Boughton, S. and Sheldon, S. (2020). Arncott Solar Farm, Bicester, Oxfordshire: Archaeological Evaluation. Cotswold Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1102214. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Arncott Solar Farm, Bicester, Oxfordshire: Archaeological Evaluation
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Series:		 Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 In October and November 2020 Cotswold Archaeology carried out an archaeological evaluation at Arncott Solar Farm, Bicester, Oxfordshire. A total of 121 trenches were excavated; some targeted upon anomalies identified by a preceding geophysical survey. The evaluation identified a small number of archaeological features concentrated in trenches in the central and southernwestern parts of the site. The remains in the south-western part of the site include a small sub-square feature identified by the preceding geophysical survey. Finds recovered from this feature indicate that it is of Roman date, although a Late Iron Age to Early Roman date is also possible. The function of this feature is unclear but it may represent an enclosure or foundation trench/drip gully for a domestic or agricultural structure. Further ditches, a number of which were also identified by the preceding geophysical survey, and a pit were also identified in this area and the ditches appear most likely to relate to enclosures, boundary ditches or field systems. In the central part of the site, ditches and a pit were identified, which were not identified by the geophysical survey. Most of these ditches also contained pottery of Roman date, with the pottery from one ditch being more closely dateable to the mid 1st to early 2nd century AD. These features appear to represent further Roman activity in a seemingly less intense form than to the south. Evidence of ridge and furrow agriculture was also identified across site, confirming the primary use of the land for agricultural purposes in the medieval and later periods.
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Author:		 S-J Boughton
S. Sheldon
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Publisher:		 Cotswold Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2020
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RIDGE AND FURROW (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL RIDGE AND FURROW (Tag)
ENCLOSURE (Monument Type England)
ROMAN ENCLOSURE (Tag)
PIT (Monument Type England)
ROMAN PIT (Tag)
RIDGE AND FURROW (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL RIDGE AND FURROW (Tag)
DITCH (Monument Type England)
ROMAN DITCH (Tag)
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ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
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OBIB: MK0316_1
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Created Date:		 03 Feb 2023