Ranson, C. (2016). Archaeological Test Pit Excavations in Ashwell, Hertfordshire, 2011 and 2012. University of Cambridge: Access Cambridge Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1093338. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological Test Pit Excavations in Ashwell, Hertfordshire, 2011 and 2012
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Abstract:		 This report presents the results of the 'Dig and Sow' programme of excavation of 34 1m2 archaeological 'test pits' in the village of Ashwell in north Hertfordshire in the early autumn of 2011 as well as two subsequent test pit excavations in 2012 where a further 16 1m2 test pits were dug by both local school children as part of the University of Cambridge's Higher Education Field Academy and a second dig by local residents and volunteers. The results of the 2011 and 2012 excavations showed that the landscape around the springs in Ashwell was particularly utilised during the Neolithic and Bronze Age before a shift in the settlement during the Iron Age to the hillfort, Arbury Banks which never fully returned during the Roman period due to the development of Baldock nearby. The only evidence for Anglo- Saxon activity in Ashwell was from a single test pit that produced a single sherd of Early Saxon pot, dating from the 5th century AD. No other Anglo-Saxon finds were recorded, despite the development of the current settlement during the Late Saxon period, but a number of test pits yielded medieval pottery when the town was at its peak. The village was hit quite badly by the Black Death, after which it never fully recovered and remained as the rural village that can still be seen today.
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Author:		 C Ranson
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Publisher:		 Access Cambridge Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2016
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District: North Hertfordshire
Parish: Ashwell
Country: England
County: Hertfordshire
Grid Reference: 526498, 239499 (Easting, Northing)
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WALL (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL WALL (Tag)
TEST PIT (Event)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
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Created Date:		 23 May 2022