SNN116642 - Archaeological trial trench evaluation on land at The Farm, Hardingstone, Northamptonshire 2024

In February 2024, MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology), was commissioned by RPS Group Ltd to conduct an archaeological field evaluation at The Farm, Hardingstone. Ten trenches were excavated across the area which was characterised by steep slopes. The precise location of trenches was determined using a Leica Survey Grade RTK GPS operating with an accuracy of +/-0.05m to Ordnance Survey National Grid and Datum. Trenches were machine excavated using a toothless ditching bucket under continuous archaeological supervision, reaching the first archaeological horizon or, in the absence of archaeological remains, the upper interface of geological deposits. Topsoil and subsoil were stored separately at least 1m from the trench edges. Excavation did not proceed beyond safe working depths.