Werner, K. (2022). Land North of the A40, Thame, Oxfordshire: Archaeological Evaluation. Cirencester: Cotswold Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1121352. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land North of the A40, Thame, Oxfordshire: Archaeological Evaluation
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Series:		 Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 The evaluation fieldwork comprised the excavation of 164 trenches, each measuring 50m in length by 1.8m in width, in the locations shown on the plan. As originally conceived the evaluation comprised a total of 160 trenches, but during the course of the evaluation the contingency excavation of an additional four trenches (Trenches 161-164) was requested by Steven Weaver in the north-western field. The trenches were located to test geophysical anomalies and to provide a representative sample of the remainder of the site. Trenches were set out on OS National Grid co-ordinates using Leica GPS. Overburden was stripped from the trenches by a mechanical excavator fitted with a toothless grading bucket. All machining was conducted under archaeological supervision to the top of the natural substrate, which was the level at which archaeological features were first encountered. During February and March 2022, Cotswold Archaeology carried out an archaeological evaluation of land to the north of the A40, Thame, Oxfordshire. A total of 164 trenches were excavated. Archaeological features were identified throughout the site, closely correlating to the results of preceding geophysical surveys. Ring ditches and an enclosure ditch of later Iron Age date were recorded in the north-western and north-eastern parts of the site, with neonatal human remains recovered from the base of one of the ring ditches. An area of enclosed Early Roman settlement was recorded in the south-eastern part of the site, with ditches, pits and postholes recorded, alongside a substantial artefactual assemblage. Evidence of medieval/post-medieval ridge and furrow cultivation was identified across the site, correlating with geophysical trends, and former post-medieval/modern agricultural features were also recorded. Numerous features were identified throughout the site which could not be dated artefactually, although many were recorded in the vicinity of dated features and are potentially contemporary.
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Author:		 Kinga Werner
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Publisher:		 Cotswold Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2022
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District: South Oxfordshire
Country: England
County: Oxfordshire
Parish: Great Haseley
Grid Reference: 466279, 203522 (Easting, Northing)
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EVALUATION (Event)
RING DITCH (Monument Type England)
DITCHED ENCLOSURE (Monument Type England)
ENCLOSED SETTLEMENT (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL RIDGE AND FURROW (Tag)
LATE IRON AGE RING DITCH (Tag)
LATE IRON AGE INHUMATION (Tag)
ROMAN ENCLOSED SETTLEMENT (Tag)
INHUMATION (Monument Type England)
RIDGE AND FURROW (Monument Type England)
LATE IRON AGE DITCHED ENCLOSURE (Tag)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: cotswold2-510647
Report id: AN0489_1
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Created Date:		 19 Jul 2024