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Title:

Archaeological evaluation at Marton Road, Long Itchington, Warwickshire

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Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5284/1092659

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Abstract:

An archaeological evaluation was undertaken at Marton Road, Long Itchington, Warwickshire, commissioned by Cathy Patrick of CgMs Consulting acting on behalf of Bloor Homes and undertaken in advance of a consented residential redevelopment. Eleven trenches were excavated in a broad array across two adjacent fields. Some trenches were specifically targeted; it was known from preceding geophysical survey that the site had potential for below ground archaeological features in the centre of the southern field, as well as possible earthwork platforms identified through LiDAR coverage in the northern field. At the time of the evaluation, the northern field was in use as a caravan and camping area; the southern field had been in use as a car boot sale area. The absence of archaeological features for much of the site area suggests that the land was previously used for agricultural activity, with little indication of any intrusive activity before the modern period and a relative absence of cultural material remains from any period. There was also no indication of any earthwork remains identified during the trenching. However, a burnt stone spread with associated features in the southern field matched a known geophysical anomaly and was considered to represent a possible burnt mound, likely to form an isolated but significant element of a wider prehistoric landscape. This exhibited many of the known characteristics identified for burnt mounds and it was considered that charcoal retrieved would be suitable for radiometric dating. A sample selected for this purpose returned a calibrated date of 1230-1010cal BC, which suggests a later Bronze Age date and supports the likely interpretation of this feature as a burnt mound.

Author:

R Bradley

Publisher:

Worcestershire Archaeology

Year of Publication:

2016

Locations:

District:	Stratford-on-Avon
Country:	England
County:	Warwickshire
Parish:	Long Itchington

Grid Reference: 441544, 265520 (Easting, Northing)

Subjects / Periods:

PLANT MACRO REMAINS (Object England)

UNCERTAIN PLANT MACRO REMAINS (Tag)

MAMMAL REMAINS (Object England)

UNCERTAIN MAMMAL REMAINS (Tag)

PIT (Monument Type England)

LATE BRONZE AGE PIT (Tag)

GULLY (Monument Type England)

LATE BRONZE AGE GULLY (Tag)

CERAMIC (Object England)

POST MEDIEVAL CERAMIC (Tag)

CERAMIC (Object England)

MEDIEVAL CERAMIC (Tag)

BURNT MOUND (Monument Type England)

LATE BRONZE AGE BURNT MOUND (Tag)

TRIAL TRENCH (Event)

LATE BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)

MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)

POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)

UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods)

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OASIS Id:	fieldsec1-307923
OBIB:	Report reference 2287

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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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Created Date:

19 May 2022