and evidence of repaired road make-up indicated long-term use of this route, although there was evidence of later robbing of the flint metalling. Pottery assessment confirmed that Roman occupation extended from the first to the fourth century AD, although the level of activity appeared to decline in the later Roman period. Relatively high proportions of imported wares suggested a significant local centre of trade and distribution in the early Roman period, possibly with partial dependence on the local iron industry, and the exploitation of a strategically important crossing-point with the River Cuckmere, which may have offered a trading link with the coast. While geophysical survey suggested that the site might lie at a junction of Roman roads, this was demonstrated to be improbable, due to the presence of ditched boundaries which were not detected by the survey.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	R. Massey J. Clutterbuck
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Cotswold Archaeology
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2018
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	District: Wealden Parish: Arlington Country: England County: East Sussex Grid Reference: 554171, 106736 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	WATCHING BRIEF (Event) EXCAVATION (Event)
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