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Investigation 14 ~ Watching Brief, 2002 & 2003 (Int. 5 southwest).
Field Archaeology Specialists Ltd.
| Fieldwork | April to June 2002, September 2003. An area of higher ground which overlooked Intervention 5 NW. |
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| Intervention 5 sw | The remains of linear features/structures ditches, pit
alignments, furrows and land drains. Furrows aligned NW-SE, same direction as a ditch identified as a hedge line. More substantial ditches ran N-S, one ran E-W and appears to mark the limit of archaeological activity. Three ring ditches were investigated, one significantly larger than the others was associated with burials in pits nearby (inhumed), or inside the ring ditch (cremation). A scatter of other cremations more loosely associated with one of the other ring ditches, but also in small pits and often accompanied by pottery vessel. Other disarticulated fragments of human bone recovered from one of the pit alignments, suggesting this pit alignment later in the sequence than the burials. Other features of note included a Roman kiln (archaeo-magnetically dated ), two wells and a group of large sink holes, (without shafts). Two areas of overburden were mapped and are likely to have obscured other features. A second limited session of W/B took place in the NW corner in 2003 when part of the perimeter bund was removed, it contained two small pits, on the same general line as a pit alignment. |
| Output | Finds archive Photographic archive Feature & context record cards Map of drains and boundaries Carter, S. 2002. Sampling Guidelines. GeoQuest. 2002. Archaeomagnetic Analysis of a Roman(?) Kiln/Drying Oven, F159, Nosterfield. Holst, M. 2003. Draft Osteology Report. Precious, B. & Vince, A. 2004. Assessment of the Roman and later pottery from Nosterfield, North Yorkshire. Roe, A. 2002. Preliminary Statement of Results from Nosterfield. Rowe, P. 2004. Flint Report, 1999-2003. Rowland, S. 2004. Assessment of Hand-Collected Zooarchaeological Remains from Nosterfield. SURRC. 2002. Radiocarbon Dating Certificate. See also SVG plan of features identified in investigations 12 - 15 (if you are unfamiliar with SVG, please read instructions first). |
Location of investigation 14