Hall, D., Podbury, L. and Newton, A. (2020). Land at Pynesfield, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire: Research Archive Report. Archaeological Solutions Ltd.. https://doi.org/10.5284/1104729. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land at Pynesfield, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire: Research Archive Report
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Series:		 Archaeological Solutions Ltd unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1104729
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 Between April 2017 and July 2018, Archaeological Solutions Ltd (AS) conducted an archaeological excavation on land at Pynesfield, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire (NGR TQ 0330 9040; Figs. 1 - 2). The excavations were carried out according to the requirements of advice received from Hertfordshire County Council Historic Environment Advisor (HCC HEA), which were required to comply with a planning condition on approval for extraction (Planning Ref. APP/M1900/W/16/3153814). The site is located within the Colne Valley, in an area that is considered to be archaeologically prolific for many periods. To the west of the site, excavation at Denham Park Farm recorded prehistoric struck flints and Iron Age and Romano-British features. The Pynesfield and Denham Park Farm sites represent two separate windows on to prehistoric and Romano-British activity on flanks of the valley of the river Colne. Activity at Pynesfield appears to be peripheral to the main focus of settlement particularly in the late Bronze/early Iron Age and the Romano-British periods. The activity at Denham was also considered peripheral, although perhaps less so than the current site, and it may be suggested that the main focus of occupation in these periods was located somewhere between the two sites. Activity preceding the late Bronze Age was limited to a small number of pits, perhaps representing episodic occupation of the area. Following Roman occupation, there is no evidence of activity until the medieval period. This consisted of a series of ditches distributed across the site. Within the southern part of the site, a greater concentration of ditches can be seen to form an enclosure, possibly for the containment of animals. Post-medieval archaeology can be seen represent continued use and adaptation of this enclosure, the addition of new enclosures and the first evidence for gravel or chalk extraction.
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Author:		 D Hall
L Podbury
A.A.S Newton
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Publisher:		 Archaeological Solutions Ltd.
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Year of Publication:		 2020
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Parish: Three Rivers, unparished area
District: Three Rivers
Country: England
County: Hertfordshire
Grid Reference: 503298, 190399 (Easting, Northing)
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PIT (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL PIT (Tag)
PIT (Monument Type England)
ROMAN PIT (Tag)
PIT (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL PIT (Tag)
EXCAVATION (Event)
DITCH (Monument Type England)
NEOLITHIC DITCH (Tag)
DITCH (Monument Type England)
ROMAN DITCH (Tag)
PIT (Monument Type England)
NEOLITHIC PIT (Tag)
MULTIPLE DITCH SYSTEM (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL MULTIPLE DITCH SYSTEM (Tag)
POST BUILT STRUCTURE (Monument Type England)
NEOLITHIC POST BUILT STRUCTURE (Tag)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: archaeol7-391038
OBIB: Report No: 6019
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Created Date:		 11 Mar 2023