Proposed Water Booster Pumping Station, Buckland, Aylesbury. Archaeological Evaluation Report

Wessex Archaeology

The works recorded a total of eight archaeological features which were located within the middle and south-western trenches (Trenches 3 - 5). A field boundary or drainage ditch was located in the southernmost trench which, from a single, fragmented sherd of pottery, could be dated to the prehistoric period. While the remaining features were interpreted as post-medieval furrows relating to a strip field system of this period.. A single discrete feature was also encountered which was interpreted as being derived from bioturbation activity.

Overall, there seemed to be little truncation of the natural geology within the Site, with the presence of post-medieval furrows indicating that modern agricultural processes have had little impact upon the underlying archaeological horizon. The archaeological evaluation confirmed the results of the earlier geophysical survey which suggested a low potential for archaeological features and deposits.