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Land at Elmfield House, Petersfinger Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire - Archaeological Evaluation Report

Wessex Archaeology

Published: 2019-05-31
Subjects: Palaeolithic

Only trench 2 contained an archaeological feature that indicates that archaeological remains are present on the site. The feature comprised a spread of in situ burnt material from which worked and burnt flint was recovered. The flints recovered from the feature and the surrounding subsoil are thought to be the product of a single event dating to the Upper Paleolithic (12000- 11000 BP). The [...]

Croxton and Garry Site, London Road, Swanscombe, Kent - Archaeological Evaluation Report

Wessex Archaeology

Published: 2019-05-31
Subjects: Undated / No Archaeology Recorded

Only two of the proposed nine trenches were excavated during this phase of works, with the remaining seven trenches to be undertaken at a later date. Both trenches contained made ground deposits directly overlying the natural geology, indicating the area had been truncated likely during previous chalk quarrying activity, with no archaeological finds or features recorded.

Hollis Croft, Sheffield, South Yorkshire - Archaeological Report

Wessex Archaeology

Published: 2019-05-31
Subjects: Post Medieval

The impact of 18th-century activity at Hollis Croft was perhaps best preserved in the layout of the various plots. The most significant result was the remains of two well-preserved mid-19th century cementation furnaces. The cementation furnaces were built in a uniform style indicating that they followed a well-developed design at a time when cementation furnaces were well understood. [...]

Highfields Farm - Post-excavation Assessment

Wessex Archaeology

Published: 2019-05-01
Subjects: Iron Age, Romano-British

An isolated pit containing Bronze Age pottery, and a handful of flint (all residual), are the only evidence relating to the earlier prehistoric periods. Evidence for occupation becomes more conspicuous during the late Iron Age, with two near complete roundhouse eaves drip gullies and a network of enclosure ditches thought to belong to this period. However, the majority of the remains on the [...]

Land off Derby Road, Doveridge, Derbyshire - Post-excavation Assessment

Wessex Archaeology

Published: 2019-05-01
Subjects: Bronze Age, Post Medieval

Area 1 contained the remains of a barrow. A complete ring ditch enclosed a 22 m diameter area that contained: the poorly preserved remains of the barrow mound; an off-centre inner ring ditch that cut the barrow mound; seven cremation burials (two urned and five unurned, spread across six graves) and a deposit of cremation-related debris. One of the cremation graves contained a complete inverted [...]

The Old Vicarage, Anchor Road, Calne - Archaeological Excavation Report

Wessex Archaeology

Published: 2019-05-01
Subjects: Medieval

The investigation confirmed the presence of two substantial north to south orientated ditches, which based on artefactual evidence could date to the medieval period, although were still extant and being infilled in the post medieval period during landscaping within the grounds of the vicarage. The ditches may be part of a boundary demarcating the site of a medieval monastic lodge, which is [...]

Lyewood Farm Phase 2, Boughton Monchelsea, Kent - Post-excavation Assessment

Wessex Archaeology

Published: 2019-04-30
Subjects: Iron Age, Romano-British

Area A presented the largest concentration of archaeological features within the site, a rectilinear enclosure and associated contemporary field system were identified along with a small number of pits and postholes, the majority of these features dated to the Late Iron Age - Early Romano British period, while a small number of the discrete features remain undated. A single ditch, a Late Iron Age [...]

Sellindge Phase 2, Ashford Road, Sellindge, Kent - Post-excavation Assessment

Wessex Archaeology

Published: 2019-04-30
Subjects: Medieval, Post Medieval

The archaeological investigation has identified activity predominantly dating to the medieval, late medieval & post-medieval periods focused to the south of the site. The presence of multiple ditches demonstrates an established field boundary system possibly related to Somerfield Court and Somerfield Court Barn. In addition, one feature dating to the Romano-British period was revealed at the [...]