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Land North of Walshes Road (Phase 1), Crowborough, East Sussex: An Archaeological Assessment Report |
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Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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| Abstract: |
Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd was commissioned by RPS Consulting Ltd to undertake an archaeological investigation on land to the north of Walshes Road, Crowborough, East Sussex, Specifically, consented development Phase 1. The site is the subject of a residential development for which planning permission has been granted by the Local Planning Authority. This document provides the results of the evaluation, which comprised 27no 30m X 2m trial trenches and an area excavation of c.20m X 30m. The investigation was carried out according to the approved method statement and appears to have met the aims that were set out in defining a discrete area of significant archaeological potential, which comprises evidence for Early to Middle Iron Age iron production. Elsewhere, undated features of potential archaeological origin were found to survive at a minimum depth of between c 0.27m and 0.50m below the existing ground surface and over the western half of the site, although in uniformly low concentration. The shallow nature of the majority of archaeological features may suggest erosive agricultural practices may have impacted the Site over a long period, perhaps combined with bioturbation. The investigation was carried out according to the approved method statement and appears to have met the aims that were set out in defining a discrete area of significant archaeological potential, which comprises evidence for Early to Middle Iron Age iron production. Elsewhere, undated features of potential archaeological origin were found to survive at a minimum depth of between c 0.27m and 0.50m below the existing ground surface and over the western half of the site, although in uniformly low concentration. The shallow nature of the majority of archaeological features may suggest erosive agricultural practices may have impacted the Site over a long period, perhaps combined with bioturbation. The features uncovered in the Area 1 provide evidence for iron smelting and in particular the deposition of the waste products of that process; the evidence has been dated by radiocarbon dating to the Early to Middle Iron Age (specifically 517-380 and 229-92 BCE). The location the features and waste products within a small, natural gully may be taken to suggest the smelting activity was nearby and perhaps relatively short lived. The date, nature and significance of the evidence for iron smelting is set out in specialist reports in Appendices 3-7 and recommendations from those reports form the proposals set out below. |
| Author: |
G Howland
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| Publisher: |
Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
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| Year of Publication: |
2022
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| Locations: |
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East Sussex |
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Wealden |
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Crowborough |
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England |
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Grid Reference: 552638, 129250 (Easting, Northing)
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IRON AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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UNCERTAIN
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EVALUATION
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FIRE PIT
(Monument Type England)
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UNCERTAIN FIRE PIT
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EXCAVATION
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PIT
(Monument Type England)
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IRON AGE PIT
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| Identifiers: |
| OASIS Id: |
preconst1-503840 |
| Report id: |
R14761 |
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| Created Date: |
09 Jan 2023 |
