Monument record 6056 - Roman settlement, south of the A43

Archaeological investigation undertaken as part of the A43 dualling identified a small concentration of Roman features comprising a possible enclosure and other boundary ditches. A significant find was an engraved jasper intaglio.

{1, 2} Fieldwalking in March 1993 recovered 2 struck flints and 2 sherds of Romano-British pottery. These were the only finds from this field.

{3} Archaeological geophysical survey identified 4 linear features and a possible rectangular enclosure.

{5} Subsequent trial trench excavation identified a small concentration of Roman features. In the central area of trench 10 were a complex sequence of shallow gullies, many of which contained sizeable quantities of Roman pottery. Other finds included an unidentified iron strip, a number of other iron objects, 2 bone pins, an intaglio and some nails.

Partly overlying the earliest gully was a thin layer of mid brown silty clay containing Roman pottery and bone, tentatively interpreted as a rudimentary surface or trample deposit. There were the remnants of two further features both of which survived as thin heavily truncated deposits with no clear edges. Their form and purpose is unknown. Ditches in trenches 10 and 11 probably form a small enclosure.

<1> Sharman T., 1993, SMR report form, (checked) (SMR Report Form). SNN48896.

<2> AUDOUY M.; SHARMAN T., 1993, A43 Trunk Road Whitfield Turn to Brackley Hatch Dualling: Initial Archaeological Evaluation, (checked) (Report). SNN63073.

<3> Hindmarch E., 2001, A43 Towcester To M40 Dualling Project, Soil Disposal And Landscaping Areas Geophysical Survey: Area G, Syresham, p.6 (unchecked) (Report). SNN101160.

<4> Hindmarch E., 2001, A43 Towcester To M40 Dualling Project Soil Disposal Areas, Additional Geophysical Survey Of Area G, p.7 (unchecked) (Report). SNN101388.

<5> Carlyle-Lancaster S., 2001, A43 Towcester To M40 Dualling Project, Soil Disposal And Landscaping Areas Archaeological Evaluation at Area G (Pimlico), Syresham, p.8 (unchecked) (Report). SNN101214.

<6> MUDD A., 2007, Iron Age and Roman Settlement on The Northamptonshire Uplands (Series). SNN106027.

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