ENN109593 - Towcester South (Trenches 22-50), 2019 (Trial trench)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 6936 4723 (1635m by 1021m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TOWCESTER, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District) |
Technique(s)
Organisation
MOLA Northampton (formerly Northamptonshire Archaeology)
Date
November 2020
Description
Trial trench evaluation of 29 trenches to target geophysical anomalies. {2} Features mostly comprised ditches and pits, with some material suggesting these features predominantly dated to the earlier part of the late iron Age. Additional features tentatively identified included two possible cremations and an inhumation burial. Later features included medieval features dating to AD 1100-1400, post-medieval features in two trenches and remnants of ridge and furrow.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SNN113858 Report: Fairman, A, Wolframm-Murray, Y, & Pennell, C. 2020. Archaeological trial trench evaluation at Towcester South (Trenches 22-50), Towcester, Northamptonshire. Museum of London Arch. (MOLA) Fieldwork Reports. 20/086. MOLA Northampton.
- <2> SNN112998 Note: Wolframm-Murray, Y. 2021. Archaeology in Northamptonshire 2020. Northamptomshire Archaeology. 41. Northamptonshire Archaeological Society. p. 477, 478 & 479.
- <3> SNN113326 Journal: Crank, N. (Editor). 2021. South Midlands Archaeology (51). South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter. 51. C.B.A.. p. 60.
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Record last edited
Dec 20 2024 8:53AM
