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Sutton Bank National Park Centre, Thirsk: Archaeological Watching Brief Report 2020 |
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LS Archaeology unpublished report series
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An archaeological watching brief took place in and around the vicinity of the Sutton Bank National Park Centre between the months of May and June 2020. LS Archaeology was commissioned by the North York Moors National Park Authority to undertake the archaeological works associated with this watching brief. The watching brief involved the monitoring of groundworks associated with new leisure amenities and their associated infrastructure. The archaeological watching brief comprised a combined study area of approximately 10,780m2. One archaeological feature [Feature [4]] was observed during the watching brief; an elongated oval pit dug into the natural geology and filled with fire damaged sandstone with humified peat crumb. Dating evidence in the form of charcoal was encountered during the environmental assessment of the fill. C14 dating yielded a date of 3890+/-30BP (Beta-569347), giving a calibrated age of 2469-2291 BC (at 95.4% probability), the Late Neolithic. This Late Neolithic feature has been tentatively interpreted as a small burnt mound feature, with one possible function being that of a sweat house. |
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Donna Signorelli
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LS Archaeology
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Year of Publication: |
2021
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Grid Reference: 609138, 487540 (Easting, Northing)
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lsarchae1-415098 |
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11 Mar 2023 |