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An Archaeological Excavation at Itford Farm Beddingham, East Sussex |
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Chris Butler Archaeological Services unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
An evaluation excavation at Itford Farm, Beddingham in advance of the construction of a new farmhouse established the presence of archaeological remains of Bronze Age date. The full excavation recorded a horseshoe-shaped gully within a shallow hollow with numerous associated post and stakeholes. Over this was an oval feature of natural flints on top of which a number of broken Post Deverel-Rimbury pots had been deposited. Adjacent to this was a further area of flint associated with evidence of insitu flint knapping. The excavation of a service trench to the new house revealed a deep feature of later Saxon date with a complex stratigraphy. In the bottom of this feature were numerous disarticulated bones of pig, cattle, sheep and dog. The discovery of these features can be linked to the nearby Bronze Age ritual sites on Itford Hill, and the recent discovery of a Saxon sunken featured building in an adjacent field, and confirms the importance of this site. |
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C McA Butler
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Publisher: |
Chris Butler
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Year of Publication: |
2009
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Beddingham |
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Lewes |
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England |
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East Sussex |
Grid Reference: 543298, 105499 (Easting, Northing)
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chrisbut1-398326 |
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CBAS0032 and 0057 |
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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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14 Jun 2022 |