Leech, S. (2013). University of Reading Land north-east of Didcot Oxfordshire. Oxford Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1103607. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 University of Reading Land north-east of Didcot Oxfordshire
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Series:		 Oxford Archaeological Unit unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1103607
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 Between January and April 2013 OA carried out an evaluation of an area of 34.7 ha, bounded to the south by the Ladygrove Estate, to the north and east by the B4016, and to the west by the Moor Brook. A total of 45 trenches were excavated. At the north end of the site the ground rises onto the gravel terrace. Finds indicate that one pit was probably late Bronze Age, one ditch contained later prehistoric pottery and others were Romano-British. South of the terrace, which dipped onto Gault Clay, a number of ditches were found and two of these contained later prehistoric pottery. Pits and postholes were also found in a single trench just off the edge of the gravel terrace, though none was dated. A small number of worked flints were recovered from this area, and appear to represent Mesolithic or early Neolithic activity in this vicinity. In the central part of the site a variety of ditches and gullies were seen, but only one was dated. On the west side of the site work was targeted on a possible palaeochannel, although no waterlogged deposits or artefactual evidence was found. In the southern part of the site alluvium was encountered. However, there were no archaeological features, and despite the high water table no waterlogged deposits were preserved. The limited artefactual material suggests that a field or enclosure system of later prehistoric date may have extended across the area, but the ditches found may alternatively be of several dates.
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Author:		 S Leech
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Publisher:		 Oxford Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2013
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District: Vale of White Horse
Parish: Goosey
Country: England
County: Oxfordshire
Grid Reference: 435099, 191599 (Easting, Northing)
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TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
DITCH (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL DITCH (Tag)
PIT (Monument Type England)
LATE BRONZE AGE PIT (Tag)
PIT (Monument Type England)
NONE PIT (Tag)
DITCH (Monument Type England)
NONE DITCH (Tag)
DITCH (Monument Type England)
IRON AGE DITCH (Tag)
DITCH (Monument Type England)
ROMAN DITCH (Tag)
GULLY (Monument Type England)
NONE GULLY (Tag)
DITCH (Monument Type England)
20TH CENTURY DITCH (Tag)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)
LATE BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
NONE (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: oxfordar1-342371
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Created Date:		 10 Mar 2023