Whelan, A. (2017). CA (Cotswold Archaeology) 2016 Land South-East of Milton Keynes, Cranfield Road, Central Bedfordshire: Archaeological Evaluation. CA typescript report 16515. Cotswold Archaeology.

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Title:		 CA (Cotswold Archaeology) 2016 Land South-East of Milton Keynes, Cranfield Road, Central Bedfordshire: Archaeological Evaluation. CA typescript report 16515
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Series:		 Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Geophysical survey had indicated the presence of a Late Iron Age or Roman settlement in the north-west corner of the site, covering an area of approximately 5ha; other than medieval furrows, no significant archaeological remains were shown by the survey in the remainder of the site. The current evaluation confirmed the results of the survey and determined that the settlement was indeed the remains of a Late Iron Age 'Transitional'/Roman farmstead, which was probably established in the opening decades of the 1st century AD and continued to be occupied until the 3rd or 4th century AD. There was some evidence that the farmstead may have contracted in the last two centuries of its occupation, or its focus may have migrated to the southern edge of the settlement. The animal bone assemblage indicates that cattle were being bred on site and that cattle and sheep/goat carcasses were being butchered at the farmstead. Charred cereal grains and crop processing waste and the recovery of a fragment of puddingstone quern provide evidence for the range of crop and food processing activities being undertaken within the farmstead. Small quantities of slag recovered from near the centre of the settlement suggest that metalworking was being carried out in this area. The evaluation also confirmed that this area of settlement was tightly defined and localised to the north-west corner of the site. No other settlement remains of any description were found elsewhere within the site. Later features included furrows and the remains of medieval and modern boundaries; the latter were removed following the construction of the M1 motorway in the 1960s.
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Author:		 A. Whelan
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Publisher:		 Cotswold Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2017
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County: Bedfordshire
Parish: Aspley Guise
District: Central Bedfordshire
Country: England
Grid Reference: 493638, 237979 (Easting, Northing)
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SETTLEMENT (Monument Type England)
LATE IRON AGE SETTLEMENT (Tag)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
SETTLEMENT (Monument Type England)
ROMAN SETTLEMENT (Tag)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: cotswold2-282464
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Created Date:		 09 Aug 2022