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Archaeological Investigations at Little Stiances Sharpsbridge Lane, Newick, East Sussex Third Season May 2016 |
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Archaeology South East unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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This report provides the results of the third season of archaeological investigation of a 3.7ha field called Little Stiances, located at Sharpsbridge Lane, Newick, East Sussex. This work was carried out in May 2016. Geophysical and topographic surveys carried out in 2010 confirmed the location of a 'lost' cottage known from cartographic sources and allowed the targeting of test-pits at that location both in 2010 and during the second season of investigation in 2013. This season the 'Cottage Site' again produced a variety of finds reflecting the occupation of buildings in that part of the field, mostly dating from the 18th and 19th centuries. Finds ranged from the expected pottery, glass and clay pipes of a post-medieval assemblage, to the bricks and tiles from the demolished buildings, to more 'personal' artefacts such as a Victorian coin, a key, buttons, fragments of shoes/boots and hand tools, as well as a possible element of the cottage's furniture. Further test-pits were located on earthworks and anomalies from geophysical surveys and cartographic sources. The discovery of the brick floor at one such location strongly suggests the presence of the buried remains from a post-medieval barn shown in a map of 1739 and hinted at in the results of the geophysical survey. The remains have been left in situ. A scatter of medieval pottery discovered across the site suggests some of the earthworks may date from this era. The recovery of Mesolithic/Early Neolithic flintwork highlights the use of the general area by Hunter/Gatherers. |
Author: |
A Thorne
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Archaeology South-East
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Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Isle of Wight County Archaeology and Historic Environment Service (OASIS Reviewer)
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2016
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Lewes |
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Newick |
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England |
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East Sussex |
Grid Reference: 543321, 120000 (Easting, Northing)
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archaeol6-254825 |
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ASE Report No. 2016244 |
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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 |