Walsh, R. (2022). Land west of Davis Crescent, Langley Park, County Durham: post-excavation analysis. Archaeological Services Durham University. https://doi.org/10.5284/1100896. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land west of Davis Crescent, Langley Park, County Durham: post-excavation analysis
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Series:		 Archaeological Services University of Durham unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 The objective of the scheme of works was to analyse the data produced from the excavation, so that a coherent narrative for the site could be produced, set within its regional context. Various phases of transient occupation were recorded on the site. The earliest of these dated to the late Bronze Age, represented by a linear ditch, over 75m long, extending across the southern part of the site on a north-west/south-east alignment. Alder charcoal dated this feature to 1200-930 cal BC. This was probably a boundary of some kind. An Iron Age pit was recorded to the north of the Bronze Age ditch. This provided two radiocarbon dates of 760-410 cal BC and 360-100 cal BC, though due to the materials they were obtained from, the latter date is thought to be more accurate. Charcoal and charred soil fungus evidence from the pit is compatible with charcoal production and is also consistent with the clearing of trees, presumably for agricultural purposes. Scant spelt wheat remains were recovered from Area B, which provide evidence of arable cultivation or food waste from the Iron Age or Roman periods. No further activity was identified within the excavated areas until the post-medieval period, though medieval ridge and furrow was recorded to the north of the site during the archaeological evaluation. A north/south aligned field boundary ran down the western side of Area D, cutting through the Bronze Age ditch; this boundary is marked on historic Ordnance Survey maps. The remaining post-medieval features could be field boundaries or plough headlands but are generally agricultural in nature. The palaeoenvironmental remains and the tiny finds assemblage support the theory that this site was agricultural rather than a focus of domestic activity. Two further features were unphased, due to the scarcity of dating material during excavation and in the palaeoenvironmental samples.
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Author:		 R Walsh
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Publisher:		 Archaeological Services Durham University
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Year of Publication:		 2022
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District: County Durham
Country: England
Parish: Esh
County: Durham
Grid Reference: 419999, 544999 (Easting, Northing)
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ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS (Event)
DITCH (Monument Type England)
LATE BRONZE AGE DITCH (Tag)
PIT (Monument Type England)
IRON AGE PIT (Tag)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)
LATE BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: archaeol3-509690
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Created Date:		 21 Nov 2022