ENN107720 - Booth Rise, 2011 (Geophysical survey)

{1} Geophysical survey of an area of open scrub and grassland covering an area of approximately 2.65 hectare. Identified a number of anomalies of possible archaeological origin. Features investigated during subsequent excavations. {2} In January 2011, Souterrain Archaeological Services Limited carried out an archaeological geophysical survey in advance of proposed development at Booth Rise, Northampton. The survey was commissioned by MetroMOLA, on behalf of William Davis Limited. The survey used the technique of fluxgate gradiometer. The aim of the survey was to detect potential buried archaeological remains, the results of which would be used to help develop a strategy for evaluation by trial trenching. The survey revealed a range of archaeological type anomalies caused by induced magnetism across the study area. At least two extensive concentrations of buried features were identified which resemble ancient enclosures or field systems. A number of curvilinear forms were also identified, showing as weaker induced magnetic responses, although anthropogenic origin is uncertain.