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Title:

Melksham Campus Development, Melksham, Wiltshire: Archaeological Evaluation Report

Series:

Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5284/1106944

Publication Type:

Report (in Series)

Abstract:

Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by Wiltshire Council to carry out a six trench evaluation at the Melksham Campus Development, Melksham, Wiltshire which covers a 5.6 hectare plot near the centre of Melksham, centred on National Grid Reference 390233 163530. This evaluation followed on from a Desk-based Assessment and Geophysical Survey in 2012 and a first phase of evaluation trenching in 2013, all conducted by Wessex Archaeology. Due to the time lapse the original planning application has been superseded and this phase of work will now inform the proposed planning application for the Site. Only 5 of the six trenches were accessible. The evaluation was successful in locating seven archaeological features, of which two have been dated, a pit to the Late Bronze Age/ Early Iron Age and a second pit is dated as Romano-British. Two linears, corresponding with linear anomalies on the geophysical survey, were also excavated as were three undated pits. One of the undated pits is likely to be archaeological in origin, the other two cut the subsoil and are unlikely to be of archaeological interest. Residual finds indicate Romano-British activity within the vicinity. The evaluation was carried out over three days between the 11th - 13th June 2018. The evaluation was successful in locating seven archaeological features, of which two have been dated, a pit to the Late Bronze Age/ Early Iron Age and a second pit is dated as Romano-British. Two linears, corresponding with linear anomalies on the geophysical survey, were also excavated as were three undated pits. One of the undated pits is likely to be archaeological in origin, the other two cut the subsoil and are unlikely to be of archaeological interest. Finds indicate isolated Late Bronze Age, Early Iron Age or Middle Iron Age and Romano-British activity within the site and possibly within the wider vicinity.

Author:

Rachel Williams

Publisher:

Wessex Archaeology

Year of Publication:

2018

Locations:

County:	Wiltshire
District:	Wiltshire
Country:	England
Parish:	Melksham

Grid Reference: 390208, 163584 (Easting, Northing)

Subjects / Periods:

PIT (Monument Type England)

UNCERTAIN PIT (Tag)

POT (Object England)

LATE IRON AGE POT (Tag)

PIT (Monument Type England)

LATER PREHISTORIC PIT (Tag)

SLAG (Object England)

UNCERTAIN SLAG (Tag)

DITCH (Monument Type England)

UNCERTAIN DITCH (Tag)

POT (Object England)

ROMAN POT (Tag)

EVALUATION (Event)

LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)

ROMAN (Historic England Periods)

LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods)

UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods)

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OASIS Id:

wessexar1-322156

Source:

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Created Date:

05 Jun 2023