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- In October 2018, the footprint of the former scout hut and nearby area was subject to an archaeological strip, map and sample excavation. Trench 1, roughly rectangular in shape and approximately 30m long and 15m wide, was machine-excavated down to the first archaeological horizon. The trench was then hand-excavated, with archaeological features clarified, excavated and recorded. The earliest archaeological feature encountered was a Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age pit in the southeast part of the site. The majority of features investigated dated to the Early or Middle Iron Age with a noticeable lack of material dating to the Late Iron Age. Evidence for Roman activity on the site was particularly scarce and is only represented through a small number of features and a limited number of artefacts. Similarly, the occurrence of medieval and post-medieval features was also limited. Special deposits of pottery were found in three Iron Age pits. These pits contained very large assemblages of pottery in good condition, including near-complete vessels and a decorated bowl. Additionally, part of an Iron Age cremation was identified in the upper fills of one of the backfilled storage pits. Overall, the excavation suggests that the Iron Age settlement in the area may have been more comprehensive than originally believed. While the full extent is still unknown, it is likely that there are further storage pits to the east and north of the site.
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Plan
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Section
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Section: WIT_1
- North facing section of a pit at north of trench 1
- Indie Jago
- 11-10-2018
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Section: WIT_2
- North facing section of ditch
- Chris Casswell
- 11-10-2018
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Section: WIT_3
- North facing section of pit F104
- Chris Casswell
- 12-10-2018
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Section: WIT_12
- Feature F111 and F112, twi puts at south edge of trench
- Indie Jago
- 17-10-2018
Features
Contexts
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Context: WIT_1001
- Topsoil/Overburden
- Josh Hogue
- 11-10-2018
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Context: WIT_1002
- Fill of cut [1003] of pit at north of trench 1
- Indie Jago
- 11-10-2018
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Context: WIT_1003
- Cut of pit at north of trench 1
- Indie Jago
- 11-10-2018
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Context: WIT_1004
- North-south aligned ditch at north side of excavation
- Chris Casswell
- 11-10-2018
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Context: WIT_1005
- Fill of ditch at north side of excavation
- Chris Casswell
- 11-10-2018
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Context: WIT_1006
- Natural
- Indie Jago
- 11-10-2018
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Context: WIT_1007
- Cut of large pit at north of excavation
- Josh Hogue
- 11-10-2018
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Context: WIT_1008
- Fill of large pit [1007] at north of excavation
- Josh Hogue
- 11-10-2018
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Context: WIT_1009
- Pit in southwest area of trench
- Chris Casswell
- 12-10-2018
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Context: WIT_1010
- Fill of pit in southwest area of trench
- Chris Casswell
- 12-10-2018
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Context: WIT_1011
- Fill of large pit [1007] at north of excavation
- Josh Hogue
- 12-10-2018
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Context: WIT_1012
- Fill of large pit [1007] at north of excavation
- Josh Hogue
- 12-10-2018
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Context: WIT_1013
- Cut of pit at south edge of trench
- Indie Jago
- 12-10-2018
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Context: WIT_1013
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- Cut of pit at south edge of trench
- Indie Jago
- 12-10-2018
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Context: WIT_1014
- Fill of pit [1013] at south edge of trench
- Indie Jago
- 12-10-2018
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Context: WIT_1014
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- Fill of pit [1013] at south edge of trench
- Indie Jago
- 12-10-2018
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Context: WIT_1032
- Cut of pit truncated by [1013] at south edge of trench
- Indie Jago
- 17-10-2018
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Context: WIT_1033
- Fill of pit [1032] at south edge of trench
- Indie Jago
- 17-10-2018
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Context: WIT_1034
- Basal fill of pit [1032] at south edge of trench
- Indie Jago
- 17-10-2018
- Chris Casswell 13-10-2018