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Archaeological Evaluation Report: Trial Trenching on land at West Newton B Wellsite, West Newton, East Riding of Yorkshire |
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Allen Archaeology Ltd unpublished report series
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| Abstract: |
Allen Archaeology Limited (AAL) was commissioned to undertake an archaeological evaluation by trial trenching on land at West Newton B Wellsite, West Newton, East Yorkshire, as a condition of planning consent for construction of a temporary wellsite. Four evaluation trenches were excavated across the site, each measuring 50m long x 1.6m wide and targeted on anomalies identified during the previous geophysical survey of the site. It has revealed evidence of peripheral Roman settlement activity dating to the 3-4th century including a shallow pit filled with the cremated remains of a sheep/goat. Four evaluation trenches were excavated across the site, each measuring 50m long x 1.6m wide and targeted on anomalies identified during the previous geophysical survey of the site. Archaeological remains were present in all four of the excavated trenches comprising a series of linear features which most likely represent field boundaries and drainage features, some of which correspond to anomalies identified by the geophysical survey as well as to former known field boundaries noted on earlier Ordnance Survey maps. Trench 3 also exposed a series of pits and a complex of intercutting features consisting of a large stone filled pit; two curvilinear ditches; a shallow pit and two postholes, as well as a shallow cremation pit [326] which contained the burned remains of a sheep/goat and appear to represent a single individual. Although finds of all categories were generally found in low quantities across the site Trenches 1 and 3 both produced dated archaeological remains which suggest that the site was occupied between the 3-4th century and was most likely peripheral to the main focus of settlement activity in the area. The results of the archaeological evaluation suggest that the site is of local and regional significance, especially considering the limited but growing body of evidence for other sites of Roman occupation within the wider area. It is therefore likely that further development on the site is likely to impact upon surviving archaeological deposits; although it is also likely that ongoing agricultural activity on the site will also result in the gradual erosion of any underlying archaeological remains. |
| Author: |
Feenagh Johnson
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| Publisher: |
Allen Archaeology Ltd
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| Year of Publication: |
2016
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| Locations: |
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East Riding of Yorkshire |
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Burton Constable |
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East Riding of Yorkshire |
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England |
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Grid Reference: 520471, 437243 (Easting, Northing)
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DITCH
(Monument Type England)
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PIT
(Monument Type England)
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ROMAN SPINDLE WHORL
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ROMAN CREMATION PIT
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ROMAN PIT
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ROMAN FIELD SYSTEM
(Tag)
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POST HOLE
(Monument Type England)
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ANIMAL REMAINS
(Object England)
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TRIAL TRENCH
(Event)
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ROMAN POT
(Tag)
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CREMATION PIT
(Monument Type England)
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ROMAN DITCH
(Tag)
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FIELD SYSTEM
(Monument Type England)
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ROMAN POST HOLE
(Tag)
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ROMAN ANIMAL REMAINS
(Tag)
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POT
(Object England)
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SPINDLE WHORL
(Object England)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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allenarc1-259786 |
| Report id: |
AAL2016117 |
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| Created Date: |
20 Oct 2023 |
