ENN109408 - Apex Park, 2019 (Trial trench)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 5571 6465 (433m by 519m)
Civil Parish DAVENTRY, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District)

Technique(s)

Organisation

Oxford Archaeology South (formerly OAU)

Date

May-June 2019

Description

{1} Trial trench excavation comprising the excavation of 72 trenches confirmed the presence of a continuous-circuit ditched feature identified by the geophysical survey. This is probably an early Bronze Age ring-ditch, although convincing dating evidence was lacking. The evaluation also recorded a previously identified linear ditch to the south of the ring-ditch. Convincing dating evidence was similarly lacking, although this may be a contemporary feature of the early Bronze Age landscape. In addition, an undated cremation burial and a pit containing a charcoal-rich fill and fragments of burnt clay were recorded to the east of the ring-ditch. Three further ditches were also identified.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Report: Gorniak, M, Murray, P and Dodd, M. 2020. Apex Park, Daventry, Northamptonshire: Archaeological Evaluation Report. oxford Archaeology South Fieldwork Reports.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • Possible early Bronze Age ditch, Apex Park (Monument)
  • Probable Late Neolithic/Bronze Age round barrow and Iron Age pits, Apex Park (Monument)

Record last edited

Sep 21 2023 3:35PM

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