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An archaeological evaluation of land off Drift Road, Selsey, West Sussex |
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Archaeology South East unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
The archaeological work comprised the machine excavation of nineteen 50mx1.8m trenches. Marsh Farm Formation deposits were overlain by head deposits of silt and clay (Brickearth), subsoil (plough pan) and topsoil. Three possible periods of archaeological activity were identified: prehistoric (probably Late Bronze Age), later Roman and perhaps post-medieval. The dated prehistoric features comprised three post-holes and a small pit forming a curving alignment that was perhaps structural. A number of undated ditches perhaps represented a broadly SE-NW prehistoric coaxial field system. Two ditches produced later Roman pottery (one closely dated to 2AD270-350) and, together with several undated ditches, perhaps represented elements of a broadly ESE-WNW field system. A single perhaps post-medieval boundary ditch, partially backfilled with gravel to facilitate drainage, was tentatively identified. |
Author: |
Greg Priestley-Bell
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Publisher: |
Archaeology South-East
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Year of Publication: |
2015
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Selsey |
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England |
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Chichester |
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West Sussex |
Grid Reference: 486599, 94006 (Easting, Northing)
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archaeol6-220021 |
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report no 2015283 |
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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 Jul 2022 |