SNN105650 - 'Strip and Record' Plus Watching Brief: Site 5A, Middlemore Farm, Daventry, Northamptonshire

During March 2005 Archaeological Services and Consultancy Ltd (ASC) undertook archaeological “”strip and record” fieldwork on two small areas during development of the northern half of Site 5A, Middlemore, Daventry, Northamptonshire. In January-April 2006 a watching brief was undertaken on a small part of the southern half of Site 5A. Truncated ditches, pits and a gully were revealed during the “strip and record” fieldwork. Recovered pot sherds suggest 1st-2nd century Romano-British rural activity, contemporary with a suggested 1st-3rd century Romano-British farmstead located c.80m northeast at Site 2. The position and orientation of some of the archaeological features indicates that archaeological remains will be revealed by initial groundwork at Site 5b. No archaeological finds or features were observed during watching brief fieldwork. The absence of archaeological monitoring during initial stages of groundwork has meant that it has been impossible to define the full spatial extent of archaeological features on Site 5a.