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Lancaster Way, Ely: Post-excavation Assessment |
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Cambridge Archaeological Unit unpublished report series
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| Abstract: |
The site comprised two areas. Area A was dominated by a settlement complex, which originated in the Middle Iron Age and continued in use until the Early Roman period. Traces of residual Later Neolithic/Early Bronze Age, Later Bronze Age and Early Iron Age material was recovered from later features. The Middle Iron Age site comprised a number of adjoining curvilinear enclosures containing six Roundhouses. The site produced an extensive finds assemblage largely comprised of pottery and animal bone, but also included iron slag and worked clay implements, such as loom weight fragments and daub. Many of the enclosures continued to be used in the Later Iron Age. However, all the roundhouses fell out of use. A further group of enclosures, a well and two probable structures were added to the existing complex. The Later Iron Age finds assemblage was relatively small, but still comprised pottery, animal bone worked clay and iron slag. The Early Roman site can be characterised as a network of rectilinear enclosures adjoining a trackway with a number of wells. This fell out of use during early 3rd AD century and was replaced by a system of ditches, which appear to have defined fields. Again the Roman finds assemblage was relatively small, but was comprised of the same materials. A Middle Iron Age settlement complex made up the entirety of the archaeology identified in Area B. No later activity was identified. The complex comprised a Banjo Enclosure, which formed a component of a broader complex of enclosures and ditches. The features within the enclosures were relatively sparse. Only one roundhouse was identified across the site. This was situated within the Banjo Enclosure. The complex produced a relatively large finds assemblage, which was largely derived from the roundhouse and Banjo Enclosure. It comprised pottery and animal bone, but also included iron slag and worked clay implements, such as loom weight fragments and daub. |
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Alasdair Wright
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Cambridge Archaeological Unit
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| Year of Publication: |
2018
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Cambridgeshire |
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East Cambridgeshire |
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Ely |
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England |
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Grid Reference: 551898, 278400 (Easting, Northing)
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cambridg3-305838 |
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CAU Report 1403 |
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This report was uploaded to the OASIS system by the named Publisher. The report has been transferred into the ADS Library for public access and to facilitate future research.
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21 Apr 2022 |
